[LongTimeMILurker]

I remember back in 1972, when the cable company in my town raised the monthly fee from $5.00 to $7.50 a month for 12 channels. We could get everything on cable with our new antenna, except the “weather channel” which was a just camera pointed at a thermometer. When I told some cable subscribers about the coming 50% rate hike, they said it was “just a rumor”. Of course, that cable company was bought out by Comcast.

[mysterio]

Comcast just bought my local cable company. And raised rates.

And on a whim, I just checked my internet speed. It's a third of what it used to be.

I noticed movies had been downloading slowly. Thanks, Comcast.

[acoulterfan]

“I remember back in 1972, when the cable company in my town raised the monthly fee from $5.00 to $7.50 a month for 12 channels.”

Cox Cable Limited Basic here in San Diego is Channels 4-18 and 20-27 for only $12.50/month but many are Spanish Speaking and the rest are pretty much Govt Access, Qvc, HSN, Cspan and all local network channels.