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It's funny, there were people saying this exact thing 20 years ago when people were demanding ala carte channel buying from cable companies. They were saying "y
by X86BSD 9y ago
It's funny, there were people saying this exact thing 20 years ago when people were demanding ala carte channel buying from cable companies. They were saying "yeah you are not going to like paying $x per channel."
I was not one of them but they turned out to be right. When this gains momentum people are going to be subscribing to like 5 channels at $5/mo each before they think they are paying to much. And you will have to decide between those 5 channels or say NHL for the year @ $100 USD. Or maybe you want NFL for $150 or whatever crazy rate they charge. HBO?
It's going to add up fast and most people are not going to like the fact that to get all the channels they want they are going to need to pony up some hefty cash per month.
IMO.
- rconti 9y agoStill seems pretty cheap to me. I pay $12 to Netfix, HBO GO is free with my internet subscription (okay, the Cable co gives me "free" lifeline cable + HBO GO for less money than internet-only, they're that desperate to count me as a subscriber).. and $100/yr to NFL.com to stream games. Plus whatever I pay for in Prime/AppleTV content. $20/mo is a hell of a lot cheaper than I've ever gotten out the door for with Cable TV.
- SomeStupidPoint 9y agoIt's pretty easy to rack up a streaming bill already. Hulu + Netflix + HBO is like $40/mo. When we tried Swing for sports, it was up to like $70/mo. Funimation was another $10/mo -- bringing it up to like $80/mo. You get better service than cable (especially for more niche things), but it can be expensive and sports aren't quite there yet.