Cablevision rising rates and cutting channels

[BoredSysAdmin]

I'm majorly pissed off!! I last four years, Cablevision has cut about 10 channels (from family package) and raised rates about $5-6 in monthly feels.
Today is last day for Food Channel and possibly others.

Cablevision's solution? Ask customers to call content providers and demand price reductions for CABLEVISION....

Is anyone else feels angry about this?

 

[Adam]

That seems to be happening all over the place. Sorry that you're getting hit by it, too.

I haven't had cable since 1997. I had Directv for a while, but I've been using over-the-air since around 2000. I called to get cable at my new house, but they insisted that they had to come into my house to connect it, even though I knew it worked because it was still on when I moved in. When the kid on the phone (who was clearly eating lunch at the time) laughed at me, that was it. With the new digital broadcasts, I love over-the-air. I only get the networks, but I'm okay with that.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

I guess I'll need to start looking at alternatives. OTA HD is not bad way to go. HULU/NBC/FX/Netflix streaming could compensate.

 

[mtrycrafts]

That seems to be happening all over the place. Sorry that you're getting hit by it, too.

I haven't had cable since 1997. I had Directv for a while, but I've been using over-the-air since around 2000. I called to get cable at my new house, but they insisted that they had to come into my house to connect it, even though I knew it worked because it was still on when I moved in. When the kid on the phone (who was clearly eating lunch at the time) laughed at me, that was it. With the new digital broadcasts, I love over-the-air. I only get the networks, but I'm okay with that.

Yes, but I was reading in the business section today about the future of free TV being rather dim.

 

[Adam]

Yes, but I was reading in the business section today about the future of free TV being rather dim.

I saw a commercial on that. I might look into it, but I think that legislation is going to have a REALLY hard time passing. After the shear numbers of millions that were just recently spent on upgrading to digital broadcasts and advertising it, and the enormous popularity of the converter box program - I think that there's a lot to overcome to shut those down.

 

[adwilk]

Yeah, I don't that OTA broadcasts are going anywhere for a while..

As far as Cablevision goes, I understand you being upset if programming is getting cut, or is not going to be available. As far as price going up only a few bucks in the last four years, thats a win. Just spend a few more bucks to up your package...

You could always pick another option, satellite, or whatever. The streaming devices and competition are really slimming down the cable providers margins. Its a matter of time before its virtually obsolete.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Today I went to their service center to replace my cable modem which was resetting every time I use my pipe entirely like *cought* downloading linux distros ...
Anyway - I noticed one of the type boxes they had as an replacement had rj45 network port, then Inquired the CS person about it - the only information I got is that box HD but non-DVR. Also - she has absolutely no clue what network port is....

Make me curios - CV starting to push newer HD boxes, but not HD-DVR (SA-8300HD) ones... makes me think what if CV is very serious about server based DVR as a service.... maybe network port is needed for that...