Am i the only one with $200~ cable bills?

[Godzuki]

Comcast Cable

assuming you have Triple Play through them where they provide your phone, internet, and cable

assuming you have at least 2 boxes for a upstairs and downstairs

assuming you are on their most advantageous plan where they throw in movie channels package for around the cost of just having the stuff from above.


and when i am paying for league pass its like mid $250's with installment plan.

what am i doing wrong here?

[D-FENS]

Man, you should just stream everything. Forget the movie channels.

Sorry to hear about your high bills. I can lend you cash until your payday

[Bandito]

Torrent and stream is all you need.

[9erempiree]

Don't you think that is kind of ridiculous. $200?

[D-FENS]

Torrent and stream is all you need.

Puerto Rico has internet?
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[DeuceWallaces]

We run about 135 for cable plus internet. I'd ditch it if it weren't for HD live sports. Can not live without HD live sports.

[D-FENS]

We run about 135 for cable plus internet. I'd ditch it if it weren't for HD live sports. Can not live without HD live sports.

Good point. First Row Sports streams are horrible. "Not sure if Ibaka or Durant, but yay!"

[Godzuki]

Don't you think that is kind of ridiculous. $200?


yeah thats why i'm asking.

But i think all of the stuff i listed for what it pays for are necessities. i mean phone, internet, and cable tv, which is most of the cost of what i'm paying. thing is they get me with having 2 cable boxes too, and there is no way around this if i want cable upstairs and downstairs. they get me on modem cost which is minimal but still.

[D-FENS]

yeah thats why i'm asking.

But i think all of the stuff i listed for what it pays for are necessities. i mean phone, internet, and cable tv, which is most of the cost of what i'm paying. thing is they get me with having 2 cable boxes too, and there is no way around this if i want cable upstairs and downstairs. they get me on modem cost which is minimal but still.

You talking home phone or cell?

[mr.big35]

Good point. First Row Sports streams are horrible. "Not sure if Ibaka or Durant, but yay!"

its like watching with just sounds

[Godzuki]

You talking home phone or cell?


home phone, but they charge real little for that in the bundle. i called them and asked what it would be if i took out phone thinking i'd just do voip, which i still might do, but it was only like $15 savings or something real small.

[9erempiree]

yeah thats why i'm asking.

But i think all of the stuff i listed for what it pays for are necessities. i mean phone, internet, and cable tv, which is most of the cost of what i'm paying. thing is they get me with having 2 cable boxes too, and there is no way around this if i want cable upstairs and downstairs. they get me on modem cost which is minimal but still.

Split the wires from the box and run it to whichever room you want it. If you watch more outside then have the box outside and run it upstairs. If you watch up stairs then run it downstairs.

How much for one extra box? I want to know because since you have a two story home, it may be time consuming to run the wires but very easy.

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Want to make it clean, if you have drywall in your home, it is very easy to put one of these.
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[D-FENS]

home phone, but they charge real little for that in the bundle. i called them and asked what it would be if i took out phone thinking i'd just do voip, which i still might do, but it was only like $15 savings or something real small.

You're better off using Skype. It's hard to understand Kolean accentu on the handufon!

[Bandito]

Puerto Rico has internet?
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m8i6ixmOTpI/Uxc9t3kQfgI/AAAAAAAAAzI/7TaEuoGf9FI/mind-blown-2.jpg
OMG that joke lost it's essence after the 100x times I been told that...:coleman:

:lol

[Godzuki]

Split the wires from the box and run it to whichever room you want it. If you watch more outside then have the box outside and run it upstairs. If you watch up stairs then run it downstairs.

How much for one extra box? I want to know because since you have a two story home, it may be time consuming to run the wires but very easy.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf-JAVA/Doc/images/573/c00375786.gif

Want to make it clean, if you have drywall in your home, it is very easy to put one of these.
http://a248.e.akamai.net/pix.crutchfield.com/ImageHandler/fixedscale/400/300/products/2006/190/x190DSS3DW-f.jpeg


but you can't watch 2 different things, right? like somebody upstairs has to watch whatever someone is downstairs?

i think its like $10~ per box a month.

i have to check my cable bill. i want to post the break down too. i'll have to do it tomorrow at work tho.

[TheReal Kendall]

Damn! That's ridiculous! Where I'm at the triple play is only $99.


Don't do that split thing 9er talking about cause comcast internet runs through the cable outlet and if you got 2 boxes on it along with the modem your internet will be very slow.

