http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/ Engadget HD Comments for AT&T's U-verse HD Premium Tier explained: $5 for three channels http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/Oct 24th 2008 1:54AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/
Crime & Investigation HD
HDNet Movies
MGM HD
Palladia
Smithsonian
Universal

Of course, the whole reason for this extra package is the fact that these networks charge much higher premiums than the others.]]>Oct 24th 2008 9:25AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/Oct 24th 2008 1:55AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/Oct 24th 2008 2:27AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/
People shouldn't be paying extra for HD at this point, it's mainstream now and the costs are minimal. Channels keep thinking that HD is still a "premium", when it really isn't.

That said, I've got these channels bundled with Charter and I occasionally watch the MTV HD (PAlladiumium?? What?) about once a week to see The Who grow old in HD. The rest are junk and never have anything on worth watching. Infomercials are more entertaining...Are you following me camera guy??

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$$ for TV Service
$$ for HD STB
$$ for HD Broadcasts

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It's pretty clear the companies are trying to fight these channels being bundled into any kind of base package in order to keep costs down. Which is fine by me. Forcing these channels into a separate tier and that tier selling miserably will give the carriers plenty of ammunition to negotiate a lot better prices from these channels.]]>Oct 24th 2008 3:31AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/Oct 24th 2008 8:11AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/Oct 24th 2008 7:38AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/
2008 is not early in the game in HD.]]>Oct 24th 2008 11:10AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/Oct 24th 2008 8:16AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/Oct 24th 2008 8:58AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/Oct 24th 2008 9:01AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/Oct 24th 2008 9:19AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/Oct 24th 2008 10:22AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/I called customer support when I got my postcard (central Ohio) and was told that this $5 tier would include THIRTY additional HD channels, mostly movie channels, and that Universal HD was the only one from my current plan that would be included in this new tier.

Perhaps he had the decimal in the wrong place.]]>Oct 24th 2008 5:49PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/Oct 24th 2008 8:33PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/Oct 31st 2008 5:27PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/
I would suspect this premium tier will expand beyond only three channels.]]>Oct 24th 2008 2:59PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/
MOJO HD
Universal HD
HDNET
HD MOVIE NET]]>Oct 24th 2008 4:19PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/Oct 25th 2008 1:54AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/ATT Uverse is coming out with over 30 channels, NEW, without charging it's customer's a dime.
They charge 10.00 a month for HD service, starting Nov. 3rd in many markets, that will be over 70 to 75 channels in HD for their standard 10.00 a month....

They will offer three, possibly more HD channels for a premium price of 5.00 a month, your choice.

OVER 70HD channels for 10.00 a month, TOTAL home DVR....and if it rains or snows, your cable still works....

Perhaps the author of the story here can actually research wtf he's talking about next time.
I wonder which cable/satellite company he gets a check from????]]>Nov 2nd 2008 7:02AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/24/atandts-u-verse-hd-premium-tier-explained-5-for-three-hd-channe/
There's no reason they can't offer an all-HD package at a reasonable price, except that they don't have to. They'd rather advertise their "200 channels" and say "look how much more you get with us!"--when 100 of those channels are worthless filler.]]>Nov 7th 2008 7:27PM