TreeStandBowHunter Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Here is something along the lines of immigration and what not. I wish that when paying for cable, we could just pay for the channels we use. Imagine how much cheaper that would be. I would have about 5 channels and be done with it. Maybe 10 bucks a month. BUT NO, instead, I get in my basic cable package about 5 spanish channels that I have to pay for. What the kind of crap is that. English is the language here, not spanish. Why should I have to pay for that crap to get my basic cable. But let's cater to these people and not make them learn english. I mean that's what America wants isin't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leatherneck Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: CABLE TV I hear ya Guns. I cant stand it either. And being in San Antonio Texas, you can imagine how much Spanish I hear in a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: CABLE TV Yep Mike, would be nice to be able to pick and chose and pay based on the channels you want and not for the ones you dont want. We got a crapload of channels in our package with Directv we never watch and never will. We can add channels individually(which could be really expensive) or add packages, but cannot remove channels like those spanish channels or bet from our package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: CABLE TV I agree Mike. We have a lot of French only channels here...same problem. When I first got cable, I had the basic package. I bought into tyre #2 because they had Michigan outdoors on it, and I wanted it bad. Then Michigan outdoors went off the air, and I bought into Tyre#3. for the same reasons (the hunting shows on TNN). Now I have these three bundle packages with no hunting shows whatsoever, but lots of garbage TV. It does explain why I am on here all the time though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Re: CABLE TV if i could have it the way i want it on tv id have 5 channels, outdoor channel, OLN, CMT, local news channel and the weather channel, need the weather channel for hunting and fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Re: CABLE TV yep, me too. just 5-6 channels is all i need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Re: CABLE TV [ QUOTE ] Here is something along the lines of immigration and what not. I wish that when paying for cable, we could just pay for the channels we use. Imagine how much cheaper that would be. I would have about 5 channels and be done with it. Maybe 10 bucks a month. BUT NO, instead, I get in my basic cable package about 5 spanish channels that I have to pay for. What the kind of crap is that. English is the language here, not spanish. Why should I have to pay for that crap to get my basic cable. But let's cater to these people and not make them learn english. I mean that's what America wants isin't it [/ QUOTE ] Thats kinda funny because there is actually legislation trying to get that ... the cable companys are fighting it but like most things if its good for the consumer we loose ... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowJoe Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Re: CABLE TV I was just talking to my wife about that the other day. If they can selectively give you HBO, Cinnemax and Showtime along with a gazillion others separately then they can do the same to your basic channels. I just block them with the remote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Re: CABLE TV its the same up here in Canada in some places Mike. Bell ExpessVU ( major satellite provider) has spanish, hindu etc. etc. channels English is the second language now in some communities in Canada I have been told Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horst Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Re: CABLE TV Seriously, if they trired to customize channels for each individual household and filter out the ones everyone doesnt watch youd probably be paying more for those 5 channels than you are now for all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Re: CABLE TV [ QUOTE ] Seriously, if they trired to customize channels for each individual household and filter out the ones everyone doesnt watch youd probably be paying more for those 5 channels than you are now for all of them. [/ QUOTE ] Nope, not really Chris. Would not be that tough for satellite companies or even cable to allow their subscribers to build their packages of non premium channels based on the number of channels they want to watch. Rates based on the number fo channels. Problem there is, just like is said above most people dont have too many channels that they would really subscribe to and so they would lose the ability to charge you for those all those channels you dont want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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