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 dslwanterIt's comingPremium
join:2002-12-16
Niles, OH
 ·AT&T Midwest
1 edit | Cable is catching on It has taken a while but I think cable companies are starting to realize just how many homes on their systems have satellite dishes, so at least around here they've introduced some really nice bundle packages. I did the math for what we pay for DirecTV, DSL from AT&T, and phone service from AT&T, it's cheaper for about the first year to switch to a cable bundle then the price is about equal when the bundle expires after 12 months. The different cable tiers are also similar to the different tiers of DirecTV.
So people are probably jumping over to cable for the promo rate then either keeping it or switching back to the dish side because they didn't like the cable after the promo rate. Plus you have those who don't even watch TV, things have changed and this is a sure sign.
Also with this digital age, "over-the-air" TV is far better than what it was 10 years ago. In our market, there was only 4 channels, 21, 27, 33, & 45. Now you have 21-1, 21-2, 27-1, 27-2, 33-1, 33-2, 33-3 (A local weather feed), & 45-1. 33-2 shows all older sitcoms kind of like what "Nick at nite" would do plus you still get your local news and weather & 21-2 is a different network (CW) than 21-1 (NBC). For most people, that's getting to the point where it's good enough. Get yourself an HDTV or a digital converter box & you're set.
EDIT: Another reason I think Dish lost customers: They don't extend these new deals to their current customers and neither does DirecTV. You see these nice ads like "Get HBO for free for 3 months", or "Get NFL Sunday ticket free for 2 months" but when you as a subscriber call, you get "Oh, that's only for new customers". Perhaps if they extended these to current customers, they might be able to retain them.
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| said by dslwanter:Also with this digital age, "over-the-air" TV is far better than what it was 10 years ago. In our market, there was only 4 channels, 21, 27, 33, & 45. Now you have 21-1, 21-2, 27-1, 27-2, 33-1, 33-2, 33-3 (A local weather feed), & 45-1. 33-2 shows all older sitcoms kind of like what "Nick at nite" would do plus you still get your local news and weather & 21-2 is a different network (CW) than 21-1 (NBC). For most people, that's getting to the point where it's good enough. Get yourself an HDTV or a digital converter box & you're set. Thats what I did, I dropped down to the lowest dish tier. I then decided to get an Antenna and do OTA, and now I couldnt be happier. I get all the stations I want either OTA or on the internet, and pocked the the money I was spending with dish...it now goes for gas money... | |
 LordFlux
join:2005-04-20
Warner Robins, GA | reply to dslwanter
said by dslwanter:... it's cheaper for about the first year to switch to a cable bundle then the price is about equal when the bundle expires after 12 months. The different cable tiers are also similar to the different tiers of DirecTV. I noticed the same thing in my area as well. When my wife and I first purchased our house a little over a year ago, our first inclination was to go with DishNetwork since the previous owner had it. But after looking at the promo deals that Cox was offering, we'd come out a lot cheaper in our first year by going with cable -- then after the promotion had ended, we'd be paying the same. Having everything on a single bill and dealing with a single provider is so much easier as well. I've got TV/Internet/phone with Cox and couldn't be happier. | |
dslwanterIt's comingPremium
join:2002-12-16
Niles, OH Reviews:
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to NewMariner
said by NewMariner:said by dslwanter:Also with this digital age, "over-the-air" TV is far better than what it was 10 years ago. In our market, there was only 4 channels, 21, 27, 33, & 45. Now you have 21-1, 21-2, 27-1, 27-2, 33-1, 33-2, 33-3 (A local weather feed), & 45-1. 33-2 shows all older sitcoms kind of like what "Nick at nite" would do plus you still get your local news and weather & 21-2 is a different network (CW) than 21-1 (NBC). For most people, that's getting to the point where it's good enough. Get yourself an HDTV or a digital converter box & you're set. Thats what I did, I dropped down to the lowest dish tier. I then decided to get an Antenna and do OTA, and now I couldnt be happier. I get all the stations I want either OTA or on the internet, and pocked the the money I was spending with dish...it now goes for gas money... Yup. I mean just the other day I went through and tuned my TV just for the heck of it. It's really not too bad, and the picture quality is great since digital is an "all or nothing" technology. You either get the signal or you don't unlike analog. All I really watch is the weather, sometimes the local and/or evening news, and all the sitcoms I like to watch are on one of the channels at least.
I will however admit I do like an occasional movie on HBO or something, but I guess that's nothing I can't get on-line. I'd also miss the weather channel though.
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