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This is what I gathered from that article.

Traditional cable companies such as Comcast, while losing folks who subscribe to their cable TV service, will be making up a lot of the cable TV loss by really raising the price to provide internet service. Comcast is going to make theirs, either way.

But on top of the increased internet cost, the various companies who own tons of inventory will, in time, start to squeeze consumers for more and more money. In time, once the cord cutters hits a critical mass, companies who control content - cough, Disney, cough - will charge a hell of a lot more for content to be streamed than they do currently.

In time, the bottom line is a person's total internet and content bill will closely resemble, maybe top, what they were paying for bundled internet and cable.

In due course, cord cutters will find there are no free lunches out there.

(In response to this post by Femoyer Hokie)

Posted: 08/08/2019 at 08:15AM

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Youtube TV has added the ACC Network -- HOO86 08/06/2019 6:21PM

This article (see link) indicates cable companies -- Femoyer Hokie 08/07/2019 4:33PM

However ESPN is packaging in a way for all or nothing -- Mercury 08/09/2019 11:11PM

That looks pretty biased. 25% of current cable customers will cut bait -- PhotoHokieNC 08/08/2019 4:18PM

U can cut all u want it’s Content -- Mercury 08/12/2019 2:01PM

As the price of streaming goes up, the more attractive cable becomes -- EDGEMAN 08/08/2019 7:11PM

They'll hold what they've got 'til the streaming market stabilizes, -- daveinop 08/12/2019 8:38PM

Streaming services will come up with their own content -- mrcaniac 08/13/2019 12:32AM

I've considered splicing and plugging back in... ** -- wattle 08/09/2019 06:31AM

Whether it's the cable company or the streaming service... -- EDGEMAN 08/09/2019 10:02AM

This is what I gathered from that article. -- Atlee Hokie 08/08/2019 08:15AM

Already there. Comcast just offered me 250 Mbps + 200 channels for 2 years -- seekoHoG 08/09/2019 4:23PM

You're in the same boat as me -- mrcaniac 08/09/2019 9:03PM

Hallmark streams as a stand-alone for $6/month. -- I Hokie 08/10/2019 09:20AM

Already checked into it -- mrcaniac 08/10/2019 4:15PM

Lot of money for the exact same movie done over & over again...lol ** -- EDGEMAN 08/10/2019 10:08AM

I have no idea what you are talking about -- mrcaniac 08/10/2019 4:23PM

You're also funding Hollywood actors to bribe their kids into college ** -- EDGEMAN 08/10/2019 10:09AM

Hallmark did no such thing. -- Atlee Hokie 08/11/2019 11:03AM

Dropped her? -- mrcaniac 08/12/2019 11:53AM

Gotta give Hallmark credit -- mrcaniac 08/10/2019 4:41PM

No free lunch, but possibly real competition ** -- jmanatVT 08/09/2019 2:00PM

Not really. -- Atlee Hokie 08/09/2019 2:22PM

I would prefer that model -- Vienna_Hokie 08/11/2019 10:48AM

I guess I don't see a need to have access to all content so -- jmanatVT 08/09/2019 3:30PM

YouTubeTV has already jacked their prices -- EDGEMAN 08/08/2019 09:06AM

I still think it's a great deal at $50. With all the DVR you want and no -- NokieHokie 08/12/2019 5:19PM

My total cable bill is $188. -- Atlee Hokie 08/08/2019 09:27AM

Mine is $226. which includes ALL movie channels except Cinemax and Epix - -- PhotoHokieNC 08/08/2019 4:21PM

*** -- PhotoHokieNC 08/10/2019 5:57PM

Do you really need 300 mbps? ** -- Lead Dog 08/09/2019 10:25AM

It’s kind of “on the house” -- PhotoHokieNC 08/09/2019 11:52AM

May be a dumb question -- LaneRat 08/07/2019 3:16PM

Nope -- mrcaniac 08/07/2019 3:47PM

Still waiting for Cox Communications... -- EDGEMAN 08/06/2019 8:23PM

I just sent an email to the office of one of the vice presidents. -- Atlee Hokie 08/07/2019 08:23AM

I'd be shocked if Cox and Spectrum did not carry ACCN. ** -- IB4TECH 08/06/2019 9:39PM

Me too, but how long will they wait to add it? ** -- EDGEMAN 08/07/2019 07:01AM

It's not like they drag their feet on increasing prices... -- EDGEMAN 08/07/2019 07:09AM

Great. That covers me ** -- ahokie4u 08/06/2019 7:51PM

Lumos Networks has added the ACC Network -- HOO86 08/06/2019 6:33PM

I don't know for sure if it's their main business, but they are a whole- -- jmanatVT 08/09/2019 1:57PM

This is what I gathered from that article.

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