Current Events > Cable companies: "Why don't millennials want cable?!"

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*Shows goes to commercial break every 20 minutes*
*Commercials are way louder than the show*

Cable companies: "I don't understand why people wouldn't pay for this!"
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Its probably because most popular tv shows can be found now on hulu (the day after they air) or netflix or hbo go.
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I don't mind commercials. As a sports fan, it's just something that will never go away so you come to accept them. The cable companies problem is that the content is all already on hulu, hbo, netflix, and all that.
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why should we?
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High ass prices and commercials
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its expensive as hell. I pay for it for sports though
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mew4ever posted...

I don't mind commercials. As a sports fan, it's just something that will never go away so you come to accept them. The cable companies problem is that the content is all already on hulu, hbo, netflix, and all that.

I'm just kind of a casual sports fan and if I want to watch a game I just head on over to the nearest sports bar and watch it there. Sometimes I'll get a beer, too. There is no reason for me to pay $150 a month when I can go out to a sports bar to watch games and buy a $5 beer every fucking day of the month for the same price (there are not sports games I want to watch every day of the month, I'm just saying worst case scenario heading out to a sports bar every day is still cheaper than paying for cable).
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Hulu is already owned by TV companies anyway lol
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You mean you DON'T want to pay 100 bucks a month to get hundreds of channels you'll never watch? Plus with 10 minutes of commercials per half hour of programming? Come on that's premium quality service dude.

I know that when I sit down to watch a half hour long program, I look forward to literally 10 minutes of it being taken up by obnoxious ads.
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Every 20 minutes? What is this, the 60s?

Complete_Idi0t posted...

Every 20 minutes? What is this, the 60s?

There's 10 minutes of commercial for 20 minutes of programming. It's not consecutive.
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Essentially the only thing keeping cable alive nowadays is live sports and is the sole reason that many haven't cut the cord. And ironically enough, the millions of people that don't give a shit about live sports and balk at the cost of cable that's largely inflated to have the various sports channels is a major sticking point for people that want to cut the cord.

So it's saving and damning cable.

That being said, if Ajit Pai announced tomorrow that the FCC was mandating that all commercials and all channels had to be the same volume, I'd be slightly okay with him.
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Because they hate the traditional American way of life, bunch of self-righteous, self-important, entitled thugs if you ask me
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My baby boomer parents who haven't paid for cable in at least 5 years would like a word

My cable company is doing a good job forcing my hand to buy their cable. I can't get their 20mbps speed unless I buy the triple package for $108's a month. It's that or AT&T for 6mbps for $20's.
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Too busy paying for the over expensive ramen.
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CrimsonRage posted...

i love how companies complain about millennials instead of, I dunno, adapting to their taste?

God damn entitled millennials always thinking the world has to adapt to them
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Are they actually complaining? Pretty unprofessional if you ask me. But even more, why blame one demographic? It's not like millennials are the dominant populace. Don't baby boomers and such still primarily use cable?
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It's insane how big a price different cable and a streaming service is.

I was paying just about 200 dollars a month for internet and cable. Internet alone was 60, so cable is basically 140 dollars for one month.

Netflix is like what, 12 bucks or something?

140 dollars.

12 dollars.

That's almost 12 times as expensive.

Is this really such a mystery? It's cost. If they came out with a 10 dollar cable plan, then I'd buy it. But it's not 10 dollars. It's 140 dollars. The price difference is so astronomical that it's mind blowing, really.
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spanky1 posted...

It's insane how big a price different cable and a streaming service is.

I was paying just about 200 dollars a month for internet and cable. Internet alone was 60, so cable is basically 140 dollars for one month.

Netflix is like what, 12 bucks or something?

140 dollars.

12 dollars.

That's almost 12 times as expensive.

Is this really such a mystery? It's cost. If they came out with a 10 dollar cable plan, then I'd buy it. But it's not 10 dollars. It's 140 dollars. The price difference is so astronomical that it's mind blowing, really.

Basically this. Theres just not that much on cable that I care to spend that much money on. Its ridiculously overpriced for the service you get. If 1/2 the program is commercials then the service should be free. But they expect me to pay 12x the price AND be subjected to commercials too?



