How things have changed

[Jimbo]

My ISP dropped data caps almost 3 years ago. A couple of months back we got an email notifying us they were replacing their cable with fiber and just last week I saw the crew up on the road about a mile from me so they are in fact already working on it. Onward and upward.

So, it will be about 6 months before they will be active in your area.
As a General rule.

 

[AZ.]

While leaving the grocery store today, I passed the Math Tax machine and was shocked. Mega now costs $5? Wasn't it $2? Who pays that?

I heard that it was going up few months ago.....Dont see myself ever buying one at that price.

 

[ncted]

While leaving the grocery store today, I passed the Math Tax machine and was shocked. Mega now costs $5? Wasn't it $2? Who pays that?

The people who run the games know that people want to play for larger jackpots. Mega used to be $1 while PowerBall was $2. Then Mega went to $2, and now $5. The bigger the jackpot, the more people play because people don't make smart decisions.

 

[Bruce]

While leaving the grocery store today, I passed the Math Tax machine and was shocked. Mega now costs $5? Wasn't it $2? Who pays that?

Stupid people.

There is only one way to make money, invest, every month, keep putting money in a investment account, roughly $300-500 a month, do that for 30 years.

While there is no guarantees, better than the damn lottery.

 

[navychop]

Sadly, from my experience, this is rarely followed

 

[MikeD-C05]

Suckers that think they are going to win.

Stupid Tax is what we call it. The poorest people seem to pay that tax over and over down here in Texas.

 

[FTA4PA]

My ISP dropped data caps almost 3 years ago. A couple of months back we got an email notifying us they were replacing their cable with fiber and just last week I saw the crew up on the road about a mile from me so they are in fact already working on it. Onward and upward.

When we got our cable internet installed about two years ago and ditched Verizon DSL ( ) the cable company tech said they would be upgrading to fiber here as well in the future. Soon please!

 

[Bruce]

The Gauge for June is released, Nielsen reported a bigger increase for streaming over Broadcast and Cable combined-

Streaming Extends Gains Over Broadcast and Cable With 46% of TV Viewing in June

The category's 46% share of TV was driven by Netflix and a seasonal boost in viewing from school-aged audiences, according to Nielsen

www.yahoo.com

 

[Jimbo]

Stupid people.

There is only one way to make money, invest, every month, keep putting money in a investment account, roughly $300-500 a month, do that for 30 years.

While there is no guarantees, better than the damn lottery.

Right along with going to the Casino ...

If I have Money I want to Give Away, I can find much better ways to do it.

 

[navychop]

Earlier this year we vacationed with relatives who loved going to floating casinos- err, "Cruise Ships."

 

[savarese04]

Earlier this year we vacationed with relatives who loved going to floating casinos- err, "Cruise Ships."

cruise ships are actually a super cheap (and easy) way to travel.....if you stay out of the casino.

 

[TheKrell]

cruise ships are actually a super cheap (and easy) way to travel.

If you're a stowaway! My 5 night cruise to Bermuda is costing me a small fortune. Then there are add-ons like Internet that are outrageously overpriced.

 

[llokey]

The Gauge for June is released, Nielsen reported a bigger increase for streaming over Broadcast and Cable combined-

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Streaming Extends Gains Over Broadcast and Cable With 46% of TV Viewing in June

The category's 46% share of TV was driven by Netflix and a seasonal boost in viewing from school-aged audiences, according to Nielsen

www.yahoo.com

Two questions: 1) Where does YTTV and all of the other streaming cable-like services fit into this graphic and 2) What is Other that is so significant?

 

[Bruce]

Two questions: 1) Where does YTTV and all of the other streaming cable-like services fit into this graphic

YTTV ( and the rest) is actually lumped in with cable and broadcast, since it is the same channels, Broadcast via a MVPD and vMVPD counts as broadcast, not cable or streaming, Cable via a MVPD and vMVPD counts as cable not streaming.

2) What is Other that is so significant?

here- the "other" category represents all television usage not classified as Broadcast, Cable, or Streaming. This includes a variety of unmeasured sources, like unmeasured Video on Demand (VOD), audio streaming, gaming, and DVD playback