I had this problem in my old apartment.

I would say just get internet and stream everything

[shaq2000]

Definitely not the only one. It's ridiculous. They overcharge like crazy for those damn boxes too.

And I think they know it. I recently called up TWC planning on canceling cable TV and just going with internet, and the person I talked to tried everything possible to keep me from doing it. Offered me a lower package price real quickly just to keep me from canceling, so you know their profit margins have to be exorbitant.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

i tried cancelling cable, but then that fcked with the price i was paying for internet. i woulda saved like $20, but would have no cable. comcast really got you by the balls.

[sundizz]

I guess it's not that bad - phone, internet, and cable.

It really depends how much you, and your family use the cable. Clearly, that is where most of the "entertainment" cost is going for in your bill.

Internet + phone shouldn't be very expensive. Sub $60 in my opinion. I assume you all have cell phones on top of the regular house phone anyways right? Should be able to do internet/phone/cable for under $130 I'd say.

[shaq2000]

If I could give my money directly to the NBA, NFL, HBO, AMC, etc. and bypass a cable company all together, I would do it. Without hesitation. Just deliver me the content I want, nothing more, and do it at a fair price. And I'd get my internet through Google Fiber. That's my fantasy. One day.

[Jameerthefear]

Yep. Back when I had expensive cable it was 200+ per month. Even then we had a tiny ass data cap (150 GB). I stream everything now. TV companies are a joke.

[9erempiree]

Yep. Back when I had expensive cable it was 200+ per month. Even then we had a tiny ass data cap (150 GB). I stream everything now. TV companies are a joke.

That's because television wont' dare broadcast the crap you watch.

[D-FENS]

Yep. Back when my parents had expensive cable it was 200+ per month. Even then my parents had a tiny ass data cap (150 GB). I stream everything now. TV companies are a joke, just like me.

Fixed

[Jameerthefear]

That's because television wont' dare broadcast the crap you watch.
When I had DirecTV years back they had an anime channel so ha

[mr.big35]

Yep. Back when I had expensive cable it was 200+ per month. Even then we had a tiny ass data cap (150 GB). I stream everything now. TV companies are a joke.

now you could live without tv. watch tv when its sports related like nba finals and the superbowl

[mr.big35]

That's because television wont' dare broadcast the crap you watch.

cartoon network broadcast the animes that he watches

[9erempiree]

cartoon network broadcast the animes that he watches

:eek:

If cartoon network is broadcasting what he is watching then I wonder what he is downloading. Anime porn?:facepalm

[DukeDelonte13]

We run about 135 for cable plus internet. I'd ditch it if it weren't for HD live sports. Can not live without HD live sports.


same.


protip:

Tip the dude that comes to install your cable. Hooked me up with an extra HD box.

[nathanjizzle]

I pirate dishnetwork for 50 dollars a year. I also have a ballstreams account.

[embersyc]

They tried charging me $200, but I called up to complain and they immediately reduced it to like $135 and gave me free Showtime and Starz for 3 months. ****en scammers.

[Balla_Status]

Yeah you are. Not surprising though considering you're the only dude to overdose on weed.

[ALBballer]

I pay a little under $90 for Internet (15 mbps/1mbps) and Cable (includes most of the basic, hd, HDR, no NBAtv tho.)

Not sure why people have landlines in 2014.

[rufuspaul]

After trying several "bundles" I finally said fVck it and got a combo that works. The only thing I use cable for is internet ($14/mo), DirecTV with HD DVR ($57/mo.) cell phones ($80/mo.) Got rid of the land line. If it weren't for sports I'd get rid of the DirecTV.

[rufuspaul]

Not sure why people have landlines in 2014.


I keep one in my mountain house because cell coverage there is spotty at best. I wouldn't want to be in a 911 situation and have no bars. That being said, cell coverage is improving and hopefully I'll be able to cancel that line in a few years.

[Godzuki]

Here is my breakdown

HD Preffered Plus XF 139.99
Bundle includes digital preffered with HBO, Starz access to Premium on demand, streampix, HD tech fee, internet service, and digital voice

Korean channel 14.99

Additional outlet svce(2 cable boxes i mentioned) 9.95 each = 19.90(this is what i call raping)

DVR service 8.00 (these assholes didn't have any normal cable boxes left anywhere locally where i was forced to get a DVR box when my previous box went bad but i just got this credited the other day)

digital adapter service 1.99 (don't know wtf this is?!!)

modem lease 8.00

Service protection plan 3.95

change of service - video(?) 2.99

broadcast TV fee 1.50


Granted i do have HD service which i forgot about but they said something about i had to have it if i want any channels above 100 if that makes sense? also got extras like korean channel so yeah i do have some luxuries which are my fault but still seems excessive.

