Spectrum Cable vrs Disney = No ESPN for Fans with Spectrum
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please be aware that Net Neutrality is a consumer positive. Net Neutrality is the thing preventing comcast/spectrum/etc from shutting down and charging much more for all traffic that's not explicitly theirs. Do you like Netflix?
Capitalism is ALWAYS [and always has been] attempting to get a monopoly where prices can be raised without increasing services. When you vote To End Evil Regulations.... the only regulations you're voting to end are the regulations that protect you, the consumer against the otherwise way-over-powered corporation. Regulations are "evil" only to the corporation.
The law that predicted the consolidation of companies and resultant increase in comms costs was the 1996 Telecomms Act.
What can be done? You could demand that your city create and run its own telecomms company that sells electric, gas, and cable -- in direct challenge to Spectrum, Comcast, and the like.. and priced under their equivalent. Look up EPB in Chattanooga. Yes, it's possible -- and is done here in the US. Where I lived last, the electric we bought was sold by the plant owned&run by the city.
What other industries would work better with a business model seeking to actually benefit the local population rather than to fatten the wallets of a few random executives by overcharging the same population?
Good points! What frustrates me about the whole thing was Spectrum could have at least given customers a heads up before Thursday, August 31st. They clearly knew ESPN and many other cable channels now owned by Disney were coming to an end. My wife's 87 year old mom who lives with us; loves animals and likes to watch Dr Pol on National Geographic (also owned by Disney). This is a show that keeps her attention most of the day about a vet that treats all kinds of animals from pets to bulls. That station is gone with a message finger pointing 100% of the blame on Disney. We signed up for a lot of channels we're no longer getting and we're paying Spectrum monthly for the agreement made. I'll guarantee there's going to be a ton of people pissed at Spectrum about this. They should have planned ahead and kept their customers informed...
Good points! What frustrates me about the whole thing was Spectrum could have at least given customers a heads up before Thursday, August 31st. They clearly knew ESPN and many other cable channels now owned by Disney were coming to an end. My wife's 87 year old mom who lives with us; loves animals and likes to watch Dr Pol on National Geographic (also owned by Disney). This is a show that keeps her attention most of the day about a vet that treats all kinds of animals from pets to bulls. That station is gone with a message finger pointing 100% of the blame on Disney. We signed up for a lot of channels we're no longer getting and we're paying Spectrum monthly for the agreement made. I'll guarantee there's going to be a ton of people pissed at Spectrum about this. They should have planned ahead and kept their customers informed...
Been a Spectrum customer for the past decade plus..... That's their M.O. They always do maintenance on their main server without even telling anyone they're doing it... It's frustrating.. I just haggled to get my bill reduced... Nerver in my life did I ever think provider services would out cost my electric/utility bills.. Insane how they just gouge people when they're making $$ out the bung hole!
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Good points! What frustrates me about the whole thing was Spectrum could have at least given customers a heads up before Thursday, August 31st. They clearly knew ESPN and many other cable channels now owned by Disney were coming to an end. My wife's 87 year old mom who lives with us; loves animals and likes to watch Dr Pol on National Geographic (also owned by Disney). This is a show that keeps her attention most of the day about a vet that treats all kinds of animals from pets to bulls. That station is gone with a message finger pointing 100% of the blame on Disney. We signed up for a lot of channels we're no longer getting and we're paying Spectrum monthly for the agreement made. I'll guarantee there's going to be a ton of people pissed at Spectrum about this. They should have planned ahead and kept their customers informed...
Been a Spectrum customer for the past decade plus..... That's their M.O. They always do maintenance on their main server without even telling anyone they're doing it... It's frustrating.. I just haggled to get my bill reduced... Nerver in my life did I ever think provider services would out cost my electric/utility bills.. Insane how they just gouge people when they're making $$ out the bung hole!
Been a Spectrum customer for the past decade plus..... That's their M.O. They always do maintenance on their main server without even telling anyone they're doing it... It's frustrating.. I just haggled to get my bill reduced... Nerver in my life did I ever think provider services would out cost my electric/utility bills.. Insane how they just gouge people when they're making $$ out the bung hole!
Thanks Nicks! Incredible! Their favorite trick is to offer you all the HBO and Showtime channels that take 1 movie starting it on HBO1 and wearing it out before they move it to HBO2 and then rinse and repeat it through all the rest of those channels. Then they start up the same process airing it on Showtime with the same endless repetition and progression. Now they're blaming Disney; because paying what Disney wants from them dips into their profit margins from us/customers.
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I once paid $200 dollars a month for basic cable and internet. Just a receiver and cable modem, no DVR or premium channels. THat's why i don't watch tv.
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Being down here in WV, I only have Optimum. And were I live , satellite is out, too many trees. And when I’m at my cabin, I use a ROKU. So far it has worked great
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Spectrums response to the issue is a whooping 7 day free trial to FUBU. May have been a good offer if it was free trial until the issue is resolved. Spectrum says they are determined to keep our costs down yet I am missing around 9 channels they used to pay for and now don't with no price decrease. Both sides are just greedy. I am a hair away from cutting off the tv portion of my service and splitting YouTube TV with my brother who already has it.
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The ESPN channels are back on with Spectrum again as of today for whatever it's worth.
I welcome the only Defensive Coordinator to earn a Superbowl Ring in New Orleans while understanding Revenge of the Nerds is a sequel. "Come get some!" -
The ESPN channels are back on with Spectrum again as of today for whatever it's worth.
In addition subscribers of the select tv channel package or higher will now get Disney+ and ESPN+ streaming services as part of the deal. I'll go out on a limb and say I expect an increase from Spectrum shortly.
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The ESPN channels are back on with Spectrum again as of today for whatever it's worth.
Shocker. They came back on for Monday Night Football
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The ESPN channels are back on with Spectrum again as of today for whatever it's worth.
In addition subscribers of the select tv channel package or higher will now get Disney+ and ESPN+ streaming services as part of the deal. I'll go out on a limb and say I expect an increase from Spectrum shortly.
In addition subscribers of the select tv channel package or higher will now get Disney+ and ESPN+ streaming services as part of the deal. I'll go out on a limb and say I expect an increase from Spectrum shortly.
they sneak it in somehow..
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they sneak it in somehow..
They don’t sneak anything. They just say pay more and you do. No choice
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They don’t sneak anything. They just say pay more and you do. No choice
Been a T/W-"Rectum" customer for years... I know the drill...
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They don’t sneak anything. They just say pay more and you do. No choice
Been a T/W-"Rectum" customer for years... I know the drill...
Been a T/W-"Rectum" customer for years... I know the drill...
Monopolies own a lot fannies in this country. When AT&T merged with DirecTV they threw away some of the packages their previous customer service (before the merge) had provided to help keep their retention rates up. We called and asked what happened to the stations customer service gave us - they said that was before the merge and the new management hasn't agreed to any of those. In other words, long time members meant nothing to them. Even worse, those knuckleheads never got the bill right after the merge so it was my pleasure to cancel their ass! Apparently a lot of other people did too because they lost control of the NFL Sunday Ticket. I went to the sports bar that aired the games for the Browns Backers club in my area. When you think about it, that's a lot of people in our fanbase watching only 1 NFL Sunday Ticket Customer's feed (at the bar & grill). I'll just make up a # here- let's say we had 50 fans watching a game at the place - do you know how many middle fingers that aimed at DirecTV?
Unfortunately, none of that ever beat the cost or convenience of watching games at home.
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