Cable, satellite TV cancellations hit U.S. record

[Gringamuyloca 47]

1st quarterly loss ever

...snip.... It includes four of the five biggest cable companies, which have been losing subscribers for years. It also includes phone companies Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. and satellite broadcasters DirecTV Group Inc. and Dish Network Corp. These four have been poaching customers from cable, making up for cable-company losses — until now.

Is this a sign of the times? Have you / your family cut back on 'in home' entertainment?

I've been thinking about it. Not counting the business, the phones, tv and internet access add up to over $ 150.00 (CND) a month. (Not counting extras like long distance charges, usage overages and roaming.)

  Edited August 11, 2011 by Gringamuyloca  

[Easy Bakes 253]

What did they expect?

They sell us smart phones instead of a regular cell phones with unlimited data plans and tell us we can do anything on our smart phones,or laptops , even watch TV and Movies surf the net all with a wireless connection. So why do i need to pay 60 bucks a month to watch TV on a TV thru a cable box?

or pay for an over priced landline phone that i dont ever use.

Wonder how much is cancelations due to job loss or just redundant services that get canceled.

or mabey thiers just nothing on worth watching anymore.

Reality Shows and reruns take up 180 of your 200 stations.

they would be in real Deep if the NFL had cancled the season.

  Edited August 11, 2011 by Easy Bakes  

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I haven't changed TV spending but for somebody just starting out, would you buy channels or just watch your favourite shows online for free? Free or pay, not to hard of a question for most.

[Easy Bakes 253]

most people payed for the conveience of the all in one packages.

TV-Internet- Phone all from the same place as they all had package deals.

Some people have no choice who thier providers are if they want certian services.

its all come back on them for sliceing it all up like they did,some channels, especialy the newer sports ones like NFL network amd MLB network you can only get "free" from certian providers basic packages.and some dont carry these stations at all since they did not get the exclusive deals

the leauges made with the providers.

[Ocram's Razr 964]

I do not plan on having a TV or home phone subscription when I live by myself, just cellphone and high speed internet.