Phoebe Loosinhouse
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Sat Feb-18-06 09:10 PM
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Who here has a choice of cable television companies? |
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Edited on Sat Feb-18-06 09:11 PM by Phoebe Loosinhouse
I don't. The ONLY choice in my area is Cox Cable. Great free market. And yes, Direct TV is here too, but I am only discussing cable choices. Why is it that I can only slect ONE company if I want cable TV?
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Sat Feb-18-06 09:14 PM
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1. We have Comcast and Wide Open West. |
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Tried Wide Open West and their service is even worse than Comcast. We have Directv, but use cable for internet, because there is too much rain fade here and I am running a business that requires emailing reports on time. :hi:
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Sat Feb-18-06 09:14 PM
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2. The market is working it's miracle--just like the natural gas bill. |
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Sat Feb-18-06 09:15 PM
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Sat Feb-18-06 09:36 PM
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11. Count me in a monopoly - TW. nt |
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Sat Feb-18-06 09:19 PM
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Sat Feb-18-06 09:21 PM
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in my area. Pay through the ass or enjoy your rabbit ears.
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Sun Feb-19-06 10:33 AM
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Sat Feb-18-06 09:20 PM
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Sat Feb-18-06 09:22 PM
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We do not use cable for television (we have DirecTV), but we do use cable for internet. It's pretty much our only high-speed option at the moment, so we suck it up and use Cable One.
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Sat Feb-18-06 09:25 PM
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8. Dish Network is a good alternative to Directv |
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Edited on Sat Feb-18-06 09:26 PM by pimpbot
Unless you require directv for the NFL season ticket plan, dish has pretty much all the other channels and usually costs less. Plus, less money for directv is less money for news corp.
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Sat Feb-18-06 09:30 PM
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10. I like DirecTV - we've had it since 1998 and I have no complaints. |
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Cable One is another story, but they're the only cable game in town.
(And we do get NFL Ticket - it's the only way to get all the Vikings games out west here.)
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Sun Feb-19-06 11:05 PM
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32. i switched from Dish to DirecTV- |
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the signal/picture is better with directv, but their remote & dvr technology is sadly second-rate at this point.
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Sun Feb-19-06 11:01 PM
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31. I don't like Dish. I don't like the interface, and the programming sucks. |
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A waste of money. When my contract is up, I'm switching to the only other choice in my area.
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Sat Feb-18-06 09:25 PM
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9. In NYC I have RCN vs. Time Warner... |
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And they got into a bandwidth pissing match over the last year. I have RCN and my cable modem speed went from 3Mbps to 10Mbps in the last 2 years.Very nice.
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Sat Feb-18-06 10:07 PM
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12. adelphia here . . . soon to be bought by comcast. eom |
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Sat Feb-18-06 10:07 PM
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13. we have comcast and now we also can have Surewest. |
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Sat Feb-18-06 10:11 PM
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14. the rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor - L. cohen nt |
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Sat Feb-18-06 10:15 PM
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15. It's either Charter or satellite here n/t |
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Sat Feb-18-06 10:27 PM
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16. Up north here in the woods we don't even get cable |
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I like it that way:woohoo: :hide:
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Sun Feb-19-06 10:18 AM
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17. I have Cablevision. No problems and |
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Sun Feb-19-06 10:20 AM
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18. No CHOICE here...Comcast ONLY. n/t |
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Sun Feb-19-06 10:24 AM
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19. While we're at it - let's talk grocery stores |
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I live in San Antonio and we've got ONE - ONE grocery food chain, HEB. Well, I guess I could go to Wal-Mart (NOT). How's that for choice?? I absolutely hate to go food shopping because I HAVE to go to HEB. Whenever I think about it I just get incredibly angry. They've managed to drive Kroger and Albertson's out of town.
Oh - there is Costco. But it's not close and it's not practical for small items.
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Sun Feb-19-06 10:30 AM
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I think we still have Incest (Insight) cable here. I dunno, I don't have it. Might be Commie-Cast, cable companies change owners faster than rock groupies change bedpartners around here.
You folks with 2 or more companies, do you actually have multiple cable runs up and down your streets, or is it a deal like Indianapolis did with electricity, in that the main utility "sells" service to another company at "wholesale prices" and they turn around and sell it to YOU for less than the parent company would?
They're trying to ram through telecom "Reform" here in Indiana, which the proponents claim would lower prices and open up competition, but it also removes price controls....
Bet I know where the average $45 a month cable bill and $44 a month landline bill will be going with that...
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Sun Feb-19-06 02:56 PM
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25. In my apartment building RCN set up a separate |
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space in the basement for themselves. Don't know how the underground stuff outside works.
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Sun Feb-19-06 10:32 AM
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22. Not cable television, no. |
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It's Comcast, Comcast, or Comcast if you don't want to go satellite, which I don't.
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Sun Feb-19-06 10:59 PM
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30. why not consider satellite? |
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Sun Feb-19-06 02:53 PM
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I have RCN. Not any cheaper really and I don't get the 24 hour NYC news channel but I have weaned myself off that.
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Sun Feb-19-06 10:52 PM
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26. Two, a local one and Charter |
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the local one keeps Charter from upping their monopoly prices and has the best local service.
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Sun Feb-19-06 10:56 PM
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27. It all depends on the ruling of your local Public Utilities Commission |
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and has nothing to do with the market.
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Sun Feb-19-06 10:58 PM
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Sun Feb-19-06 10:59 PM
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29. cox, directv, dishtv, and verizon very soon |
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Verizon just got a franchise to provide wireline video service in competition to Cox and there's always DirecTV or Dish --
I'm curious -- why limit the discussion to 'cable' companies when DirecTV and Dish TV are competing alternatives?
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Sun Feb-19-06 11:07 PM
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33. you should also be discussing satellite- |
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if you haven't looked into it lately, do so- the pricing is comparable or BETTER than cable-tv pricing.
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Sun Feb-19-06 11:09 PM
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34. None. Not economically feasible. Big Dish. |
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Sun Feb-19-06 11:13 PM
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Choice???
Sanctioned monopoly more like it.
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Mon Feb-20-06 06:34 AM
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36. Comcast and Charter here in the Atlanta area. |
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But I already have Dish Network.
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