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Re: They didn't keep prices down said by wentlanc:I don't watch them either. And if 51% do, let the other 49% of us cut that $5 - $6 from our bills. Turning your logic against you, you don't make up a simple majority of anything either, so who are you to talk so poorly of the rest of us? cw Wasn't putting anyone down...all I am saying is that if the majority of people expect things to be a certain way (like having ESPN, ESPN2, and FSN as part of basic service) then that is the way it is going to be. |
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| said by jmallory:said by wentlanc:I don't watch them either. And if 51% do, let the other 49% of us cut that $5 - $6 from our bills. Turning your logic against you, you don't make up a simple majority of anything either, so who are you to talk so poorly of the rest of us? cw Wasn't putting anyone down...all I am saying is that if the majority of people expect things to be a certain way (like having ESPN, ESPN2, and FSN as part of basic service) then that is the way it is going to be. Enabling ala-carte would go a long way to disprove the notion that "a majority" want ESPN.
Instead, we are cleverly forced to buy 2nd or 3rd tiers to access ONE channel. Whether that's LifeTimeMovies or Travel or Golf or FNC is immaterial, it is a form of extortion. I refuse to pay $60 a month for one channel, so we do without.
Most of my peers do likewise - Netflix, Blockbuster, RedBox, the library, rabbit ears, radio and YouTube fill void. |
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Disney has convinced you of that fallacy. Remember when you pay that $6 for ESPN every month the vast majority of it goes to support all the other BS channels Disney offers. If the providers of the channels (not the delivery companies like the cable and satellite) were forced to unbundle their channels and sell them to the providers individually your bill would go DOWN. ESPN would drop significantly in price without 90% of the charge for it being used to subsidize a dozen channels you don't watch.
By forcing unbundled the Sat. and Cable companies could offer REAL packages that people want a drop all the BS channels that have less than a 1000 people watching them. Half your TV bill supports mostly channels you don't watch and likely never will because Disney and the other content providers force the delivery companies to buy them and sell them to subscribers. |
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said by jmallory:said by wentlanc:I don't watch them either. And if 51% do, let the other 49% of us cut that $5 - $6 from our bills. Turning your logic against you, you don't make up a simple majority of anything either, so who are you to talk so poorly of the rest of us? cw Wasn't putting anyone down...all I am saying is that if the majority of people expect things to be a certain way (like having ESPN, ESPN2, and FSN as part of basic service) then that is the way it is going to be. I agree... and since it seems that YOU'RE in the minority here. You must be wrong. "That's the way it's going to be"...
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kudos:1 | said by mahermusic:said by jmallory:said by wentlanc:I don't watch them either. And if 51% do, let the other 49% of us cut that $5 - $6 from our bills. Turning your logic against you, you don't make up a simple majority of anything either, so who are you to talk so poorly of the rest of us? cw Wasn't putting anyone down...all I am saying is that if the majority of people expect things to be a certain way (like having ESPN, ESPN2, and FSN as part of basic service) then that is the way it is going to be. I agree... and since it seems that YOU'RE in the minority here. You must be wrong. "That's the way it's going to be"... He will state he is not in the majority, just watch  |
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| said by Cheese:He will state he is not in the majority, just watch Oh please. He's an idiot that doesn't understand the simplicities regarding noone wanting to watch ESPN. No need to watch anything here!
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kudos:1 | said by mahermusic:said by Cheese:He will state he is not in the majority, just watch Oh please. He's an idiot that doesn't understand the simplicities regarding noone wanting to watch ESPN. No need to watch anything here! :D |
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