Channel lineups are negotiated by the providers not the cable companies and your rates are largely the providers fault as well (blame espn...alot). Also a cable company can stop service the same day you ask them too since the service is authorized electronically, not dependent on a cable being connected. But no its cool, keep blaming the cable companies, and watch as "Internet tv" options end up charging you just as much and forcing you to buy packages the same way to watch content that was provided to the cable companies two nights earlier.

I watched this clip while rubbingmyownnipples in response.

FYI, they made fun of Time Warner Cable (TWC) with that logo. See http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r28708070- for the details especially http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r28710072- ...

I only have cable for its Internet since that is the only broadband and cheapest available in my cities (no DSL and FIOS even in my neighborhoods).

I already notice this on the internet. Like when you subscribe to one porn site, it ends up giving you membership to content you would rather not have. Why can't we all save money by buying only the porn we watch?

All you say is true, but I am not able to complain to individual channels or their overlord conglomerates. Why would they care what I say? The only people I can take my issue to is the cable provider. If the cable provider lost 50% of its subscribers due to annoying bundling, maybe the upstream folks would notice. Then they could articulate the problem, since they would lose money, too. I think it is pretty much the only choice we have.

We have 2 Internet+TV providers in town here. One is the traditional cable service the other is the old telephone company that added TV. I got rid of cable TV about a 3 years ago and increased my internet speed. Every time the cable company called to offer TV, I would always ask if I could select my own channels, they said no, and I asked them to call me back when they can. They always said bundling was upstream and I understood it, but it still doesn't excuse the practice.

I certainly am happy with Netflix right now.

Each time cable had to be turned off or adjusted, it always involved someone coming out to the alley. I would always have free cable for 5 to 90 days, depending, but that is probably back in the analog cable days and not if we are talking about the new digital cable boxes. Depends what tech you are using.

You can actually complain to the actual broadcasters. Its likely more effective than complaining to the cable companies, seeing as they actually have some say. Or you could complain to congressman and ask for bills forcing ala carte service. that would be effective.

If you haven't had cable service in three years than yeah a lot has changed. In my area, Comcast went all digital to reduce bandwidth used by their television service on their lines (which happily resulted in them doubling the speed on most of their internet packages as a result). Now if your bill is late (like 30 or 40 days late, not right away) of you decide to quit their service its off the same day. You just get an activation page on internet and the cable says "one moment please".

Are you seriously telling me that you would watch every show available on nextflix if you got it, there isn't content that your paying for that you don't want? How many episodes of Caillou would you be watching on hulu plus so that you could watch Community? you still end up paying for content you don't watch.

Wait, you guys have TV sets?

Why nipple rubbing?

BS argument: Netflix, you may for an all-in package. It's a real buffet.

Cable has some many tiers of service, it's a sickening fast food restaurant that stuffs rancid rotten meat in your salad.

Why not?

It's one thing to watch the odd show on a channel you don't usually give a crap about, it's quite another to be charged $10-$15 per channel for 7 other channels when all you want is HBO.

To use your example, you'd have to sign up for Netflix:PaintDrying, Netflix:BareWallPorn, and Netflix:QuantumMushroomSingsGaryJulesMadMadWorldOver-
AndOverOffKeyWhileWeShowYouAPictureOfCheezburgerCat just to watch Community.

Netflix you pay or a spattering of old content and movies. I did just limited basic cable and netflix for a while, and waited forever to see new doctor who episodes that had already aired 6 to 8 months prior. Rancid meat indeed.

10 to 15$ per channel? Seeing as you can get HBO with a limited basic package with Comcast, which is what 20 channels for about 20 bucks, plus 10 bucks a month for hbo, I'd say maybe your math is off. Even the premium channels aren't 10 to 15 dollars per channel, they come up to like 6 channels for 10 bucks.

Netflix doesn't ahve everything though. I wished Netflix had on demand payments and newer stuff like Amazon and iTunes. I don't like subscriptions for something I don't use often.

Also, OTA TV + Internet = FTW! Frak cable and satellite TV services.

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