 DogfatherPremium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | reply to maartena
Re: Duh. Of course it doesn't help that cable continues to raise video prices at 3X inflation. |
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| said by Dogfather:Of course it doesn't help that cable continues to raise video prices at 3X inflation. And that will unfortunately continue to be the case until the major content distributors quit extorting the cable providers. Seriously, when the cable companies have some measure of control over their expenses, prices stabilize. When was the last time your cable company raised broadband rates? |
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 maartenaElmoPremium
join:2002-05-10
Orange, CA
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said by Dogfather:Of course it doesn't help that cable continues to raise video prices at 3X inflation. That is also (partially) because of increased operation costs. Fuel prices are nice and low now, but for a while they had to run their service vans on $3.50 - $4.00 a gallon. The devaluation of the Dollar also meant that importing electronics from Asia (like some of their set-top boxes, cable modems, etc) was getting more expensive for a while.
Electricity costs in several states have increased with more then 25% in the last 5 years, including California, which is also a huge burden for companies that rely on electricity to provide their services. There are states that have seen almost a 50% price increase in electricity over the last 5 years. The cost of doing business has gone up quite a bit in the last few years.
Last but not least, it is very true that a portion of price increases have to do with corporate greed, but the price increases I have seen over the last 5 years have been pretty reasonable, I think I pay maybe $10 more a month then I did 5 years ago, going from +/- $120 to +/- $135, (I added one service costing $5 earlier this year).
I'd say that is reasonable, considering inflation is about 4%. |
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DogfatherPremium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | They were taking 3x inflation price increases when oil was $20 /bbl. Energy is just their latest excuse and of course they could tell the content extortionists no or put these overpriced crap sports channels on their own tiers. |
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DogfatherPremium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | reply to JasonOD
said by JasonOD :said by Dogfather:Of course it doesn't help that cable continues to raise video prices at 3X inflation. When was the last time your cable company raised broadband rates? August 2008. |
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