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mixdup

join:2003-06-28

Atlanta, GA 12.8 1.0

mixdup Member lame street journal I don't even get why he had to point out the "technicality" of the Cable Act. Every single cable provider (and satellite, for that matter) is more than happy to sell you HBO if you have any level of service. He makes it out as if you normally have to have the highest tier to get HBO. The only actual catch is you have to get some kind of decoding device to watch it.

matcarl

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join:2007-03-09

Franklin Square, NY matcarl Premium Member Re: lame street journal Correct, why is this even a story? As long as someone has Broadcast Basic, they can subscribe to any premium channel they want. But Broadcast Basic is not that cheap anymore, running from $15-20 a month depending on the provider. dfxmatt

join:2007-08-21

Crystal Lake, IL 1 recommendation dfxmatt Member Re: lame street journal Please. This is about par for the WSJ for the past 5 years - being behind, out of date, completely misleading, shoddy journalism. I thought people knew that by now? TBBroadband

join:2012-10-26

Fremont, OH TBBroadband Member Re: lame street journal and yet other "news" sites pay to access their stories. Very rare do they have something that's good and actually up to date.

anonome

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said by matcarl: why is this even a story? ...'cause it's funny? BiggA

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True. It's new that they're actually marketing it that way, but it's definitely not unbundled from cable... it IS cable. JBT

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join:2002-12-06

Tucson, AZ JBT Premium Member Some pretty close deals out there though I was able to get Blast! Internet + HBO for $49.95 a few months ago on Comcast. Its a promotion sure but its pretty good. I think it goes to $59 in 6 months and HBO stays on once the promo price is up.



I'm on the digital economy tier which is essentially Basic + HBO. With the speed I get from Blast !+ which is 50mbps/10mbps IMO its pretty much like I'm getting basic and HBO for free.

RRedline

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join:2002-05-15

USA RRedline Premium Member Re: Some pretty close deals out there though I have something similar. I called Comcast about two months ago to cancel TV and just keep Internet, but they gave me a promotional rate on basic TV (but with HBO) and upgraded my Internet speeds. I think I pay around $70 per month now for both.



For those who just want to save some money, it might be worth a shot calling your provider and ask about cancelling TV. Comcast was more than willing to give me a promotional rate to keep me as a TV subscriber. I really think they are just desperate to keep their reported subscriber numbers as high as possible. RokHed

join:2000-09-09

Pennsville, NJ RokHed Member USTV Or get the USTV android app and watch HBO, Showtime and Cinamax for free. My phone uses a $30 adapter and plays on my big screen.

SysOp

join:2001-04-18

Atlanta, GA SysOp Member Re: USTV Free as in bootleg. You are an idiot. RokHed

join:2000-09-09

Pennsville, NJ RokHed Member Re: USTV No Free in as a Free app on Google play. But thanks for chiming in. Who has HBO for free? But thanks for the name calling. You have shown what type of person you think you are.. LOL @ you

anonome

@verizon.net anonome Anon Wow! ...what-a-deal!! Actually, though, if they'd drop HBO from the "deal" and the $15 it costs--thus reducing the bill to, like, $25 [initial, trial period--for a year; plus taxes & fees obviously], then I'd like it much better. (HBO, no-go) JBT

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Tucson, AZ JBT Premium Member Re: Wow! ...what-a-deal!! Honestly I agree. I have watch HBO MAYBE twice... I will watch it when Game of Thrones comes back on, but I really don't watch much TV in general. Matt7

join:2001-01-02

Columbus, OH Matt7 Member You can do the same with MOST modern providers..

Even with TWC .. You can drop to Basic service and add HBO -- as long as you have a Digital set top box..



Same with Uverse -- I can get the 'locals' and add HBO (or any of the movie packages) ..

fg8578

join:2009-04-26

San Antonio, TX fg8578 Member Disappointed The headline was click-bait, pure and simple. I expect better from the WSJ. elray

join:2000-12-16

Santa Monica, CA elray Member Pot, Kettle In the world of "real" journalism (per Senator Feinstein), writers don't pen the headline, that is left to the editors.



Peers is trying to articulate that he isn't paying for "cable" channels, which is what most people "pay" for, in markets where broadcast channels are free OTA, while championing a favorite topic here, unbundled and unleashed premium IP streaming services. your comment..

