http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/ Engadget Comments for Analyst asks how much would it take for you to switch TV providers http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/Feb 4th 2010 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/Feb 4th 2010 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/
I currently use OTA, Netflix and PlayOn to get my content. Netflix is the only one with reoccurring charges (tons less than cable or satellite). I expect streamed content to continue to improve as time goes by.]]>Feb 4th 2010 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/Feb 4th 2010 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/Feb 4th 2010 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/Feb 4th 2010 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/Feb 4th 2010 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/Feb 4th 2010 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/Feb 4th 2010 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/
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Funny how that works huh?]]>Feb 4th 2010 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/
Long story short, the installer shows up tomorrow afternoon. Besides a 35% decrease in our bill, we'll more than double our internet connection speed, gain 100 additional channels and add a home phone line which we didn't have before. ]]>Feb 4th 2010 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/
I'm gonna try U-Verse despite the mixed reviews. If I don't like it, then it should be fairly easy to go back to satellite. That includes going from ADSL to VDSL, but if they put a cap limit on it (which I hear they might soon) that is too low, I'll probably switch again.

I want to be able to watch movies in 1080p while having HD video conferencing and playing multiplayer games all at the same time and not worry about a cap limit. Would I do that every day? Probably not, but I don't want to worry about it.

150 GB cap limit is not enough, AT&T. Aren't 1080p movie downloads like 20-25 gigs or something? So, that's about 6 or 7 movies a month without doing anything else and you're done. Not gonna cut it. 500 GB/month would be more doable.

Fix the bandwidth another way, providers ... unlimited should mean unlimited.]]>Feb 4th 2010 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/
I could pay 20 bucks a month for crappy analog local cable or I could pay 100+ a month for halfassed lineup of cable channels (of which channels 2-70 are STILL analog and only a handfull are HD) and terrible customer service.

Or I could be smart and pay 80 a month to Dish Network for all the channels I want, most in HD, with no problems (aside from maybe going out once a month in a big storm... but that's what DVR is for!)]]>Feb 4th 2010 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/
How does your DVR help you if the signal goes out in a storm? Can it magically record the signal during the storm and play it back after? I think your logic is flawed.]]>Feb 5th 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/Feb 11th 2010 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/Feb 4th 2010 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/
Plus, it's cheaper.

I wouldn't go back to cable at gunpoint. If I moved somewhere where U-Verse or FIOS wasn't available, I'd go DirecTV.]]>Feb 4th 2010 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/Feb 5th 2010 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/
Don't state something with certainty if you don't really know.

Not sure what you mean by the per-box comment -- pretty sure all providers charge you a fee for additional boxes.]]>Feb 5th 2010 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/Feb 5th 2010 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/
Keeping U-verse for any reason. We had it for two months. It was horrible! We now use it only for internet service. On the TV front we're back to Directv and couldn't be happier. Quite frankly U-verse is a poorly made system, the interface is lousy (why are HD channels in the thousands instead of the same channel?) and the quality was horrendous. Plus the customer service was very, very bad (installation, wait times on hold, customer service reps, chasing around different numbers, forcing users to have an ATT email address to use the online portal...just awful). ]]>Feb 5th 2010 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/Feb 7th 2010 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/Feb 8th 2010 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/
My main complaint about cable (or satellite) service is that by the time you build an interesting lineup it's costing over $100/mo (plus extra for internet). I've learned over time there are only 4 or 5 channels I can actually stand to watch. So what I did was to cancel cable tv altogether, keep my internet, and stream or download the shows I want to watch. Life is so much better without commercials, Morning Shows, Daytime TV, Reality Shows, Oprah, The View, Springer/Wilco and Infomercials for ladies undergarments that will push your bum up for you.

So, my preference for a consumer model is a Hulu/Netflix type online model where I choose the content. If I want to watch a variety of shows or 10 episodes of 1 show, its up to me.

This is over coax, it will never work wirelessly as long as carriers impose download limits. When wireless data become robust and cheap enough, then maybe I'd switch.

Bottom line: Cable, satellite, or OTA? I'll take None of the Above. ]]>Feb 8th 2010 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/analyst-asks-how-much-would-it-take-for-you-to-switch-tv-provide/P.S. - DSL? Since it seems one can't get dsl without also paying for a landline...Until they impost the death penalty for telemarketers I will never, EVER, have a landline again. ]]>Feb 8th 2010 11:32PM