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Mount Airy, MD | Yikes The average bill is just south of $150? Eeek!
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| $148 average subscriber bill ..... It's funny how people cry about a $148 triple play (high def on multiple tv's, DVR service, wireless high speed internet and unlimited nationwide home phone service) that multiple family members use everyday throughout their home day after day but have no issues paying for a $200+ monthly unlimited smart phone bill. If you are not living beyond your means and understand that complaining about something to get a reduction in price is not the what you really need to do. What needs to happen is get a grasp on your budget and realize that the cable bill (or satellite, or Uverse ...) is your best bang for the buck at @ $5 per day for (in our case) 2 adults and 3 children which equals @ $1 per day per person for 3 services. I've never even blinked at the price of the cable bill due to the fact that at $5 per day I could not even leave the house with our family of five and go to dinner, the movies, the beach, to a park .... for anywhere close to $5 for the day (gas would be at least 2x that). But then again, I don't expect companies to reduce their prices for their services so I can spend that money somewhere else. |
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| Absolutely. People get so used to the introductory prices on TV, they forget that theyre introductory.
Lets rewind the clock back to the dialup days. TV bill, 2 phones lines, seperate long distance, AOL bill, probably more than $150 / mo lol |
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I pay $45/mo for my unlimited smartphone bill, and that includes all taxes and fees. I'm on the GSM Galaxy Nexus, so not a shoddy phone, either.
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| said by Cabal:I pay $45/mo for my unlimited smartphone bill, and that includes all taxes and fees. I'm on the GSM Galaxy Nexus, so not a shoddy phone, either.
Understood, but now multiply that $45 cell phone bill for 1 person x 5 people (2 adults and 3 young adults) and now your at $225 for a cell phone bill. Even though you have a good price, you're paying 70% more for a one service cell phone bill as you are for a three service cable bill. |
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| Cutting the cord It's funny how people will "cut the cord", well at least in their eyes to "save" money which ends up being less than $50-$100 per month. You still have to pay for a descent speed internet package, Netflix accounts, Roku's, routers ...., network it all together and instruct everyone how to use it and deal with all the quirks that goes along with it not to mention not having everything you had with the providers. All of this to save $50 per month after having to pay for everything??? Sorry but my time is worth more than $50 monthly, thats time I could be pulling some extra hours at work or playing with my family at a park. |
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Re: $148 average subscriber bill ..... said by ITALIAN926:Absolutely. People get so used to the introductory prices on TV, they forget that theyre introductory.
Lets rewind the clock back to the dialup days. TV bill, 2 phones lines, seperate long distance, AOL bill, probably more than $150 / mo lol
Thats right. I know people right now still paying the phone company over $80 monthly for just phone service with nationwide long distance. I have never thought of my cable bill as a luxury due to the fact that it really is a small price to pay for all of the service that it provides us here at my home. |
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said by The Truth:What needs to happen is get a grasp on your budget and realize that the cable bill (or satellite, or Uverse ...) is your best bang for the buck at @ $5 per day for (in our case) 2 adults and 3 children which equals @ $1 per day per person for 3 services. It's a decent way to think about it. Now think ahead.
What happens when the three children leave, you and the spouse retire, and it's just the two of you on half of your former income?
Reduce your cable bill by 50-60% and try to remain satisfied with what's left.
(This exercise doesn't count the fact that cable bills rise at about twice the rate of inflation.)
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Longport, NJ
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said by The Truth:It's funny how people cry about a $148 triple play (high def on multiple tv's, DVR service, wireless high speed internet and unlimited nationwide home phone service) that multiple family members use everyday throughout their home day after day but have no issues paying for a $200+ monthly unlimited smart phone bill. If you are not living beyond your means and understand that complaining about something to get a reduction in price is not the what you really need to do. What needs to happen is get a grasp on your budget and realize that the cable bill (or satellite, or Uverse ...) is your best bang for the buck at @ $5 per day for (in our case) 2 adults and 3 children which equals @ $1 per day per person for 3 services. I've never even blinked at the price of the cable bill due to the fact that at $5 per day I could not even leave the house with our family of five and go to dinner, the movies, the beach, to a park .... for anywhere close to $5 for the day (gas would be at least 2x that). But then again, I don't expect companies to reduce their prices for their services so I can spend that money somewhere else.
That is the way I look at the bill. A lot of entertainment value at a very low price. 2 nights out a month for 2 with a movie, dinner, drinks costs much more than a month of cable tv.
