Comcast has always charged a "Local Access Fee" and a "SportsãProgramming Fee" on their cable packages. If you called them about it,ãthey make it sound like they're fees they're required to pay that theyãpass on to their customers to bring sports and regional TV programmingãto their cable customers.ããA couple of years ago, they changed their wording buried on their webãsite to clarify that it was not government mandated.ããI started shopping around different plans, and noticed that they'reãcharging those fees on internet-only packages - even if you don't have a TVãpackage!ããI'm looking at keeping cable for TV only, and apparently, you need toãrent a cable modem even if you don't have internet service, it soundsãlike their X1 TV service uses it? Or, maybe it's needed for theãstreaming boxes on other TVs? Not sure, but I couldn't configure aãpackage online without a cable modem at $14.95/month.ããI'd switch in an instant, but my wife watches a couple of cable channelsãconsistently, and adding a streaming TV service to AT&T fiber doesn'tãlower the cost a whole lot. It would buy me symmetric speeds; I'd loveãto sync my NAS to the cloud, but the upload at 15 mbps would kill me.ãããããã... Go to an extreme, move back to a more comfortable placeã--- MultiMail/Win v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.ã

Re: Comcast feesã By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Sat May 13 2023 06:29:00ãã PF> streaming boxes on other TVs? Not sure, but I couldn't configure aã PF> package online without a cable modem at $14.95/month.ããYou might consider Hulu's TV service, which is decent, but winds up costing as much as cable (or more) depending on your total TV service costs. Hulu's UX is better than the other online TV options I've tried (youtube tv and fubo).ã ã ã-- ãMichael J. Ryan ã+o roughneckbbs.com ãtracker1@roughneckbbs.comãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Roughneck BBS - roughneckbbs.comã

Re: Comcast feesã By: Tracker1 to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Jun 16 2023 11:02 amãã Tr> You might consider Hulu's TV service, which is decent, but winds upã Tr> costing as much as cable (or more) depending on your total TV serviceã Tr> costs. Hulu's UX is better than the other online TV options I've triedã Tr> (youtube tv and fubo). ããIf you use Hulu with ads, one thing I've found is that their commercials are a lot louder than the show volumen. Once the commercials start, it's a bit annoying.ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: Comcast feesã By: Nightfox to Tracker1 on Fri Jun 16 2023 11:39 amãã >ã > If you use Hulu with ads, one thing I've found is that their commercials areã > a lot louder than the show volumen. Once the commercials start, it's a bitã > annoying.ã >ããboy i wonder where they got that idea from.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã

Tracker1 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-ãã Tr> You might consider Hulu's TV service, which is decent, but winds upã Tr> costing as much as cable (or more) depending on your total TV serviceã Tr> costs. Hulu's UX is better than the other online TV options I've triedã Tr> (youtube tv and fubo).ããIt'd be interesting to see the bottom line price comparing the two,ãafter all the fees are added in.ããããã... It is simply a matter of workã--- MultiMail/Win v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.ã

Re: Comcast feesã By: Nightfox to Tracker1 on Fri Jun 16 2023 11:39:55ãã Tr>> You might consider Hulu's TV service, which is decent, but winds upã Tr>> costing as much as cable (or more) depending on your total TVã Tr>> service costs. Hulu's UX is better than the other online TV optionsã Tr>> I've tried (youtube tv and fubo). ãã Ni> If you use Hulu with ads, one thing I've found is that their commercialsã Ni> are a lot louder than the show volumen. Once the commercials start, it's aã Ni> bit annoying.ããYeah, most of the live tv does include ads, and you can't skip on a lot of them. I mostly just sail the high sees, but the Hulu UX gets family approval. I rarely use it myself.ã ã ã-- ãMichael J. Ryan ã+o roughneckbbs.com ãtracker1@roughneckbbs.comãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Roughneck BBS - roughneckbbs.comã

Re: Re: Comcast feesã By: poindexter FORTRAN to Tracker1 on Mon Jun 19 2023 07:49:00ãã PF> -=> Tracker1 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-ã Tr>> You might consider Hulu's TV service, which is decent, but winds upã Tr>> costing as much as cable (or more) depending on your total TVã Tr>> service costs. Hulu's UX is better than the other online TV optionsã Tr>> I've tried (youtube tv and fubo).ãã PF> It'd be interesting to see the bottom line price comparing the two,ã PF> after all the fees are added in.ããFrom what I recall it's mostly a toss up, or a hair more expensive for Hulu, only that the UX is better imo. I don't use either, mostly pay for what I do to avoid the guilt when I download, that and family prefers Hulu.ã ã ã-- ãMichael J. Ryan ã+o roughneckbbs.com ãtracker1@roughneckbbs.comãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Roughneck BBS - roughneckbbs.comã

Re: Comcast feesã By: Tracker1 to Nightfox on Wed Jun 21 2023 11:15 pmãã Ni>> If you use Hulu with ads, one thing I've found is that their commercialsã Ni>> are a lot louder than the show volumen. Once the commercials start, it'sã Ni>> a bit annoying.ãã Tr> Yeah, most of the live tv does include ads, and you can't skip on a lot ofã Tr> them. I mostly just sail the high sees, but the Hulu UX gets familyã Tr> approval. I rarely use it myself.ããYes, many of them have ads; what I was saying was that Hulu has the ad volume louder than the content you're watching. Other streaming services don't do that.ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: Comcast feesã By: Nightfox to Tracker1 on Thu Jun 22 2023 09:06 amãã > Yes, many of them have ads; what I was saying was that Hulu has the adã > volume louder than the content you're watching. Other streaming servicesã > don't do that.ããareyousureaboutthatMEME.mp4ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã

Re: Comcast feesã By: Nightfox to Tracker1 on Thu Jun 22 2023 09:06:25ãã Ni> Yes, many of them have ads; what I was saying was that Hulu has the adã Ni> volume louder than the content you're watching. Other streaming servicesã Ni> don't do that.ããDidn't realize others didn't do that. Since regular TV did it, just assumed it was the ad content itself. All the better to catch my own TV whales...ã ã ã-- ãMichael J. Ryan ã+o roughneckbbs.com ãtracker1@roughneckbbs.comãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Roughneck BBS - roughneckbbs.comã

Re: Comcast feesã By: Tracker1 to Nightfox on Tue Jun 27 2023 23:09:03ãã > Re: Comcast feesã > By: Nightfox to Tracker1 on Thu Jun 22 2023 09:06:25ã >ã > Ni> Yes, many of them have ads; what I was saying was that Hulu has the ad volume louder than the content you're watching. Other streaming services don't do that.ã >ã > Didn't realize others didn't do that. Since regular TV did it, just assumed it was the ad content itself. All the better to catch my own TV whales...ã >ã >ã > --ã > Michael J. Ryanã > +o roughneckbbs.comã > tracker1@roughneckbbs.comã >ã > ---ã > þ Synchronet þ Roughneck BBS - roughneckbbs.comããGood Day!ããI work for a cable operator in a video deparment similar to Comcast, I work for Charter Communications. The reality is that live TV Fees from providers are fully getting out of hand. As an exaple, ABC, who the owner is Disney, as a channel normally asks about 6 dollars per subscriber. Disney also forces that most packages that include ESPN must also include Disney channel which increases costs to customers. My suggestion is either go full streaming services or maybe consider options like Youtube TV or Fubo, but tbqh, pricing sometimes can be similar.ãããOne suggestion is to start looking into the FAST offerings from options like Tubi and Pluto as a Psuedo cable serviceã---ã þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.comã