I don't mind paying a little extra but some of these charges feel like they should be free with the packaging i have. like cable boxses should be free if i got cable with them, like they're double and triple dipping.

thing is even a downgraded package i only save like $30~ from HD to normal. also theres like another $10~ in taxes and surcharges BS.

[Godzuki]

Yeah you are. Not surprising though considering you're the only dude to overdose on weed.


it still trips me out how bitter some of you still are 10~ years later here :lol

[9erempiree]

Here is my breakdown

HD Preffered Plus XF 139.99
Bundle includes digital preffered with HBO, Starz access to Premium on demand, streampix, HD tech fee, internet service, and digital voice

Can you get rid of digital voice, streampix, on Demand?

Korean channel 14.99

That's on you. If you need it, you need it.

Additional outlet svce(2 cable boxes i mentioned) 9.95 each = 19.90(this is what i call raping)

I suggest my method earlier.

DVR service 8.00 (these assholes didn't have any normal cable boxes left anywhere locally where i was forced to get a DVR box when my previous box went bad but i just got this credited the other day)

digital adapter service 1.99 (don't know wtf this is?!!)

modem lease 8.00

That would make it $100 a year. Go buy your own modem.

Service protection plan 3.95

Ask them to explain.

change of service - video(?) 2.99

Ask them to explain.

broadcast TV fee 1.50

Ask to explain.


Granted i do have HD service which i forgot about but they said something about i had to have it if i want any channels above 100 if that makes sense? also got extras like korean channel so yeah i do have some luxuries which are my fault but still seems excessive.

I don't mind paying a little extra but some of these charges feel like they should be free with the packaging i have. like cable boxses should be free if i got cable with them, like they're double and triple dipping.

thing is even a downgraded package i only save like $30~ from HD to normal. also theres like another $10~ in taxes and surcharges BS.
:facepalm

[Godzuki]

:facepalm


lol i know man. its a lot my fault i guess but i swear when i call in for explanations and reductions they make it seem like i can't save much by going on lower plans where keeping what i have seems worth the somewhat little extra costs. but yeah some of those little differences adds up too.

and you're right about the modem, its something i've been meaning to do even if the CS rep told me their modem has a better functionality with their internet service.

[9erempiree]

lol i know man. its a lot my fault i guess but i swear when i call in for explanations and reductions they make it seem like i can't save much by going on lower plans where keeping what i have seems worth the somewhat little extra costs. but yeah some of those little differences adds up too.

and you're right about the modem, its something i've been meaning to do even if the CS rep told me their modem has a better functionality with their internet service.

:D

Trust me, I was in the same situation. Even though I can afford it, it seems ridiculous to have a cable bill that much. Heck, I complain about cellphone bill too.

If you think about a cell phone bill plus cable bill, you would be looking at car payments. It is pretty insane, unfortunately these are now considered luxuries.

Years ago, when cable was cable, with those black analog boxes, it was cheap. Fast forward today, what they did was gave you a bunch of improvements you don't need, except HD because I like it, the rest you don't need. Perhaps DVR, it's nice to blast through commercials with all that they jack the prices. I hate when they jack the prices for features and functions you didn't ask for.

[AirTupac]

Yeah you are. Not surprising though considering you're the only dude to overdose on weed.

Strong ether :applause: :applause: :applause: You could say... it was an overdose

[rufuspaul]

lol i know man. its a lot my fault i guess but i swear when i call in for explanations and reductions they make it seem like i can't save much by going on lower plans where keeping what i have seems worth the somewhat little extra costs. but yeah some of those little differences adds up too.

and you're right about the modem, its something i've been meaning to do even if the CS rep told me their modem has a better functionality with their internet service.


How much is your cell phone and how much is the digital voice portion of the cable bill? If you get good cell coverage you could drop voice from your plan. Also, when negotiating with cable, just tell them that you're gonna switch to satellite. They start bending over backwards at that point.

