oliphant5
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3 edits | Re: Just goes to show... They also have a website »www.makethemplayfair.com/
Cox doesn't charge $155 for their top tier. It's about $90 (exp basic $29+$11.95 for top tier digital and another $30 for all their premiums...then add on for extra boxes and franchise fees). While total choice premier with locals from DirecTV is $88.00 and NFLST is another $14/mo plus $5 for each additional receiver. So no, you aren't getting DTV's top tier and NFL ST for $85/mo. And yeah, you pay .22 for the remote with Cox but only $3.95 for the digital converter...cheaper than DTV's or DN's $5 per box access fee. Cox does have a per outlet charge (a splitter rental) if you don't use your own splitters and with DTV you have to buy your equipment (unless you want junk then you can get a free deal) but it's an expensive proposition if you want 2 HDTV converters like I have from Comcast. Plus if anything breaks...they fix it...unlike DBS. Outta warranty, outta luck.
Cox LV also offers HDTV locals...not available with DirecTV. So while DirecTV may be cool in some ways (DirecTiVo, NFLST) they aren't in others (no HD locals, no VoD).
As for 100% digital, that doesn't mean anything. Digital is all about compression. When I had DN they cranked up the compression so much my locals were unwatchable. As much as I hate Comcast's pricing...my analog locals are far superior in image quality compared to my neighbor's DTV locals and of course my HDTV locals flat smoke DTV locals.
DBS isn't the end all be all...not yet anyway. As soon as DBS offers HD locals and reasonably priced HD converters I'm gone...but as for now...I'm not dropping $1200 just to get 2 HDTV converters to get all of a 1/2 dozen HD channels.
It's not like I don't want to either. I'm sick of Comcast's price increases and I just got Verizon DSL for $30/mo so I don't need Comcast HSI. But after pricing DTV for what I need (2 HD boxes with firewire for DVHS recording and 1 regular DTV box, plus install and programming)...I would pay paying FAR more with DTV than I am with Comcast...and would be getting less programming (that I watch) than I'm currently getting. So I'm stuck.
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