On Saturday, 31 March 2012 at 20:54:49 UTC, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
Over-the-air broadcast literally looked *better* than that *before* the digital switch! I'm not exagerating.
I don't doubt it, though I was on cable for a long time.
Oh yea, and the set-top boxes themselves don't even work right anymore!
That was *terrible* when digital was new, but wasn't bad at all when I left (in December). The cable was pretty good... just /ridiculously/ overpriced.
But PBS is mature enough not to pull any of that crap.
yes, pbs is a fine station.
That's *cheap* for cable. (Still not worth it though, I agree.)
Actually, I think I flipped that... I'm paying $55 now for the internet. (that reminds me, it is time to pay that again) At first, the cable+internet was $90 / month. But, after the first year, they jacked it up to $120. And then, the next year, they jacked it up to $130. So I was probably paying $75 for the cable. Even worse. Totally not worth it. I'm not terribly happy with that internet price either, but I use the crap out of it and my job relies on it, so meh. But, speaking of raising prices, this reminds me of a convo I had with my landlady a couple weeks ago. She noted that I've been here for two and a half years and only jacked the rent once. "I've been getting behind on that... I have to raise it at least 3% a year. The cost of living is going up..." Yes, the cost of living is going up because YOU are insisting on raising the rent on some fixed schedule! And then I asked for all this in writing, and I get a letter in the mail. She changed her mind: 5% increase, effective immediately and going up each year automatically. Hell no, I'm not going to sign that. I find it a little ridiculous that she thinks I would - that's higher than the going mortgage rate! And, unlike this lease, a mortgage can eventually be paid off. But, ugh. I hate moving and I hate being in debt, but she made the decision for me - I'm just going to buy a house and be done with it. I hate annual price hikes, no matter who's doing it.