even when the cable company put out a really light weight, pick your own channels (10) package at a lower price… two hours on the phone getting it sorted out, my bill went down a whole five bucks a month. i never watched the channels i no longer got, so five bucks saved was five bucks.
the savings was completely negated (and then some) two months later by a rate hike in the ‘below the line’ bullshit fees and surcharges–which by themselves is now about double the final monthly cost of ‘basic cable’ 25 years ago (back then, the plain ‘basic cable’ did include a few actual and popular cable channels, too. those were pulled off that about 15 years ago).
i am no longer a cable tv subscriber. i no longer watch local tv channels, either. as they can’t be received by antenna where i live.
even when the cable company put out a really light weight, pick your own channels (10) package at a lower price… two hours on the phone getting it sorted out, my bill went down a whole five bucks a month. i never watched the channels i no longer got, so five bucks saved was five bucks.
the savings was completely negated (and then some) two months later by a rate hike in the ‘below the line’ bullshit fees and surcharges–which by themselves is now about double the final monthly cost of ‘basic cable’ 25 years ago (back then, the plain ‘basic cable’ did include a few actual and popular cable channels, too. those were pulled off that about 15 years ago).
i am no longer a cable tv subscriber. i no longer watch local tv channels, either. as they can’t be received by antenna where i live.