whiteyonenh
join:2004-08-09
Keene, NH
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| reply to Bobcat
Re: No sympathy from me
said by Bobcat  :Cablevision is pulling almost 10% of my channels with no decrease in rates. In fact, if I want to keep those channels, I have to pay 50% more than I pay now. I've found at least in my opinion that it's easier just to do without in that situation, I no longer subscribe to TV and just use online video services to watch the shows i want to watch, while it may be slightly less convenient, I'm happy with saving the $50 a month, plus I have the option of watching when I want without having to record it.
The only thing that I miss about not having TV is the local news. I'm currently looking into getting a newspaper subscription. National/International news is easily gathered online on various free services.
Cable has lost me for the reason that they remove channels and/or transition the channels to the digital tier, without a reduction in service fees. For someone like me that is on a budget, once the few channels that exist that I actually watch gets moved to digital, theres no real benefit to keeping cable, as I cannot afford the digital tiers. I cannot get dish where I'm living so that is not a real option to me, and this area is so hilly/mountainous I would have to put up a 1000' mast to receive the "local" OTA HD channels, so I don't bother. |
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SLD
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join:2002-04-17 | Just curious, what video service do you use? |
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Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
 ·Site5.com
 ·AT&T Midwest
 ·Comcast
| said by SLD :Just curious, what video service do you use? $10 says its a illegal P2P service. I have a friend who uses a variety of P2P torrent sites to download what he wants when he wants to watch it. Saves him the huge cable bill, and he in turn donates some cash to the site. |
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KoolMoe
Aw Man
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join:2001-02-14
Annapolis, MD
clubs:
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·Speakeasy
| reply to whiteyonenh
I bagged the movie channels from Comcast and did not sign up for them when we switched to VZ. There were occasional shows we watched (Carnival, Deadwood, Sopranos) but not enough to justify the cost.
I missed those occasional shows but now I see HBO is selling through iTunes.
So a weekly show x $3 = $12/month. A little less than I was paying for the channel subscription in the first place. Still not really worth it, but getting better. If HBO were to sell an episode for $1, the cost savings would definitely make it worthy for me to buy.
Til then, no such shows for me.
KM |
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whiteyonenh
join:2004-08-09
Keene, NH
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| reply to Nightfall
said by Nightfall :said by SLD :Just curious, what video service do you use? $10 says its a illegal P2P service. I have a friend who uses a variety of P2P torrent sites to download what he wants when he wants to watch it. Saves him the huge cable bill, and he in turn donates some cash to the site. None of the video services I use are P2P, and this only works because I watch a very limited amount of shows. ABC has their own video service that streams their shows, and then theres also Hulu, which is also quite interesting »www.hulu.com/
Oh, and BTW... You owe me $10.   |
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Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
·Site5.com
·AT&T Midwest
·Comcast
1 edit | said by whiteyonenh :said by Nightfall :said by SLD :Just curious, what video service do you use? $10 says its a illegal P2P service. I have a friend who uses a variety of P2P torrent sites to download what he wants when he wants to watch it. Saves him the huge cable bill, and he in turn donates some cash to the site. None of the video services I use are P2P, and this only works because I watch a very limited amount of shows. ABC has their own video service that streams their shows, and then theres also Hulu, which is also quite interesting » www.hulu.com/Oh, and BTW... You owe me $10. Sure.... 
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