When the day comes that I can get my favorite channels through the internet or airwaves or however, I dump the cable company. They have enjoyed a government-assisted monopoly for years, and I will gloat when they go out of business.
Both COMCAST and Satellite TV have good deals at first but then after about 6 months they jack their prices way up. Anything that gives folks an option to get cheap TV is a plus and maybe COMCAST will be forced to lower their prices.
Try VEETLE.COM You will have to download the player to watch the movies and shows, but it is un-obstrusive and has never caused me any computer problems.
It is an economic monopoly. There are no exclusive franchises in the United States. And...there was no government money spent building the cable plant across the country.
So if no one wanted to spend the money to overbuild the existing plant...then that iis not the cable companies fault.
So, if you are going to complain, please get the complaint correct. I spent the better part of my life building the cable TV plant in my part of the country.
“When the day comes that I can get my favorite channels through the internet or airwaves or however, I dump the cable company. “
As long as you are okay with that costing even more than you pay now, you’ll be happy.
If you have certain networks you really like to have, and certain shows that you really want to watch, then you will have to pay for them. And most likely it will cost more.
For example, most people watch about 10 different channels. If each one cost an average of $6-8 per month (plus high-speed internet access), that is not really saving you anything. If you look at it on a cost per show basis, say $1.00 per show, then it can be even more expensive if you watch a number of series like “24”. Can you imagine if ESPN was only pay-per-view? It’s already the most expensive network for cable operators to carry, and with PPV it would be even more so for most people.
People who cut the cable have a different outlook on TV. They are not tied to certain programs and certain networks that are must-haves, instead they go looking for content and see what they can find.
Bottom line: people who cut the cable generally watch less TV overall than they used to. That’s not a bad thing, either. It’s just that people think they can get only the stuff they want and save money. And it doesn’t really work that way — at least not yet.