• MooseBoys@lemmy.world
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    At first I thought the $87/mo quoted in the article was still way cheaper than an equivalent cable plan, but that was based on 2015-timeframe pricing when I canceled my cable plan, where I’d have to pay around $260/mo for Comcast Premium Plus. I just checked though, and an equivalent cable plan is only $67/mo. for me now.

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      That’s $67/month before the broadcast fee and regional sports fee. Go ahead and add another $35/month for that. Not sure if they still make you pay for equipment rental. If they do, that is another $10-15.

      In conclusion: cable still fucking sucks.

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      where I’d have to pay around $260/mo for Comcast Premium Plu

      That can’t be real. Who pays that for a cable plan (or any kind of entertainment package)?!

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        That’s for premium. And it’s actually cheap. You have no idea how many people pay not only for that, but they pay hundreds of dollars more than that to have it on multiple tvs. There is an ocean of customers out there that have huge houses, second houses, guest houses, and on and on that all pay for the highest packages possible and pay extra for as many rooms as possible.

        They first time I saw a residential cable package with 24 cable boxes stunned me. And then there’s business accounts, but that’s a whole 'nother ball game.

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        Not wrong at all. Somehow my in-laws pay close to this. I’ve tried to get them off of it but there is not many options for Spanish language tv.