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to Joe12345678
Re: [HD] HD costs extra?The boxes get replaced when they fail, or when a tech comes across an ancient box and has an extra on their truck.
But yeah, everyone should have the latest equipment every year no matter what. I think I'm going to complain to the credit union that has my car note and DEMAND a NEW CAR every year until my note is paid off. |
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you have the choice to buy the car with out being forced to rent them.
Now what if you where forced to rent and they just gave you any car they had some being 3-5 years old and the rent price is the same for a 3-5+ year old one as a new one. |
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joako Premium Member join:2000-09-07 /dev/null |
to obckilroy
When you buy a car you actually get to pick what you are buying.
Paying $100-200 a month for cable service, about 25% of which is equipment fees... you bet I would demand the latest equipment. Why should I pay for an infeior DVR when someone else pays the same for the newest model?
And yes when I had Comcast had had to swap out about 3 different Phase III DVR in a short period of time because they had excessively noisy fans or hard drives. |
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GTFan join:2004-12-03 Austell, GA |
to obckilroy
said by obckilroy:But yeah, everyone should have the latest equipment every year no matter what. I think I'm going to complain to the credit union that has my car note and DEMAND a NEW CAR every year until my note is paid off. This is in the running for dumb analogy of the year, but it's early. |
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said by GTFan:This is in the running for dumb analogy of the year, but it's early. Thanks, I was being facetious. How "dumb" is it to expect a cable provider to replace every box in their system every time a new model is available? |
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Caddyroger Premium Member join:2001-06-11 To the west |
said by obckilroy:said by GTFan:This is in the running for dumb analogy of the year, but it's early. Thanks, I was being facetious. How "dumb" is it to expect a cable provider to replace every box in their system every time a new model is available? People wants the new equipment but raises hell when there is a rate increase to buy 100 of thousand cable boxes the same year that the came out. |
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Floppy
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2012-Jan-17 6:27 pm
Who says the rate increase is to purchase new boxes? Sure that maybe a small part of it. However; just to name a couple: take into account, programming (especially sports) fees go up every year. Also electricity rates go up every year especially for the headends which have 100s of servers running 24/7. |
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Caddyroger Premium Member join:2001-06-11 To the west
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said by Floppy:Who says the rate increase is to purchase new boxes? Sure that maybe a small part of it. However; just to name a couple: take into account, programming (especially sports) fees go up every year. Also electricity rates go up every year especially for the headends which have 100s of servers running 24/7. A small part for new boxes because they don't buy 1/2 to 3/4 million boxes every 2 to 3 years I was just every wants Comcast to spend millions of dollars every two years or so they can throw away good working boxes. They are raising rates no how do you think they will raise when buying all at once new stb Do you go buy a new refrigerator, stove dish washer, washing machine, drier, tv, Their are new models every year |
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Do most programmers supply separate SD and HD (if available) feeds to Comcast, or do they just supply an HD feed that Comcast just downconverts to an SD version themselves?
If separate SD and HD feeds are provided, do programmers charge an extra fee for the HD version? |
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SPOOZ join:2011-06-20 Lafayette, CO |
SPOOZ
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2012-Jan-18 2:10 pm
said by telcodad:Do most programmers supply separate SD and HD (if available) feeds to Comcast, or do they just supply an HD feed that Comcast just downconverts to an SD version themselves? Most programming providers have both a SD feed and a HD feed. said by telcodad:If separate SD and HD feeds are provided, do programmers charge an extra fee for the HD version? It depends on the contract the cable or satellite provider has with the programming provider. Most programming providers make you get the SD feed before you can get the HD feed, however if you buy the SD feed, the HD feed is free. |
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rody_44 Premium Member join:2004-02-20 Quakertown, PA |
rody_44
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2012-Jan-23 10:55 am
That isnt correct. Its in the contract but when a hd feed gets added the rates always went up to match a hd counterpart. Hd was never free to the providers. |
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