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Originally Posted by OtinG
Yes, Spectrum sucks. I guess we can say that... I can get a satellite service for TV, but they suck worse than cable. But even with satellite service I would still have to pay Spectrum for internet, or use cellular which would be super slow and unreliable. AT&T's U-Verse was pretty good, but they are not available in my town and AT&T no longer offer U-Verse choosing to push DirecTV instead. When I lived in Austin, TimeWarner Cable had exclusive rights, and they sucked even worse than Spectrum, which later bought them out.
At any rate I'm appalled at the current trend in streaming where services like Hulu and Netflix provide a small amount of usable programming. Now we have CBS wanting us to pay for some of their programming. Even PBS wants to charge. BIG cable channels like Discovery also want to charge. I think in the future it might cost more to get decent TV service than it does for your mortgage.
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Yes, CBS and perhaps other networks will follow, putting programming behind a paywall makes me think they should lose their free local airwaves and affiliate stations should be broken up.
One good thing about streaming is you can drop these options as quick as you pick them up. Even Amazon offers a separate monthly rate if you just want to watch a few shows then drop it. Cable locks you into long contracts where the price will always rise.