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Cable TV Prices UP!!!

Katcat1 — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:27:59 GMT

Are they crazy? Oh, yes, they are introducing streaming. First you pay for the channel and then pay for the individual shows you stream. No, thank you. My bill has gone up $40. That is totally ridiculous. I have to call them to make changes or cancel. I will have to go with Direct TV satellite and like it. We don't have many choices but cable prices are totally too high.

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phoenixbrd — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:58:46 GMT

Yes, we cut the cable and are streaming....couldn't be happier. Outrageous prices that just got worse every year.

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grandma r — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:41:00 GMT

@Katcat1. Cable prices are outrageous!!! We only have 1 cable company for our area and they charge whatever they want. Our last bill even had a $13 charge to "offset supply chain issues". Gimme a break, it's nothing more than legal thievery.

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Laura14 — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:52:33 GMT

@grandma r wrote:
@Katcat1. Cable prices are outrageous!!! We only have 1 cable company for our area and they charge whatever they want. Our last bill even had a $13 charge to "offset supply chain issues". Gimme a break, it's nothing more than legal thievery.

@grandma r Supply chain issues? What are they transporting to beam in ABC? We got rid of videotape years ago.

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Porcelain — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:56:14 GMT

I cut the cord and haven't looked back. I didn't want to fund cable tv channels whose values I considered abhorent, which is what I was doing back when I had cable.

Internet only. Cable's just an expensive con, IMO. Now I can stream and fund only the content and services I approve of, or feel neutral about.

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Toppers3 — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 01:14:12 GMT

@phoenixbrd wrote:
Yes, we cut the cable and are streaming....couldn't be happier. Outrageous prices that just got worse every year.

We pick and chose what we want to stream, too.

We stopped watching cable years ago. It was an expense that we could no longer afford, and it was just getting more and more expensive for us.

Plus, we didn't have many choices regarding cable companies to choose from, and the service would go out regularly.

From my understanding, not much has changed in my area regarding cable choices and service so we're not missing much of anything.

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proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 01:26:10 GMT

We have cable, internet and phone bundled. Called for a discount and had it cut in half. I like diversity offered on tv so I have options.

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qvcaddition — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 01:42:52 GMT

I negotiated with them and got 50.00 off each month. Still high, so when this contract up, I will just stream. Not much I like on TV anymore, and I stream alot. I remember when it was 35.00 in the 70,S. Before internet.

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shoesnbags — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 02:26:58 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
We have cable, internet and phone bundled. Called for a discount and had it cut in half. I like diversity offered on tv so I have options.

@proudlyfromNJ

Which cable company is this? None of the companies in our area do that kind of discount just because you ask - bundle or no bundle. We were Cox customers for years and now have an AT&T bundle. They're all thieves in my experience.

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proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 02:38:48 GMT

@shoesnbags wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
We have cable, internet and phone bundled. Called for a discount and had it cut in half. I like diversity offered on tv so I have options.
@proudlyfromNJ
Which cable company is this? None of the companies in our area do that kind of discount just because you ask - bundle or no bundle. We were Cox customers for years and now have an AT&T bundle. They're all thieves in my experience.

@shoesnbags We’ve had the same company since cable came out even though it got bought by others over time. It’s Optimum now. We have asked for a discount for years and they always said no. Well, this time it was different and cut in half. I think they are losing customers because of all the other ways to watch tv that people don’t need cable anymore.

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pdlinda — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 02:52:43 GMT

@shoesnbags I have a Cox bundle here in Phx. Been with them for over 20 years. They discounted my bundle (cable/internet) by over $60/month.

This week I got a $7. 00 raise in my bill so I called Cox. They were able to shave $2.50 off the raise and I was offered a 2 yr contract to keep my monthly bill as it is. I'm thinking about it. I have hesitation about signing a contract but I'll probably do it to retain my monthly rate.

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Katcat1 — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 03:41:16 GMT

@qvcaddition If you are not hooked up to cable how are you able to stream?

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Pezzie — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 04:33:33 GMT

@Katcat1 Cable provides you TV, Internet and phone if you want. Getting rid of cable means only the TV part. You still have internet service and that is what you stream with.

We got rid of cable two years ago and kept only internet and phone, because cel service is very poor where we are. Wished we had ditched cable sooner. We only stream now. There are lots of options out there, look into it. You might be able to save some $$$.

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Katcat1 — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 05:06:36 GMT

@Pezzie Okay, you saved Internet and can stream from there but when you watch a program is it on your TV or Internet? I know nothing about streaming so I hope you don't mind me asking you about it.

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Pezzie — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 05:13:20 GMT

@Katcat1 All the shows I watch is on the TV, although I could watch it on my iPad if I wanted to. I like watching on the bigger TV screen.

If you decide to stream, you will have to subscribe to streaming services, such as Netflix, or Peacock, Disney, Hulu etc. Depends on what you like to watch. If you have a newer TV a lot of the streaming apps are preloaded on to the TV and you just have to log in to those apps with your credentials and then you can start streaming.

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Katcat1 — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 05:19:09 GMT

@Pezzie Your TV has to be hooked up to something like an antenna if you don't have cable.

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decaf — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 07:33:31 GMT

@Katcat1 You can have an antenna, it might get you some local channels, but you don't need it to stream. You subscribe to streaming networks like Hulu, Netflix,etc., just like you'd subscribe to a cable company.

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Laura14 — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 09:04:57 GMT

@Katcat1 Just like you log into this forum, you log into the app on the smart tv by typing your username and password with your remote. You have letters on the numbers just like the telephone. From there, it's literally point and click just like the internet. Very easy. Basically a smart tv becomes a big iPad or computer screen.

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CelticCrafter — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 14:40:11 GMT

@grandma r wrote:
@Katcat1. Cable prices are outrageous!!! We only have 1 cable company for our area and they charge whatever they want. Our last bill even had a $13 charge to "offset supply chain issues". Gimme a break, it's nothing more than legal thievery.

Supply chain issues? WTH are they having a hard time getting - pixels?

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SeaMaiden — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 14:53:22 GMT

What has not gone up? Everything has gone up.