Cable TV Versus Satellite TV

Cable TV deals aren’t hard to find, that is as long as you aren’t already a subscriber to Comcast or Time Warner.

The reason for this is due to the fact the cable television guys want to increase their subscriber base, so of course they are ready to offer you a good deal, generally for the first six months of your cable service. The cable company understands if you get service from them, you probably will set up a with one of their bundled packages that includes not only cable TV, but also home phone and internet setup.

You can almost alway get a triple play bundle for around $100 a month for the first year. Lets say normal pricing with a cable company is as follows: Basic TV costs $55 a month, high speed internet is $45 per month, and phone service is $30 a month. Assuming these prices, your overall bill would be $140 per month before taxes and fees that always seem to find their way onto your cable bill.  An alternative is to subscribe to a service like Charter internet service and then add on Dish Network satellite.

But it is good to think about how this might turn out down the road Well think about where you will be once your promotional period is over. Then you will have all of your television sets hooked up to the cable company, your internet connection with your e-mail address through the cable company, and of course your phone service through the cable company as well. But all at once the price goes up nearly 45%, from about $100 every month to $140+ every month. Now is it easy to switch?

Maybe, maybe not. The best thing to do beforehand is compare companies before making your final decision. Lining up cable TV vs satellite ahead of time is the way to go.

While you might logically say it is not a problem to switch to some kind of deal from Direct Tv or something else from your local phone company like FiOS from Verizon. That is easier said than done, however. Often the time and inconvenience of switching providers makes the customer yield to whatever service they have. Even though the monthly bill is high, the subscriber stays with the cable company because they have all the services in a package, making it harder to switch. That is what the cable company counts on when offering short term deals to acquire the subscriber.