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I'm looking for a theatre display again.....
nickbuol:
We watch "shows" too. I can't remember the last time I've watched live tv. It is always something recorded, or on Hulu. I set out to watch something that I want to watch and hate the dreaded "channel surfing."
Vigo:
So this is "extended basic" then? Regular ol' basic won't come with any of those channels. (And you probably already can get regular basic for free if you are hooked up to internet. AFAIK, Comcast doesn't filter basic channels, probably because it is only network TV and shopping channels.)
If you are mulling over a $79 package, you should take a peek at what speeds/rates are available for you for dsl. A few years ago, I was able to get the qwest (now centurylink) and direct tv package for that same price. The nice thing was I was able to get the dsl at a guaranteed forever price of around $50/mo after taxes. The direct tv package included about whatever I could think of except premium channels like HBO, which were on a 3 month trial. Direct TV came with dvr, so i didn't have to watch much for commercials as well.
The minute the contract on Direct TV expired, of course they jacked up the prices. I had no problem ditching them like an old tire. I still get my DSL (which i like better than my old comcast) for the same price.
Of course, if DSL in your neighborhood blows, then the whole deal blows.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Vigo on July 17, 2012, 03:34:00 pm ---Of course, if DSL in your neighborhood blows, then the whole deal blows.
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No DSL or FIOS available in my neighborhood. Cable is it for wired high speed.
shmokes:
DSL is retarded, literally. FIOS is in my neighborhood; it's all over the damned place in my neighborhood. But it's not precisely where I live yet, lol. And yeah . . . it's extended basic, I guess. All those channels I listed are listed on the ad they sent me.
Gray_Area:
--- Quote from: shmokes on July 17, 2012, 02:29:09 pm ---We recently got a thing in the mail from Comcast that says that we can upgrade from our current expensive, but fast internet-only plan ($69/mo) to the same fast internet plus basic cable for $79/mo. This is pretty tempting. $10/mo is nothing in exchange for A&E, AMC, Comedy Central, Cartoon Network, and especially ESPN (since that's the only thing that can't be pirated in a satisfying way). But I found myself terrified at the prospect of regaining TV. Cos since we haven't had cable/satellite or an antenna in years and years, we don't watch TV. We watch shows. It's like, "You want to watch Mad Men," or, "Wanna watch an episode of Breaking Bad before we go to bed?" But when you have TV, you sit down and watch TV. You don't necessarily have any idea what you're going to watch. You decide, first and foremost, that you're going to watch TV. Then you flip through 100 channels of garbage to look for something that isn't garbage. And if you don't find something, you generally just decide which piece of garbage is the least offensive and you watch that until something more appealing comes on.
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This reads like a comedy sketch. I'm reading it aloud in great fun.
All I need is a couple/few mbp bandwidth, and both cable and DSL offer that (actually at least 7mbp) for $30/mo. I can stream in one room, surf in another, torrent in another.....only two of those will I be doing at a time, and I'm the sole occupant. Life is good.
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