Gato_Solo
Out-freaking-standing OTC member
Pro's and Con's for your edification.
Cable TV...
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Gato_Solo
Out-freaking-standing OTC member
Nope. This is just an affirmation of your previous thoughts on the matter.
SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
Dish providers are little if any better. We went dish on my wife's insistance, despite my previous bad experiences with a different provider. If we're saving any money I can't find it. Given the choice at exactly the same rate I'd do dish over cable simply on principle. But neither of them are worth what you pay for them.
In a typical month I probably watch less than five different channels. My wife might watch 10-12, with two of them being something we both watch. The kidlet...maybe 6-10, with nothing in common with mine and maybe 2 with my wife. So a total of maybe 20 different channels being viewed in the household, out of God knows how many available. We do have high speed internet service with our package, so that skews the financial analysis somewhat, but you figure 20 channels watched and a bill of say $120...works out to $6 per channel. With all the free TeleMundo and C-Span we can tolerate thrown in. Woohoo.
In a typical month I probably watch less than five different channels. My wife might watch 10-12, with two of them being something we both watch. The kidlet...maybe 6-10, with nothing in common with mine and maybe 2 with my wife. So a total of maybe 20 different channels being viewed in the household, out of God knows how many available. We do have high speed internet service with our package, so that skews the financial analysis somewhat, but you figure 20 channels watched and a bill of say $120...works out to $6 per channel. With all the free TeleMundo and C-Span we can tolerate thrown in. Woohoo.
Inkara1
Well-Known Member
My DirecTV bill is $67 or so lately... one thing that DID make me VERY happy with them was that whem my free HBO, Cinemax and Showtime ran out, instead of them continuing the channels and jacking up my bill, they shut off those channels and kept my bill the same.
My internet is DSL though, so it's through AT&T instead of via satellite, meaning it gets tacked onto my phone bill, which is $78 for local, long-distance, private number blocking and 6-meg DSL.
My internet is DSL though, so it's through AT&T instead of via satellite, meaning it gets tacked onto my phone bill, which is $78 for local, long-distance, private number blocking and 6-meg DSL.
