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re: LHN Struggling. Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.
Posted on 10/26/11 at 6:20 pm to WikiTiger
Posted on 10/26/11 at 6:20 pm to WikiTiger
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Also, this demonstrates how shitty the cable TV business model is for the consumer
yes indeed. for us old timers that remember when cable was introduced it has morped into the a very expensive enterprise. believe it or not, cable was first sold to us as programming w/o commercials; that's right our $5 or $6 bucks a month provided programming commercial free. that is probably where the business model originated. the one that viewership is not important; it was all about the number of subscribers. the cost of advertising, however, is most definately dependent on actual viewership (as it should be). we, as consumers, pay both costs and the cable monopolies continue to operate in a competitive vacuum. in the future, i cannot see this model surviving. given a choice, why do i have to pay for seemingly endless channels in a foreign language and about 50 channels that i never watch? sure, i pay thru the nose now, but i'm jumping off of this ship the minute an acceptable alternative is available. this is one industry that sorely needs competitors from a cost and from a service standpoint. oh, and i don't want to pay one damn penny for tejas U. programming even if they have a great volleyball team (or all the other wonderful sports progamming they offer).
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Posted on 10/26/11 at 9:40 pm to LSU GrandDad
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but i'm jumping off of this ship the minute an acceptable alternative is available.
I jumped off the ship almost 2 years ago and never looked back.
Saving over $80 per month not having cable, and really don't miss it. Got a nice antenna installed on my roof that gives me about 20 broadcast channels in my area, most in HD, all for free.
The internet and Netflix supplement the over the air TV that I receive.
Cable is not worth it. Cut the cord if you can. The more people that do this now, the faster the industry will reform itself.
This post was edited on 10/26/11 at 9:41 pm
Posted on 10/26/11 at 9:46 pm to kilo
FUTEXAS
Posted on 10/27/11 at 5:36 am to LSU1860
By the way.
DON'T FORGET TO CALL YOUR CABLE OR SATELLITE PROVIDER!!!
:beatdeadhorse:
DON'T FORGET TO CALL YOUR CABLE OR SATELLITE PROVIDER!!!
:beatdeadhorse:
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