Community Chat

[JaneMarple]

I'm not too sure if this is a good thing.

It's official: AT&T and Time Warner have agreed to a $85-billion deal in one of the biggest media co...

The move will help AT&T expand beyond wireless and Internet service into programming. Time Warner is the parent of CNN, TNT, HBO, Warner Bros., and other channels and websites.

The deal will be subject to a review by government regulators that could take more than a year.

[Texussgal]

Wow, they are buying up all the "little" cable providers.  I don't know about the rest of you, but I discovered that we are paying WELL over $300 a month for TV and phone.  I think that is waaay too much.  We don't have smartphones or iphones either.  And, we also do not have the package with a lot of TV stations either.  Anyone have any suggestions?  I feel that is really too high, especially since we are on a fixed income. 

[proudlyfromNJ]

We pay 175.00 for cable,Internet and house phone.

[GSPgirl]

I pay $120.00 for AT&T Uverse TV and Internet.  No home phone.  I'm concerned that their customer service will be awful, if they buy Time Warner.  I left them because they were so rude.  We are getting high speed fiber from AT&T and Google Fiber at the end of the year.  I hope the competition hold costs down.  

[GCR18]

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@proudlyfromNJ wrote:

We pay 175.00 for cable,Internet and house phone.

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I have this and a tracfone.  I pay $150 a month.  I use dish for the tv.
 

[itsmagic]

I have AT&T. It will probably mean my bill will go up so they can pay for this deal!

[MyGirlsMom]

@GCR18 O/T

please tell me what your orange ribbon signifies, thank you. 

[MyGirlsMom]

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@GSPgirl wrote:

I pay $120.00 for AT&T Uverse TV and Internet.  No home phone.  I'm concerned that their customer service will be awful, if they buy Time Warner.  I left them because they were so rude.  We are getting high speed fiber from AT&T and Google Fiber at the end of the year.  I hope the competition hold costs down.  

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Sadly, if they keep buying up companies, there won't be anymore competition. 

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[Snowpuppy]

I was at the car dealersip watching CNBC discuss the purchase. The color drained from their faces!

It's believed cable tv will eventually become internet streaming and/or you'll be able to get a concierge package of cable packages with limited channels to suit your taste. 

Of course, that means less ad dollars for them to pay these schmucks.

I cut the cord. I bought a Mohu Leaf antenna with 50 mile range for $65  at Best Buy. Even as rural as I live, I get 12 local broadcast stations. All for free in HD. 

[cherry]

It will be like the Bell network once again