Is cable too expensive?

by ahhaterry Posted 2012/08/01 20:38:02

Related Topics: Olympics, Television, Seinfeld, Friend, Watch, Media, Flat Screen, Antenna, Missing, Episode, Phone, New, Rules, Episodes

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		Yes, cable/satellite are too expensive. I need though.
		Screw cable, got me a Smart Phone
		T.V. antenna Rules!
		Undecided (Please leave a comment)
		None of the above (Please leave a comment)

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	Yes, cable/satellite are too expensive. I need though.	18 votes	64%
	Screw cable, got me a Smart Phone	1 vote	4%
	T.V. antenna Rules!	2 votes	7%
	Undecided	2 votes	7%
	None of the above	5 votes	18%

For years, I have watched no television. Mainly cause I choose not too... kind of like a "media vegan." Well, a friend got me a nice flat screen t.v. lately. I am stunned at how seemingly complicated and expensive cable/satellite is. Wow. So, I bought a cheap antenna at target... now I can watch new Big Brother episodes, the Olympics, local news, ETV, and Seinfeld re-runs yeah.... Am I missing anything without Cable?

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ParkMan 2012/08/02 23:22:37

Yes, cable/satellite are too expensive. I need though.

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I would love to pay less!

But, for the amount I time I spend in front of it, it's probably a bargain :)

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ahhaterry to ParkMan 2012/08/03 00:10:50

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sounds like solid cost benefit analysis. Thanks

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ParkMan to ahhaterry 2012/08/03 03:05:27

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:)

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Rock 2012/08/02 20:40:52

Yes, cable/satellite are too expensive. I need though.

Comcast, what a joke....I pay almost $200 a month for cable, hbo, and internet. The internet runs slowly, their customer service blows, but there are no other options in my area except for Dish/Direct TV and I don't want.

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none 2012/08/02 18:01:29

Yes, cable/satellite are too expensive. I need though.

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They have a captive audience and can pretty much charge what they want.

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ahhaterry to none 2012/08/02 18:09:17

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good point. Thanks

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Don Leuty 2012/08/02 05:08:29

None of the above

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Switched to uverse.

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ahhaterry to Don Leuty 2012/08/02 05:08:56

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what's that?

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Don Leuty to ahhaterry 2012/08/02 05:22:05

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ATT bundle

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ahhaterry to Don Leuty 2012/08/02 12:15:36

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How much internet usage you get w/ the ATT bundle?

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Don Leuty to ahhaterry 2012/08/03 03:36:48

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Really don't remember, but I never max out, and I watch a lot of Netflix and missed TV prgrams. Go take a peak at http://www.att.com/u-verse/sh...

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Raphy 2012/08/02 03:33:47

None of the above

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Our is pretty cheap. It's 60 bucks a month. Included in that price is the 33 premium channels we get......lol

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ahhaterry to Raphy 2012/08/02 03:41:21

cool. An introductory thing, or the normal rate? which company?

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Raphy to ahhaterry 2012/08/02 04:11:19

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This is our home town telephone company. They have a cable company that offer. We pay $28 for those premium channels. And I think we get about a 100 cable channels plus our local. Can't beat that. If Direct TV can beat that. I might just which to them, might

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ahhaterry to Raphy 2012/08/02 04:34:07

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thanks for sharing friend

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kfallslady 2012/08/02 02:10:30

Yes, cable/satellite are too expensive. I need though.

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yes they are to expensive, but I live in small town I have a bundle phone,cable and phone

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Firekitty ∞ijm♥G☮F♀U∞ 2012/08/02 01:57:19

None of the above

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Last year we did away with cable T.V because it was getting way to costly so we did some research and we now have a ROKU. We now have unlimited access to many different movies and t.v showes. We have also converted our landline phone to a magicjack which is only around 30 dollars a year with free long distance and unlimited calling.

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ahhaterry to Firekit... 2012/08/02 02:00:12

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I've heard of the ROKU thing. Never Google d it though. You think it's a good way to go then. I'll have 2 check it out. Thanks for sharing

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Firekit... to ahhaterry 2012/08/02 02:02:36

I really do. I must say the t.v shows or some of them are not current they are anywhere from 1 month to years old but we love it. the kids do too.

