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chesney09
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reply to juilinsandar
Re: Bring on A La Carte

No, The Sat Providers are not doing a la carte. It'd be a while if there is any chance.
You are paying $94 a MONTH? HOLY SHEOT! I pay half that for my DirectTV with the 3 receivers, 2 of which are Tivo Receivers. ALL digital, digital sound. Granted, I don't subscribe to HBO or any other premiums.. But, honestly, 5-6-7 HBO's all showing the same movies all month long just on different schedules...? What is the point? Yes, I know, there are a few programs that people really watch.. IE: Sopranos...
But, honestly... Subscribe to Netflix or Blockbuster Home delivery and get all the movies you could ever want?!?!?!


EL_TB

join:2003-05-03
Fairfax, VA
I oay 82 but thats with internet too. I really want digital cable so I can get HD service but I dont think its worth the price. Everything is so expensive!


juilinsandar
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said by chesney09 See Profile:

No, The Sat Providers are not doing a la carte. It'd be a while if there is any chance.
You are paying $94 a MONTH? HOLY SHEOT! I pay half that for my DirectTV with the 3 receivers, 2 of which are Tivo Receivers. ALL digital, digital sound. Granted, I don't subscribe to HBO or any other premiums.. But, honestly, 5-6-7 HBO's all showing the same movies all month long just on different schedules...? What is the point? Yes, I know, there are a few programs that people really watch.. IE: Sopranos...
But, honestly... Subscribe to Netflix or Blockbuster Home delivery and get all the movies you could ever want?!?!?!
I like the package I have which includes 14 HBO's, 12 Cinemax, 13 Showtime's, 10 Starz, 4 TMC and 13 Encore channels. Plus iControl VOD channels for all premiums(except Starz) and The Anime Network VOD, among many others. I watch what I want when I want. And, it's not all about movies. There are some quality TV shows exclusive to the Premium channels: Entourage, Dead Like Me, Huff, Deadwood, Carnivale, The Wire...

I tried Netflix (5 at a time), and although the price was good, I didn't like the service. Too long of a queue for what I wanted.

Regarding your DirecTV receivers and Tivos, if they broke wouldn't you have to pay for new ones? At least if something happens to my DVR or cable box I can just exchange it for a new one at my local Time Warner Cable office. I don't mind paying for that peace of mind.

To each his own.
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dvd536
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said by juilinsandar See Profile:

I like the package I have which includes 14 HBO's, 12 Cinemax, 13 Showtime's, 10 Starz, 4 TMC and 13 Encore channels.
Well if you count up those that are ACTUALLY DIFFERENT then you dont have as much choice. most of all those are time shifted east and west coast feeds of the SAME CHANNEL. e.g. hbo, hbo2 bla bla. . . . .
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