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vernacular_lifeWe're in the midst of a massive TV service provider overhaul in our house.
Currently, we have Millennium Cable as our Cable and internet provider.
Who's Millennium? EXACTLY.
Our neighborhood is a small bubble* that isn't part of the Comcast Monopoly, and that IS a bad thing. We're paying $160 (should be $120, but the promotion that we're on expired) for internet, 1 HD DVR, one cable box (free), and nearly all of the channels. Our bill actually goes up if we drop all movie channels except for HBO. AND we have no on-demand. And only HD networks and movie channels (no Discovery, Food, TNT, etc)
Plus their service sucks the big one, BUT we can't just drop Millennium as a whole....we can't get DSL or any other internet in our 'hood. SO, dialup?
We ordered Directv (install is in 2 weeks), but have second thoughts about it (the ol' $$$ issue). And again,we're still beholden to the crappy cable company for internet, which will probably jump to $100/month because we won't have any other services with them.
To be honest, we only watch about 3 cable channels: CNN, the weather channel, HBO. I'll watch food, bravo, discovery, A&E, TLC and Judd watches Spike for the Ultimate Fighter stuff. We can get nearly all shows that we like from Xbox marketplace or itunes or other websites if we had to/wanted to. BUT just getting 3 channels isn't an option, thus we have 80 channels of crap. At least with Directv, you can program the remote and menu guide to not show the channels that you never watch (I'm thinking of you, QVC!)
ooooho Fios, please come my way**
*If/when we move, having a 'hood that has cable competition is a serious item of consideration
**our county has approved FIOS, but Verizon has no plans to install fiber in our area any time soon. I call monthly, and they say "not this month!"
Currently, we have Millennium Cable as our Cable and internet provider.
Who's Millennium? EXACTLY.
Our neighborhood is a small bubble* that isn't part of the Comcast Monopoly, and that IS a bad thing. We're paying $160 (should be $120, but the promotion that we're on expired) for internet, 1 HD DVR, one cable box (free), and nearly all of the channels. Our bill actually goes up if we drop all movie channels except for HBO. AND we have no on-demand. And only HD networks and movie channels (no Discovery, Food, TNT, etc)
Plus their service sucks the big one, BUT we can't just drop Millennium as a whole....we can't get DSL or any other internet in our 'hood. SO, dialup?
We ordered Directv (install is in 2 weeks), but have second thoughts about it (the ol' $$$ issue). And again,we're still beholden to the crappy cable company for internet, which will probably jump to $100/month because we won't have any other services with them.
To be honest, we only watch about 3 cable channels: CNN, the weather channel, HBO. I'll watch food, bravo, discovery, A&E, TLC and Judd watches Spike for the Ultimate Fighter stuff. We can get nearly all shows that we like from Xbox marketplace or itunes or other websites if we had to/wanted to. BUT just getting 3 channels isn't an option, thus we have 80 channels of crap. At least with Directv, you can program the remote and menu guide to not show the channels that you never watch (I'm thinking of you, QVC!)
ooooho Fios, please come my way**
*If/when we move, having a 'hood that has cable competition is a serious item of consideration
**our county has approved FIOS, but Verizon has no plans to install fiber in our area any time soon. I call monthly, and they say "not this month!"
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Date: 2007-02-06 06:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-06 07:04 pm (UTC)I keep trying with a lot of the DSL people to see if they'll realize that we need service. I've tried to get my neighbors to do the same but many are 60+ with no internet....
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Date: 2007-02-06 07:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-06 07:27 pm (UTC)How a company gets away with charging you $40 for something one day and $70 after you cancel other services boggles my mind.