----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 1:16
PM
Subject: RE: [Sndbox] Name that
tune...
I pay $89 a month. That includes
HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, TMC, Starz, IMC and all the extra channels of the
above. (i. e. 8 channels of HBO, 12 starz, etc) Plus of course,
the basic channels, the 30+music channels and the sports channels.
(Still for the $89) That is *not* counting pay per view channels, of
which we have access to about 60 normal ones and about a dozen perverted
ones.
This same number of channels through the
local cable company would be approx $125 a month, not including high speed
internet if we wanted it. We had cable internet before DSL was
available. I've been extremely more satisfied with the reliability of
the DSL than the reliability and speed of the cable.
However, cable is not "dead". In
many instances it is preferable to satellite. Particularly if you live
in a neighborhood with numerous tall buildings that will block the
signal. It has its place. But for our purposes, we have had both,
and satellite wins hands down. Our picture is far superior than anything
put out by the local cable company including the digital
boxes.
Charles
Mims
In a message dated 11/2/2003 2:01:36 PM Eastern
Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yes, the primary reason for our
switch is that the equivalent in programming through the local cable company
is $20 more expensive than what I pay monthly to direct TV. Now, yes,
I had to pay the initial outlay for the equipment, but I have long ago paid
for that in the savings from the monthly fees. Jackie mentioned she
gets 700 channels on her cable. It's nothing like that here.
Cable users get significantly less channels (not counting pay per view or
VOD) than satellite users. I recognize it's not like that in every
cable market, but it is here.
