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A La Carte Cable TV Channels?
ryantate writes "I was reading TV Tattle and came across an interesting story in the Washington Post about people who spend less than $30 per month on cable buying a la carte. To do this you need a huge C-band dish, but Sen. John McCain wants to require a la carte pricing on digital cable. Content companies like Viacom are fighting it -- they don't want people to be able opt out of their less established channels. And at least one economist type, this guy in the Financial Times, seems to think we'll end up paying just as much under a la carte pricing. EchoStar is game but says Viacom and others are refusing to go along. "
First my little sister, now the television.. I can't trust anyone.
For far too long have the mighty blues been carrying the lackluster greens and yellows.
What are you talking about? The green M&Ms are far superior to your puny blue ones.
Next on the Agenda: Yuh-Gi-Oh Cards!
I belive that "Yuh-Gi-Oh" is Japanese for "Those dumb Americans STILL will buy anything!"
The only reason we have the rights we have is that people just like us died to gain those rights. -- Cheerio Boy
Man, I wish they would release Oz faster than one season a year. I just finished season 3 the other day, I want season 4 now. I won't be able to see it until next Feb. :( Same with The Simpsons, also. At the current release rate, I'll be almost 40 when this season's DVDs are released (and I'm not even 25!)
"Why do you consent to live in ignorance and fear?" - Bad Religion
not purchase cable TV at all.
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My cable TV bill is exactly $0
my Satilite TV bill is exactly $0
my Digital TV bill is exactly $0
TV sucks, it sucks you in you spend half an hour looking for something to watch then you find something that is half over. and at the end you foten look for something else to watch till your favorite program comes on in an hour or so.
I get my news from the Inet.
I get my sports from the local bar.
When I feel I need passive entertainment I walk a block down to the local video store rent a movie and pop it in.
The movie cost $2.00 Canadian, and I feel the need for that about once a week $9 a month is quit a savings over cable. and the most important thing about it is that it comes to an END.
there is no endlessly surfing for "something to watch" when its over I get to do something else usefull....
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--meh--
... especially if you live in a foregone-conclusion state like NY.
For me, it's either do that or don't bother showing up, since I think both candidates are broken for various reasons, and lesser-of-two-evilism holds no appeal. I can't in good conscience vote for either sorry excuse dished up by our broken political system.