It's understandable for most people to complain when a package price increases by this percentage. However, before we cry out for the injustice of it all, we should take into consideration that normal television is slowly but surely becoming a thing of the past. A large part of normal broadcasting is available online and what isn't is probably not worth watching.
In my neck of the woods, basic cable begins at around $80 per month and includes around 10 channels that I would be interested in viewing. That leaves approximately 130 channels that I am paying for but will never tune in to. As far as usable content goes, it's rather like buying artichokes.
My point here is that Netflix, even with its limited "instant view" selection and its new price, is a far better value than the exorbitant and unjustifiable costs of the alternatives that the average household is saddled with. We won't even add the additional rental costs for movies.
My choice was to terminate my $80 cable account and with the recent Netflix acquisition, cancelling my account at Blockbuster, I can live happily with the Netflix combo pack at $15.98.
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In my neck of the woods, basic cable begins at around $80 per month and includes around 10 channels that I would be interested in viewing. That leaves approximately 130 channels that I am paying for but will never tune in to. As far as usable content goes, it's rather like buying artichokes.
My point here is that Netflix, even with its limited "instant view" selection and its new price, is a far better value than the exorbitant and unjustifiable costs of the alternatives that the average household is saddled with. We won't even add the additional rental costs for movies.
My choice was to terminate my $80 cable account and with the recent Netflix acquisition, cancelling my account at Blockbuster, I can live happily with the Netflix combo pack at $15.98.
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