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August 20, 2009

Comparing Cable TV vs Dish Network

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , , , , , , — paykapal @ 6:32 am

Cable TV deals are easy to find, that is as long as you aren’t already a subscriber to Comcast or Time Warner.

The reason for this is due to the fact the cable TV company wants to build their subscriber base, thus they are ready to offer you a good deal, usually for the first six months of your cable service. The cable provider understands if you get service from them, you probably will set up a with one of their bundled packages that includes not only cable TV, but also home phone and high speed internet setup.

You can usually get a triple play bundle for just $99 per month for the first year. Consider the following example with cable company pricing: Basic TV costs $55 a month, high speed internet is $45 per month, and phone service is $30 a month. With prices like this, your overall bill would be $140 per month before taxes and fees that always seem to find their way onto your cable bill.

But it is good to think about how this might turn out down the road Well consider what the bill will look like once your promotional period is over. Then you will have all of your TV’s hooked up to the cable company, your internet connection including your e-mail account with the cable company, and of course your home line with the cable company as well. But all at once the price goes up almost 40%, from around $100 per month to $140+ per month. Its not alway easy to switch out of your provider?

Maybe, maybe not. The smart thing to do ahead of time is compare providers before making your final decision.One would be smart to compareĀ Dish Network versus CableTV before making a hasty decision.

While you might logically say it is not a problem to switch to some kind of deal from DirecTV or something else from your local phone company like Verizon FiOS. Some things though are easier said than done. Often the time and inconvenience of switching providers makes the customer yield to whatever service they have. Even though the monthly bill is high, the customer stays because they have all the services on the same bill from the same provider. That is what the cable television company counts on when offering short term deals to acquire the subscriber.

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