talking about HBO, I checked my Comcast options: too good to be true?

[space-time]

This is what I pay. only limited channels (about 25 or so), no HBO or other premium channels



and this is what they offer, see that includes some form of HBO and is only slightly more ($4.90) than what I pay now. perhaps fewer channels than what I get now.



here is how to get different flavors of HBO

[Ombligo]

Tallahassee has the same Comcast package for $40/month, for $50/month you get 50Mbps.

Knowing Comcast that will translate to 14.4K for $89.95

[space-time]

I have internet, I was talking about HBO

[Bimwad]

This is the cord cutter's special, designed to attract those who want HBO but little else.

It was cheaper when introduced, and the price was only good for a year.

HBO on its own is $20/mo, even for basic cable subscribers.

An sister-channel HBO/Cinemax or Showtime/TMC bundle is also $20, so there's no reason to opt for the single.

[silvarios]

How much is the deal after promo?

[space-time]

silvarios wrote:
How much is the deal after promo?

unlike other "deals" (where they say for 12 months or so, and you have to read the fine print to see the price after the promo), this one seems to be non-deal price.

[deckeda]

space, some of what they're offering you is in exchange for locking you into hardware (WiFi router) and more proprietary cable boxes.

There's really no way to "sort of" get TV from them, you either don't, or you're pulled to be all in, in such a way to remain there because of all the related functionality it does.

Yes it's only $5 more but in the end, after awhile you'll probably be looking at something like $100/month vs. ~ $55 just for IP. And maybe that's OK for you.

[deckeda]

I read in that other article some cable companies are considering offering HBO Now to their IP-only customers. So if you don't have an AppleTV I suppose you'd log into a web browser?

[GuyGene]

All I know is I'm stuck with Komcast at one of me places, no other internet option. Don't get TV, but must have house phone, so have internet and phone bundle, $60 a month - for now! Knuckahaided Komcast, have to call them ever so often, threaten to leave, fight, fight some more, then they give me another "special." Knuckahaids I call'em.

[silvarios]

deckeda wrote:
space, some of what they're offering you is in exchange for locking you into hardware (WiFi router) and more proprietary cable boxes.

There's really no way to "sort of" get TV from them, you either don't, or you're pulled to be all in, in such a way to remain there because of all the related functionality it does.

Yes it's only $5 more but in the end, after awhile you'll probably be looking at something like $100/month vs. ~ $55 just for IP. And maybe that's OK for you.

Seems to be some small flaws in the analysis. I have Comcast Internet and own my modem. If space drops TV, most likely his internet shoots up to $70ish, not $55. There's no down side of that plan for space. $5 more per month for HBO seems like a good deal. Your suggestion is to have space pay $70 for Internet and then $15 for stand alone HBO.