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As I am sitting here....

XnMeX - 2-11-2006 at 12:59 PM

I just overheard the news in the other room that congress is passing a bill requiring cable companies to offer an "Ala Carte" service to help with the high prices of cable. What this means is, you only pay for (and get) the channels you watch! I think this is great and would cut my viewing range down from around 300 or so channels to under 20 or 30. Works for me!

XHonusWagnerX - 2-11-2006 at 01:04 PM

wow.... they really passed that!? I think its a good idea too, but its going to mean a LOT of channels going out of buisness. I mean how many people are going to pay for things like E! or Hallmark channel if they dont have to.

XnMeX - 2-11-2006 at 01:09 PM

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wow.... they really passed that!? I think its a good idea too, but its going to mean a LOT of channels going out of buisness. I mean how many people are going to pay for things like E! or Hallmark channel if they dont have to.


Well, if the chanels are on the air, there is obviously SOMEONE watching them. I watch E! sometimes, but if I had an option for it, I don't know if I would take it or not.

XHonusWagnerX - 2-11-2006 at 01:29 PM

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wow.... they really passed that!? I think its a good idea too, but its going to mean a LOT of channels going out of buisness. I mean how many people are going to pay for things like E! or Hallmark channel if they dont have to.


Well, if the chanels are on the air, there is obviously SOMEONE watching them. I watch E! sometimes, but if I had an option for it, I don't know if I would take it or not.


People may be watching them NOW, but when they are given the option of paying an extra buck or two to have or not have E! or Halmark or Oxygen or MTV Hits2 or NickGas.... I think things will be differant and we may see a lot of stations just going away!

XnMeX - 2-11-2006 at 03:03 PM

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NickGas....


I will pay for Nick Gas. I LOVE that channel! It is my fall back channel. When nothing else is on, nick gas.

XHonusWagnerX - 2-11-2006 at 03:09 PM

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NickGas....


I will pay for Nick Gas. I LOVE that channel! It is my fall back channel. When nothing else is on, nick gas.



ok maybe that was a bad example, because I might pay for it too, but I dont think there are that many people that would.

XnMeX - 2-11-2006 at 07:32 PM

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NickGas....


I will pay for Nick Gas. I LOVE that channel! It is my fall back channel. When nothing else is on, nick gas.



ok maybe that was a bad example, because I might pay for it too, but I dont think there are that many people that would.


Awesome, I am glad I am not alone for my love of 80's and 90's Nicekelodeon "game" shows :cool:

RomanticViolence - 2-11-2006 at 08:43 PM

The main channels i watch are: Comedy central, Cartoon network, IFC, The local news channel.

Voodoobillyman - 2-11-2006 at 09:05 PM

I have basic cable, not even digital. I might as well have bunny ears the way you guys talk.

DaveMoral - 2-11-2006 at 10:44 PM

I've been waiting for this sort of thing to happen. There's really only a handful of channels that I actually want and watch...

Speaking of Cartoon Network... anyone watched "Wulin Warriors" yet? It was on tonight at 8. Kung fu PUPPETS!

JawnDiablo - 2-11-2006 at 10:47 PM

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I have basic cable, not even digital. I might as well have bunny ears the way you guys talk.


haha yeah same here

tireironsaint - 2-12-2006 at 02:09 AM

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I have basic cable, not even digital. I might as well have bunny ears the way you guys talk.
Man, I don't even have bunny ears. We get shit reception of something like three, sometimes four channels and two of those are spanish. I haven't had any kind of real TV or cable in almost a year and to be honest, there's very little I miss.

crazyfists28 - 2-12-2006 at 01:27 PM

thats the beauty of the computer, that could easily occupy as much time, if not more than a tv, most tv sucks anyways, same with radio. give me a computer that i can play music on and im all set

Voodoobillyman - 2-12-2006 at 03:17 PM

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I have basic cable, not even digital. I might as well have bunny ears the way you guys talk.
Man, I don't even have bunny ears. We get shit reception of something like three, sometimes four channels and two of those are spanish. I haven't had any kind of real TV or cable in almost a year and to be honest, there's very little I miss.



Video stores rule too, and in your case, if you watch tv at all, it sounds like you get some use out of yours.