 tshirtPremium,MVM
join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
kudos:3
 ·Comcast
| The linked articles point out.. That the portland/SW washington increase of 2.3% is less than the local inflation rate of 2.5%. so that doesn't seem so horrible.
On the other hand, one of the "improvements" they tout for my area transitioning to all digital is 15 new channels including THE JEWELERY CHANNEL...WTF? there are a number of reasons people stick with limited basic, quite a few of them are the economics of CATV, but the last thing on earth we need is the FRICKEN' JEWELERY CHANNEL.
If these shopping channels are so important why don't they pay for the HD fee, so we can really see the crap they are offering (should we be stupid enough to watch       ) |
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| hey - mama bear loves the jewlery channel. not everyone who watches tv posts on the internet. |
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | reply to tshirt
Usually, channels like the shopping channel, & the jewelry channel, the religious channels like EWTN, etc pay the ISPs to carry them instead of the other way around. That is why so many of these junk channels are in the lineup.
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tshirtPremium,MVM
join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
kudos:3 Reviews:
·Comcast
| yeah I know they are freebies, or even the revenue that makes limited basic almost free, my 2 points were
throw in the HD it makes those channels more effective and would be a finally selling point for everyone to have some CATV (once it's in the house upgrades are MORE likely. )
and don't pretend to the rest of us this is some fantasic new bonus.
this is for shopoholics (those that "SHOP" compulsively and sometimes buy )
Mama bear can watch all she wants |
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 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
kudos:7 | reply to Linklist
said by Linklist:Usually, channels like the shopping channel, & the jewelry channel, the religious channels like EWTN, etc pay the ISPs to carry them instead of the other way around. That is why so many of these junk channels are in the lineup.
Perhaps then they shouldn't talk about the cost of programming going up and then immediately refer to adding ShopNBC to the lineup like they did in the press release Karl quoted. |
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