Why do people hate cable companies??

My brother in law works for Comcast in Atlanta doing door to door sales and I know he makes over $100,000.

So you two last posters are helping to answer the question. Cable bills are too high & one reason is that they are paying ridiculous amounts of $ to employees to get customers back. Another more obvious answer is that people don't hate cable companies, they hate themselves for not being able to go without cable tv. Just turn it off or better yet sell the damn thing on Craigs list & go for a run.

Cable Guy 2 wrote:

OMG, you people are stupid!! If you want to pick and choose only CMT or Nick it would cost you more you idiot! If you don't watch a lot of TV, shut the fvck up and don't buy cable. Buy a digital adapter and just get the local channels. Cable is not a necessity, if you are too poor to afford it, don't buy it. Stop whining like a little bitch. I can't afford a Bentley right now, so I don't buy one. I don't go around crying that Bentley's prices are too high.

I've never had cable and feel sorry for the people who do.

I'm neither stupid nor poor. I only get a 10 channel package because I do not find anything else worthwhile at current prices and in the current model.

The question is why people hate cable companies. One answer is because the bundling forces people to buy far more than what they want. The next step up from my 10 channel package is 80+ channels. Of which I might find 5 of value? Maybe I would buy those if they were offered a-la-carte. Maybe I wouldn't.

You work for a cable company. When people say they hate cable companies you are obviously taking that personally. Don't worry I don't hate you even if you are calling me a little bitch.

I bought a vacation home in Mexico with the money I've saved over the years by not having cable tv and a cellphone.

Life is good!

I don't get why people are mad at cable companies. Cable is not a need, its a want or a luxury. You are not entitled to cable. If cable is too high for your budget, then don't get it or buy basic cable. I want a million dollar house but I cant afford it, so I have a $280,000 house. Should I hate ReMax because I cant afford the Million dollar house?

Am I the only one here with no cable? I have high speed internet for $40/month and stream in every channel on the planet.

Tour de France, track, news, movies, comedy etc...I don't miss out on anything. Fact is I'm not a cable person, so I don't even utilize the streams that much. But I would never consider for one sec paying for cable.

What is the porblem in saving

We can not approach customer care of gas and petrol so we can not ask them discounts .

Its our right to save money on our bills . So we should do it .

Ask customer care discounts as much as you can . And after getting discounts if you want to save more on your bills then consult

www.remindme2save.com

This helped me to save up to $80 on my bills

Cable Guy2 wrote:

My question is....................why the fu@& do people think cable and satellite TV companies should lower their bills?? Do you call your gas and electric companies and ask them to lower the bills? Costs go up every year!! Does the price of the gas that these companies put in their trucks stay the same? Does the price that the networks charge to broadcast the shows stay the same? Is the price of a loaf of bread going to be the same for the next 3 years? WHY THE FVCK DO YOU SPOILED BRATS THINK THAT YOUR CABLE BILL WONT GO UP???????????

The difference is my utility billes are based directly on my use. If I go out of town for 2 weeks and turn the heat off my bill is lower. If I don't run the air conditioner and use less water my bill is lower.

With cable I have 100s of channels but 90% of my viewing in on 5 or 6 channels. I'm forced to buy a lot of content I have no interest in. It's way too expensive for what I actually use. Show me any other business where I have to pay a lot for a bunch of stuff I don't want to get the product I do want.

There are few things more douchy than talking about how you dont have a TV or cable.

That's just stupidity. Sure there's Keeping up with the Kardashians on TV, but there are some great documentaries too, I've watched some really interesting stuff on WWI and WWII recently.

I watched the PBS special about Mark Twain and learned more about him in 2 hrs than I did in HS or college.

Like anything it is what you make it. Limiting yourself is foolish.

DenaliLama wrote:

There are few things more douchy than talking about how you dont have a TV or cable.

That's just stupidity. Sure there's Keeping up with the Kardashians on TV, but there are some great documentaries too, I've watched some really interesting stuff on WWI and WWII recently.

I watched the PBS special about Mark Twain and learned more about him in 2 hrs than I did in HS or college.

Like anything it is what you make it. Limiting yourself is foolish.

Where did I say I don't have cable? I do have it and pay almost $150 per month - with no Universal Sports. I was complaining about the cable pricing structure that forces consumers to choose between bundles with a lot of stuff they will never watch.

Mr. Obvious wrote:

Dish or Direct TV aren't viable as internet providers. I could go w/ Verizon but their service for internet is even worse than Comcast. And I would have to get a landline. I haven't had a landline in 8 years and have no need for it. It is more expensive, does less, and is less versatile than my cell. They don't have FIOS here so if I wanted to replace the internet+cable I'd have to deal with one satellite company and one phone company.

So you're saying you have many options for both internet and TV, but Comcast is the one the best fits your needs.

So, no, I don't really have a viable option for what I want, as Comcast has a monopoly on the wire into my home.

That's not what "monopoly" means. It's like: "Hmm, BMWs are too expensive, and Hyundais look funny, and GMs aren't reliable enough, and Honda doesn't have a dealer located near me... DAMN YOU, TOYOTA!!! WHY DO HAVE A MONOPOLY ON MY AUTOMOTIVE NEEDS?!?!?"

Comcast is the one that best fits my needs because it is the only one that has access to the wire into my home. Other companies are not allowed to compete by offering similar services over that wire.

Complaint Letter of the Year. The British do have a way with words.... A real-life customer complaint

letter sent to NTL (to their complaints dept....)

Dear Cretins,

http://www.dearcustomerrelations.com/best-ever-complaint-letters/ntl-trying-to-get-connected/

traf wrote:

Where did I say I don't have cable? I do have it and pay almost $150 per month - with no Universal Sports. I was complaining about the cable pricing structure that forces consumers to choose between bundles with a lot of stuff they will never watch.

I only replied to you because at the time your reply was the last in the thread. sorry.

CAN WE JUST FKING TALK ABOUT THE CONES YOU PUT AROUND YOUR CAR WHEN YOU FIX SOMEONES FKING INTERNET?!!?!?!?!!? WHAT THE HELL MAN I CANT EVEN FIT AROUND YOUR CAR IN THE ROAD!!!! WHAT DO YOU THINK? I'M GOING TO JUST BLOW INTO YOUR CAR AND FKING RAIL YOU OR SOMETHING? WHAT THE HELL?!?!?!?

THATS WHY WE HATE YOU A$$HOLES--- YOUR FKING CONES!!!!!!!! PRICK! CROWD UP SOMEONE ELSES ROAD!!!

Ole Timer wrote:

I bought a vacation home in Mexico with the money I've saved over the years by not having cable tv and a cellphone.

Life is good!

You mean you bought a home for the Cartel. They will be moving in any day now. Your "vacation home" in Mexico is like a gold ETF, it can disappear at any time and there is nothing you can do. You don't own it.