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Re: Cutting the cord Your time is worth money so you work more to sit through hours of commercials? |
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Re: $148 average subscriber bill ..... said by funchords:said by The Truth:What needs to happen is get a grasp on your budget and realize that the cable bill (or satellite, or Uverse ...) is your best bang for the buck at @ $5 per day for (in our case) 2 adults and 3 children which equals @ $1 per day per person for 3 services. It's a decent way to think about it. Now think ahead. What happens when the three children leave, you and the spouse retire, and it's just the two of you on half of your former income? Reduce your cable bill by 50-60% and try to remain satisfied with what's left. (This exercise doesn't count the fact that cable bills rise at about twice the rate of inflation.) I understand your point. My thought process would be to reduce some of the services that are not needed anymore since we have a smaller household (HBO, Cinemax, top tier internet service - things the kids enjoyed) and enjoy the services that we need at that point. After doing that I would be still be satisfied due to the fact that we have lived within our means for years, worked hard, saved and invested money along the way and a $150 cable bill (at that point in the future) is not a strapping bill and we are still living within our means. |
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| forest for the trees apparently broadband caps don't prevent consumers from getting rid of video services. also the anti-competitive rise in prices and non-existent discounts are what is forcing consumers to cut back on services.. and the FIRST to go is video... Comcast faces two competitors which refuse to compete.. AT&T with their pitiful dsl technology and Verizon which signed a non-compete pact with Comcast sold millions of subscribers out for a few profitable frequencies. one or more of the big 3 companies will have to be broken up for things to change (or at least it's looking more and more like this is the only solution). |
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Re: Cutting the cord said by Wilsdom:Your time is worth money so you work more to sit through hours of commercials?
No. I work, come home and play with my family and fast forward through the commercials on my DVR after getting our kids to bed. The tv does not even come on in our house until after 8pm and thanks to our HDDVR we don't miss a show and fast forward through commercials. |
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| impressive I tried getting broadband with comcast, but it was so much more expensive than AT&T that I didn't even bother.
It's that much more impressive to see them gain so many customers considering the lack of decent pricing. |
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Re: $148 average subscriber bill ..... Just because the smart phone is overpriced doesn't mean $2000 per year for cable is cheap. And at least the smart phone provides functionality, while all the worthless channels, the DVR, and the obsolete land-line are of little to no value. |
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Circle Pines, MN
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Re: Cutting the cord said by The Truth:It's funny how people will "cut the cord", well at least in their eyes to "save" money which ends up being less than $50-$100 per month. You still have to pay for a descent speed internet package, Netflix accounts, Roku's, routers ...., network it all together and instruct everyone how to use it and deal with all the quirks that goes along with it not to mention not having everything you had with the providers. All of this to save $50 per month after having to pay for everything??? Sorry but my time is worth more than $50 monthly, thats time I could be pulling some extra hours at work or playing with my family at a park.
I cut the cord and won't go back. Cable is great for the first year, it then turns into nothing but crap you have already seen. Ghost hunting on the History channel? Come on.
Netflix for $8 a month does it for me. We have an antenna but I cannot stand to watch commercials anymore. (something you pay cable for also?)
Also, my 5 year old has no issue navigating the LG Smart TV, ROKU, Sony Media Player, or Xbox. The only quirk is if internet goes down but that is very seldom.
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Re: forest for the trees said by tmc8080:apparently broadband caps don't prevent consumers from getting rid of video services. also the anti-competitive rise in prices and non-existent discounts are what is forcing consumers to cut back on services.. I believe why people are cutting back on services is from a lack of self control with their finances. Everyone is up in arms in regards to this bad economy but were living pretty good up until the point it collapsed. This country puts a lot of emphasis on education and degrees but virtually nothing on being smart financially. You do not need to be a millionaire to afford these services as long as you keep your needs and wants in perspective. I do not agree with the argument about these providers raising their fees and the "I need it cheaper" mentality. How about not blaming the providers but blame yourself when you can't afford a $.30 per person / per day entertainment package. |
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Re: $148 average subscriber bill ..... "This exercise doesn't count the fact that cable bills rise at about twice the rate of inflation."
Yeap, my 2.5 percent merit increase was just cancelled (hospital wide so no one at my place of work gets anymore money).
The bottom line is through channel bundling content holders like Disney can extort more money through carriage extortion. For those lucky enough to make enough to keep pace with the hikes, I'm happy for ya. Many wages are not keeping up and full time jobs are being replaced by PRN jobs in my field and wages in many cases are being driven down.
For me, I guess I can still afford it but decided a few years ago that the value is not there. That it was no longer worth paying a thousand dollars a year just to watch TV. OTA more then satisfies my occasional use of the TV. |
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