On 24 Feb 2004 03:32:02 GMT, Steven J Sobol ("Steven") writes:

Steven Doug Smith W9WI wrote:
Cable isn't cheap - last I looked, the basic "lifeline" service (just
the local OTA stations and a couple of shopping channels) is $300/year
here. I know people who spend over $1,200/year for cable. Personally,
I'm willing to live with a fair amount of snow to save $300!

Steven Cable isn't cheap, but 1200/year is 100 per month. I don't
Steven pay that much to Charter, and I not only have digital cable,
Steven I also have the $40/month Internet service (it's the
Steven middle-of-the-line residential package, 768x128 Kbps, similar
Steven in bandwidth to many residential DSL packages).

Here in the Boston area, the top tier package for Digital Cable
costs $94.20, HDTV is another $7.25, and if you want the Internet
that's another $42.95. Not counting the rental of the set-top box,
and all the taxes and extra fees.