Re: Re: Down the crapper
By: metalhead to Nightfox on Wed Oct 14 2015 20:13:00
Ni>> get a better picture would be to upgrade to their premium TV
Ni>> service. It seems a little shady to me, and a bit of a rip-off.
me> It's greed. Why not offer the internet-only customers some free local
me> channels, in HD for sure, and then be like "We hope you're enjoying your
me> complimentary local channels, here's a special offer on tv service!"
I'm not sure I'd consider them "free", as I was paying for the basic cable
service, and basic cable with them is local channels only (or so I believe).
The only reason I got their TV service in the first place was because
sometimes over-the-air channels are glitchy when the signal isn't very good,
and I wanted to avoid that. But depending on where you are, if you position
your antenna just right, channels often come in fairly well. Lately my
over-the-air channels have been coming in great, so I didn't mind ditching the
cable TV service. I'm glad I switched over to Frontier with just internet, as
I'm saving money now compared to Comcast.
me> My only other suspicion is that by giving us free local channels, they're
me> taking away from the bandwidth for tv-subscribers?
I suppose it's a convenience to have the local channels. Without the local
channels, you'd have to switch your TV to the antenna. But part of the
advantage of having a premium TV service is having great reception through your
TV provider (vs. over the air), so it's good to have those local channels
there.
Nightfox
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