My satellite subscriptions aren't looking to bad these days Cutting the cord could cost as much as cable
I have never had that experience with any streaming services I've used. They always have an option to cancel in the web interface. However, that does sound like my experience canceling cable!And we all know how easy it is to sign up, but darn impossible to stop the charges when we want to cancel. You generally can’t e-mail the services, you have to call and wait on hold forever.
That all depends on the amount of TV watched. Some people leave their TV on all day and others have children or extended family members in the same household. That could easily blow through a 200 GB cap. We are up to 50 GB less than half way through the month and that's with using a standard TV package for over 90% of our TV viewing. We can easily use over 20GB/mo just listing to streamed music all day. IPTV uses about 100 times as much data.I've been streaming all my TV for several years now, and I've never crossed 200 GB in a month, and I'm usually well under 150.
That's usually only the very high end packages in urban areas with fibre or cable upgrades. Low end plans here have a 20-25GB/mo limit. Switching to a streaming TV service will create a significant data use and price increase. A 500GB/mo plan would be a $40/mo increase over our current 200GB plan. The next step up is unlimited at $55 more. The top plan is a whopping $100 more. Unlimited data plans are available from competitors and start at about $20 more.Even if it's not unlimited data, many internet packages have generous caps (e.g. 1TB/month).
Sure, but if you look at Shaw's Internet price list, because they priced their 150Mbps package as they did, their other offerings don't make much sense.ExDilbert said:That's usually only the very high end packages in urban areas with fibre or cable upgrades.
Most of their content is available through Canadian BDUs but can be difficult to find. It's sometimes scattered over many channels, often airs at different times and some is only available on premium channels but most of it does get aired. I have some reluctance over paying $10-$20/mo for a premium channel to see a show that airs on standard cable in the US but that's another issue.But the channels on Slingtv include some worth viewing, like TNT, USA, and FX, live and on demand.
Just a desperate move by the media cartel in this country and their lobby groups to continue propping up a slowly dying industry rather than get with the times.MPs to push for 5 per cent tax on Netflix and other streaming services - National | Globalnews.ca
This will likely have the consequence of more pirating of content.
According to the article, the recommended tax wasn't a Netflix tax - it was an internet tax on all broadband users. You would pay the tax whether you subscribed to a streaming service or not.Netflix at $10.50, how could that ever be more expensive than cable subscription. Remember on cable there is 13% tax, more than double that is recommended for Netflix. It is only fair to Canadian streaming service Crave Tv that tax will be implemented on Netflix.
That's basically equivalent to one cable theme pack or premium network package. Those vary from $6 to $20 on a BDU so it's not really that different. Add an internet service with sufficient bandwidth for Netflix and other OTT services at about $45 to $80 and the cost goes up. The main difference with BDUs is that regulations require that they also sell a basic TV package that varies in price from about $25 to $50. Most people also need internet these days so BDU subscribers get hit with a double charge for the basic cord (or incoming wire) and it seems way overpriced. Add a home phone and BDU subscribers are paying 3 times for the same wire.Netflix at $10.50, how could that ever be more expensive than cable subscription.