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Jack1000 · 12-28-2002, 04:55 PM

Guys,

I always thought that cable rates were way too high for what you get. Each year, they do keep going up by about $3.00-4.00 to cover inflation and year-to-year programming costs. Our cable company charges anywhere from $35.00 (standard service) to $145.00 (Every digital channel+ Premium On-Demand+High speed Internet) You can get all the premium cable channels and high-speed Internet on Digital with the Deluxe package, except the Latino Package, Optional Movie Lovers Package, and Playboy Channel for about $130.00 We are about at the half-way point. Our rates went up about $4.00 beginning with our Jaunary bill. For about $75.00/mo + tax, we get Standard Service+Digital+HBO+Showtime. We have about 200 channels out of the 250 total of cable + a feature called I-control where you can order PPV movies and have VCR-like control over them for 24 hours without a VCR! We also have about 15 channels of free I-Control. We have 15 screens of HBO, 17 screens of Showtime and they gave us The Movie Channel Package (6 screens of TMC and Flix) for free because we already have HBO/Showtime.

It's pricy but it's worth it. I could not live without cable, and there is really nothing on regular TV. My aunt who lives in a condo pays $55 a month and doesn't get any extras. (No digital, no I-control, no movie channels or anything.) So, I am interested in knowing how much you pay per month. (List your rates for what you pay beginning in January if you know what your rates will be.) Did they go up or stay the same? I'm just interested in knowing if I have a good deal above with my service and would like to find out if the rates are pretty much universal .

Jack

SBTB Geek · 12-28-2002, 06:25 PM

I pay $46.00 for Digital cable.

Plata · 12-28-2002, 07:07 PM

I pay $40.00 a month for cable. It covers 62 channels. I don't get sattelite, but I'm happy with the channels I get. I don't think I could live without cable. I like the films on TBS and the 70s and 80s shows on Prime.

JDS84 · 12-28-2002, 07:37 PM

We pay $36.00 for cable. Its so stupid to pay that much cause our cable sucks and it is always out.

dawsongirl · 12-28-2002, 11:49 PM

$70 something for satellite. However, we get both the HBO package and the Cinemax package, and the HBO is like $15. We also pay $5 for The Superstations package to get channels from LA, NY, and Denver.

Faith · 12-29-2002, 01:24 AM

I have direct tv, so it is somewhere between $90 and $110 .. We get just about everything... The only channel I wish I had is WB...

Fleet · 12-29-2002, 01:30 AM

About $42.00 for basic cable. HBO, SHO, etc. cost extra, of course. We are satisfied with the basics. The monthly fee was something like $8.00 when we first got it in early 1985.

Mijada · 12-29-2002, 05:58 PM

$36 a month for basic cable. I used to get digital cable but cancalled it when they kept jacking up the price. It was almost $60 a month by the time I cancelled it.

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 12-29-2002, 06:08 PM

I dunno. Around $35+. My mother pays for it.

Christopher · 12-29-2002, 06:12 PM

I pay about 60 dollars I think because I also have cable internet connection.

AnaheimPMWitch · 12-29-2002, 06:21 PM

UGH TO MUCH!!

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 12-29-2002, 06:24 PM

We have basic cable and its $35.

InspectorExstead · 12-29-2002, 10:46 PM

a lot. it cost like $100 to get satellite installed for the living room and then another 100 for my room (the week before it was 50 for another installation). then it's like 100 a month for each one. so that's 200. then, my grandma has her own satellite. lol.

Mossopp · 12-30-2002, 02:28 PM

You all need to stop complaning about your cable costs! Everything in America is cheaper than in the UK and cable/satalite subscriptions are no different!!
Do you wanna know how much I pay each month in satalite subscription costs? £45 - which is the equivalent of about $100!!...........per month!!!! It also cost me over the equivalent of $400 to get the whole thing installed in the first place so all of you who are moaning about having to pay a measley $60 should consider yourselves lucky!!!

Kay Scarpetta · 12-30-2002, 07:48 PM

$51 I think......

