 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to elefante72
Re: Overcharging for Cable TV said by elefante72:Yes it is. They are the one who sign the contracts. Ok so maybe cable can act like DishNetwork and not sign any deals like they did with AMC. How many subs did Dish lose over that? Yeah real incentive to stop paying higher and higher carriage fees when customers flee in droves when they do that.
If a cable company, say mine, ( Charter ) told ESPN they would be putting all the ESPN channels on the sports tier so only those that wanted it would pay for it Charter would lose a ton of customers. they would lose even more when Disney pulls their channels off of Charter because of that.
So customer's can talk all they want about how they want these pay TV companies to stop giving in to the content holders, but if they do these same customers bail on them and go with a payTV company that gave in and paid the higher fees. So most customers all full of shit since they REFUSE to stick by a company that is trying to stop higher and higher price increases. So as I said where is the incentive? |
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| It's not time yet. Right now Comcast/TWC are loosing cables subs, gliding on phone, and adding internet. In the case of TWC the gap between TV and internet is 2 million folks, so the saturation rate is getting close. At some point they will have negative "growth" across the board. Once that happens they will need to get more creative (either through higher fees, or offering new products). Seeing that cable is the same as 1985, they will probably continue to jack rates until they are forced to offer new products. They have already started the assault on internet with cable modem fees and higher equipment fees (which doesn't cost them more)
I just got an offer for 20/2 and basic cable (broadcast) for $50. That is not a bad deal. This is half the price of my FIOS, and if I look at viewership last month 5% was on non-broadcast. So I'm paying $50 for 5%, NOT a good deal. My renew for FIOS is next month, if they try to raise prices, hello TWC.
In the release they said that they were making more $$$ by charging more for equipment...You can only get away with that for so long.
Maybe I'm wrong, people may keep paying out the nose, in that case all is good. |
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| I forgot to add, that viewership for Netflix is now 70% of the consumption in the house--that is why unlimited internet is essential. That will be another dial they will turn to slow the trend. |
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 NormanSPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
kudos:9
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·Pacific Bell - SBC
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said by BF69:So customer's can talk all they want about how they want these pay TV companies to stop giving in to the content holders, but if they do these same customers bail on them and go with a payTV company that gave in and paid the higher fees. So most customers all full of shit since they REFUSE to stick by a company that is trying to stop higher and higher price increases. So as I said where is the incentive?
I'd love to "stick it to ..." Comcast, or DirecTV, or Dish by taking a hike and telling them, "I'll be back when prices are lower", but I can't. I haven't had a pay TV service in my entire life; don't need it, don't want it, wouldn't miss it if none of my friends didn't have it.
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Norman
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 pizzFiber pleasePremium
join:2000-10-27
Astoria, NY
·RoadRunner Cable
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Good post BF69. I totally agree! Customers no matter what, will bail if they the cable companies, will move channels to pay for it additional.
BTW - Cable TV is a luxury, it's not a necessity! If these prices are too damn high, then just either switch if you can to satellite, or just watch OTA. |
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