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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24528383>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Home broadband in the US costs far more than elsewhere. At high speeds, it costs nearly three times as much as in the UK and France, and more than five times as much as in South Korea."
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>>>>>>Sounds, on the face of it, that you're being ripped off......
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>>>>>Yes I saw that article and was surprised.
>>>>>Though I didn't quite understand the second half of the article which seemed to be saying the US situation was better than the rest of the world.
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>>>>The second part of the article was, I think, a response from the lobbyist for the cable companies <s>
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>>>>I don't really have much point of comparison but I know the bundling (I have AT&T uverse) makes for a pretty expensive package. I pay $250 a month or so for broadband, about a 1000 ttv channels including all premium 5 set top boxes, a DVR, and a VOIP phone line. Cell service (also AT&T) is about $80 a month for pretty much unlimited voice and 3gb data (which is more than I need as I am almost always on wireless)
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>>>Hi Charles whats a 1000 ttv channels and do you mean you have 5 set top boxes ?
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>>sorry 1000 TV channels and 5 set top boxes.
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>I am confused about the set top boxes as well.
Digital AT&T uverse. Box is connected to router/modem and DVR (which acts as another box) need one for each TV. Can begin watching a show on one box, go to another room and pickup where you left off. Two people can watch the same recording in different rooms starting and stopping at different point etc. I really like it after years with time warner cable. Downside is you can't just plug a tv into any cable connection and get all but premium channels (cable only requires a box for premium - i.e. HBO - channels. )
Oh, and of course there are also about a 100 all music channels (better than sirius etc IMO)
But considering I don't spend any money going out to the movies anymore as my entertainment preferences can be well-satisfied this way - especially when couple with a couple of Roku boxes that let me put Netflix, HBOGo, ShowtimeAnytime etc on the TVs as well.
DVR has about a 250gb drive and can be programmed from the web.
Charles Hankey
Though a good deal is too strange to be believed, nothing is too strange to have happened.
- Thomas Hardy
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-- T. S. Eliot
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