[mythtv-users] US Pay-TV loses subscribers for the first time ever

[jedi]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 07:12:42PM +0100, Another Sillyname wrote:
> On 24 August 2010 18:51, Ben Kamen <bkamen at benjammin.net> wrote:
> > On 8/24/2010 12:39 PM, jedi wrote:
> >>
> >>     These aren't the best arguments for keeping cable. Both are
> >> quite readily available if you are willing to be a little patient.
> >> The homepage for Dexter on Showtime even advertises the iTunes
> >> version.
> >
> > Especially the “I guess it comes down to laziness on my part”
> >
> >>     $130 per month covers a lot of purchases from Amazon, iTunes or
> >> Walmart.
> >
> > That it does!
> >
> > I could buy a new computer like every 3-4 months (building from parts).

[deleita]

> 
> Surely that $130 includes his phone service?

    If I subscribed to all the various english language bits and bobs
on DirecTV I could probably end up with a bill that high. Those movie
channels are like $15 bucks a pop.

    $130 just for cable is not that far out if this guy also has at
least 2 premium channels on top of everything else.