I'm a Time-Warner customer in a rural area. The local custsvc reps have been pleasant and easy to communicate with, so no complaints there.
My main complaint about cable (or satellite) service is that by the time you build an interesting lineup it's costing over $100/mo (plus extra for internet). I've learned over time there are only 4 or 5 channels I can actually stand to watch. So what I did was to cancel cable tv altogether, keep my internet, and stream or download the shows I want to watch. Life is so much better without commercials, Morning Shows, Daytime TV, Reality Shows, Oprah, The View, Springer/Wilco and Infomercials for ladies undergarments that will push your bum up for you.
So, my preference for a consumer model is a Hulu/Netflix type online model where I choose the content. If I want to watch a variety of shows or 10 episodes of 1 show, its up to me.
This is over coax, it will never work wirelessly as long as carriers impose download limits. When wireless data become robust and cheap enough, then maybe I'd switch.
Bottom line: Cable, satellite, or OTA? I'll take None of the Above.
@HairyPoster P.S. - DSL? Since it seems one can't get dsl without also paying for a landline...Until they impost the death penalty for telemarketers I will never, EVER, have a landline again.
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I'm a Time-Warner customer in a rural area. The local custsvc reps have been pleasant and easy to communicate with, so no complaints there.
My main complaint about cable (or satellite) service is that by the time you build an interesting lineup it's costing over $100/mo (plus extra for internet). I've learned over time there are only 4 or 5 channels I can actually stand to watch. So what I did was to cancel cable tv altogether, keep my internet, and stream or download the shows I want to watch. Life is so much better without commercials, Morning Shows, Daytime TV, Reality Shows, Oprah, The View, Springer/Wilco and Infomercials for ladies undergarments that will push your bum up for you.
So, my preference for a consumer model is a Hulu/Netflix type online model where I choose the content. If I want to watch a variety of shows or 10 episodes of 1 show, its up to me.
This is over coax, it will never work wirelessly as long as carriers impose download limits. When wireless data become robust and cheap enough, then maybe I'd switch.
Bottom line: Cable, satellite, or OTA? I'll take None of the Above.
@HairyPoster
P.S. - DSL? Since it seems one can't get dsl without also paying for a landline...Until they impost the death penalty for telemarketers I will never, EVER, have a landline again.