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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2018 22:15:58 GMT
I think it's an outdated business model with ripoff pricing, and that, largely, the companies that provide it are terrible. It helps that they're practically monopolies in some areas, so there's little competition and incentive to provide top customer service at reasonable prices. I'm in a Spectrum area and they are bombarding me at least once a week with junk mail offers for their service, and I'm not biting.
I might consider it at such time that I can pick the channels I want and only pay for those. Charging me over $100 a month when I can only feasibly see a fraction of the programming is ridiculous.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 11, 2018 22:42:35 GMT
On its last legs. Someone on here (I forget who) predicted that it'd really go extinct in ten, twelve years tops.
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Post by Catman 猫的主人 on Aug 12, 2018 0:42:28 GMT
Without a serious restructuring of its delivery model, it has no future.
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Post by MCDemuth on Aug 12, 2018 0:59:44 GMT
On its last legs. Someone on here (I forget who) predicted that it'd really go extinct in ten, twelve years tops. Especially when major companies like CBS are exclusively releasing all of their new programming to Online Streaming services... When I found out that "Star Trek: Discovery" was going to be only available through CBS All Access... I knew right then, and right there, that Cable Television's days, as we used to know it, is rapidly coming to an end. Seriously, who wants to pay a fortune for nothing but reruns and junk programming? The only problem is... Instead of paying $100 dollars a month for ONE cable TV package to see ALL of your favorite shows... Now viewers will have to pay several HUNDREDS, if not THOUSANDS, of dollars a month to subscribe to every Online Streaming service that companies are pushing, to see ALL of your favorite shows... That's not good either... Not everyone can afford more than $100 a month.I can't. I guess I'll have to stop watching "Television" all together. If Online Streaming Service shows, like "Star Trek: Discovery", can even be considered as "Television", since it hasn't aired on "Television" (except the pilot episode) at all. |
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Post by Vodkie on Aug 12, 2018 3:32:16 GMT
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Post by _ on Aug 12, 2018 3:47:36 GMT
Love it.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Aug 12, 2018 4:37:43 GMT
It's too expensive, but the service is okay, although on demand sucks sometimes.
It works for me.
Plus I stream off Roku
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Post by hi224 on Aug 12, 2018 14:26:17 GMT
cable beats network TV otherwise no opinion at all.
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Post by WarrenPeace on Aug 12, 2018 16:33:17 GMT
I think it's an outdated business model with ripoff pricing, and that, largely, the companies that provide it are terrible. It helps that they're practically monopolies in some areas, so there's little competition and incentive to provide top customer service at reasonable prices. I'm in a Spectrum area and they are bombarding me at least once a week with junk mail offers for their service, and I'm not biting. I might consider it at such time that I can pick the channels I want and only pay for those. Charging me over $100 a month when I can only feasibly see a fraction of the programming is ridiculous. I can live without it but it's not up to me. I wish we could pick and choose what channels we want. But instead we get all this junk we are paying for that we never watch. |
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Post by deembastille on Aug 12, 2018 18:30:42 GMT
I like it and prefer it. satellite cuts out too much and my building wont allow it since it looks just fkin ugly.
I don't know about this Verizon 'version' of tv broadcasting.
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Post by marsexplorer on Aug 12, 2018 22:18:13 GMT
Don't have it. I get more channels for less than half the price with DIRECTV NOW.
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Post by schicklgruber on Aug 13, 2018 2:07:42 GMT
Dunno, I got rid of it about 10 years ago. Streaming, piracy, Netflix, Prime - I got more stuff than I can possible watch.
Really enjoy the binging aspect of modern tv. Sample a bunch of shows, if I find something good, binge the whole thing in a few days.
Just got done "Goliath" on Prime - pretty good!
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Post by 5hole on Aug 14, 2018 21:31:30 GMT
Cut the cable years ago. Commercials are retarded.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2018 17:32:45 GMT
I gave up cable several years ago and satellite three years ago. Set up antenna and converter box. Get about 25 channels. Stream everything else.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Aug 15, 2018 18:39:49 GMT
Seems like Cable TV is the new blockbooking scam.
They force you to take channels you dont want, just as theater chains were forced to take movies they didnt want. Ultimately it downgrades tv, because it prevents others who may offer programming people do want from being able to gain access to viewers.
This is another reason why the monopolies need to be smashed.
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Post by louise on Aug 21, 2018 18:29:37 GMT
WE have Sky, we get it free because my husband works for them, don't know if we'd get it if we had to pay, not sure what else is available.
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Post by koskiewicz on Aug 21, 2018 18:59:39 GMT
...cable TV is a ripoff. I have a rooftop antenna and receive 80+ channels of free TV. How much TV can one person watch??? Recently, a cable provider called me and asked if I would be interested in a package. When I asked if I could ONLY be billed for what I watched, the salesperson immediately hung up on me...  |
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Post by deembastille on Aug 21, 2018 22:12:32 GMT
...cable TV is a ripoff. I have a rooftop antenna and receive 80+ channels of free TV. How much TV can one person watch??? Recently, a cable provider called me and asked if I would be interested in a package. When I asked if I could ONLY be billed for what I watched, the salesperson immediately hung up on me... :D I understand. I had antenna tv because I just didn't need other channels. I even had coaxial cable to my TV and it was fine. Things were fine until we had a massive storm that tore down a neighbor's trellis (we shared the top floor of the building) and since then I've had like 3 channels.. after about a week I called Time Warner Cable. |
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Aug 22, 2018 13:37:05 GMT
We have Direct TV (satellite) but its just as much of a rip off. The only reason we have it is for the NFL Sunday ticket, my husband is a huge football fan and its one of the few pleasures he has now that he is older. I miss the days of free TV, I don't need hundreds of stations and most of those stations I consider junk. A few months ago, we got another station added not by choice, the Scientology station, I hate paying for any of these religious stations and also I resent paying for shopping stations and things like the Baby Station. I would rather be able to choose a few stations and pay for them individually.
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