[Godzuki]

How much is your cell phone and how much is the digital voice portion of the cable bill? If you get good cell coverage you could drop voice from your plan. Also, when negotiating with cable, just tell them that you're gonna switch to satellite. They start bending over backwards at that point.


yeah i just double checked and they only charge me $8 for voice service. thought it was $15 but looking at the bill its only $8...and thing is i've had this landline number for awhile so people i know from awhile back know it and not my newer cell. its like having a old email everyone knew you by where its hard to get rid of it(which is another situation i'm in LOL and actually paying for 5.95 email service with a company but won't even get into that right now).

but yeah i'm going to have to really start cutting stuff and dealing with whatever headaches and issues that come with it i guess.

[2LeTTeRS]

Your right man; the prices these cable companies charge are ridiculous. My first real job was as a supervisor for Charter Cable and I will tell you that cable companies will do any and everything to fleece their customers.


Definitely not the only one. It's ridiculous. They overcharge like crazy for those damn boxes too.

And I think they know it. I recently called up TWC planning on canceling cable TV and just going with internet, and the person I talked to tried everything possible to keep me from doing it. Offered me a lower package price real quickly just to keep me from canceling, so you know their profit margins have to be exorbitant.

That's called the "Retention Department." Anytime a customer calls in wanting to cancel they take over and offer you a new temporary "special" to lure you to stay. Once your Triple Play promo expires this trick can save you a good $20 - $30 monthly.

[TheMan]

Comcast Cable

assuming you have Triple Play through them where they provide your phone, internet, and cable

assuming you have at least 2 boxes for a upstairs and downstairs

assuming you are on their most advantageous plan where they throw in movie channels package for around the cost of just having the stuff from above.


and when i am paying for league pass its like mid $250's with installment plan.

what am i doing wrong here?
Step outside once in a while

[boozehound]

wow, you must really be in to watching tv. I havent had cable in ~10 years and I really dont miss it. I use amazon prime and nexflix and hulu and then I have league pass. I dont really watch sports outside of the nba (which I watch a lot of, obviously) and the broadcast channels have enough of the NFL, college ball (foot and basket) for me.

[mr.big35]

wow, you must really be in to watching tv. I havent had cable in ~10 years and I really dont miss it. I use amazon prime and nexflix and hulu and then I have league pass. I dont really watch sports outside of the nba (which I watch a lot of, obviously) and the broadcast channels have enough of the NFL, college ball (foot and basket) for me.

thats how people should be in 2014

[Godzuki]

wow, you must really be in to watching tv. I havent had cable in ~10 years and I really dont miss it. I use amazon prime and nexflix and hulu and then I have league pass. I dont really watch sports outside of the nba (which I watch a lot of, obviously) and the broadcast channels have enough of the NFL, college ball (foot and basket) for me.


i don't use most of it. like in terms of pay channels HBO is like the only one i regularly will watch but thats only for Game of Thrones and maybe catch a few random movies every so often. i think theres like 1 or 2 other shows i might watch on HBO i can't remember right now. I don't even know what streampix is, don't ever watch anything on Starz but that stuff is included in the package. Most of those HBO, showtime, etc. pay channels are horrible other than the TV series. their movie programming is so bad.

i like having korean channel tbh. i don't think i'm going to cut that out. it also helps me learn korean or improve it some and i like some of shows.

and i do like having a assortment of random channels. i don't really even watch the mainstream shows but i channel surf when i'm watching and like survival shows(like naked and afraid or survivorman) which sometimes will come on the high channels when its not on the low ones. actually i like a lot of those Discovery shows like all of the gold rush shows lol. i don't plan my TV watching which is part of the problem, like i flick around whenever i'm in the mood hoping to find something i like so having an assortment is nice. i almost never watch ABC, CBS, or NBC unless its some big sports event but thats really the only reason why i'd want to keep those.

i guess options is the main reason i'm still keeping them even tho most of it is worthless. thing is Netflix and all of that other stuff just doesn't give me the live relevant shows and i hate watching stuff that came on a year after the fact when it hits Stream services.

also i need to have stuff when people come over so its not like its just about me otherwise i'd probably do just internet stream and laptop stuff.

but yeah my bills are stupid so i'm going to be doing something soon....

[-p.tiddy-]

hmm...mine is over $200 as well

that's 3 boxes all HD and premium channels, internet (forget the speed but it is fast) and my land line (I have a big house and it's nice to have a phone in every room)

:/



this thread is making me think I should shop around

[Levity]

180 a month with verizon fios(2 boxes, no phone, 2nd best channel package and HBO/showtime). i could live without cable tv, because i can just turn to my roku or the internet for pretty much anything (praise ball streams!!) but my gf is resistant to things like that, so getting rid of cable is not an option.

