Cable TV has been in decline for quite some time and there's no reason to believe that cord-cutting is slowing down any time soon. Netflix et al have just made this particular entertainment sector better, and there's no going back to clunky DVRs.
While internet based television, or streaming media in general, is becoming more popular you still need the means to acquire the content. That's ... [ read the full article ]
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We here in the US are getting so f*cked in this respect!
Anywhere else in the developed world, you get twice the bandwidth at half or a third of the cost.
It's a monopoly in a large percentage of this GOD-forsaken country often controlled by the most hated company in America...Comcast. Otherwise, if you're lucky enough to actually have a choice between Comcast, WOW or Uverse, which really isn't "lucky" considering the shittiness of those three, then you're in decent shape.
I can assure one thing for certain, our founding fathers are rolling in their graves at how this P.O.S. country is run. Price fixing, monopolies, lobbying....frankly a world that is a terrible place to bring new life into.
Originally posted by hearme0: We here in the US are getting so f*cked in this respect!
Anywhere else in the developed world, you get twice the bandwidth at half or a third of the cost.
It's a monopoly in a large percentage of this GOD-forsaken country often controlled by the most hated company in America...Comcast. Otherwise, if you're lucky enough to actually have a choice between Comcast, WOW or Uverse, which really isn't "lucky" considering the shittiness of those three, then you're in decent shape.
I can assure one thing for certain, our founding fathers are rolling in their graves at how this P.O.S. country is run. Price fixing, monopolies, lobbying....frankly a world that is a terrible place to bring new life into.
It's no better in Canada as far broadband usage goes and costs...... We get screwed 3 ways to the corner every time we turn around.... North America in general has the highest broadband costs in the world. I lived in France for 4 years a while back, you could get phone service (free long distance in France), HD TV and high speed internet for the equivalent of about $40 per month. Coming back to Canada was a rude awakening cost wise.....