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Magical Mushroom 2012/08/02 00:25:35

Yes, cable/satellite are too expensive. I need though.

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They catch ya at low rates then jump it up. They wanted more then 100 for cable and internet and there was no way I was going to do that. So I canceled it. Boy do I miss tv. I miss cartoon network. Now I spend most of my time on here. When I have money to blow i will get it back.

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ahhaterry to Magical... 2012/08/02 01:58:30

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they got it all figured out I guess... thanks for sharing... btw that mushroom don't look "magic" it looks kind of poison... I could be wrong... I thought they looked more like this...

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Magical... to ahhaterry 2012/08/02 02:01:22

its the mushroom you take if you want to go on a awesome trip of colors and wonders.

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Sister Jean 2012/08/01 23:17:06

Undecided

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no unless you get movie channels

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♒ßεllεchεvεllε®♒ 2012/08/01 22:43:10

Yes, cable/satellite are too expensive. I need though.

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Considering the crappy service we receive (pixelated channels during bad weather or whatever), and the fact that they do not credit for 'downtime'...YESH.

But then again, all our services suck for what we pay, and we accept it.

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ahhaterry to ♒ßεllεc... 2012/08/01 23:02:10

who is your cable company? want to be sure to avoid... lol Thanks

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♒ßεllεc... to ahhaterry 2012/08/01 23:11:34

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time-warner. internet is superbadass, tv not so great.

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ahhaterry to ♒ßεllεc... 2012/08/01 23:28:13

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thanks

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kevracer 2012/08/01 22:13:35

Yes, cable/satellite are too expensive. I need though.

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marky 2012/08/01 21:59:21

Yes, cable/satellite are too expensive. I need though.

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It is a waste of money because I can get most of it on the net for free, but for some strange reason I still pay £60 per month it.

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ahhaterry to marky 2012/08/01 22:08:29

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that's about 95 a month... I guess that's what it costs in the US... I don't really know... thanks for sharing.

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Demoness 2012/08/01 21:44:50

Yes, cable/satellite are too expensive. I need though.

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You get quite a few free channels in uk but its a rip off to get films and sports channels!!!

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Scott C 2012/08/01 21:38:17

Yes, cable/satellite are too expensive. I need though.

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It doesn't make sense to me for it to be high since cable tv sales air time to advertisers. Which means when I buy a product that is advertised I'm paying for the cable that way too. Wow, I wish I hadn't thought of it like that now...=:(

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ahhaterry to Scott C 2012/08/01 22:10:10

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it's a good point though...

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Max7 2012/08/01 21:24:07

Yes, cable/satellite are too expensive. I need though.

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I also feel that they are not always truthful in their accounting and billing department.

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ahhaterry to Max7 2012/08/01 21:35:53

I detest the fact that peeps get out of Business schools and go to work w/ the intention of fleecing us all w/ legalese and fine print... I agree.
thanks...

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Max7 to ahhaterry 2012/08/01 21:37:46

You're very welcome

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Tee Quake 2012/08/01 21:21:29

Yes, cable/satellite are too expensive. I need though.

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Our bill was going thru the roof so one day I called Direct TV and said I wanted to cancel several premium stations. To my utter amazement, they said "Oh, don't do that. We can help with the bill." Two months later and I have all the same stations plus one more and my bill is $30 LESS each month. When I called I was angry and really meant to cancel, but maybe they are feeling the heat and you can get a better deal, too. Can't hurt to try.

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ahhaterry to Tee Quake 2012/08/01 21:24:37

Thanks for sharing. I think you got something here...

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Arel to Tee Quake 2012/08/01 23:54:38

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I did the same thing with my cable company. The want to keep you so they are usually willing to lower the price a little.

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zlazyks 2012/08/01 21:09:27

None of the above

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I wouldn't mind it being cheaper but I don't think its all THAT expensive.

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