Cable Firms to Raise Set-Top Box Rates

Wed Jul 4, 2007 1:14 PM EDT

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Deborah Yao, AP Business Writer

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mattmc3

My cable provider keeps trying to raise rates on me every year, and every year they get a call from me telling them that I'll not pay 1 cent more for the exact same service I received last year. They've consistently lowered my bill back to the same rate they charged me when I signed up with them 5 years ago. Of course, to play this card you have to be truly willing to switch cable companies, which is why we use web based e-mail and don't bundle our phone to keep us from being too tied to any one company. But, since my TV was built in 1992, I don't have much use for any digital/hi-def stuff anyway. Maybe it's just me, but everyone I've seen that gets that winds up with a grainy, pixelated picture. No thanks.

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#1 - Wed Jul 4, 2007 6:25 PM EDT

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Michael the Great

I dumped cable about 15 years ago. First, I went to a C-Band Satellite, and now I use the Ku Direct-TV stuff. It is doubtful I will EVER go to cable TV again.

I remember when I called the cable company and told them to shut it off. The asked for the new address where I was moving. I told them I wasn't moving, I just didn't want it anymore. They couldn't believe it; it was like I told them I wasn't going to eat anymore. They didn't think it was possible to live without them.

15 years later, I'm still going strong.

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#2 - Thu Jul 5, 2007 9:28 AM EDT

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