Good luck with that archaic business plan.
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Cable companies are shit corporations that don't deserve anyone's money. They have agreements to stay out of each other's turf so there's no competition. This allows them to drastically inflate prices. Their employees' reasoning for subscribing is "they treat their workers well and have great benefits, I love working for them". Good for you but that's a terrible sales pitch because it doesn't benefit the customers.

I hope they all go bankrupt.
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The way cable companies operate is sometimes actively hostile to consumers, and with alternative options popping up I would think most people would jump at an opportunity to sidestep their bullshit. It's just taking older generations longer to adapt newer technologies like streaming.
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AeroFlash15 posted...

Are they actually complaining?

Probably not but if you say they are you get a better topic.
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"Why would you pay $9/month to watch everything you want, whenever you want, when you could be paying $100/month for scheduled TV instead?
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The accessibility of the internet is what did it.

You have so many devices, sites, online streaming services and other easily available options to get the same service minus the commercials and over priced tv bundles and inconvenient time slots for shows.

It's a different time, cable itself is a relic of the past now especially in its current format.
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Because I could subscribe to FIVE streaming services, and that would still cost about half of what cable does.
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I'm waiting on a service to come along and offer $x/month for all the streaming services.
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Cable is eventually going the way of blockbuster. Pay 75 bucks a month for it or just use youtube/netflix/hulu ect lol

Even Sling which is basically 90s era cable is only $20 or so
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I use Sling.
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CrimsonRage posted...

i love how companies complain about millennials instead of, I dunno, adapting to their taste?

They're being run by the same old stupid baby boomers they cater to, so they prefer to just blame everyone else for their problems and them fucking the world up, just as baby boomers do.
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Because it involves them looking more than half a second away from their phone and that would trigger the apocalypse if they had to do that.

High prices, inconsistent bills, and poor customer service. Not too mention the monopoly these guys have.

Time Warner/Spectrum is awful. I absolutely hate dealing with them and hate the fact that I either get their internet or Verizon DSL since FiOS isnt available in my area just yet.

Most shows can be streamed nowadays anyway.
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Prestoff posted...

My cable company is doing a good job forcing my hand to buy their cable. I can't get their 20mbps speed unless I buy the triple package for $108's a month. It's that or AT&T for 6mbps for $20's.

This is my issue. I get free google fiber here, but if I wanna get better internet, im basically forced to get some cable "package". Bullshit.
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Bumjuice001 posted...

High prices, inconsistent bills, and poor customer service. Not too mention the monopoly these guys have.

Time Warner/Spectrum is awful. I absolutely hate dealing with them and hate the fact that I either get their internet or Verizon DSL since FiOS isnt available in my area just yet.

Most shows can be streamed nowadays anyway.

I use Spectrum and I'm happy with them although I also have Cox, AT&T and Comcast in the area as competition.

I went with Spectrum as they had the best offering/price for gaming and I haven't had any problems. I don't know what it's like for people with Spectrum in a monopoly.
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CrimsonRage posted...

i love how companies complain about millennials instead of, I dunno, adapting to their taste?

Not that I like defending cable companies, but the other side can be entitled brats in their own right. Bawking about scheduled shows, ads, and any cost higher than $12 a month (notice how people aren't factoring in the cost of the internet plan into things) makes it sound like the millennial business model is everything I want for free.

Hard to make a living doing that.
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lightwarrior78 posted...

CrimsonRage posted...

i love how companies complain about millennials instead of, I dunno, adapting to their taste?

Not that I like defending cable companies, but the other side can be entitled brats in their own right. Bawking about scheduled shows, ads, and any cost higher than $12 a month (notice how people aren't factoring in the cost of the internet plan into things) makes it sound like the millennial business model is everything I want for free.

Hard to make a living doing that.

customer is always right
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mew4ever posted...

I don't mind commercials. As a sports fan, it's just something that will never go away so you come to accept them.

orr do what my dad does; start the game like an hour (give or take) late and just fast forward through the commercials via DVR. you'll end up live just as the final minutes of the event are going on, so you won't be out of the loop when a sweet game-winning home run is hit.
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Speaking of Spectrum, I guess they have a streaming service now but I have no interest.

