Ditto. It looks more and more like I will be dumping E* after over 10 yrs. I've looked at D* and they aren't much better - especially since you cannot purchase their receivers. My cable co (TimeWarner) is pretty rotten on their packages and pricing, so that's no better option.My commitment has ended and I'm just waiting to see what unfolds before I make any moves.
I would really like to subscribe to some of the channels out there, but just cannot justify the amounts of money they are demanding - nor the insane contract commitments.
I haven't given up on them yet, but I am oh-so-close.
* And yes, I do realize that one aspect of the crazy prices is what the content providers are requiring.
OT: Anyone remember when cable first rolled out? Weren't they justifying the cost of the subscription by touting the lack of commercials as compared to broadcast TV? Whatever happened to that???