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Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Kaw1000 on March 28, 2006, 10:33:44 AM: I'm Taking a survey on how much Cable bills around the country are...Here in Ohio I have 75 channels and Road Runner Cable modem...$91.00 a month!! Whats Yours????
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Meatwad on March 28, 2006, 10:35:52 AM: Got a deal for 71 channels for $20 a month for 12 months because I am a new subscriber. Once the 12 months is up, back to satellite I go
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Golfer on March 28, 2006, 10:36:55 AM: When I lived in Lake Park (Palm Beach County) Florida I was I think $110 for every channel there was plus high speed internet. Adelphia was the provider.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Mustaine on March 28, 2006, 10:39:43 AM: when i had cable it was regular / basic teir (MTV, History, Discovery and all that NO HBO or anything) and roadrunner.

$96 / month

Time Warner

NOT digital cable
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Gunslinger on March 28, 2006, 11:02:47 AM: my experience with adelphia is that they are teh evil!!!!!!

but, all you have to do is call and complain about the service and they hand out free months like they are water.

I have direcTV with Tivo and 4 recievers with the PLUS package and HBO/SHowtime and I pay roughly $78 a month. I'm not on cable but on DSL and with SBC I pay $55 a month for unlimited long distance and 3mps DSL
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: midnight Target on March 28, 2006, 11:22:08 AM: Dish network 180 channels and 4 TV's all on DVR's. I pay 75-80 a month.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: rpm on March 28, 2006, 11:47:41 AM: Just switched from Dish Network to DirecTV. I liked Dish's set up better, but their customer service finally made me switch.

I have the Total Choice Premier and HD package (275 total channels) with 2 DVR's. $55 for the first 3 months then $109.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Mickey1992 on March 28, 2006, 11:51:37 AM: Digital cable, 2 regular boxes and one HDTV/DVR, plus Road Runner, $110 a month through Insight. I probably get 200 channels.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: indy007 on March 28, 2006, 11:54:19 AM: Time Warner, 4 receivers & DVRs, full premium pack, cable internet

Base pack - $48/mo (includes digital cable, on demand content, music, etc)
Premium pack - $30/mo (HBO, Showtime, Starz, Cinemax, TMC)
Sports pack - $3/mo (has a bunch, but I only watch Outdoors & Speed)
HDTV "plus" - $5/mo.
Digital tuner - $28/mo (4 of 'em)
DVR upgrade - $28/mo (4 of 'em. I blame Skuzzy. He was right.)
Cable Internet - $40/mo.

So, $182 monthly.

I feel violated.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Gunslinger on March 28, 2006, 12:54:07 PM: Quote
Originally posted by rpm
Just switched from Dish Network to DirecTV. I liked Dish's set up better, but their customer service finally made me switch.

I have the Total Choice Premier and HD package (275 total channels) with 2 DVR's. $55 for the first 3 months then $109.

That's one thing I will allways compliment is that I have NEVER had a problem with directv's customer service.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: AWMac on March 28, 2006, 01:11:11 PM: 4 Black and White TV's, 3 with volume, with Rabbit Ears and foil.
3 channels.. 4 on a good day.
1 half blue and extremely weathered roof antenna/ slanted towards North.
Upgraded Commodore C64 w/external modem 28.8 dial up wired to Neighbours phone box outside. They vacation alot..old folks.
Atari with 1 playstick and 2 games, Pong and Pac Man.

Total Monthly Bill: $17.35 ifluff'n we keep the lights off.

:D

Mac
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Mickey1992 on March 28, 2006, 01:17:45 PM: Quote
Originally posted by AWMac
Atari with 1 playstick and 2 games, Pong and Pac Man.

Dear God. Who the hell plays pong with a joystick?!?
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: AWMac on March 28, 2006, 01:22:07 PM: takes skill...
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Toad on March 28, 2006, 01:29:02 PM: $99.95

4 MG Internet

4 email addresses

PVR (Tivo type thingie)

Basic cable

Digital tier

2 premium packages (HBO and something else)

Telephone features (Top 5, Caller ID, Call Forwarding, etc.) Voicemail, unlimited free Long Distance
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: schizer on March 28, 2006, 04:37:36 PM: HDTV via Comcast with HBO and DVR + Howard Stern IN DEMAND for $65/month
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: FUNKED1 on March 28, 2006, 05:00:53 PM: $120, Comcrapst HDDVR x 2, high speed intardnet, sports package.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: ASTAC on March 28, 2006, 05:32:48 PM: Extended Digital, 1-DVR, all the premium channels, "Cable Phone", Cable imternet just a little under 200 a month.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: SOB on March 28, 2006, 06:40:21 PM: Basic Basic (locals + Discovery, Hallmark, E!, & AMC) and Intardnet for $54.90/mo - that includes a $10 combo discount for having two different cable products (the basic is 11.95/mo).

Switching to DSL 'cause they actually wanted to charge me $30 to move the basic cable AND $30 to move the Intardnet. They wouldn't even budge when I told 'em to cancel the service.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Masherbrum on March 28, 2006, 06:58:23 PM: DirecTV for 6 years - $55/mo. has never gone up

DSL - $26 a mo.

Cable sucks!

Karaya
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Gunslinger on March 28, 2006, 09:15:55 PM: Quote
Originally posted by SOB
Basic Basic (locals + Discovery, Hallmark, E!, & AMC) and Intardnet for $54.90/mo - that includes a $10 combo discount for having two different cable products (the basic is 11.95/mo).

