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Originally Posted by tuccillo
How much excess profit do you think they are receiving? In other words, do you know what their distribution costs are? These are rhetorical questions but I hope you see my point - you really don't know their cost structure or where their margins are. Without that sort of information, it is impossible to say that you are being gouged for "free TV channels", and I believe that is the point you are trying to make. I have been using an over-the-air antenna for several years as I don't see the need to pay for the distribution and for programming I don't watch. I don't have a problem with any company making a profit.
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in fact i do have quit a bit of knowledge in that business and the 12' dish they use to capture the local channels and all other broadcasting from the satellite is there for the taking.all the channels are piggy backed.so that being said with the digital bandwidth they can put 1000's of channels and bandwidth.
One other thing the cable company's doesn't tell you that the internet speed they promise is only maximum peak MB that can be taken.
However the hard pipe supplied to your neighborhood is always overloaded and the bandwidth you are paying for is very rarely there during peak time.
However with DSL it comes to you on your own pipe and you have guaranteed speed, however the cable company's doesn't tell you that and if you ask they lie to your face. Read up folks that is the truth!
the margins are very small for what it cost them to put free channels on there cable.
I will let you decide if they are gouging or not.
My answer is yes