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4 edits | FREE HD------IS not free that will Cost you 160$ of hidden fees
sattalite may charge 100$ for hd for one year
but TWC say it's free from them
BUT when you pay for that HDbox it's 16$/ a month = over 192$ per year | |
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hiddenman
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Steve Mehs
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join:2005-07-16 | It's free HD programming genius, not hardware. | |
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JTM1051
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Moorpark, CA
| Re: FREE HD------IS not free said by Steve Mehs  :It's free HD programming genius, not hardware. Not just "hardware". Its $5.50/month for the Digital receiver (or $6.50/month HD DVR) and remote, plus $10.00 service fee per month.
The thing is, TWC's main cable pricing ads I've seen (mailers and online) only states "Free HDTV Local Channels" -- there's no "*" thereafter to indicate anything additional is required. Hence by TWC's ads I can see why people would be think that the "Free HDTV Local Channels" would be free.
Only until you get deeper into the cable pricing you'll see the additional costs to get the "Free HDTV Local Channels":
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Anonymous_
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| Re: FREE HD------IS not free said by Dogfather :Read it again. That's for DVR services. Just like TiVo charges $12.95 for DVR service, Time Warner charges $10.00 per month for DVR service. DVR is not HD and DVR Service is not hardware. If you have a standard HD receiver you don't pay the $10. in this area it's 16$ permonth for HD DVR | |
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dvd536
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| Re: FREE HD------IS not free said by Anonymous_ :said by Dogfather :Read it again. That's for DVR services. Just like TiVo charges $12.95 for DVR service, Time Warner charges $10.00 per month for DVR service. DVR is not HD and DVR Service is not hardware. If you have a standard HD receiver you don't pay the $10. in this area it's 16$ permonth for HD DVR here its 18 a month then the fees to make it work are extra then the cableco slush fund fee[aka gateway fee]
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL
| said by Anonymous_ :that will Cost you 160$ of hidden fees sattalite may charge 100$ for hd for one year but TWC say it's free from them BUT when you pay for that HDbox it's 16$/ a month = over 192$ per year $100 on sattalite gets you hbo, stars , sho , max , and tmc | |
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fiberguy
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| .. so tell us.. if you were to purchase your own HD capable box, or DCR TV.. how much would that cost? About $400 for the box and about the same for the TV.
SOME providers do charge for an HD tier and I think that's plain flat wrong. You're already paying for the programming. To be charged for an HD tier is to be paying the bill to upgrade their system.. again, that's wrong in my book. Those upgrades should come from subscriber fees.
Some providers only charge for the hardware which is where my main point comes in. Comcast, for example, charges just for the box. The basic HD Box fee is about $7 on top of the standard converter. Divide $7 per month into what you'd pay to purchase your own equipment and I think it's a bargain. Not to mention, THEY maintain, repair, or replace the equipment if it goes bad, AND when something new comes out, there's no upfront cost to replace it either.
Some people don't care and would rather own but others see the value in renting/leasing so it's choice.
Further, your $16 a month also includes the basic box rental fee which you'd pay for anyway, so you have to be fair and subtract that from your $16/month and $192/yr comparison. And, isn't the $16 per month price also the DVR box which is Box+DVR+HD? | |
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| moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
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| Re: FREE HD------IS not free Some people prefer to own as in the case of those with Tivo boxes but they do have to rent either 1 or 2 cable cards.
I wish I could have gotten HD channels from Comcast without a box using my TV tuner but all I got were the locals which Comcast seemed to want to move every couple of months for some reason. | |
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dvd536
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| said by Anonymous_ :that will Cost you 160$ of hidden fees sattalite may charge 100$ for hd for one year but TWC say it's free from them BUT when you pay for that HDbox it's 16$/ a month = over 192$ per year Same on cox. the stuff the fees for the "free hd" into box rentals.
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bobjohnson
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| Re: FREE HD------IS not free said by dvd536 :said by Anonymous_ :that will Cost you 160$ of hidden fees sattalite may charge 100$ for hd for one year but TWC say it's free from them BUT when you pay for that HDbox it's 16$/ a month = over 192$ per year Same on cox. the stuff the fees for the "free hd" into box rentals. Bright house charges you the fee for the digital box and if you upgrade it to HD the fee doesn't change...
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