Would you like some soy sauce with fy rice?

Yes, I am pulling the race card. You deserve it.

I hope you are all intelligent enough to also realize that Comcast and satellite companies have to pay so much money a month to each broadcast company like ESPN, Lifetime, etc and the dollar amount is based on how many active customers they have.

Perhaps you should all pick up an antenna at your local Radio Shack and watch cable for free. If you want more than what an antenna pulls in then you have to pay for ENTERTAINMENT.

Internet is another luxury item. No one tells you that the only way to pay your bills is online.

You all sound like a bunch of fat couch potatoes.

It is disgusting to think that a vast majority of society is so ignorant in their thinking. It’s all about them and everyone else is taking advantage of them…yeah right.

If I worked at a cable or satellite company and got your call I would tell you the same. It is a luxury not a necessity.

Now let’s talk about the prices of gas and food which are a necessity.

P.S. How hard is it too look up Comcast or Direct TV websites…you need a pay per click link in order to do your own research…. Lazy consumers… I bet you never research a company before you decide to become a customer either. You deserve nothing and expect everything.

Gradually, these channels were removed WITHOUT WARNING, but last night I discovered that I could only receive the network shows.

That would have been okay, but THE CHANNELS WERE REMOVED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE OR NOTIFICATION OF ANY SORT, which is pretty sneaky. I phoned, and was told the new rate was $69 dollars. NO WAY.

Would dish TV be a better option?

I also do not think that it is relevant whether his story is true or not. I was certainly entertained enough to read through the entire thing (and the comments); I see nothing wrong with an affiliate link. If you don’t find him credible, go read a different website where the advertising is even less obvious.

I think the real issue at hand here is why cable costs so damn much. I am paying similar prices, and am ready to cancel once my promotional rates expire. I don’t really want to, but I am not willing to spend more than $100 on internet and TV. I am resigned to paying the $45 for the internet access every month; I don’t want to pay more than $30 but I feel it is worth the $45. Television on top of that is not worth another $50+ which is the standard rate for what I have, not including the HDTV components. Service is so bad in my area on the analog stations that you can’t even read the popups with a player’s name during a football game. The only reason I get cable tv is to watch football (and I cancel my service after the superbowl until the regular season starts again 7 months later).

I hope that Time Warner works out similarly if I do have to cancel and that I can put the bill under my wife’s name to get a new deal. I was a bit surprised though; I thought my deal expired this month but my last bill extends the promo rate through January. So even if I can’t get it to work correctly, I will at least only have to leave the house for a few weeks to watch my games.

Here’s a quick look at some of the personal finance articles that caught my eye over the past week.

JLP warns against getting sucked into the minimum payment trap.
Flexo has a rundown of rebate credit cards.
MBH sold his soul (and his phone num…

Competition is going to drive prices down. Until then, just keep switching between cable, DSL, satellite, etc. every year. Rotate. Rotate. Rotate.

I’ve also cancelled or downgraded a bunch of stuff that eats away at $10-20 per month to the tune of $400 a month. It’s like getting a free IRA every year.

I finally get it. You’re really the chairman of Comcast and this whole blog has been an elaborate scheme to bring in more subscribers. You tricky minx and please come clean on your involvement in the 9/11 conspiracy.

Lastly, I’m glad you’re throwing the bullshit flag because it means you’re not a mindless drone that believes everything he reads but ultimately it doesn’t affect me because I’m going to re-sign up and get my money independent of what you think.

Even if you don’t switch, the competition will keep prices down, and the threat of canceling and switching can actually be fairly easily followed through on.

my company makes technologies that do the backend stuff cable companies (VOIP, CMTS, Switched broadcasting) and the telecoms are buying this stuff in massive numbers.