My local cable company charges a lot more for the box/month. I think it runs around $17, and that is for each television! That ends up being a lot more per month than Directv.
February 2011 Price Increases
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My local cable company charges a lot more for the box/month. I think it runs around $17, and that is for each television! That ends up being a lot more per month than Directv.
Yep, its is double, But if the Over all monthly cost is still $35 less then my equal services with Directv and Verizon without promotions, Then they can charge what every they want in fee's IMO.
Makes no difference to me how they want to word it.
$169 for 12 months is The Everything Pack,HD DVR Unlimited Phone and Internet (10 MBPS). For 3 HD DVR rooms and one HD room.
Then 2nd year its $207.
Right now I'm paying with D* and Verizon $235 per month For my 3 MBPS internet and Unlimited calling, Premier pack,with HD DVR,4 rooms,HD Extra,and Protection plan.
So, what does this next Increase bring me in return? HBO VOD?? Not what I had in mind!
They all carry the channels I want, I just wish D* would put something in some of those missing slots, instead of a rate increase.again D* is still the best option for me. It has the channels I want
So install on Dec 30 increase in Feb even though it says lock in your rates till 2012.I mean not that big of deal they all do it.
If part of your deal is a locked in rate, then you will not see the upcoming price increase.
Federal retirements (military, Social Security, Civil Service, etc.) did not go up last year and will not be adjusted up this year because there was no increase in COL. I imagine some states are following suit.
Same here. $3 increase on my grandfathered package and a $1 increase on my extra receiver (I am only using 1 extra receiver now and am thinking of dumping that and running a second line from my primary receiver since we never have more than one TV on at a time).
I think it's just part of television now weather it's Direct,Dish,Uverse or cable companies it's going to go up so we just roll with it or change carriers.
According to SatelliteRacer at the other site, the effective date is only 1 day off from last year for D*'s rate increase.
Supposedly HD VOD is coming early next year and there will be an increase in HBO/Max HD channels but SatelliteRacer is vague on the when and he says "but whenever technology and negotiations are going on, cannot be finite with a date as they often change."
At this point I've dropped all premium movie channels and I'm using Netflix instead. But that said I will agree that for those that do get HBO/Max, they are woefully under represented. While I have all of the HD channels I absolutely have to have, you can read my signature to see the ones I would like to see added as these are the channels we watch on a regular basis that don't have an HD version.
Now when the NCAA tournament starts, not having Tru-TV HD will become a much bigger deal to me as starting this March Tru-TV will be carrying tournament games. Along with TBS, TNT and of course CBS.
My main reason for changing from Uverse are their boxes are the worse.I will be keeping their internet which works very well.
I dropped 80% of my Premiums as well.
I kept HBO and I have Choice Ultimate.
I've been Using Netfilx as well on my Blu-Ray player and Wii.
But again , the High end D* customer gets a break.
Rumor has it that DIRECTV will add at least one HBO HD and at least one Cinemax HD channel in the first quarter of 2011.
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