Mmmmmm, I sense a trend here.
But today I'm a writing this post to expose Comcast's criminal activities here in east Bumblefuck NJ, which I love dearly. We pay $60.15 per month for Basic Cable Extended Plus so we can watch Sci Fi, History, AMC, and a few other cable channels. No premium channels. We pay this much because of where we live.

Today I got home and turned on History Channel to see an annoying scroll running across the screen stating that as of March 27th, History Channel will only be seen in digital television. This is not the first channel that we've been paying for that has moved to digital. That was TCM, which upset me.

So around dinner I get an annoying phone call about whom to call to ensure our service isn't disrupted. It turns out that Comcast is not just removing History Channel, but AMC and Cartoon Network are going too. Customer service assures me that I will not be paying more per month for my cable, but I will have to pay $4.00 extra per month for the required converters. HELLO? Won't I be paying more per month then?

I flew into a rage. Here's the condensed version. It's bullshit that our area's only cable company is moving channels to digital to "encourage" us to make the move one year before the nation's television signal is converted. BULLSHIT! At a time when so many people are having problems paying their bills, foreclosure rates are at an all time high and oil is flirting with $105.00 per barrel (because the dollar is so weak globally), how the hell does a company get off increasing their rates like this?

Yes, it's only a $4.00 difference. But that's not the point. The point is that Comcast is getting richer off their customers. You figure that if the average household doesn't have digital television and has two tvs and each household will be paying an extra $4.00.....do the math. Comcast is making a shit load of money.

So we're doing what I swore we wouldn't. A buttugly dish will be on our balcony by the end of this month. With Digital TV we'll get 100 channels, as opposed to the thirty-five we have now, and a DVR recorder for $45.00 per month. HD won't be an issue. DH and I figured we'd give it a try. At the very least we'll be saving money.

So beware of criminal cable companies. Spread the word about the bullshit. 'Nuff said.