rtcy
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Re: Personal Responsibility?
said by dweeb  :
Yes it will cost more. Right now you are riding the backs of all the satellite and cable users.
IF I use your logic, then all SPORTS fans are riding on all our backs since the sports channels are the real cost behind these FORCED packages that we get on the little dish & cable.
I guess it's true what they say, "ignorance has no limits" |
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DonLibes
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said by KrK :
... in today's corporate mindset, they will not do *anything* that would save us money. No matter how it works out, or how they change it up, they would structure it to *increase* profits, not provide discounts.
I'll bet you'll see "offers" like this:
"Pick your own 10 ala carte channels for $29.95 a month, or take our bundle of 40 channels for $35 a month!" resulting in most people just taking the bundle.
That's a very good analysis but one factor that you should also consider is everyone has their breaking point. I recently reached mine when my local cable company hiked the rates a few more dollars.
Given the choice between 0 and $35, I reluctantly chose 0. If the cable company had offered me the $29.95 choice (as you suggest), I would've taken it and the cable company would've gotten $29.95 out of me that it isn't getting now.
Bottom line: it is in the company's best interest to offer a la carte pricing EVEN at higher per-channel rates. |
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KrK
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I'm quite positive I could get by with just 5 channels:
Sci-Fi
TLC
Discovery
History
AMC
Between Sci-Fi and TLC I'd say is already 85% of my TV viewing now.
Even so, I know that in today's corporate mindset, they will not do *anything* that would save us money. No matter how it works out, or how they change it up, they would structure it to *increase* profits, not provide discounts.
I'll bet you'll see "offers" like this:
"Pick your own 10 ala carte channels for $29.95 a month, or take our bundle of 40 channels for $35 a month!" resulting in most people just taking the bundle.
Now, if the ala carte channels were priced appropriately, say $1 or less each a month, then most people would jump on that.
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dweeb
join:2002-06-23
Ferndale, MI
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said by rtcy :
said by Nightfall :
said by EL_TB :
It seemed good to me until I realized I would probabaly get less channels and would have to pay more.
Fox Sports Detroit
ESPN
ESPN2
FX
Discovery Channels
History Channel
I wonder how much it is going to cost me just to get those few channels? You can bet the price is going to go up if they go a la carte. Would it be more worthwhile for me to stay with the current system?
no offense to you , most people are too easy to fool LOOK BELOW at these prices
»www.dsinps.com/alacarte.htm
this is how much ala carte costs right now to BIG C band Satellite users like me, and no it's not going to cost more.
fact is maybe a handfull of the less watched channels *MIGHT* die, but most are now so FULL of advertising that it's worse than regular TV, so what do we have to really loose.
as for Discovery Channels all I can say is they sure have gone DOWN HILL in the last 8 years!!!!!!!
Yes it will cost more. Right now you are riding the backs of all the satellite and cable users. |
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rtcy
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said by Nightfall :
said by EL_TB :
It seemed good to me until I realized I would probabaly get less channels and would have to pay more.
Fox Sports Detroit
ESPN
ESPN2
FX
Discovery Channels
History Channel
I wonder how much it is going to cost me just to get those few channels? You can bet the price is going to go up if they go a la carte. Would it be more worthwhile for me to stay with the current system?
no offense to you , most people are too easy to fool LOOK BELOW at these prices
»www.dsinps.com/alacarte.htm
this is how much ala carte costs right now to BIG C band Satellite users like me, and no it's not going to cost more.
fact is maybe a handfull of the less watched channels *MIGHT* die, but most are now so FULL of advertising that it's worse than regular TV, so what do we have to really loose.
as for Discovery Channels all I can say is they sure have gone DOWN HILL in the last 8 years!!!!!!! |
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Megladon13
join:2003-09-05
Minneapolis, MN
| reply to EL_TB
I think 2.50 per channel would be a good price for it. So, a .34 channel jumps to 2.50, well for the lot less i'd be watching i'd be ok. 4-5-9-11 & fox would have to come standard with it, and 5.00 for expensive stations like espn and other sports channels. I personaly dont give a rip about anything but nfl, and i can watch all i want to see on basic tv, but i'd like sci-fi, tech tv, discovery, history, total cost 10$ Quite a jump down from my 40$ a month currently. |
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Nightfall
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said by EL_TB :
It seemed good to me until I realized I would probabaly get less channels and would have to pay more.
This is probably what is going to happen.
On one side, you can select individual channels, but pay more for each one. On the other side, you can stay with the current system. Either way, you may be paying the same amount.
Right now, I get hundreds of channels, but I only watch a select few stations.
Fox Sports Detroit
ESPN
ESPN2
FX
Discovery Channels
History Channel
I wonder how much it is going to cost me just to get those few channels? You can bet the price is going to go up if they go a la carte. Would it be more worthwhile for me to stay with the current system?
You would think they would provide numbers and a reason behind their thinking when it comes to things like this and let the consumers decide.
Who knows what is going to happen.
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EL_TB
join:2003-05-03
Fairfax, VA | reply to Dagda1175
It seemed good to me until I realized I would probabaly get less channels and would have to pay more. |
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