I see Cox is upgrading (IOW, more $$$) service again. Soon all subscribers will have to rent boxes for each TV -- no more basic cable to as many sets in your home as you want. Instead of ~100 channels -- of which I only watch 5-6, -- I'll have access to ~300 -- of which I only watch 5-6...
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They are scrambling to make up revenue lost from more and more people going to Internet only.
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The boxes are great. They are $3 a month and you get a lot of new options and the picture quality is great.
I've got Direct TV and one box and one TV. I watch about 4 channels out of probably 200 channels. The rest of it is crap.
If it wasn't for college football I would throw the TV and the box in the lake.
If it wasn't for college football I would throw the TV and the box in the lake.
general mills
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I went internet only a few years back. don't miss a thing. But even the darn internet is over $50 a month now!
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dk.easterly
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This will be my last month with Cox. For basic cable a internet, my bill is close to obscene...
Done.
Done.
If you have basic cable, you will not need a box (as long as you keep basic cable). They will sell you an adapter that will go on your television that will allow you to connect the cable digitally to your television. They will however not support any non-digital connections. I believe the adapters are a one-time fee of $30 each (unless they are only offering this to businesses).
It is a means for them to stop anyone and everyone who receives cable TV for free. It can now all be controlled centrally instead of at the pole or house connection level.
In a sense, what it will be is nothing but digital internet service that they will stream television to your home through. In the near future, I would suspect they will change their billing plans as well to a "usage" based plan (like cell phones). If you login online, you can see your current "usage" that they've already begun tracking. When you login, click on "Data Usage". It will then show you your "plan" and a gauge that displays how much you've used.
It is a means for them to stop anyone and everyone who receives cable TV for free. It can now all be controlled centrally instead of at the pole or house connection level.
In a sense, what it will be is nothing but digital internet service that they will stream television to your home through. In the near future, I would suspect they will change their billing plans as well to a "usage" based plan (like cell phones). If you login online, you can see your current "usage" that they've already begun tracking. When you login, click on "Data Usage". It will then show you your "plan" and a gauge that displays how much you've used.
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Yesterday I turned on my playstation for the first time in a few months. Almost 20 gigs of updates downloaded. Took all day. And I thought about Internet providers and how they want to go to a usage plan. Gamers and video lov ers are going to be screwed when that happens.
You cable tv guys are nuts. Seems live everybody is paying $150-$200 mo for their "bundle."
If I miss a game, oh well. I can go to a friend's house, go to a bar, or actually go to the game.
I'd love to ditch Cox. Currently paying them $36/mo for their second slowest internet-only plan, and it's an incentive price normally like $50. AT&T is about the same price, and for less bandwidth. I've heard about satellite internet but I've never been inclined to try it out.
Unfortunately Google fiber is probably a decade off or worse.
If I miss a game, oh well. I can go to a friend's house, go to a bar, or actually go to the game.
I'd love to ditch Cox. Currently paying them $36/mo for their second slowest internet-only plan, and it's an incentive price normally like $50. AT&T is about the same price, and for less bandwidth. I've heard about satellite internet but I've never been inclined to try it out.
Unfortunately Google fiber is probably a decade off or worse.
Everyone I know still with cable says the same thing "if it wasn't for football.." or "if it wasn't for the kids..."
F**k anything Google! Data collecting parasites! I only use them in a last ditch case by case basis. And those of you that couldn't wait for the "Free" Windows 10 upgrade better look into their shameless personal data collecting and sharing through that "free" software. Go look up how to disable it, and then think to yourself, "why would they make this so complicated for me to secure my privacy?" Then think about why it is "free!"
Now, as for cable costs. It's all a racket! I was over $250 a month with Eatel, and have trimmed it to under $150 by getting rid of HBO (which plays nothing but re-run movies from the 80's & 90's), and cutting off my land line phone (obsolete since I got rid of security monitoring service; another joke). So now, HBO (8 different variations), is still on 4 months later; and when my alarm goes off, I get up with gun and go check. Just like before. The only difference is now the monitoring service doesn't call me and ask me if I am ok. I am convinced that a Class Action lawsuit could force them to let you pick channels you want a la carte style. These bundles are a rip-off!
Nothing is secure anymore. Wireless is the future but it is the end as well. When you can no longer hard wire devices, you will lose all control over your incoming (and some outgoing), data. These data companies will save money not having to hard wire houses, but they will use the money to set up wireless monitoring devices in your neighborhoods.
Since Nancy retired and I use the tv to baby sit her, I have the highspeed cable and hbo packages.. roughly 250 a month.. she has been gone this week in tx and I was thinking last night while watching the CIVIL WAR series on PBS that this was the only thing I have watched in 7 days.. what a waste for those of us who go outside.. not so much for those who want quiet time when we get home and she can watch it ..
Anybody want to rent a PHD teacher who cant see well, or hear well? lol
BTW, that civil war series in pretty good for me.. anyone else have opinions..
Anybody want to rent a PHD teacher who cant see well, or hear well? lol
BTW, that civil war series in pretty good for me.. anyone else have opinions..
I have charter and they went all digital a while back. Forced me to get 2 more boxes in the house.
On a side note I recently purchased an HD digital Antenna off of amazon that was about 50 bucks. Stuck it on 20' of pole (10 foot top fence rail) at the camp in Kentwood and I was surprised at the amount of channels it received. Has a remote that you can change the direction from inside and all. Im thinking of getting one for the house and doing away with everything but internet. Hell we have amazon prime,hulu,and Netflix anyways. Im tired of paying 250 bucks a month for tv. I can use the extra money.
On a side note I recently purchased an HD digital Antenna off of amazon that was about 50 bucks. Stuck it on 20' of pole (10 foot top fence rail) at the camp in Kentwood and I was surprised at the amount of channels it received. Has a remote that you can change the direction from inside and all. Im thinking of getting one for the house and doing away with everything but internet. Hell we have amazon prime,hulu,and Netflix anyways. Im tired of paying 250 bucks a month for tv. I can use the extra money.
