Re: FREE HD------IS not free in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21221719 en Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:10:52 EDT Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:10:52 EDT Re: FREE HD------IS not free http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21221862 bobjohnson :
said by dvd536 See Profile :

said by Anonymous_ See Profile :

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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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21221862 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:45:55 EDT Re: FREE HD------IS not free http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21221719 moonpuppy : 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. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21221719 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:39:33 EDT Re: FREE HD------IS not free http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21220762 dvd536 :
said by Anonymous_ See Profile :

said by Dogfather See Profile :

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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said by Anonymous_ See Profile :

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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When I gez aju zavateh na nalechoo more new yonooz tonigh molinigh - Ken Lee]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21220744 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:30:18 EDT Re: FREE HD------IS not free http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21220283 Anonymous_ :
said by Dogfather See Profile :

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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21220283 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:46:55 EDT Re: FREE HD------IS not free http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21220091 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.

$10 is only for asterisked DVR HW options
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21220091 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:02:14 EDT Re: FREE HD------IS not free http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21219676 JTM1051 :
said by Steve Mehs See Profile :

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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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21219676 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:30:26 EDT Re: FREE HD------IS not free http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21219546 fiberguy : .. 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?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21219546 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:52:24 EDT Re: FREE HD------IS not free http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21219444 Joe12345678 :
said by Anonymous_ See Profile :

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
$100 on sattalite gets you hbo, stars , sho , max , and tmc]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21219444 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:22:33 EDT Re: FREE HD------IS not free http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21219269 Steve Mehs : It's free HD programming genius, not hardware. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21219269 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:33:12 EDT Re: FREE HD------IS not free http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21219221 anon : All companies have hidden fees such as franchise fees ect...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21219221 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:32:38 EDT FREE HD------IS not free http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21219198 Anonymous_ : that will Cost you 160$ 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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21219198 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:15:28 EDT