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the Price of Basic Cable with Premium Channels

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Location 
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Description
$ 40
May 2007
Phoenix, AZ
Basic cable with one premium channel group  more... close row
$ 75
May 2008
Columbus, Ohio
Better than a satellite dish  more... close row
$ 60
Apr 2008
Columbus, OH
Get what you pay for with cable TV  more... close row
$ 90
May 2008
Rincon, GA
Price per month for cable plus premium channels  more... close row
$ 90
May 2008
Sterling, Illinois
Extended Basic Cable with one premium package  more... close row
$ 65
May 2008
San Diego,
Debating between cable and satellite  more... close row
$ 50
May 2007
Cleveland, Ohio
Cable plus two tiers of premium channels  more... close row
$ 45
May 2008
San Diego, CA
Consider that all going digital soon  more... close row
$ 40
Apr 2007
sacramento, ca
Cable provides entertainment for weekends  more... close row
$ 70
Mar 2008
Ashland City, TN
Premium channels ended up not being watched much  more... close row
$ 65
Dec 2007
New York, NY
Paying a little more at the beginning might save money  more... close row
$ 45
Mar 2008
Kalamazoo, MI
HBO as a bonus to cable  more... close row

Description of service

What exactly does $45 get you with cable TV? well I'm locked into a specific provider, so unfortunately if I don't like it, I'm out of luck and stuck. Anyways, my cable company has a basic-standard cable package that has almost 70 channels, but keep in mind that only about 50 are actual channels that most people would watch. The other 20 channels are local access channels or foreign. However I have a deal where I get HBO as a bonus.


Review of Service

I'm not particularly happy with the service or quality and especially not happy that the company has a monopoly and it's my only choice in the area. Unfortunately I watch a lot of TV, so I'm kind of stuck dealing with them. When calling to get help it has sometimes taken up to 45 minutes to get an actual operator on the phone, luckily they usually have a very quick answer, but it forces me to use up some of my cell phone hours. Since it's my only choice for tv, it's ok, but I would prefer a different company if given the option.


Tips

Cable companies are slowly gaining a monopoly on the industry forcing people to pay high prices for depleted services, unfortunately if you want cable TV you just have to deal. I say shop around a little and you may find a better deal.


$ 65
May 2008
East Lansing, MI
Premium channels are cheaper with specials  more... close row
$ 30
Jan 2007
Phoenix, Arizona
Basic service with one premium channel added  more... close row
$ 85
May 2008
Memphis, Tennessee
Some premium channels even free  more... close row
$ 59
Mar 2008
Faribault, MN
Montly cable price locked in for a year  more... close row
$ 40
Mar 2008
Salt Lake City, UT
Premium channels included free for first three months  more... close row
$ 45
May 2008
baltimore, md
Cable company has good customer service  more... close row
$ 33
May 2008
Philadelphia, PA
Cable part of package  more... close row
$ 30
Jan 2007
Chicago, Illinois
Automatic renewal is convenient  more... close row
$ 44
Jan 2008
Baltimore, MD
High Competition for Cable  more... close row
$ 60
May 2008
Akron OH
See if you can get a package deal  more... close row