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 OctaveanPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-31
New York, NY
kudos:1 | Buy, buy, buy! Well having the option to buy doesn’t mean you would be forced to buy the box. So I can’t see why anyone would be against having the option with respect to not having the option.
Also, buying a product such as this should always be accompanied with a warranty of at least one year whereby any defect would result in replacement free of charge. In addition an extended support plan should also be offered up to a period of 3 years at a nominal additional fee. A buy back policy should also be available should the user wish to terminate service provided the box is still in good working order (this helps illuminates a resale to third parties). An option to buy a third-party upgrade box should be available too. I know my Motorola DCT5100 units have never failed me and I wouldn’t want anything less.
I’ll also add that some form of protocol should be strictly enforced such as a notification grace period of at least 6 months (I’d prefer a year) before any system changes could take place to render the boxes obsolete / unserviceable with respect to the services they access.
Finally, I have had RCN cable in NYC for about 8 years. In that timeframe I have had two cable boxes with a rental fee of between $10 USD to ~$12USD. For these calculations lets just assume ~$12USD.
$12 x 12 months = $144 per box for a total of $288 a year in rent fees.
$288 x 8 years = $2,304.
There is no way in hell these boxes are worth that much money (as good as they may be) and they keep generating cash for the cable provider.
Again I can’t see how any subscriber would be against the option of buying. I would have gladly bought my boxes at about ~$300 each maybe a little more. | | |
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| Essentially, Comcast offers the same service for a (different) price, depending upon the perceived affluence of particular areas and their ability to pay, in violation of state and federal law," the suit states.
is right as they have a lot stuff in higher tears that other areas have in the lower ones. Stuff like sci-if has been analog for ever but not in comcast Chicago they have in there high level digital tear. In other areas you get it with the starer level. | |
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