12-28-2002, 04:55 PM	#1
Jack1000 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 05, 2001 Posts: 2,055	How Much Do You All Pay For Cable? (or Satellite) Guys, I always thought that cable rates were way too high for what you get. Each year, they do keep going up by about $3.00-4.00 to cover inflation and year-to-year programming costs. Our cable company charges anywhere from $35.00 (standard service) to $145.00 (Every digital channel+ Premium On-Demand+High speed Internet) You can get all the premium cable channels and high-speed Internet on Digital with the Deluxe package, except the Latino Package, Optional Movie Lovers Package, and Playboy Channel for about $130.00 We are about at the half-way point. Our rates went up about $4.00 beginning with our Jaunary bill. For about $75.00/mo + tax, we get Standard Service+Digital+HBO+Showtime. We have about 200 channels out of the 250 total of cable + a feature called I-control where you can order PPV movies and have VCR-like control over them for 24 hours without a VCR! We also have about 15 channels of free I-Control. We have 15 screens of HBO, 17 screens of Showtime and they gave us The Movie Channel Package (6 screens of TMC and Flix) for free because we already have HBO/Showtime. It's pricy but it's worth it. I could not live without cable, and there is really nothing on regular TV. My aunt who lives in a condo pays $55 a month and doesn't get any extras. (No digital, no I-control, no movie channels or anything.) So, I am interested in knowing how much you pay per month. (List your rates for what you pay beginning in January if you know what your rates will be.) Did they go up or stay the same? I'm just interested in knowing if I have a good deal above with my service and would like to find out if the rates are pretty much universal . Jack

12-28-2002, 07:37 PM	#4
JDS84 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 11, 2001 Location: My Old Kentucky Home Posts: 3,377	We pay $36.00 for cable. Its so stupid to pay that much cause our cable sucks and it is always out.
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12-29-2002, 01:24 AM	#6
Faith Internet Junkie Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 07, 2002 Location: HELL Posts: 9,879	I have direct tv, so it is somewhere between $90 and $110 .. We get just about everything... The only channel I wish I had is WB...
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12-29-2002, 06:08 PM	#9
¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ MISS APRIL Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 19, 2001 Location: Parsonsfield ME Shaws - Screwing my way up the employment ladder! Posts: 68,780	I dunno. Around $35+. My mother pays for it.
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12-29-2002, 06:21 PM	#11
AnaheimPMWitch AKA CaitlinMoore2002 Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Location: in the Las Vegas Crime Lab hangin with Nick and Sara Posts: 4,973	UGH TO MUCH!!
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12-28-2002, 06:25 PM	#2
SBTB Geek Smooth Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 21, 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,004	I pay $46.00 for Digital cable.

12-28-2002, 07:07 PM	#3
Plata Member Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2001 Location: Regina,Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,201	I pay $40.00 a month for cable. It covers 62 channels. I don't get sattelite, but I'm happy with the channels I get. I don't think I could live without cable. I like the films on TBS and the 70s and 80s shows on Prime.

12-28-2002, 11:49 PM	#5
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	$70 something for satellite. However, we get both the HBO package and the Cinemax package, and the HBO is like $15. We also pay $5 for The Superstations package to get channels from LA, NY, and Denver.

12-29-2002, 01:30 AM	#7
Fleet Mansions, limousines & H-ween Forum Star Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, California Posts: 15,625	About $42.00 for basic cable. HBO, SHO, etc. cost extra, of course. We are satisfied with the basics. The monthly fee was something like $8.00 when we first got it in early 1985.

12-29-2002, 05:58 PM	#8
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	$36 a month for basic cable. I used to get digital cable but cancalled it when they kept jacking up the price. It was almost $60 a month by the time I cancelled it.

12-29-2002, 06:12 PM	#10
Christopher The OG Core Four Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 15, 2001 Posts: 14,833	I pay about 60 dollars I think because I also have cable internet connection.

12-29-2002, 06:24 PM	#12
AllIWantIsYourClutch peaceout. Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Illinois. Posts: 53,424	We have basic cable and its $35.

12-29-2002, 10:46 PM	#13
InspectorExstead Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Oct 29, 2001 Location: The Golden State Posts: 12,902	a lot. it cost like $100 to get satellite installed for the living room and then another 100 for my room (the week before it was 50 for another installation). then it's like 100 a month for each one. so that's 200. then, my grandma has her own satellite. lol.
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12-30-2002, 02:28 PM	#14
Mossopp asleep at the wheel Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 30, 2000 Location: Helensburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,726	You all need to stop complaning about your cable costs! Everything in America is cheaper than in the UK and cable/satalite subscriptions are no different!! Do you wanna know how much I pay each month in satalite subscription costs? £45 - which is the equivalent of about $100!!...........per month!!!! It also cost me over the equivalent of $400 to get the whole thing installed in the first place so all of you who are moaning about having to pay a measley $60 should consider yourselves lucky!!!
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12-30-2002, 07:48 PM	#15
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	$51 I think......
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