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The rise of sports TV costs and why your cable bill keeps going up
L.A. Times ^
| 12/5/15
| Meg James
Posted on 12/06/2016 6:51:22 AM PST by raccoonradio
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To: tennmountainman
The market needs to change to al la carte. It's changed, sort of. I got my choice of the channels I wanted most along with about an equal number I didn't want. In addition, there were many more channels that I was blocked from receiving. Internet and TV for $122/month (sans phone) from Cox. Too much!
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posted on
12/06/2016 7:28:56 AM PST
by
luvbach1
(I hope Trump runs roughshod over the inevitable obstuctionists, Dems, progs, libs, or RINOs!)
To: raccoonradio
Check out https://directvnow.com/
This is a brand new AT&T streaming service that just started about a week ago. It’s basically in Beta now, but if you sign up now for $35 per month, you get the third tier with over 100 channels (quite a few that I actually watch) and you’ll be grandfathered in at $35 instead of $60 after the intro period. Also, if you go ahead and pay the first month, you’ll get a free Amazon Fire Stick (about $40 value) or prepay 3 months and get an Apple TV box (about $150 value). No contract also. I’ve been streaming to a first generation Chromecast and it works great. The app is still a work in progress and switching channels is a bit slow, but the service is new and bound to improve. If you don’t want a free device to stream to, they have a trial period of a week.
The video quality appears to be the same on my 65 inch Sony 4k TV as the video from Dish Network. Looks promising so far.
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posted on
12/06/2016 7:29:03 AM PST
by
109ACS
(The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog - Mark Twain)
To: WayneS; Liz; stephenjohnbanker
Thanks, I was not aware of this.
"The NFL alone collects nearly $7.5 billion a year from media companies..."
Yet, by some magical method, they remain a non-profit organization.
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posted on
12/06/2016 7:29:52 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Hey, whining losers,Trump will just go ahead & make things better for us without you!!!!")
To: raccoonradio
Live sports is the most valuable content on the planet, said...Talk about needing a life!
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posted on
12/06/2016 7:29:56 AM PST
by
publius911
(IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
To: raccoonradio
We don’t have that option in Californicator land with Comcast.
Our so called bare bones package is now $225/month. The first year was similar to your costs. Then, it went up every year
This year, they refused to even negotiate a low price.
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posted on
12/06/2016 7:33:36 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Hey, whining losers,Trump will just go ahead & make things better for us without you!!!!")
To: WayneS; ObozoMustGo2012; Grampa Dave
To: tennmountainman
Let me pay for the channels I WANT to watch. And not for the 78 other channels I dont want to watch.What a racket!
The cable Mafia get paid by the zillion channels we ignore, including the illegals channels.
Then we get to pay them all over again?
THEY SHOULD BE PAYING US!
As for the sports jocks?
If they all disappeared tomorrow it may be years before I notice a thing...
OK... maybe crime and suicides going up...
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posted on
12/06/2016 7:37:51 AM PST
by
publius911
(IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
To: Grampa Dave; WayneS; Liz
“”The NFL alone collects nearly $7.5 billion a year from media companies...”
Yet, by some magical method, they remain a non-profit organization. “
It is clear that the NFL has a lot in common with The Clinton Foundation....
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posted on
12/06/2016 7:43:18 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: HypatiaTaught
So glad I cut my Cable TV 3 years ago...I'm right at the 4 year anniversary of my farewell to Comcrap. That's about $5K that they will never get. I just wish they would stop sending people to my doorstep trying to talk me into signing up again.
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posted on
12/06/2016 7:45:42 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
To: raccoonradio
You could cut down the cost of the landline by going with Ooma. My phone bill is under $5 a month - mostly because of taxes. Ooma hooks to your internet and is like Vonage except cheaper. Mine cost $80 and another $20 to port my number
I saw a promo recently for an Ooma for $40.00
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posted on
12/06/2016 7:53:27 AM PST
by
johncatl
(...governs least, governs best.)
To: raccoonradio
Live sports is the most valuable content on the planet,It won't stay that way if people like Kaepernick keep using it as a liberal platform.
To: Principled
Better yet, use Kodi or Perfect Player on a Fire TV box with Smash IPTV. All the sports and movies of premium cable for $50/yr. I also understand there’s other IPTV providers too, Rapid IPTV and Flawless IPTV look to be worth considering too
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posted on
12/06/2016 7:55:55 AM PST
by
SquarePants
(Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time)
To: MGG
Get your own Router and save the Xfinity Internet charge.That won't do it. All you can save is a small monthly rental of a few dollars. They have to connect the cable to your drop. Also, they make it so you have to set up your router/cable box to match your account in their database.
To: bert
how did you get faster internet? Deleting all TV cable service and increasing internet speed from 70 MIPS to 200 MIPS.
$259 vs 96 now.
That, and I discovered Kodi and Exodus; kept Netflix and Amazon prime; which I enjoy for most purchases, from kindle books to free movies, critter medications to a cordless mower... all free delivery.
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posted on
12/06/2016 7:57:16 AM PST
by
publius911
(IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
To: raccoonradio
Which explains why there are about 500 College Bowl Games now.
ESPN is killing college football.
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posted on
12/06/2016 7:58:23 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: publius911
I had a similar decrease in cost.. was paying $180/mo for basic cable and 50 MIPS. Now paying $70/mo for 100, and another $4 or do for 950 channels of pretty much everything
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posted on
12/06/2016 8:01:18 AM PST
by
SquarePants
(Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time)
To: Pearls Before Swine
They have to connect the cable to your drop. Also, they make it so you have to set up your router/cable box to match your account in their database. Not in California.
Both my sons are Silicon Valley techies and they have over the air TV, their own modem-router and private servers. All legal.
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posted on
12/06/2016 8:01:36 AM PST
by
publius911
(IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
To: ObozoMustGo2012
That number is going to skyrocket to make up for the revenue they are losing from patriots boycotting them!Wonderful!
I quit watching professional thugball,1,2 & 3 in the mid 80s...
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posted on
12/06/2016 8:04:57 AM PST
by
publius911
(IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
To: publius911
you're obviously one of those with twisted panties. look, it's pretty simple. if you're getting all spun up and emotional over your entertainment, then you're simply doing it wrong.
To: raccoonradio
Partly my fault. I'm willing to pay extra to see most of Gonzaga's games on TV. Living in Texas, it's the only way I can see them live, save for the few times they play a nonconference game within a day's drive.
Last year was great, when they played SMU in Dallas. I live about 15 miles from the campus.
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posted on
12/06/2016 8:07:28 AM PST
by
Night Hides Not
(Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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