Just got off the phone with Verizon. No cheaper plans for me, and any downgrade would result in a higher bill.

I just spent 1hr plus talking with them and comparing to Comcast. For the 20 channels I watch I have to have their top tier programming line ups. Since some of the news channels and some of the TLC, DISC, NATGEO channels are only available on the top tiers. With either company it works out to be about $160 per month for HD service with DVR and second box, my handful of channels I watch and 25-100 mbps service.

I wish I could just select 20 channels and pay a la carte for them.

I'd Subscribe to:

1.One America News
2.Fox News Channel
3.Discovery Channel
4.National Geographic
5.Science
6.History
7.Nat Geo Wild
8.TLC
9.Smithsonian Channel
10.Comedy Central
11.USA Network
12.TNT
13.FX
14.Comcast Sports Network/MASN
15.ESPN
16.NFL Network

Plus local broadcasts FOX, NBC, ABC, and CBS.

That is all I freaking watch. 20 channels, which I have to subscribe to 350 channels to get those 20 channels. Something is seriously wrong here.

^^^ I'm looking into SlingTv. What you would like to do-- customize your channels--is what they say they offer. Starting at 25 channels. I only had time to briefly surf their website, but check it out: slingtv.com

There used to be an old SNL routine back when AT&T was a monopoly. Their slogan was, "We don't care. We don't have to. We're AT&T."

Now that is Comcast and Verizon. Some of the rants on the "I Hate Comcast/Verizon" are from supposedly former employees of those companies who say that from top brass to the reps on the phone there is contempt and ridicule for customers. I don't know if that is true, but their "customer service" definitely seems that way. Lying to customers, padding bills, dropped service, endless waits on hold, and incompetence with installing and maintaining equipment-- all these things are common with these two rotten companies.

Reading through these posts, and through the online sites, here and there you have more or less happy customers. In a sea of the ripped off and pissed off.

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Originally posted by justjoe:
^^^ I'm looking into SlingTv. What you would like to do-- customize your channels--is what they say they offer. Starting at 25 channels. I only had time to briefly surf their website, but check it out: slingtv.com

Forgot to mention Sling in the prior post.
We did get Sling and for us, it has been perfect.
The primary channel we would watch when we had 'cable' was AMC.
Sling provides this and others for $25 per month without a subscription.
They also offer a sports oriented package or an all inclusive one (for addl. $).
$25 per month without a subscription vs. an additional $110 per month with a minimum 2 year contract to watch the few 'cable' channels we chose was a no-brainer on our part.

Crackle TV is another free choice but the commercials can become overbearing.
They start out short and increase in duration as one gets hooked into the show.
At least they tell you as the commercial starts what the duration will be.
Then one can determine to grab a bite to eat, hit the restroom or write a novel depending upon the time alloted.

So maybe there is a silver lining in the storm clouds of this thread. Thanks for the info.

Sling might have seen a great big marketing opportunity....

My SSID is "Comcast Sucks"

Verizon. A pox upon them.