Tell me OS if you think this is a legit coming collapse

[KG]

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Idk, I've had cloud based cable for a year now and it's pretty damn good. I can go anywhere and get to my dvr. I do believe, like someone else said, that we're going to have individual fragmented cable subscriptions.

[RyanLaFalce]

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Well, what are they waiting for then? Lol

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[kehlis]

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Cable TV will never go away.

The large minority are the ones who talk about getting rid of it and have had success doing so. It's not however a majority group.

There are plenty of people who are happy to pay a small amount for the basic package and I don't foresee that changing.

Also have to consider the bar industry. Bars rely on TV's for sporting events and not all can afford satellite TV. May seem simplistic but the demand for cable won't go away for quite awhile.

[kehlis]

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Well, what are they waiting for then? Lol

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Demand.

Right now there isn't enough of it to go that route.

[RyanLaFalce]

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What ever happened to PlayStation Vue? Did anyone here get invited to the beta?

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[HealyMonster]

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A big issue with cable companies and the issues people hVe with them are from competition. Example, you have cablevision or whoever, you pay 100 a month for phone internet and TV. After a period of time, the cost goes to 150 per month. When you signed up, you agreed to that happening, but now that it is happening, it upsets you, so you call a competitor and sign up for 100 a month again, and the cycle begins. Now anything other than 100 a month is unacceptable, and, if the competition comes in slower speed or some issue occurs, you are now extremely upset because you HAD service that worked but you now feel handcuffed because of early termination fees, etc.

The average person pays about the same for their cable and Internet as they do for their cell phones. Think about that. People pay whatever it costs for a cell phone, pay for data, all this stuff, a million megapixel camera on their phone so they can take pictures of their food in HD before they eat it, but turn around and act like the cable companies are robbing them blind.

Think about the hd dvr, 100mbps Internet and a phone line, all this stuff, and people turn around and act like it's supposed to be free. " I cut the cord" as if they are a martyr against the man, while they go out and drop 600 on a new smartphone.

Trust me, I'm fed up with the customer service side of the house with cable companies, it's atrocious, the techs come out and usually mess something up, they are a pain in the but to deal with, but I'm also fed up with the general attitude that people are paying way to much for this stuff when, when you really break it down, I don't think that is the case.

[CMH]

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I don't pay $100 for my cell phone. But when I did, I also thought it was ridiculous.

Unfortunately I have less options so I can't just cut that cord. I have options with television and if those options are less expensive and allow me to better control my content, I'm going to support that over cable which forces me to pay for a package when I want just one or two channels.

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[Knight165]

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I don't pay $100 for my cell phone. But when I did, I also thought it was ridiculous.

Unfortunately I have less options so I can't just cut that cord. I have options with television and if those options are less expensive and allow me to better control my content, I'm going to support that over cable which forces me to pay for a package when I want just one or two channels.

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The only problem with that is I believe that once cable...etc are gone or inconsequential ....data/streaming packages will just get more and more expensive.
I fear that would quicken the end of the days of unlimited data through your ISP.

M.K.
Knight165

[CMH]

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The only problem with that is I believe that once cable...etc are gone or inconsequential ....data/streaming packages will just get more and more expensive.
I fear that would quicken the end of the days of unlimited data through your ISP.

M.K.
Knight165

No one will agree to pay a significant increase for the same speed. I'm sure there will be intervention if companies did that.

But I agree prices will rise. I just think it will be for faster, more reliable service.

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[23]

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We already see an Internet infrastructure more advanced than our own and the prices are not outrageous and people seem to love it.

I'm talking about fiber and the data provided with it and not just here but other countries.


I think the socks was talking about how when people want something when they want it and if these companies won't give it to them they'll find other ways to do so.

Not that services have been abandoned altogether but people use them in different manners more frequently mostly because of convenience and ease of how the integer has made things.

[RyanLaFalce]

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What are some other good streaming services other than the obvious like Netflix, Hulu Plus, WWE Network, etc.

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[Cusefan]

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Dish's new Sling TV Internet TV service starts at $20, features ESPN, Disney Channel, CNN, TNT, and other channels

LAS VEGAS -- Fewer people -- and particularly fewer young people -- want to pay for cable or satellite TV service. So Dish Network, which has been gradually shedding subscribers, is trying something a little different to acquire new customers: It's launching Sling TV, a cheaper Over-the-Top (OTT) Internet TV service, which starts at $20 and includes a slate of Disney and Turner Networks channels, among others.

