

newview

Ex .. Ex .. Exactly

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join:2001-10-01

Parsonsburg, MD newview Premium Member The writing is on the wall The cable TV industry has brought this on themselves. The number of subscribers will continue to decline, sometimes by small amounts & sometimes by large amounts, but continue it will. The only thing that will reverse the trend is massive subscription cuts or à la carte pricing.



It's just a matter of time now until it happens.



dvd536

as Mr. Pink as they come

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join:2001-04-27

Phoenix, AZ dvd536 Premium Member Re: The writing is on the wall only thing keeping me: live NFL games and the fact of 'same day they air' on lesser watched channels[e.g. HGTV]

BiggA

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join:2005-11-23

Central CT BiggA to newview

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It's the content owners. They are screwing the cable companies, who are turning around and screwing the consumer.

InvalidError

join:2008-02-03 1 edit InvalidError Member Re: The writing is on the wall You forgot the TV network/channel operators.



Content producers/owners screw network/channel operators, operators screw cable/satellite/telco/etc. and then they screw end-users.



To fix this, governments will need to regulate how content owners/producers license their stuff to whoever wants it since it is unlikely the industry will behave itself any other way.

BiggA

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join:2005-11-23

Central CT ·Cox HSI

ARRIS SB6141

Asus RT-AC68

BiggA Premium Member Re: The writing is on the wall Not necessarily the rates, but forcing de-bundling would cause a rapid collapse of much of the industry, which would be a REALLY good thing. It would basically be applying the free market to the content, allowing competition between channels, and ultimately delivering much higher quality content.

hescominsoon

join:2003-02-18

Brunswick, MD hescominsoon Member cord cutting is a misnomer unless you go wireless only. I cancelled all tv from comcast two years ago and am internet only with them. When my basic cable and first tier internet surpassed 120/month that's when i claled up comcast and cancelled all services. They responded with BLast! for 45/month....which i took. I get all of my "tv" from amazon prime, netflix and other places online.



buzz_4_20

join:2003-09-20

Biddeford, ME (Software) Sophos UTM Home Edition

Ruckus R310

buzz_4_20 Member I know I cut the cord The pricing was far too much for entertainment for me YEARS AGO.



As long as I have internet, and a subscription to watch the quality shows I choose (without commercials) I NEVER see a reason to go back.



The only time I really miss cable is during the Superbowl and when I have to stay home sick. Other than that it's a waste of time. There's such little quality programming and so many useless channels.



And if the content isn't bad enough the ads are absurd. Try getting some time away from advertizing for a few weeks, then come back and take a good look at it.

You'd see just how absurd it is, trying to sell crap to solve problems that don't exist, wasting your time, money and resources.



Brian_M

join:2004-06-19

Manchester, GA ·Charter

2 recommendations Brian_M Member Re: I know I cut the cord said by buzz_4_20: Try getting some time away from advertizing for a few weeks, then come back and take a good look at it.



What I learned is that TV really didn't offer me any life improvement. Cutting it made a rather drastic improvement in my quality of life, just because I wouldn't sit my asz on the couch and flip channels for 3 hours. Even now when I spend all day at home, chances are good that the TV will remain off for all but 2~3 hours. I'd rather be physically engaged, and baring that I've gotten back into reading ~ which is FAR more entertaining than anything I've seen on a screen in many, many years.



But, my wife and I are unicorns. We don't Really exist.... That was the very reason why I never made it through an Aereo trial. My wife and I used to watch the "news" in the mornings before heading out the door, cut TV services (and are out of range for OTA for all but 3 months of the year) almost 2 years ago and decided to give it a try again. I timed it, 43 minutes we had one of the stations on, and they played commercials for 35 of those minutes. The other 8 minutes of "news" were chittering and clucking by the people on screen.What I learned is that TV really didn't offer me any life improvement. Cutting it made a rather drastic improvement in my quality of life, just because I wouldn't sit my asz on the couch and flip channels for 3 hours. Even now when I spend all day at home, chances are good that the TV will remain off for all but 2~3 hours. I'd rather be physically engaged, and baring that I've gotten back into reading ~ which is FAR more entertaining than anything I've seen on a screen in many, many years.But, my wife and I are unicorns. We don't Really exist....

ncbill

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join:2007-01-23

Winston Salem, NC ncbill to buzz_4_20

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Where in the U.S. is the Superbowl not broadcast over-the-air?



buzz_4_20

join:2003-09-20

Biddeford, ME buzz_4_20 Member Re: I know I cut the cord When you live in the middle of nowhere and don't have a 50' tall antenna.



cableties

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join:2005-01-27 cableties Premium Member Unsustainable... -Rental fee increases

-Poor support

-Channel flipping, moving

-Service interruptions

-Redundant channels

-Advertising and marketing revenue waste



What used to be $15/month for basic is now over $40 (fees, taxes, etc).

Notice all include only 3 tiers of "separation" (Basic, HD, Extreme) then PPV channels (like ShoTime, HBO, ESPN...)

Average package with phone, net, HDTV is $75mnth (typically a year or two commitment). Others admit it can be $100-$150/mnth in no time with packages, speeds, channels.



Want to know another cordcutter reason: economics. unemployment. housing bust. family. health. region climate (yeah, about those tornadoes...sad)

bookertdub

join:2012-10-08

San Diego, CA ·Charter

bookertdub Member Is it really cord cutting if... you still have the cord with internet from the same cable/telco provider? I mean more often than not, pay tv & internet runs on the same line. I guess my point is to truly cut the cord from a true technological standpoint, wouldn't one have to go with a WISP or some really expensive mifi service?



OTA FTW

@cae.com OTA FTW Anon Re: Is it really cord cutting if... No you could always put up an HDTV antenna and be 100% cord free for your TV. Dozens of free over-the-air OTA channels in most US cities



anonuser897

@204.108.96.x anonuser897 Anon Re: Is it really cord cutting if... agree... lots and good shows too

pappy97

join:2007-03-12

Dallas, TX pappy97 to OTA FTW

Member to OTA FTW

said by OTA FTW : No you could always put up an HDTV antenna and be 100% cord free for your TV. Dozens of free over-the-air OTA channels in most US cities



And I agree with bookertdub: it's not really cutting the cord if you still get internet from a cable/telco provider. The point remains that by far most people who say they are cutting the cord still have internet from a cable or telco providers. I'm sure there are people going down to OTA only with no internet at home at all, but those are few and far between.And I agree with bookertdub: it's not really cutting the cord if you still get internet from a cable/telco provider.

TheRogueX

join:2003-03-26

Springfield, MO TheRogueX Member Re: Is it really cord cutting if... The phrase "cord cutting" is tied to traditional television delivery services. If you want to be extremely specific, satellite TV is included in that, and it's "wireless."



Notfair123

@army.mil Notfair123 to pappy97

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how else would you get internet?



Yucca Servic

join:2012-11-27

Rio Rancho, NM 2 edits Yucca Servic Member Cord removal At our end we are sure feeling the fallout from the cord cutters. New subs that join us are from Comcast, Centurlink and Cable One. It's the best years we ever had.

Some of these folks are so unsatisfied with the hype on the net moving in to our city won't even

sign up with one of the big providers.



The people we sign up are just fed up with rate increases, poor customer service, outages and more.



And by the way the ads on TV, Radio just make me sick. 90% of the ads I see on a daily basis

make the Internet sales seem desperate. All Comcast "Xfinity" all the time.



YUCK!