I don't pay for cable;
No interest in the ads.
No interest in the superfluous channels.
No interest in most of my money going towards the sports networks over the shit I actually watch. I would rather subsidize youtubers I like through patreon/Red.
No interest in paying extra fees to "rent' the box necessary to watch it.
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mew4ever posted...

I don't mind commercials. As a sports fan, it's just something that will never go away so you come to accept them. The cable companies problem is that the content is all already on hulu, hbo, netflix, and all that.

maybe you don't but i find them jarring. being in a house that has cable tv playing, every commercial break is just... no. i hate it
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lightwarrior78 posted...

CrimsonRage posted...

i love how companies complain about millennials instead of, I dunno, adapting to their taste?

Not that I like defending cable companies, but the other side can be entitled brats in their own right. Bawking about scheduled shows, ads, and any cost higher than $12 a month (notice how people aren't factoring in the cost of the internet plan into things) makes it sound like the millennial business model is everything I want for free.

Hard to make a living doing that.

Neither of those are unreasonable.
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lightwarrior78 posted...

CrimsonRage posted...

i love how companies complain about millennials instead of, I dunno, adapting to their taste?

Not that I like defending cable companies, but the other side can be entitled brats in their own right. Bawking about scheduled shows, ads, and any cost higher than $12 a month (notice how people aren't factoring in the cost of the internet plan into things) makes it sound like the millennial business model is everything I want for free.

Hard to make a living doing that.

In the early 1900s shoveling horse shit in streets of New York City was a decent way to make a living. Its impossible to make a living doing that now.

As times change you have to change with them.
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Just like those coal miners
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spanky1 posted...

It's insane how big a price different cable and a streaming service is.

I was paying just about 200 dollars a month for internet and cable. Internet alone was 60, so cable is basically 140 dollars for one month.

Netflix is like what, 12 bucks or something?

140 dollars.

12 dollars.

That's almost 12 times as expensive.

Is this really such a mystery? It's cost. If they came out with a 10 dollar cable plan, then I'd buy it. But it's not 10 dollars. It's 140 dollars. The price difference is so astronomical that it's mind blowing, really.

Netflix doesn't have new episodes of non-Netflix shows. Hardware problems are up to you to fix.

Comparing Netflix alone to cable is very disingenuous.
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darkjedilink posted...

spanky1 posted...

It's insane how big a price different cable and a streaming service is.

I was paying just about 200 dollars a month for internet and cable. Internet alone was 60, so cable is basically 140 dollars for one month.

Netflix is like what, 12 bucks or something?

140 dollars.

12 dollars.

That's almost 12 times as expensive.

Is this really such a mystery? It's cost. If they came out with a 10 dollar cable plan, then I'd buy it. But it's not 10 dollars. It's 140 dollars. The price difference is so astronomical that it's mind blowing, really.

Netflix doesn't have new episodes of non-Netflix shows. Hardware problems are up to you to fix.

Comparing Netflix alone to cable is very disingenuous.

what? sure it does. Riverdale and iZombie are 2 I can think of that get new weekly episodes, non-Netflix shows (CW)
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Doctor Foxx posted...

mew4ever posted...

I don't mind commercials. As a sports fan, it's just something that will never go away so you come to accept them. The cable companies problem is that the content is all already on hulu, hbo, netflix, and all that.

maybe you don't but i find them jarring. being in a house that has cable tv playing, every commercial break is just... no. i hate it

This. Loud commercials are not okay.
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Pepys Monster posted...

Doctor Foxx posted...

mew4ever posted...

I don't mind commercials. As a sports fan, it's just something that will never go away so you come to accept them. The cable companies problem is that the content is all already on hulu, hbo, netflix, and all that.

maybe you don't but i find them jarring. being in a house that has cable tv playing, every commercial break is just... no. i hate it

This. Loud commercials are not okay.

Not even just loud. Obnoxious. And there's so many of them
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they should sell it to you for way cheaper. like give you your basics for free. then charge you like $1 per channel you want. they can still keep packages for people that want more but let people that don't want many channels pick what they want.

if i could do that i'd get like 20 channels and my basics. i mostly just want sports and then some of the popular channels for shows and just record them since i'm never home when shows are on. but since i can't i just don't really watch much and just stream when i do.