iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
 ·Comcast
| Still cheaper than capped internet HD downloads... Let's say you watch an hour of TV per day on U-Verse from one of the three channels...at 5 Mbps encoding you're looking at ~68 GB of data transferred per month. So the data transfer costs would be 7.4 cents per GB. Interesting, no?
Plus, isn't this getting closer to "a la carte" TV? Sure it might be expensive, but it's paying for three channels versus a huge bunch of 'em... |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | there is no transport costs in the shows, its all on their local network.
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Chaldo
join:2008-03-18
West Bloomfield, MI | trying to pay off some bills, use that money. Bet you there doing this to pay off some bills aka all the fiber,cat5 or there new IPHONE bill which is A LOT.. I would think.. its so obvious |
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Re: Still cheaper than capped internet HD downloads... said by iansltx:Plus, isn't this getting closer to "a la carte" TV? Sure it might be expensive, but it's paying for three channels versus a huge bunch of 'em... So what are my chances of getting just these three channels? (OK, maybe I would take the internet service too.)
I guess I'll stick with my cheap basic cable and pokey, cheap DSL. Thanks anyway. All this HDTV stuff is great for people who can't afford to watch sports in person and those without legs or the ability to use them, but as the years go by I wonder more and more often why we even pay $16 a month for TV service.
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Comcast
| Heh, you're talking to an internet-only Comcast customer. Actually, the nearest TV to me is in another apartment  Online content FTW, though as HD quality rises (and I watch HD on everything I can...SD is just a tad fuzzy on my computer) I may run up against...ou guessed it...the ComCap. |
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 nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA | reply to iansltx
said by iansltx:Plus, isn't this getting closer to "a la carte" TV? Sure it might be expensive, but it's paying for three channels versus a huge bunch of 'em... But that presupposes that I can actually buy just those three channels. But no. If I want the premium HD channels, I have to:
• Buy the Basic Cable package
• Buy the expanded Basic Cable package
• Buy the Digital Cable package
• Buy the basic HD package
• Then, and only then, can I just buy those three channels.
I mean, if I could, I'd have just the HD tier and NHL Center Ice. But, I can't. For some reason, I have to buy 400 other channels that I never freaking watch (because, getting used to 1080i, the standard definition is next to unwatchable).
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Point taken. A la carte in marketing terms, lousy addon otherwise. |
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