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SoutherDem

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3. I agree totally

Wed May 23, 2012, 04:11 PM

May 2012

I actually watch only 4 channels with any regularity. Add one more local one for bad weather and one for MAJOR breaking news and you have a total of 6. Yet, I get well over 125 more then 100 of those are duplicated in HD so now we have 225 and I watch 6. Even if I paid say, $5 for the hook up, $15 for the HD-DVR and $5 for each channel I wanted I would still pay less. Also, when I first added cable to the house there were several packages which were based on themes such as sports, women, men, family. Now, the packages are grouped in tiers. To get 4 of the 6 channels which I DO watch I have to go to the "extended" package.

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