The service is scheduled to be available in the coming weeks -- no exact launch date was given -- on an impressive array of Internet-connected devices, including Xbox One , Roku media streamers, PCs, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, and iOS and Android smartphones and tablets.

"Millennials don't choose paid TV," said Roger Lynch, who was named CEO of Sling TV LLC. "So we designed a service based on how millennials consume content, with no contracts. You can come and go as you please."

Lynch said that users can pay for a month at a time and that the theme for Sling TV's marketing and advertising campaign would be "Take Back TV."

The $20 Sling TV base package includes ESPN, ESPN2, Disney Channel, ABC Family, Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel, TNT, CNN, TBS, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and the "best of Internet video" with Maker Studios. Add-on packs with additional kids and news programming will be available for $5 each.

Lynch said the launch channel lineup was set, but the lineup would evolve over time and other channels would be added. No DVR capabilities or local channels would be available to Sling TV subscribers, but they'd be able to access plenty of on-demand content, he added.


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LAS VEGAS -- Fewer people -- and particularly fewer young people -- want to pay for cable or satellite TV service. So Dish Network, which has been gradually shedding subscribers, is trying something a little different to acquire new customers: It's launching Sling TV, a cheaper Over-the-Top (OTT) Internet TV service, which starts at $20 and includes a slate of Disney and Turner Networks channels, among others.

The service is scheduled to be available in the coming weeks -- no exact launch date was given -- on an impressive array of Internet-connected devices, including Xbox One , Roku media streamers, PCs, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, and iOS and Android smartphones and tablets.

"Millennials don't choose paid TV," said Roger Lynch, who was named CEO of Sling TV LLC. "So we designed a service based on how millennials consume content, with no contracts. You can come and go as you please."

Lynch said that users can pay for a month at a time and that the theme for Sling TV's marketing and advertising campaign would be "Take Back TV."

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Sling TV's channel guide.
David Carnoy/CNET
The $20 Sling TV base package includes ESPN, ESPN2, Disney Channel, ABC Family, Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel, TNT, CNN, TBS, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and the "best of Internet video" with Maker Studios. Add-on packs with additional kids and news programming will be available for $5 each.

Lynch said the launch channel lineup was set, but the lineup would evolve over time and other channels would be added. No DVR capabilities or local channels would be available to Sling TV subscribers, but they'd be able to access plenty of on-demand content, he added.

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Sling TV will be available soon.
Dish
Similar name, different brand
If Sling TV sounds familiar, it's because Dish owns Sling Media, which makes a line of place-shifting Slingbox products and services that are also integrated into Dish's latest Hopper DVR. But Sling says the two brands aren't as related as you might think.

"Sling TV is an emerging over-the-top service that is completely independent from Sling Media's line of Slingbox products and services," a press release notes. "Sling Media is the leading provider of multi-screen TV solutions giving consumers access to their live and recorded traditional pay-TV service anywhere in the world, on any connected device."

In the short term, the similarity of the names may create some confusion for consumers, but in the long run, Sling Media may prove to be a dying business thanks to all the cable and satellite companies creating TV "everywhere" apps that allow you to access their services from a variety of user-owned devices (Dish, for instance, has its Dish Anywhere app).

It remains to be seen whether Dish's Sling TV channel lineup will be enticing enough to attract a large subscriber base at $20 a pop, but it very well may mark a turning point for how cable and satellite companies package their services in a more a la carte fashion.

Dish at least thinks having ESPN on board is a key selling point.

"It's the thing a lot people really miss when they don't have a pay-TV service," Dish President and CEO Joe Clayton said. "They want live sports. They want ESPN and ESPN 2."

http://www.cnet.com/news/dish-launches-20-sling-tv-streaming-video-service-with-channel-lineup-that-includes-espn-disney/

Thought this was very interesting, if this has on demand then I could really see myself switching....

[RyanLaFalce]

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Next up is Sony later tonight at CES hopefully giving more info and pricing of PS Vue.

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[ImTellinTim]

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I think it's great that we are seeing more options enter the market as consumers. But realize that Internet speeds are still really ****ty in certain parts of the country. You can forget streaming anything consistently at my parents' house and they only live 8 miles outside of a town.

It's not going to take over overnight.

[slickdtc]

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The only problem with that is I believe that once cable...etc are gone or inconsequential ....data/streaming packages will just get more and more expensive.

I fear that would quicken the end of the days of unlimited data through your ISP.



M.K.

Knight165

That's my concern. Your new internet bill will be your old cable bill.

The best hope is for competition and smaller companies to keep the prices down so the big guys can't keep it jacked up.