Cable/Satellite TV

[SevenBizzos]

I still have Direct because of MLB Extra Innings and the price I pay for what available channels I use. We had Comcast and it was way too expensive after all the monthly fees.

I still can't believe that in 2013 there isn't a service provider that could sell channel lineups by really small groupings, maybe 5 or 6 channels a group, and lose all of the "OnDemand" and mobile streaming stuff for a cheap price. [How many people use that stuff?] It's a weird industry.

 

[gman2304]

My land line phone and internet are bundled, but my Directv is a stand alone package. I was layed off in December of 2011 and called Directv before I found another job to cancel my plan and they gave me the same package I had always had for half price for a year. It made it manageable for me within that year and Directv kept a customer. They're customer service is exceptional for this day and time at least from my experience. The person I talked to in they're customer service was at a center in Colorado IIRC and was refreshing to know they hadn't outsourced it at least not at that time. I still say at about $3.00 a day it's the best bang for the buck entertainment value you can find. The last movie theater I was in was to see the movie "Titanic"! What would be the cost for a family of four to see a first run movie,popcorn,Raisinettes,a coke for each member at todays prices? Hmmmmm!

 

[javacontour]

Heck, both my TV and BluRay player have YouTube and other apps built in. If I'm watching a YouTube video on my phone or tablet, there is a button that allows me to throw it onto my TV.

I prefer using the BluRay player as it's audio goes through my receiver.

 

[Nick R]

Originally Posted By: SevenBizzos
I still have Direct because of MLB Extra Innings and the price I pay for what available channels I use. We had Comcast and it was way too expensive after all the monthly fees.

I still can't believe that in 2013 there isn't a service provider that could sell channel lineups by really small groupings, maybe 5 or 6 channels a group, and lose all of the "OnDemand" and mobile streaming stuff for a cheap price. [How many people use that stuff?] It's a weird industry.



Blame the cable networks for that. They want to make more money, and companies like disney, fox force the providers to buy all the other channels in order to get say, ESPN. That is unlikely to change in the near future.

 

[wally6934]

Originally Posted By: Vikas
Nobody has responded to my claim of semi-forced bundling of TV done with the internet. Any comments on it?


It is hard to get just internet all you can do is search for all the providers for internet in your area and look at there deals. One secret is use the introductory offer from one provider for one year and then switch to another provider and take their introductory offer. Most providers automaticly up your bill every year by $5 or so just because they can get away with it. This is the only way i know of to fight back.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: supton
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: supton
I just wish there was a full size screen, or larger than the default.

What do you mean? Can't you switch to full screen view at any time?


Can you? I've never played with it. It's all the comments and links to other videos on the sides that would be nice to get rid of. Didn't think to click on the various options around it, will have to give that a shot.

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72689?hl=en

 

[wally6934]

Supton said:

“Can you? I've never played with it. It's all the comments and links to other videos on the sides that would be nice to get rid of. Didn't think to click on the various options around it, will have to give that a shot.”

On the bottom right of the youtube video screen there is a small icon that looks like 4 box corners. Click on that and you go full screen. Hit escape to go back to small screen.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: Vikas
Nobody has responded to my claim of semi-forced bundling of TV done with the internet. Any comments on it?

Yeah, it sucks. My only other option for internet is to sign up with ATT, but they don't have uverse in my area, so I'd be at some really [censored] speed.

 

[dave1251]

Originally Posted By: Vikas


Then there are some family members who refused to let their ESPN go.



This is the winning post right here. The 4 letter network is far and away the highest price network to pay the broadcast rights to. Someone has to pay for ESPN's 15.2 billion dollar NFL kickback, former professional players salaries, PGA, and MLB broadcast rights.

ESPN is the single biggest expense for all of the satellite and cable companies and thus is the single biggest expense for us consumers.

 

[Nick R]

Originally Posted By: dave1251
Originally Posted By: Vikas


Then there are some family members who refused to let their ESPN go.



This is the winning post right here. The 4 letter network is far and away the highest price network to pay the broadcast rights to. Someone has to pay for ESPN's 15.2 billion dollar NFL kickback, former professional players salaries, PGA, and MLB broadcast rights.

ESPN is the single biggest expense for all of the satellite and cable companies and thus is the single biggest expense for us consumers.



Yup. And guess which channel Disney wants to package all of it's other channels with to help inflate the cost even further? Yep, you guessed it.

 

[supton]

Originally Posted By: wally6934
Supton said:

“Can you? I've never played with it. It's all the comments and links to other videos on the sides that would be nice to get rid of. Didn't think to click on the various options around it, will have to give that a shot.”

On the bottom right of the youtube video screen there is a small icon that looks like 4 box corners. Click on that and you go full screen. Hit escape to go back to small screen.



Yeah, I found that the other night, makes it so much better, thanks.

 

[Mykl]

Any baseball fans here? Is there any way to watch the playoffs live without cable or satellite service?

 

[JTK]

I see a lot of balking for what Cable or Satellite TV costs per month.

I'm curious to what you pay for high speed internet alone?

In my area, that in itself is ~$50/mo or more. A basic DSL will cost you more when you add-in the cost/month for the land-line.

 

[HardbodyLoyalist]

Originally Posted By: JTK
I see a lot of balking for what Cable or Satellite TV costs per month.

I'm curious to what you pay for high speed internet alone?

In my area, that in itself is ~$50/mo or more. A basic DSL will cost you more when you add-in the cost/month for the land-line.


I pay $70 for dry DSL (no phone service), but that's for 10 Mbps service. I could drop it down to 3 Mbps for a $10 discount. CenturyLink adds a $5 monthly surcharge for not also carrying their phone service.