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Hey XM! - STOP Taking Away Channels We Pay For !

I wish XM programming was separate from Sirius programming as the their philosophies were miles apart, and now were stuck with the NYC Sirius mentalilty (not logic, but mentality).
I wish they gave everybody PPM or survey diaries to record who listens to what and see that since I listen for 9 hours at work every day, I do give a crap about junk repeating playlists, and that I never waste my time one their single artist channels. Even if they did do surveys, doesn't mean Mel would follow what they indicated anyhow. We're just the stupid paying customers, we don't know what's best for Sirius/XM.
 
pellmell said:
If there is a demand in the country, there will be service, just like cable, which is MUCH more expensive to provide and maintain than WiFi.

I'm not typical, but from a personal perspective, the TV stations can do whatever they want with regard to bandwidth, compression, and programming. There is so little programming on TV worth watching that I'm trying to convince my wife to drop cable. We're in a market with sufficient OTA signals. We watch one station 80% of the time. There are days when I don't even turn on the TV. The Internet has cut into my TV time AND into my reading time. That's not necessarily good, but I'm hooked.

Cable was worth paying for the enhanced channel line up back when CNN had credibility. Now, I wonder if it's worth paying through the nose for HGTV, which my daughter watches. It's hard to tell the Evening News from Entertainment Tonight.
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Basic cable is getting worse by the week. For people like me, who work 3 pm to midnight, it is practically useless, as most channels air infomercials during the early morning hours. I'm a sports fan, but I almost get enough on ESPN3 and my subscriptions to MLB.TV and NHL GameCenter that I hardly need cable anymore. Unfortunately, Bruins and Red Sox games are blacked out online here, so that's basically why I'm still paying Cox Cable $60-something a month -- for programming I only watch live on Fridays and Saturdays. Maybe it's time to cut the cable completely.
 
I fully agree - there is definitely a move to eliminate OTA TV and clear the way so cable and satellite operate without competition and can raise prices with less and lower quality programming.
 
I think outside a few shows on network, and a few satellite/cable channels (i.e. Link TV, Current TV, Documentary Channel, Sundance, IFC, A&E, Bravo (only for Top Chef, tho), Ovation, etc. - but even a few I stated here have to air infomercials to make ends meet. Usually played between 4-9A ET. Cable is getting pretty grim. I'm starting to watch programming on the internet.
 
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