By: Irate Pirate

Irate Pirate — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:45:03 +0000

First I’ve heard of this. Glad to see Shaw won’t be handed yet another excuse to charge me even more money for their horrid service. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised Shaw’s audio video quality has taken such a huge nose dive over the years given the near monopoly they’ve had in my province over the past several decades. If I had to pay any more than I already am, I’d completely get rid of them and just use P2P solely. Glad I have at least one alternative option when it comes to broadband internet service, given how Shaw throttles all of their traffic. The instant I’m able to move away from where I’m currently stuck living is the day I write Shaw one long nasty letter telling them where to go, how to get there, and most importantly all the reasons why, a list that originally started with only one or two minor points but has slowly grown to more than sixteen major ones as time passes. Will telecommunications companies ever learn to reinvest their profits instead of pocketing them, all while asking for ever more? Doubtful.

By: Mostly Harmless

Mostly Harmless — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:01:36 +0000

Broadcast TV is supported by ad dollars which are paid based on estimates of numbers of viewers. More viewers = more money (unless they negotiated crappy deals). In short, they ARE getting paid. They just want MORE. Sound familiar?

By: CHRIS

CHRIS — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:38:57 +0000

IN THE UK WE PAY TV TIX

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