# How much do you pay for your TV sevices? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 19, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-your-tv-sevices/322294 "2005-09-19T00:40:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@Cerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerri)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-your-tv-sevices/322294/21 "2005-09-19T16:25:09Z")
> [@vetbridge](#): > > I had that same thought five or so years ago, leading me to drop pay TV. I live in a rural area, so I do not get any stations. I have a dvd player and watch movies. When I am out I tend to watch the commercials playing on the bar TV. I spend the cash on other stuff. The fiance and I came to this realization about two years ago, when he’d gotten laid off and we were looking for places to cut expenses. We’ve long since been able to afford to have it all hooked back up but…_shrug_ why bother, we really don’t miss it much at all. The 2 kids (7 and 12) bitch about it when they’re over here (they’re here 50% of the time, he has joint custody), but eh…we have tons and tons of books to read, they have a PS2, they can use my and my fiance’s computers when we’re not, we have a swimming pool in the back and large grassy areas to run around in as well as a little playground right outside, and they have a room full of toys, art suppliesm and their own books. They’ll get over it. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-your-tv-sevices/322294/22 "2005-09-19T16:44:51Z")
$118.00 per month: High Speed Internet HDTV package DVR Digital HBO Showtime Starz On Demand ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-your-tv-sevices/322294/23 "2005-09-19T16:48:02Z")
I’m going to brag a bit, so bear with me. We have Dish Network, for which I pay $60 a month. Also, because my employer is a big-ass media conglomerate, I get cable TV with all the premium movie channels and high speed internet…for free. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-your-tv-sevices/322294/24 "2005-09-19T16:50:28Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > I’m going to brag a bit, so bear with me. > > We have Dish Network, for which I pay $60 a month. Also, because my employer is a big-ass media conglomerate, I get cable TV with all the premium movie channels and high speed internet…for free. > > 😃 Can I run a cable from your roof In Orlando to my roof in Las Vegas and we can “share”? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-your-tv-sevices/322294/25 "2005-09-19T17:03:28Z")
Honey, if you can make that work, go for it. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-your-tv-sevices/322294/26 "2005-09-19T17:12:47Z")
Nuthin. My son wants to get Comcast for broadband access, and he’ll be paying $43 a month if that happens. ---
**Author:** ![mazinger\_z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mazinger\_z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazinger_z)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-your-tv-sevices/322294/27 "2005-09-19T17:23:00Z")
Work pays for Internet (eventually, stupid Ariba… :mad: ) I have satellite, and it’s like $50 with 8 HBOs. But, that’s with price protection, which will be ending shortly. If Directv doesn’t deal, I’m moving over to Dish Network where there is some deal with HBO and Skine…I mean Cinemax, DVR, HDTV for like $68 (that might have some type of price protection, too). ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-your-tv-sevices/322294/28 "2005-09-19T17:33:00Z")
As of right now, I’ve got cable. Rapid Cable, to be exact. They suck. I’m paying $103/mo. for digital cable, 4 HBOs and internet. Sooo, I’m going to be hooked up to DISH Network tomrorow, but I’m still keeping the cable internet, which will cost right at $40/mo., along with the DISH service, which will be around $60/mo. for the ‘Top 180’ channels and DVR. We didn’t need that many channels, but our daughter wanted G4 and I wanted National Geographic, which wasn’t available on any packages, other than the Top 180 and the whole package deals. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-your-tv-sevices/322294/29 "2005-09-19T20:00:41Z")
Somewhere around $47 a month for DishNetwork’s “top 100” package, plus my locals on three receivers, one of which is a Tivo-esque PVR. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-your-tv-sevices/322294/30 "2005-09-19T20:39:59Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > I pay $105 for TV plus Internet. Take off $40 for the internet, and it’s a net $65 for just the TV. I get: > Digital Cable > HDTV channels > Digital Music (mostly unused) > DVR (TiVo knock-off, but wonderful) > > We watch a fair amount, so it’s worth it, the DVR is great, we never miss those things we enjoy. Thanks, **Cheesesteak**. You just saved me from having to type the same thing, verbatim (except for the music channels part…we use that for our Saturday night poker games). ---
**Author:** ![galen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@galen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-your-tv-sevices/322294/31 "2005-09-26T06:42:54Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > I pay nothing, just use the antenna. I figured I’d only want to watch ESPN, Comedy Central, and Cartoon Network anyway, so why pay that much? Basically, it came down to either having DSL or having cable/dish, and I took the DSL. Smart guy. I do the same. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-your-tv-sevices/322294.md?page=1)