# Cable prices **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 8, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-prices/584790 "2011-06-08T21:55:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-prices/584790/1 "2011-06-08T21:55:30Z")
Okay, just moved in to this place. I needed cable so called timewarner. I had had them once before, the bundle, with the phone being 25, the internet 25 and the cable 50 all together. I just wanted cable, as my computer died, and its 70! Thats a bit much. Give me a betetr option to go with for just cable, or cable and phone. Timewarner sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-prices/584790/2 "2011-06-08T22:00:41Z")
Keep looking for deals, cable companies often have deals they “hide” or don’t advertise that much. You can also see if they match. AT&T has always matched my Internet DSL against any deal Comcast has for broadband. Also check out [Broad Band Reports (dot) Com](http://www.dslreports.com/forums/all) and their forums. They have users who post tips on how they got better deals from their cable/DSL/Dish providers ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-prices/584790/3 "2011-06-08T22:03:46Z")
Have you tried to see if FIOS is in your area? Otherwise, cable companies are government sanctioned monopolies. Woohoo, less competition means prices are higher - it’s not rocket science. Good luck.