11-26-2010, 02:05 PM
M A V I C wrote:
[quote=olnacl]
The thing that ticks me off most with Comcrap (at the moment anyway) is that they charge a flat rate of $20 a month for digital service and then $7.95 a month PER OUTLET (in my case per cable card). Seems like that is something they should be called on but - good luck. I'd switch to AT&T just to pi$$ them off, but couldn't use my TiVos with their service.
Hmmm. That makes me wonder. I'm pretty sure here they can't charge per outlet. But our basic digital service ("Digital Economy") package starts at $30/mo. That's for "over 50 channels". the "Digital Starter" package is $61/mo. That's for 80+ channels.
Yeah, that is the same here, cable companies can not charge extra for more outlets. But Comcast, and probably others in the state, get around that by charges for each box they "rent" to you. With the transition to all digital service, if you want full service at more than one outlet, it is going to cost unless there is some package deal applicable for more than one box. Otherwise the clear QAM signals are strictly the required local channels, none from anything else.