 jester121Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | This is an outrage. Prices going up over time? You'd think there was inflation or something... all those employees better not want raises, because that would raise prices even further.  |
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 ·Verizon FiOS
| cable rates have been going up faster than the rate of inflation for 10 years now.
I understand the cost of programming goes up (ESPN, anyone?); what I don't understand is why an HD DVR box that I have been renting for over a year goes up $2/mo.
what cost increased for comcast for this box? The $2 is almost a 20% increase, much, much higher than inflation. The only answer I can come up with is they feel like making more money from me. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | said by nasadude:cable rates have been going up faster than the rate of inflation for 10 years now. I understand the cost of programming goes up (ESPN, anyone?); what I don't understand is why an HD DVR box that I have been renting for over a year goes up $2/mo. what cost increased for comcast for this box? The $2 is almost a 20% increase, much, much higher than inflation. The only answer I can come up with is they feel like making more money from me. Since according to AP 50% of cable subscribers only pick OTA over Cable or that and the 1 tier above that, most users aren't very profitable. Boosting digital's price or premiums won't help the bottom line if they are only %25. Boosting rental rates increases revenue system wide for almost everyone, and many times per customer/house, since most houses have 3-5 TVs. Atleast in urban areas, everything except OTA and PEG is encrypted, you can't even get the full basic tier without a box since some cable-only channels are in basic tier and they are encrypted (Lifetime or TBS for example). |
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mworks
join:2006-06-13
Faison, NC
1 edit | reply to jester121
I'll give you an example , I use charter cable.
I wanted to switch to all analog channels.
They quoted me a price of $60.
But if I get the digital package I can get it for $45 + $5 box rental fee. So $50.
Why do you think they are offering more channels for less money ? It isn't because they are kind or generous. It is because they want people off the analog tiers and they want you to rent a box for every tv. So the $50 above seems cheaper, until you add in the 3 boxes I need for the other 3 tv, that I wouldn't need for plain analog. So I end up paying $65 a month. And that has zero HD channels in the lineup.
Plus they are free to raise the box rental fee anytime they like. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | reply to patcat88
said by patcat88:what I don't understand is why an HD DVR box that I have been renting for over a year goes up $2/mo. what cost increased for comcast for this box? Price increase by TV Guide, therefore pushing up guide costs for STB? |
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Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA | reply to nasadude
said by nasadude:cable rates have been going up faster than the rate of inflation for 10 years now. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 took away the ability of franchisors (local governments) to regulate cable rates. That has allowed for a much greater number of cable channels and for the cable companies to recoup their investment in digital cable but it has also meant higher rates. |
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said by openbox9:said by patcat88:what I don't understand is why an HD DVR box that I have been renting for over a year goes up $2/mo. what cost increased for comcast for this box? Price increase by TV Guide, therefore pushing up guide costs for STB? LOL. Doubtful.
I'd say greed. |
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to nasadude
said by nasadude:cable rates have been going up faster than the rate of inflation for 10 years now. I understand the cost of programming goes up (ESPN, anyone?); what I don't understand is why an HD DVR box that I have been renting for over a year goes up $2/mo. what cost increased for comcast for this box? The $2 is almost a 20% increase, much, much higher than inflation. The only answer I can come up with is they feel like making more money from me. Well if you're on cox cable, thats where the hd fees are stuffed for the so-called "free hd"
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