"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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Deke wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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Deke wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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Deke wrote:

Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual
quality,
and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator.


File a complaint with the FCC at


Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality
signal
available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1
to
distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth.


File a complaint with the FCC at


Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a
$10,000
home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can
you
hear
it? Good!, will always be good enough for them.


File a complaint with the FCC at


Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the
poorest
choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality.
Increase
rates
at will.


Rate increases must be approved by the franchising authority.
They
can not increase rates 'At will'.



But they CAN, and do increase rates for equipment fees, rental fees,
service
fees, and anything else that doesn't involve programming.


Sigh. You need to learn what a 'CATV Franchise' means. I was in
that business. The only time a equipment fee wasn't regulated was when
a new piece of hardware was introduced. Any badly damaged or missing
equipment could be billed at full replacement costs, plus all other
incurred expenses. My dad had Dish a couple years ago. The day his
first year contract was up he received a letter from Dish telling him
they were going to sue him if they didn't get their equipment back
within 10 days. No mention of renewing the contract, just threats. I
boxed it up and dropped it off at the Post Office for him, while he was
calling Direct TV for service. He's been with them for more than five
years now.


And this is relevant to me in what way? Are you saying that your Dad's
cable service is inadequate, so he went with satellite TV?
THAT I can relate to.


He wanted a channel he couldn't get on cable. That's reality, and
I'm sure you can't relate to that.


Oh but I can. I have more than a few channels on satellite, in HD, that
local Mediacom doesn't even offer in SD. The Discovery channels, for
example.
History International is another.

--
You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-AidT on it, because it's
Teflon coated.

Indeed. Its also not very observant.