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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I agree it would be very costly...but I do believe
that they could do different packages that would meet desires more so than those
offered now. I, as an older person do not desire Disney but would like lifeline
or hallmark. At this time I take the cheapest package which includes at least 3
channels selling stuff. Do they honestly believe that I am going to buy any of
those products that can be very expensive? I know that they are cheap channels
for the cable companies but if I could afford to buy that stuff I would probably
get a more expensive package also. I had a gentleman I know who works for
Time Warner who said that even McDonald has set items in their salads or on the
sandwiches and he is right. But, they also offer more packages than the cable
companies do now. Maybe one for adults and one for families with kids?? It would
be a start.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com
href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">Donovan Arnold</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=sslund@roadrunner.com
href="mailto:sslund@roadrunner.com">Saundra Lund</A> ; <A
title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">'Vision2020'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 21, 2006 6:31
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Time Warner
Cable & KAYU</DIV>
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<DIV>Saundra,</DIV>
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<DIV>It would cost a lot of money to have a la carte programming. Could you
imagine the labor costs of manually disconnecting and connecting each and
every station for every TV set in the country based on owner preference?
That would cost billions and billions of dollars every year to do that!
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<DIV>It is much cheaper and simpler to just order all the channels you
want and block out the ones you don't want using your V-Chip.
That is what I did. </DIV>
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<DIV>I could see in 5-15 years us getting our TV channels over the Internet
and having it set up where the buyer selects the channels that they
wants and pays according to the value of that channel and
only gets those channels. But until then, it sure is a waste of
resources and $$$$$$$ to have the cable and satellite companies do
something for you that you can do more easily yourself. </DIV>
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<DIV>The other thing you can do is get a TiVo (Digital Video Recorder
DVR) for about $15 a month which will find and record only the programs
you want to watch. Then not only do you not have to watch channels you don't
want to watch, but you also don't have to watch shows you don't want to
watch either. </DIV>
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<DIV>Merry Christmas,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Donovan J Arnold</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>I have no motivation to switch who I pay, but I *do* have an
interest in not<BR>paying for a ton of channels I don't want to watch :-)
Who will keep -- or<BR>get -- me as a customer will be the first provider to
offer<BR>consumer-empowering a la carte programming :-)<BR><BR><BR>Saundra
Lund<BR>Moscow, ID<BR><BR>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil
is for good people to do<BR>nothing.<BR>- Edmund Burke<BR><BR>***** Original
material contained herein is Copyright 2006, Saundra Lund.<BR>Do not copy,
forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside the Vision 2020 forum<BR>without the
express written permission of the author.***** <BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: Tom Hansen [mailto:thansen@moscow.com] <BR>Sent:
Thursday, December 21, 2006 2:04 PM<BR>To: 'Saundra Lund';
'Vision2020'<BR>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Time Warner Cable &
KAYU<BR><BR>Speaking of switches, Saundra -<BR><BR>I have been a subscriber
of cable television (Adelphia - Time/Warner) ever<BR>since I moved to Moscow
from Kellogg back in 1992.<BR><BR>I have had DirectTV installed as of 3:00
yesterday (12/20/2006) afternoon.<BR>I subscribed to their Basic Plus
package for $50.00 per month along with its<BR>185 channels (including the
NFL channel and my favorite shoe salesman, Al<BR>Bundy, on Fox).<BR><BR>The
NFL Channel will afford me an opportunity Saturday evening to watch
the<BR>Oakland Raiders lose to the Kansas City Chiefs (hopefully by less
than six<BR>points).<BR><BR>The only question I have is "Why didn't I switch
over earlier?"<BR><BR>Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow,
Idaho<BR><BR>"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention
of arriving<BR>safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather
to skid in<BR>sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body
thoroughly used<BR>up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a
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