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Michelle
Michelle
1/31/2017 7:18:23 PM
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Re: Are Reports of Pay Tv's Death Exaggerated
That's too bad you have to buy another service just to keep the one discount. Perhaps it's time for a cost-savings analysis of your bill ;)

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faryl
faryl
1/31/2017 6:56:16 PM
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Re: Not Dead Yet
@elizabethtv It's funny, even though HBO was originally just movies, I always forget to look there for anything other than their series!

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faryl
faryl
1/31/2017 6:21:48 PM
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Re: Are Reports of Pay Tv's Death Exaggerated
@srrufolo1 To be clear, I wasn't eligible for the discount - they enrolled me without my permission, then sent a text telling me I needed to register for DirectTV to maintain the discount or else my bill would go up.

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faryl
faryl
1/31/2017 6:19:19 PM
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Re: Are Reports of Pay Tv's Death Exaggerated
Not sure. Since I don't have direct TV, I'm not eligible for the discount - I found out about it when I got a text saying I needed to sign up for DirectTV or lose the discount.

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Joe Stanganelli
Joe Stanganelli
1/31/2017 6:05:35 PM
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Re: Not Dead Yet
@dcawrey: At the same time, the HBO content tends to be exclusive.  Good luck watching GoT or any of the movies HBO has anywhere else (legally).

As for Netflix's original content?  For every original content item Netflix has that I like, there are about 40 or more that I have zero interest in.

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Joe Stanganelli
Joe Stanganelli
1/31/2017 6:02:54 PM
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Re: Are Reports of Pay Tv's Death Exaggerated
@elizabethv: A lot of people in Britain get pretty peeved about the mandatory TV/BBC licensing fee.  I sure wouldn't want that to happen here (especially after a conversation with my tax accountant today).

Of course, I guess I'm being taxed in other ways or it.  :/

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Joe Stanganelli
Joe Stanganelli
1/31/2017 5:59:41 PM
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Re: Are Reports of Pay Tv's Death Exaggerated
@Adi: I thought I had seen something recently indicating that a lot of cord cutters were coming back to cable and "reattaching" the cord.  Any data that you're aware of on that over the past year or so?

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Joe Stanganelli
Joe Stanganelli
1/31/2017 5:58:47 PM
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Re: Not Dead Yet
@afwriter: The funny thing is, the thing I use cable for most is a few select Music Choice channels.

Pandora plays the same stuff over and over -- until it decides to get weird -- and is largely unpredictable.  Spotify requires a download and is too hipstery for my tastes anyway.  Plain ol' radio is boring.  My CDs are in storage, and I can't remember the last time I downloaded an mp3.

So Music Choice it is.

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Joe Stanganelli
Joe Stanganelli
1/31/2017 5:55:27 PM
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Re: Are Reports of Pay Tv's Death Exaggerated
@srufolo1:

> Also, it's surprising Comcast has been doing so well considering the bad reviews it always receives.

The thing is, though, usually there's only one cable company in a regional market (and, where there's more than one, it's usually but two).  So Comcast is often the only choice for people who want the service.

Interestingly enough, relatives of mine were forced by their homeowners' association to switch from Comcast to a competitor -- which is, I am told, far worse and offers far less value.

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Joe Stanganelli
Joe Stanganelli
1/31/2017 5:52:52 PM
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Re: Are Reports of Pay Tv's Death Exaggerated
@srufolo1: Interesting.  What is it specifically you dislike about satellite dishes?  Do you simply think them to be an eyesore, or is it something else?

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