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join:2004-11-26
America Reviews:
 ·AT&T DSL Service
| the parents Parents just signed up for Dish. They moved and only got 1 OTA channel (+ 1 sub-channel and a scratchy low-power analog broadcast of FOX - so, 3 total, if you count sub-channel and barely watchable analog one...). The basic 100 package + locals ends up being about $40/month (after promo of course)- about the same price as the standard "expanded basic" with Cox.
Anymore, they all have similar prices. Dish seems to have slightly cheaper plans than DirecTV. That, and my parents don't watch too much sports (where DirecTV does have an upper hand...)
Was also very easy to set up my parents with no contract and the basic package that we were after - no pressure at all from the sales rep - sure, they have to try and upsell, but it wasn't anything high pressure at all...
If I didn't have a roommate who loves mindless tv, I'd probably drop it completely except for analog "basic" (2-20 or whatever it is) for a few shows and the local weather channel...
Even though the DVR is nice to have, it might be returned soon. I have no need for tons of channels. If OTA reception were decent in this area, I'd probably be content to have just that and internet.
As for staying with carriers, I'd bet most people don't have much of a choice. Here (if you're in town) you get cable - or either sat. company - that's it. Out of town, good luck with OTA unless you have a massively awesome antenna that's seriously tweaked.
Rate hikes can also be mostly attributed to the likes of ESPN... and the love of televised sports...
From :: »www.talkdisney.com/forums/td-arc···ney.html
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"The heart of Cox's complaint was this: At $2.61 per subscriber per month (before the coming rate hike), ESPN costs more than the seven other most-watched standard cable stations combined." -----
(bold emphasis mine)
...and this looks like it was posted in 2004... wonder what the numbers are today.... |