[shaq2000]

wow, you must really be in to watching tv. I havent had cable in ~10 years and I really dont miss it. I use amazon prime and nexflix and hulu and then I have league pass. I dont really watch sports outside of the nba (which I watch a lot of, obviously) and the broadcast channels have enough of the NFL, college ball (foot and basket) for me.

When you say broadcast channels, do you mean OTA? Over-the-air? I thought about cutting the cable chord and trying that. Do you get channels like ABC, NBC, TNT?

[russwest0]

I stream shit.

But this google fiber shit looks nice, I'll get that once it shows up in my area, if ever.

120 a month for over 200+ channels plus by far the fastest internet in the world.

[Godzuki]

When you say broadcast channels, do you mean OTA? Over-the-air? I thought about cutting the cable chord and trying that. Do you get channels like ABC, NBC, TNT?


nope. thats the big downside going all stream. There is no service to get those channels that i'm aware of outside of cable, or maybe being in range with a antennae but good luck with that.

i was thinking about going all stream at one point but i don't think i can deal with not having mainstream live channel access, even if it saves me a lot of money.

[Godzuki]

I stream shit.

But this google fiber shit looks nice, I'll get that once it shows up in my area, if ever.

120 a month for over 200+ channels plus by far the fastest internet in the world.


yeah too bad Google+ is going to take forever reaching most people. i think they rolled out in like Utah and places like Texas? i don't know but i was wondering why they chose some of the areas i saw, and not places like NY, LA, DC, etc.

[rufuspaul]

yeah too bad Google+ is going to take forever reaching most people. i think they rolled out in like Utah and places like Texas? i don't know but i was wondering why they chose some of the areas i saw, and not places like NY, LA, DC, etc.


Hopefully coming to Atlanta and Charlotte soon.

[-p.tiddy-]

I really need to start buying up Google stock...that company will rule the world soon

too bad a share is over $1k...smh

[InfiniteBaskets]

I stream everything, but my internet bill is pretty rough.

I pay $80 a month for 50 mbs high speed internet under Time Warner, which I think just got bought out by comcast.

Previously, I used to pay $50 a month for 25 mbs, but then when they raised the price of 25 mbs to $65, I said screw it and just went with the premium version.

No lag whatsoever and extremely fast download speeds. But I know I could get the same service for a cheaper price if I weren't living in nyc.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

I really need to start buying up Google stock...that company will rule the world soon

too bad a share is over $1k...smh
:eek: :eek:

[rufuspaul]

I really need to travel back in time and start buying up Google stock...that company will rule the world soon



fixed

edit: hey Prime, what if you took that first hundred grand check you got and bought Google?

[-p.tiddy-]

fixed

edit: hey Prime, what if you took that first hundred grand check you got and bought Google?

today a share is worth $1,158.72

Jan 2005 it was worth $193.85

so yeah I would have like 5x my money over 9 years time...:( ...cool half mill

[YouGotServed]

I pay like 140$ for cable and internet. It sucks, but the only reason I got comcast is to watch the Rockets.

[Godzuki]

I'm actually wondering why this Google Fiber project is coming along so super slow. So far only Kansas City, Austin TX and Utah. Really?

I wouldn't be surprise cable/Internet service companies are cockblocking them from being in big major cities. :oldlol: I mean, why aren't NY, LA and Chicago even in consideration at the moment?


i think you're right, since they could make a lot more money in condensed areas with less wiring work.

[the mesiah]

hmm...mine is over $200 as well

that's 3 boxes all HD and premium channels, internet (forget the speed but it is fast) and my land line (I have a big house and it's nice to have a phone in every room)

:/



this thread is making me think I should shop around
A house land line phone in every room, damn U stay in highland park..

[Balla_Status]

A house land line phone in every room, damn U stay in highland park..

:lol

Not to mention staying being in the 90s.

[Take Your Lumps]

I get by with Usenet for $10/mo and Netflix for $8/mo and I really don't miss anything I used to watch with my $120+ cable subscription.

If you really miss cable channels you can always signup for something like http://www.ustvnow.com/ and get around 30 cable channels for $20-30/mo. I use their free account to watch stuff on cbs/nbc/fox/abc which is really useful for weekend sports.