Orrex
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Fri Mar-06-09 05:25 PM
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Aside from corporate greed... |
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Is there any reason why we don't have full a la carte selection when it comes to our cable/satellite channel lineup? Why, for instance, must I pay for 65 Classic Golf channels just so that I can get Noggin to let my kids watch Blue's Clues?
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Fri Mar-06-09 05:26 PM
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1. Um, there is no "aside from" in what you're proposing. |
Orrex
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Fri Mar-06-09 06:40 PM
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2. Sadly, that was my suspicion |
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When I asked Comcast about it, they said something about "the technology's not yet workable," which I immediately recognized as complete bullshit.
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Fri Mar-06-09 06:47 PM
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3. Well you know that if they eventuallly do offer a la carte service, |
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they'll soak us for each station, add fees for the "convenience," and we'll somehow end up paying even more.
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Orrex
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Fri Mar-06-09 10:03 PM
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I'm going to build my time machine, go back into the past, and prevent Comcast's parents from ever meeting.
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Fri Mar-06-09 06:50 PM
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4. we should have free cable access to the government channels |
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It really pisses me off how much I would have to pay to get the 3 C-Span channels.
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Orrex
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Fri Mar-06-09 10:02 PM
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5. Yeah--WTF is that about? |
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We used to have CSPAN1 and 2 on basic cable, until they moved 2 up to channel 184. When I called to complain, they said it was to "free up bandwidth." Well, its former channel slot is still empty, as are a few others that they elevated to the higher price-range.
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Fri Mar-06-09 10:06 PM
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7. You get 65 classic golf channels?!? |
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What cable company do you use? Where do I sign up?
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Orrex
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Fri Mar-06-09 10:47 PM
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10. I exaggerate. It's actually closer to 53. |
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Most of the rest of the dial is taken up by those "Watching Paint Dry" stations. Honestly, I just can't choose, some days.
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Fri Mar-06-09 10:48 PM
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11. Can I move in with you, pretty please? |
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Fri Mar-06-09 10:06 PM
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8. Yeah, I found a way to solve that problem... |
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... I don't have a TV. :P
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Fri Mar-06-09 10:18 PM
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9. you'll be able to get what you want via the Internet before too long... |
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thankfully. Wipe those greedy corporate cable f*ckers off the map for TV; just use them for Internet access (though they'll probably come up with some stupid reason that they have to charge more to deliver TV).
I HATE it that I have to pay for tons of crap just to be able to get MSNBC and Bravo. Bravo's hardly worth it anymore, either. None of them are, to be honest.
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