| reply to saneblane
Re: Is this some kind of joke? Verizon (or any other MSO) doesnt care about piracy when it erodes their TV revenues? Wake up. |
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| What revenue is piracy harming for Verizon? |
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| TV ! |
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| It may be slightly problematic, but not as much as you think.
With the crazy pricing structures and promotional plans, tv doesn't cost much more when compared to only subscribing to internet service. It's only $30 more for me to get the full triple play with a whole home dvr and a hd box.
I have their phone service mostly because if you downgrade to the double play and forget phone, it actually costs $10 more because I lose all of my dvr and box savings. their plans are designed to make you get the triple play and if you get internet only your suffering with a much less convenient tv watching experience compared to piracy and their still getting most of the money as internet by itself is extremely expensive as a stand alone product. |
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| Promotions are temporary. What % of cable TV customers do you believe are in promotions? They make their money when promotions are up. |
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| None of the smart ones lol (just joking), I switch back and forth, or threaten to and get another promotion every time my promotion is up  If you don't have alternatives to threaten to leave for it's a different story.
But you have a point most tv subscribers probably are not on a promotion. |
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| reply to ITALIAN926
So what you are implying is that people that pirate do so to avoid not paying to watch something. Can you provide proof that those same people would pay to watch the same stuff if it were 100% impossible to get through other means thus making it erode their TV revenues?
In other words, pirates != people that would pay if they had no other options. As a matter of fact, I believe there have been a few things posted that show "pirates" actually spend more money on the things they are accused of pirating than the non-pirates. |
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 The LimitPremium
join:2007-09-25
Greensboro, NC
kudos:2 | reply to ITALIAN926
Yea, about those "lost" profits. Please provide some evidence of that, otherwise it's all bologna. |
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| reply to Skippy25
Look man, I have an Uncle who pirates everything under the sun and cut his TV subscription. Thats one less video customer for Cablevision, and its all the proof I need to back my theory that piracy causes less revenue for the MSO's |
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| And my aunts friend has a sister who knows someone that lives down the street that pirates everything under the sun and never had and never will have a TV subscription. |
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| It doesnt matter one bit. My conclusive evidence that ONE CUSTOMER "cut the cord" directly because of pirating proves my statement that piracy erodes profits for the MSO's.
FURTHERMORE, Piracy leads to increased carriage fees in which the MSO's have to pay the stations ! Which leads to even more lost customers, and lost revenue.
now keep on skippin' |
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 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
kudos:7 | said by ITALIAN926:It doesnt matter one bit. My conclusive evidence that ONE CUSTOMER "cut the cord" directly because of pirating proves my statement that piracy erodes profits for the MSO's. But if the pirate pays for a $200 broadband package instead of a $50 broadband package and a $100 TV package, is the MSO losing money or profiting on the pirate? |
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| He's not |
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| reply to The Limit
said by The Limit:Yea, about those "lost" profits. Please provide some evidence of that, otherwise it's all bologna.
Hope you like anecdotes because I smell one coming  |
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The LimitPremium
join:2007-09-25
Greensboro, NC
kudos:2 | reply to ITALIAN926
Oh I see. No hard evidence just OMG THIS GUY I KNOW DOES THIS argument.
Burden of proof is on you. Try again. |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to Skippy25
said by Skippy25:So what you are implying is that people that pirate do so to avoid not paying to watch something. Can you provide proof that those same people would pay to watch the same stuff if it were 100% impossible to get through other means thus making it erode their TV revenues? So because one refuses to pay for something they are entitled to it anyways? It doesn't matter if no one is losing a dime. If you are supposed to pay for something and you don't want to then you are not entitled to it. If I don't want to pay $8 to see a movie that does not give me a right to sneak into the theater. |
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1 edit | reply to The Limit
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Oh I see. No hard evidence just OMG THIS GUY I KNOW DOES THIS argument.
Burden of proof is on you. Try again.
WTF are you talking about? Pirating has caused the cable industry to lose about $50 a month (for basic) due to my UNCLE, and his lack of morals. What kind of evidence would you like, for me to turn him in and get a police report? ONE MAN out of MILLIONS COPYRIGHT INFRINGERS having an impact on the MSO's and entertainment industry. Have you even an ounce of common sense? Even if he was the ONLY ONE DOING IT, ITS STILL EVIDENCE OF LOST REVENUE. |
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| reply to cdru
*SUPER MEGA LIKE* lol... You hit the nail on the head! |
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| reply to ITALIAN926
Did he raise his internet speed? I pirate all the time.. but I also spend about $3000 a year on video games and movies... I go to the movie theater often... I also have a TV provider... but as I say.. I pirate all the time... |
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| reply to BF69
If I download a movie that I had no intention of watching if I hadn't downloaded it... was it really a lost sale? |
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