Ala carte is only going to benefit me if it lowers my bill. If the breaking up of tiers means that I'm going to wind up paying more for less, then it's a no go for me. Unfortunately, breaking up of teirs could easily mean just taht, higher prices per channel.
> Ala carte is only going to benefit me if it lowers my bill.
Some people will indeed want it for that reason, but I
suspect most of the alc'ers want it either to control
content entering the home, or (as I my case) objection
to subsidizing hostile propaganda.
> If the breaking up of tiers means that I'm going to
> wind up paying more for less, ...
In most product lines, the "bundle" is cheaper than
the a'la carte ordering of the same configuration.
The reasons for that don't apply where channel on/off
is merely a bit in a secure data pattern, but the
sellers will assume that consumer mindset.
I fully expect the price of most alc channels to be
higher than what they appear to add to the bundles.
> Unfortunately, breaking up of teirs could easily
> mean just that, higher prices per channel.
I'm sure there will be a few configurations cheaper
than the basic bundle, but the sellers will make it
as difficult/expensive as possible for you to get,
for example, just FoxNews.
On the other hand, they might PAY you to take some
of those university channels, PBS, MSNBC, and AlGore's
network.
I won't subscribe to cable until it is ala carte AND the prices are proportionately reduced. Until that day comes, the cable connection at the side of my house will remain dormant. I have the same gripe with satellite TV service and XM. Sticking me with a bill that subsidizes content that I will never use is a rip off. When the value of what I want drops below some threshold, I'll just terminate the subscriptions.