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Originally Posted by TrudyM
As streaming services become more widely available and smart TV's or Tv's with crome or other devices allow easer streaming of content I think cable TV will die but my concern is that when it does the price of fast internet which is required for streaming content will go up as it is provided by the same companies now providing cable. One town in our area voted to put in T1 connections and free internet as part of their utilities but my town voted it down I now wish we hadn't. Where I live the only decent internet is with Comcast not too expensive yet but will be.
We have been streaming Comcast content as we are down here renting and something is weird with the century link dish Tv the sound doesn't track with the show and it keeps pixalating. Now that I have used it I am thinking of checking out streaming services other than Comcast and just keeping my Comcast internet when I go home. Anybody use one they like?
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Now you're using your noggin! As they lose business in one area...they increase profits in another to keep making money. Internet will keep going up, they'll use the excuse that they're giving you more bandwidth and that costs more for them...well, not really...is your new computer MUCH faster than your old one? Did it cost much more? Didn't think so. Comm routing equipment is just like all computing equipment, the abilities go up but the price doesn't. They raise prices because they know you'll THINK they need to...to "keep up" increasing speed...they don't. It mearly offsets their cable profit losses. They still make plenty from cable. The day they don't...the government will pass some law so they do.
One town had honest politicians...yours were on the take from Comcast. Comcast did or threatened something and your town "leaders" took the bait. Kinda the same as when you're all on water restrictions and they approve another subdivision or golf course. Graft...aint it grand?
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Originally Posted by zcaveman
I am happy with Comcast and see no problems with what I pay for what I get. I was very upset when they encrypted their signal and we had to get DTA boxes for our "simple" TVs but I do not think any other service offers a unencrypted cable link anymore. With Dish/Direct you need a box for each TV. There was an article about it in yesterday's or today's Daily Sun (1/5 or 1/6) about why Comcast's encrypted their service.
I hate to say it but it was all due to the government intervention with something they should have never been involved with. Kind of like the light bulbs we are now forced to buy.
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Money money money...someone got paid to force the switch from incadescent to CFL/LED. There's much more profit in manuacturing CFL/LED over incadescent. Whenever the government gets involved it's due to graft. quid pro quo