Switching to DSL 'cause they actually wanted to charge me $30 to move the basic cable AND $30 to move the Intardnet. They wouldn't even budge when I told 'em to cancel the service.

GASP!!!!!

SOB without his hallmark ch. Next thing you know they will be taking away E, Oxygen, and lifetime....... :confused:
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: capt. apathy on March 28, 2006, 09:17:52 PM: Quote
Originally posted by SOB
Basic Basic (locals + Discovery, Hallmark, E!, & AMC) and Intardnet for $54.90/mo - that includes a $10 combo discount for having two different cable products (the basic is 11.95/mo).

same here.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: EN4CER on March 28, 2006, 10:28:46 PM: $105 for Optimum Online IO - 300+ Channels - mostly crap tho. HBO Package etc. plus Optimum Online.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: SOB on March 28, 2006, 11:04:44 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Gunslinger
GASP!!!!!

SOB without his hallmark ch. Next thing you know they will be taking away E, Oxygen, and lifetime....... :confused:

Dude, laugh all you want, but I get to see Chuck Norris in Walker Texas Ranger like ten times a day!
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Gunslinger on March 28, 2006, 11:05:32 PM: Quote
Originally posted by SOB
Dude, laugh all you want, but I get to see Chuck Norris in Walker Texas Ranger like ten times a day!

all I can say to that is "boooya" ;)
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: rpm on March 28, 2006, 11:21:30 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Gunslinger
all I can say to that is "boooya" ;)
:rofl :rofl :rofl
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Debonair on March 28, 2006, 11:44:17 PM: I got rabbit ears & a communist neighbor who doesn't seem to care if everyone on the block uses his 512 mb/s.
$0
I pick up an over the air channel with Walker, Texas Ranger, but to be quite frank, I don't think it is very good. hope I didn't ruffle any feathers.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: SOB on March 29, 2006, 01:04:02 AM: You haven't offended me, but Chuck is probably going to kill you.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: beet1e on March 29, 2006, 01:41:40 AM: See Rule #5, #2
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Staga on March 29, 2006, 02:19:47 AM: TV licence ~20$/month with about 5 good and 5 crappy channels + MTV and few others.
Of course you can be one of those who don't have a TV...
Canal movie & sports channels + C More channels ~30$/month

8/1 Mb/s ADSL 50$/month
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Rolex on March 29, 2006, 03:29:18 AM: ~180 channel Satellite TV @ 3,200 yen
100 Mbps (symmetrical) fiber internet @ 7,200 yen

Total: 10,400 yen/month = $90/month

Cost of living makes it feel like about $50 (dinner for 2).
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Thrawn on March 29, 2006, 06:41:54 AM: No cable = $0
No high speed = $0

I teh win!
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Ghosth on March 29, 2006, 08:00:05 AM: Digital cable here, no movie packages.
Sci-fi channel, Miltary channel, Nat Geo, etc.

62$ a month.

We just switched to Dish network top 120 package with single (dual) tuner.
No DVR or HD upgrades. All the channels we had before except
Military & Nat Geo channel. For the next 10 months its 35$ goes up to 45$ when the promotion ends.

That includes paying 5$ a month for local channels which Cable gets to add on for free. Cable one has applied 3 years in a row to raise rates for fargo. All 3 times denied. Yet 2 or 3 months later the bill goes up anyway. Probably raising fee's, etc (always a loophole someplace)

This is for Fargo North Dakota & Cable one.
Title: oops, I'll rephrase
Post by: beet1e on March 29, 2006, 08:01:41 AM: BBC TV licence £126.50 a year or around £10.50 a month = USD $18/month.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: lazs2 on March 29, 2006, 09:00:40 AM: See Rule #2, #5
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: beet1e on March 29, 2006, 09:09:12 AM: Not in Concord,CA - where I used to live, and only 34 miles from Dixon. When I first moved there, I could only get one TV channel, with lousy reception, and it carried commercials.

I get five terrestrial TV channels now (BBC1 and BBC2 are commercial free), and for a one off payment for a set top box could get about 6 more channels, but the standard channels are fine for me.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: lazs2 on March 29, 2006, 09:14:15 AM: At work we have a TV that is for DVD use but it has some rabbit ears.... It will get at least 3 regular channels plus a public channel (like bbc) plus about 3 UHF stations all for free if one wanted.

lazs
Title: Thanks
Post by: Kaw1000 on March 29, 2006, 09:14:53 AM: Thanksfor all your replies....I though I was getting the shaft but looks like I pay about the same as most give or take a few bucks!! Thanks Again!!!
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: Estes on March 29, 2006, 11:21:56 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Gunslinger
That's one thing I will allways compliment is that I have NEVER had a problem with directv's customer service.

I'll second that, and my TV bill is $150.23 every month. Includes all the channels excluding some of the sports channels which I don't care anything about.
Title: Cable Bill??
Post by: BigGun on March 29, 2006, 12:26:49 PM: Quote
Originally posted by beet1e
Not in Concord,CA - where I used to live, and only 34 miles from Dixon. When I first moved there, I could only get one TV channel, with lousy reception, and it carried commercials.

Must have been all the mountain ranges surrounding Concord, Dixon doesn't have them mountains.:lol