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Article #5770Re: Alternatives to Comcast?
From: Shawn Hearn
Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 00:22
Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 00:22
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In article <2hdithFblfmnU1@uni-berlin.de>, "Rick" <me@privacy.net> wrote: > "Ed Swierk" <eswierk-nospam@cs.stanford.edu> wrote in message > news:Pine.WNT.4.56.0405232055550.3568@slusher... > > On Mon, 24 May 2004, ameijers wrote: > > > > > Weather channel, CNN, and Discovery justify a big chunk of a cable bill > > > all by themselves. I must admit, I don't watch HBO much anymore.... > > > > I'm not aware of any way to get channels like the Weather Channel, CNN and > > Discovery for $15/month, though. Either the original poster is interested > > in mostly over-the-air channels, or he was getting more channels than he > > was paying for. > > Weather Channel was included in Comcast's basic cable > service, but Comcast is moving it from basic to extended > basic as part of their "improved service", which means an > increase from $15 to $42/month to receive it. > > That, and the occasional A's/Giants games on KTVU and > KICU are about all we ever watch on TV. Than a regular TV antenna is your least expensive option. You can get weather info via the web easily and it costs nothing if you already have ISP service.
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