fiberguy
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| Re: FREE HD------IS not free .. 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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