Time Warner Cable in Los Angeles...I hate it! Do you?

[jm1982]

Cable seems pretty overpriced for example if Netflix streaming is $8 a month. Does cable really give you a benefit worth 800% + more than that?? I see more and more options competing with cable. I realized I was hardly watching any tv so I cancelled , you can do quite a bit with $70 or more a month

[1200RT]

Eh .... I have netflix streaming (and use it frequently), but you really need at least 1 dvd per month plan to get the most current movie content, and thats $15/month.

And if you want TV, you'll need Hulu+, which is another $10 ($8?), and you still don't get everything.

So it definitely adds up, buying content a la carte.

[Exitus Acta Probat]

TW is overpriced. I have basic cable and I barely get anything. Furthermore, they took away G4 a few months ago from their basic package. Furthermore, they refuse to grey-out the channels I do not currently receive from the guide, so it gets a little frustrating seeing the title of a program I may want to watch, only to find it's on a channel not in my tier. This is obviously done to encourage people to purchase a higher tier, and this tacky strategy is not appreciated by me.

[1200RT]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

TW is overpriced. I have basic cable and I barely get anything. Furthermore, they took away G4 a few months ago from their basic package. Furthermore, they refuse to grey-out the channels I do not currently receive from the guide, so it gets a little frustrating seeing the title of a program I may want to watch, only to find it's on a channel not in my tier. This is obviously done to encourage people to purchase a higher tier, and this tacky strategy is not appreciated by me.

Ha.

Thats something that i've always hated, all providers seem to do it, although DirectTV (which I had awhile back) allowed you to set up a "favorites" guide, so you could turn all that off.

[bpeeps]

Originally Posted by 1200RT

Eh .... I have netflix streaming (and use it frequently), but you really need at least 1 dvd per month plan to get the most current movie content, and thats $15/month.

And if you want TV, you'll need Hulu+, which is another $10 ($8?), and you still don't get everything.

So it definitely adds up, buying content a la carte.

That is not buying content a la carte. A la carte would be purchasing an HBO subscription, Fox Sports subscription, and/or Showtime and paying for each individually through your provider. You pick and choose what you want. Netflix and Hulu are just streaming services that content distributors (not content providers) license their media to. You have a little more choice, but its still an all-for-one or nothing at all deal. Though I still prefer Netflix/Hulu/Prime over 200+ channels I pay 80 bucks for but will never watch.

[taydigga]

Originally Posted by 1200RT

Eh .... I have netflix streaming (and use it frequently), but you really need at least 1 dvd per month plan to get the most current movie content, and thats $15/month.

And if you want TV, you'll need Hulu+, which is another $10 ($8?), and you still don't get everything.

So it definitely adds up, buying content a la carte.

I have Xbox live, Hulu+, Netflix and cable. granted it's only an additional $16 to cable but still.

[taydigga]

Originally Posted by bpeeps

That is not buying content a la carte. A la carte would be purchasing an HBO subscription, Fox Sports subscription, and/or Showtime and paying for each individually through your provider. You pick and choose what you want. Netflix and Hulu are just streaming services that content distributors (not content providers) license their media to. You have a little more choice, but its still an all-for-one or nothing at all deal. Though I still prefer Netflix/Hulu/Prime over 200+ channels I pay 80 bucks for but will never watch.

Come on don't be that guy. He meant it more figuratively than literally. Come on man! (Keyshawn Johnson voice)

[Exitus Acta Probat]

Originally Posted by 1200RT

Ha.

Thats something that i've always hated, all providers seem to do it, although DirectTV (which I had awhile back) allowed you to set up a "favorites" guide, so you could turn all that off.

I know somebody with a dish and the channels they can't tune are greyed out.

[1200RT]

Originally Posted by taydigga

Come on don't be that guy. He meant it more figuratively than literally. Come on man! (Keyshawn Johnson voice)

Yeah - I clearly meant buying streaming services a la carte, not buying cable channels. Since its extremely difficult to actually buy wired cable service a la carte, there is no true definition.

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

I know somebody with a dish and the channels they can't tune are greyed out.

Interesting. That'd be nice. I got rid of DTV several years ago, it didn't play nice with the trees in my back yard.