hoffdaddy 1 Posted June 8, 2006 So, what's the catch? http://www.wewantchoice.com/ This week, Congress is debating H.R. 5252 , the bipartisan legislation that would deliver real choice and lower costs for your television service. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmartassBoiler 0 Posted June 8, 2006 ...but would you tap it from behind? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snuff 10 Posted June 8, 2006 I wanna be able to eventually have the opportunity to pay for the stations I want, not all of the stations you get with a certain "package". I don't wanna pay for Lifetime if I want ESPN or The History Channel. That would be greta. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoffdaddy 1 Posted June 8, 2006 I wanna be able to eventually have the opportunity to pay for the stations I want, not all of the stations you get with a certain "package". I don't wanna pay for Lifetime if I want ESPN or The History Channel. That would be greta. I hear that. That is my dream scenario as well. The counter to that is always that then those 'lesser' channels will go out of business. I say good riddance. If your programming is good enough, people will pay for it. If not, why are you on TV? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TD Ryan2 314 Posted June 8, 2006 I wanna be able to eventually have the opportunity to pay for the stations I want, not all of the stations you get with a certain "package". I don't wanna pay for Lifetime if I want ESPN or The History Channel. That would be greta. TV "a-la-carte"? don't simple economics tell us that will be more expensive? don't get me wrong, I'd like that too... I just don't how they could offer it at a reasonable price. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 3,979 Posted June 8, 2006 That bill goes beyond just TV. As far as the pay for the channels you want model, it could actually end up costing you more to do that compared to what current costs are. It seems to me there is competition - there are at least two major satellite TV suppliers in addition to cable. I know several people who switch back and forth between these different vendors depending on who will give them the best deal at the time. If you had to pay say $5 per channel how many channels would it take until you hit your current bill for a package that includes a bunch you don't watch in addition to the ones you do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snuff 10 Posted June 8, 2006 Heck, I only watch certain stations. Stations I would pay for are of course abc, cbs, nbc, and fox. Then there is espn, history channel, discovery channel, and that focking lifetime channel for the wife. cnn and msnbc would be a must as well. 10 stations. Thats all I would need. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electric Mayhem 35 Posted June 8, 2006 hmmm... T.V. a-la carte. interesting. I would need: Cartoon Network Nickelodeon (for SpongeBob only) Travel Channel (poker) GameShow Network (poker) CBS NBC ESPN ESPN2 ABC Fox WPIX (PIX!!! PIX!!!) Sci-Fi (Battlestar Galactica) TBS Discovery Channel The Learning Channel Animal Planet The History Channel hell, I'm sure a bunch of other channels play random good stuff. There is like NOTHING on if I'm lounging around on a weekend afternoon. I may pause at a number of stations, including the soft-pron Latino networks. A-la-carte me no likey. I'll take the packages, thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
