Thread: BEND OVER D* CUSTOMERS!!! YOUR TURN IS COMING!!

Cable TV prices on the rise - RecordOnline.com - The Times Herald Record

New year, same story.........................

I guess we will to have to wait and see if we will se big price jumps, like our friends at dish are looking at??

I guess talking about price jumps are like season changing. The next season change will be "Will you be renewing sunday ticket/superfan"

I'd be willing to bet that it's the usual $3 to $4 increase. What I don't understand is why folks get upset when prices go up, it's a fact of life. IMHO the issue would be is the increase out of line with the norm or something out of line, like a $10 increase that some E* customers will be looking at.

Originally Posted by rad

I'd be willing to bet that it's the usual $3 to $4 increase. What I don't understand is why folks get upset when prices go up, it's a fact of life. IMHO the issue would be is the increase out of line with the norm or something out of line, like a $10 increase that some E* customers will be looking at.

Well, a lot of the economists are saying that we are in a period of deflation right now. If everything else is going down in price, even a modest rise in subscription TV rates really stand out

Originally Posted by jayn_j

Well, a lot of the economists are saying that we are in a period of deflation right now. If everything else is going down in price, even a modest rise in subscription TV rates really stand out

Originally Posted by jayn_j

Well, a lot of the economists are saying that we are in a period of deflation right now. If everything else is going down in price, even a modest rise in subscription TV rates really stand out

That would be true is EVERYTHING else was going down but everything else isn't. If the MSO's have multi year contracts which have automatic price increases in them with the content providers then while they might not want to raise prices they may not have any choice if they want to remain profitable.

Originally Posted by rad

I'd be willing to bet that it's the usual $3 to $4 increase. What I don't understand is why folks get upset when prices go up, it's a fact of life. IMHO the issue would be is the increase out of line with the norm or something out of line, like a $10 increase that some E* customers will be looking at.

yep. i don't get it either why some are surprised or upset over this. it's our way of life whether we want it or not and if we're a in a period of deflation why don't i see prices coming down besides gasoline? Most were using gas as an excuse for raising their prices so what's their excuse now for not lowering them? enough time has passed since gas started dropping prices for others to begin to do so too.