Until a year ago we didn't even have cable. And the when we got cable (for the internet) we asked for only the basic package of local channels (for $13/month, which is what we are paying) but they gave us the entire basic package.

The last time I was in a house that paid out for a premium cable channel I was 13. That's why god created DVD, pretty much anything on HBO that you might want to see will soon enough (or already) be available on DVD. Except the Real Sex series and Taxicab Confessions but those are meant for 14 year old boys who haven't yet figured out how to get past the parental internet controls for real porn.

I don't have cable at all.

No premiums for us, though I would get HBO if it weren't for the fact that my only choice via Dish is all 749 channels for $811 per month.

:eek: Whaaa???

Why is that your only choice? That's practically rent for the house the dish sits on (or yard there of)!

I only have basic cable, plus Tier one digital (Disney, History, Sci Fi, Encore, ect.). No "premium" channels like HBO, Showtime, et al. I have Time Warner with phone, high speed internet, and TV. So my payments are $150 a month, I don't need to make it any higher, thank you very much.

I hate to echo RStar but WHAT??? :eek: :eek: This is a joke, yes?

Why, does it creep you out?:D

Yes, joke. I think it is about 10 HBO channels for about an additional $15/mo. Maybe my expectations are a little wonky, but it is more than I need.

Or maybe I'm just being a cheap bastard.

I have HBO but I need to cancell it. I don't really end up watching it very much.

No HBO. Or any of the others. I resent having to pay for cable period, so I'm not shelling out any more.

I guess it's never occured to me not to have pay for cable. Where I grew up we always had cable, we only got the three networks and PBS. We were far enough from anyplace that broadcast (and it was pre-dish days) that the only way you got anything at all was cable. We also had cable for FM stereo.