I visited a friend this past Sunday. I don't have cable television
but he does, s

I visited a friend this past Sunday. I don't have cable television
but he does, so we talked for awhile and then he turned-on the set.
Flip. Flip. Flip. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. 70 channels and
nothing worth watching. Eventually we stopped on a John Travolta
movie, but not for long since we both had seen it multiple times, and
we both agreed it was crap. Flip. Flip. Flip.

I've come to the conclusion that cable tv, like insurance, is a giant
scam to get people to waste their hard-earned money to get almost
nothing in return.

I visited a friend this past Sunday. I don't have cable television
but he does, so we talked for awhile and then he turned-on the set.
Flip. Flip. Flip. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. 70 channels and
nothing worth watching. Eventually we stopped on a John Travolta
movie, but not for long since we both had seen it multiple times, and
we both agreed it was crap. Flip. Flip. Flip.

I've come to the conclusion that cable tv, like insurance, is a giant
scam to get people to waste their hard-earned money to get almost
nothing in return.

Contrast that with over-the-air TV where I get around 25 channels and
hundreds of shows at no cost. Much better deal in my humble opinion,
and for those few shows I don't get to see (like Battlestar Galactica)
I can rent on DVD for cheap.

I'm so glad I don't have to put up with a customer as dense
as yourself, Enjoy OTA, it's made for you.

Put multiple people in the house, though, and the equation changes.  
If/when you have a wife and children, you will look back at what you
wrote and laugh.

All that being said:  because so much of it is utter crap, the only REAL
way to get your $700 worth is by using a DVR or two.

(And with ReplayTV's commercial skip, I don't even have to press a
button--I just don't see commercials.)

I visited a friend this past Sunday.  I don't have cable television
but he does, so we talked for awhile and then he turned-on the set.
Flip.  Flip.  Flip.  Nothing.  Nothing.  Nothing.  70 channels and
nothing worth watching.  Eventually we stopped on a John Travolta
movie, but not for long since we both had seen it multiple times, and
we both agreed it was crap.   Flip.  Flip.  Flip.

I've come to the conclusion that cable tv, like insurance, is a giant
scam to get people to waste their hard-earned money to get almost
nothing in return.

Contrast that with over-the-air TV where I get around 25 channels and
hundreds of shows at no cost.  Much better deal in my humble opinion,
and for those few shows I don't get to see (like Battlestar Galactica)
I can rent on DVD for cheap.   I'm glad I don't waste over 700 dollars
a year on cable.

--- $700 a year for 70 channels?  Somehow I must be getting a bargain
at $500 a year for 70 channels - well, actually, more like 60 or so.

I bet at least 50% of my viewing is on cable.  Some of my favorite series
are there.  They broadcast the Stanley Cup, Atlanta Braves baseball.

After the 6 month discount my cable TV cost will become uncomfortably large.
I have been trying to find shows to justify the expense, but it is hard.
I wish I could order a la carte channels.

I visited a friend this past Sunday. I don't have cable television
but he does, so we talked for awhile and then he turned-on the set.
Flip. Flip. Flip. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. 70 channels and
nothing worth watching. Eventually we stopped on a John Travolta
movie, but not for long since we both had seen it multiple times, and
we both agreed it was crap. Flip. Flip. Flip.

I've come to the conclusion that cable tv, like insurance, is a giant
scam to get people to waste their hard-earned money to get almost
nothing in return.

Contrast that with over-the-air TV where I get around 25 channels and
hundreds of shows at no cost. Much better deal in my humble opinion,
and for those few shows I don't get to see (like Battlestar Galactica)
I can rent on DVD for cheap. I'm glad I don't waste over 700 dollars
a year on cable.

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I visited a friend this past Sunday. I don't have cable television
but he does, so we talked for awhile and then he turned-on the set.
Flip. Flip. Flip. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. 70 channels and
nothing worth watching. Eventually we stopped on a John Travolta
movie, but not for long since we both had seen it multiple times, and
we both agreed it was crap. Flip. Flip. Flip.

I've come to the conclusion that cable tv, like insurance, is a giant
scam to get people to waste their hard-earned money to get almost
nothing in return.

Contrast that with over-the-air TV where I get around 25 channels and
hundreds of shows at no cost. Much better deal in my humble opinion,
and for those few shows I don't get to see (like Battlestar Galactica)
I can rent on DVD for cheap. I'm glad I don't waste over 700 dollars
a year on cable.

After the 6 month discount my cable TV cost will become uncomfortably large.
I have been trying to find cable channel shows to justify the expense, but
it is hard.

Currently, I have trouble with OTA signals, but in several months the signal
should improve as the Sutro tower is upgraded.

I wish I could order a la carte channels.



After your deal runs out, go to the internet, Comcast and current deal

I visited a friend this past Sunday. I don't have cable television
but he does, so we talked for awhile and then he turned-on the set.
Flip. Flip. Flip. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. 70 channels and
nothing worth watching. Eventually we stopped on a John Travolta
movie, but not for long since we both had seen it multiple times, and
we both agreed it was crap. Flip. Flip. Flip.

I've come to the conclusion that cable tv, like insurance, is a giant
scam to get people to waste their hard-earned money to get almost
nothing in return.

Contrast that with over-the-air TV where I get around 25 channels and
hundreds of shows at no cost. Much better deal in my humble opinion,
and for those few shows I don't get to see (like Battlestar Galactica)
I can rent on DVD for cheap. I'm glad I don't waste over 700 dollars
a year on cable.

On Jun 3, 11:21 am, WQ <w... at (no spam) email.com> wrote:



--- $700 a year for 70 channels?  Somehow I must be getting a bargain
at $500 a year for 70 channels - well, actually, more like 60 or so.

I remember when cable only cost $42 a month.  Heck I remember when it
used to cost only $30 a month a mere ten years ago, but now it's
doubled in my area.  Thanks Comsucks.  (Although to be fair a lot of
the increase came from individual channels increasing subscriber fees
from ~35 cents per home to 75 cents per home.  Greed, greed, greed.)

I visited a friend this past Sunday. I don't have cable television
but he does, so we talked for awhile and then he turned-on the set.
Flip. Flip. Flip. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. 70 channels and
nothing worth watching. Eventually we stopped on a John Travolta
movie, but not for long since we both had seen it multiple times, and
we both agreed it was crap. Flip. Flip. Flip.

I've come to the conclusion that cable tv, like insurance, is a giant
scam to get people to waste their hard-earned money to get almost
nothing in return.

Contrast that with over-the-air TV where I get around 25 channels and
hundreds of shows at no cost. Much better deal in my humble opinion,
and for those few shows I don't get to see (like Battlestar Galactica)
I can rent on DVD for cheap. I'm glad I don't waste over 700 dollars
a year on cable.