afruff23
join:2005-03-24
Potomac, MD
| reply to achilleX4
Re: Verizon Goes to Court to bring FIOS TV to Mont County MD
I recently got FiOS in Potomac, MD on 6/23/06. One of the guys installing my service said he was one of the people who went up to the montgomery county board to allow FiOS TV. He was a pretty nice guy. I don't remember his name but he was tall and black. That's all I can remember about him. All I want is a very basic TV plan for ~$15. I hope VZ offers a plan like this or I'm not getting it. VZ competes with Comcast here, so they should provide a competing plan for every one of Comcast's plans. I believe Comcast's cheapest offering is $12 or $15 a month witt no cable reciever of any sort. |
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JTRockville
Data Ho
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Rockville, MD
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| Comcast's cheapest is $14.75:
»mywebpages.comcast.net/comcast_m···ndex.htm
Verizon's cheapest is $12.95:
»newscenter.verizon.com/kit/fiber···ces.vtml
Frankly, I wouldn't expect either of these packages to last too long though. They're the only packages that remain under price regulation, and price regulation goes away when there is effective competition. I doubt very much either Comcast or Verizon will continue to offer this package if they don't have to. In fact, in the few markets where Comcast has effective competition I don't think there is a limited basic analog package. |
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afruff23
join:2005-03-24
Potomac, MD
1 edit | Well one can hope they still keep it once they bring FiOS TV to Montgomery County(if they ever do; goddamn Comcrap).
Basic -Includes 15-35 local broadcast and public, education and government channels for $12.95 per month. The customer chooses digital or analog service. The digital service, which requires a set-top box, offers access to pay-per-view programming and the video- on-demand library. Customers who choose the analog service will receive only the local channel line-up.
Does this mean that if I get analog service, then I can't get basic cable channels like TBS and FX? |
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JTRockville
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Rockville, MD
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| Can you imagine Comcast or Verizon offering a package at well below the usual ~40-50% profit margin (at least that's Comcast's profit margin, not sure about VZ)?
Keep in mind, the networks built by Comcast and Verizon are private networks. Their purpose is to generate profit - as much as possible. If either company does offer this package once the regulation is lifted, I'd look for the price to be almost double what it is currently. |
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BarneyBadAss
Badasses Fight For Freedom
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·Verizon FIOS
| reply to afruff23
said by afruff23  :
Basic -Includes 15-35 local broadcast and public, education and government channels for $12.95 per month. The customer chooses digital or analog service. The digital service, which requires a set-top box, offers access to pay-per-view programming and the video- on-demand library. Customers who choose the analog service will receive only the local channel line-up. What???
For this price no XXX chanels??
That's where I usually get all my News from!! 
Gezzz.... I think we're just getting abused if we don't get those lineup's for that price too!!! 
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JTRockville
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| reply to afruff23
said by afruff23 :Does this mean that if I get analog service, then I can't get basic cable channels like TBS and FX? Yes, it looks like you'll have to jump to VZ's $40 digital service if you want more than locals and PEGs. A few years back I made the leap to DirecTV (all digital, no analog). Even though I planned to hate them, I loved the receivers right away.
And no BarneyBadAss , VZ is not abusing us. Remember, we'll have 10 PEGs (with room to grow to 15 I think) on VZ's $13 tier. I'd say it's bargain.
btw - I think our public channels are always looking for fresh content. Maybe you could produce your own XXX show for all of us to watch.
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JohnA
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join:2003-09-16
Pittsburgh, PA
| said by JTRockville :btw - I think our public channels are always looking for fresh content. Maybe you could produce your own XXX show for all of us to watch. Which category would that fall in, P, E, or G? |
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JTRockville
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| Public (as I specified).
If viewing porn is specifically permitted in our public libraries, why not broadcast it over the public airwaves? If Barney is willing of course.
Even without Barney's bad ass channel, our other PEG content makes the package worthwhile. |
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BarneyBadAss
Badasses Fight For Freedom
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·Verizon FIOS
| JT... there you go... leme have my own Channel!!! Wooo WOOO...
put it up as an "EDUCATIONAL" channel.. let the Kiddies watch n' learn what Mommy & Daddy do!!!
Yeah.. that's the ticket 
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