FUCK CABLEVISION

[CrazyClare]

im not sure if this has already been addresssed but right now i COULD be watchign the Yankee game.. grrrr. FUCKING EHY man. I was at a bar the other night and they had the YES network and it was so fuckign cool. I say we riot. the problem is that cablevison is the only option around here besides satellite :(

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and i may be a real cruel smartmouth bitch but i sure as hell aint anybodies bitch!!

[Poison Ivy]

Awwww sorry Clare :( I have
Comcast..you can come watch
the game here anytime...or we'll
just go to the games :)


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[Earth2RON]

im in fuc* cablevision im fuc*** pissed that i cant watch my team play.i have to settle for dumb as* mets games everynight which is pretty dame sad to watch. ***sniff,sniff*** <P>
you can come watch the game here anytime...or we'll just go to the games i promise ill be a good lil boy if i can tag along with yall:) <P>

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[Jennitalia]

i havent been able to see a game yet. it fucking sucks. cablevision can eat my bloody tookie

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[windowlck]

Ok so what's Cablevisions Big problem....CV wants YES to be a Premium Channel, while the Yankees want to be part of the basic package??

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" You are the ones who are the ball-lickers"

[CrazyClare]

cabelvisons stock had really gone down.. damn them.. daddy please please can we get a dish????

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and i may be a real cruel smartmouth bitch but i sure as hell aint anybodies bitch!!

[FUNKMAN]

I was told "George Steinbrenner" is a big part of this situation...

People should ban baseball all together til they bring down the price of a ticket/hot dog/ and a cup of beer...

slaps the fan right in the face and the fan just says, "Thanks, may I have another"

but what are you gonna do, HAH!

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[Earth2RON]

daddy please please can we get a dish????
yes we can baby just make sure you dont break it:)

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"i could talk for a whole year and people wouldnt be that much closer to getting to know who i am"bruce willis

[Jackie Sloan]

Oh man, Clare Ivy and Jennitalia are Yankee fans?
No more fuckin' around now I'm DEFINITELY gettin' the dish. Clare - bring the BIG knife!!


My chest is burnin'
burns like a furnace
The burnin' keeps me alive

[brodieman]

thanks to cablevision i have a new found respect for AM radio

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Feel that handshake, like Burt Reynolds and shit.-Jason Lee, Mallrats

[Michael Fury]

"Okay, here's the situation .. ."

Greedy Cablevision wants to offer Yankee games as a premium channel, like HBO, for an extra price. That means fans who really want to watch the Yanks will get to do so -- they'll just have to pay the market price.

As a Mets fan, it's sweet satisfaction. The Yanks owe their dominance to TV revenues. It's no coincidence that they have baseball's highest payroll; it's a byproduct of having the largest local TV market.




Some drugs won't take NO for an answer.

[F1Gm3nT]

*sigh* I love Direct TV
*HUGE SMILE*

"To find yourself, think for yourself " - Socrates

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[WintersEmbers]

this is why i dont care if my mets lose...cause ill always get to see them on tv

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Thanks
for the sig CZM

Im Ready To Give You What Ever The World May Bring, I'll Give You My Life Cause I Don't Own Anything. I Thought That The Bottle Was All That I Had, Until Now. I'll Give You My Life If You Give Yours Somehow...

[Poison Ivy]

Greedy Cablevision
wants to offer Yankee games as
a premium channel, like HBO, for
an extra price. That means fans
who really want to watch the
Yanks will get to do so -- they'll
just have to pay the market
price.


That's bullshit! Is Cablevisio the
only cable company doing this?
Cause I get YES as a standard
channel. I'm so glad I moved out
of the Cablevision area. I hated
them so much I cancelled and
suffered with regular TV for
years...


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[Michael Fury]

Poison, are you watching the games on DirecTV?

YES - owned mostly by jowly George Steinbrenner - is being carried as a basic cable channel for Cablevision customers. But Cablevision insists on selling YES in "upper deck"prices -- something like $8 to $12 more -- but only for those who want it.

Yankee fans are just dollar signs in Cablevision's world.



Some drugs won't take NO for an answer.

[Tazz]

Actually, its just business. The Yankees are charging the cable companies a lot of money to carry the YES network. Cablevision is just trying to pass the cost onto their customers. Why should they have to take the brunt of the financial loss just because Steinbrenner is greedy? Cablevision only wants to charge 2 bucks a month for the YES network, but the Yankees are fighting them. <P>

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[sunndoggy8]

Sure Cablevision is greedy, but so is George, for making the YES network in the first place. Apparently he wants even more money, just like Dolan. But then again, it's his team, and he can do whatever he wants.

If you want to see the games badly enough, you can always get DirectTV(unless you live in an apartment building that doesn't allow dishes...then you're screwed), if you can afford it.

But Met's fans better not kid themselves that it won't be the same for them either...Eventually the Mets will do the same thing, and eventually all sports will be on a pay per view basis the way the YES network is, because the owners know that us idiot fans will pay either way.

I once heard a quote somewhere...that sports fans are one of the biggest groups of people that have a lot of power, but don't use it at all.

It sucks that the fans are going to pay here, but it isn't the first and won't be the last time that fans get fucked over.

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[Poison Ivy]

Michael Fury...I have Comcast
Digital Cable and YES is a basic
channel. I get it but I don't have
to pay extra for it.


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[seagullbeagle]

Cablevision only wants to charge 2 bucks a month for the YES network, but the Yankees are fighting them. there are some things confused here. the yes network wants 1.85(2 dollars)for every f'n cable box cablevision has....not who want the yes network.EVERY customer.(I have two boxes so they want 2x1.85) cable vision dosent want to raise everyone's cable bill so they will offer it for between 10 and 20 dollars a billing cycle(1 month), Cablevision is being sqeezed for cash and people are bailing to satellite dish...the truth is the rich just keep getting richer and they want to screw us. The players put the screws to the team... the team puts the screws to consumers....... I wont pay it. The yankees are free or their not on my tv.
Its a war for advertising revenue.<P>

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[cheezeemee]

The Yanks owe their dominance to TV revenues.

26 World Series Championships.
20 of them before cable tv existed.
They don't owe anybody anything!

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[Hottub]

They pulled the plug on Food Network and HGTV. It seems the networks wanted to charge more and Cablevision did not agree to the increase.
My chick is inconsolable.

[oh_kee_pa]

got FIOS two days ago... loving my Food Network

[lleeder]

FIOS is the best. They also have Lifetime HD which Dave has said numerous times on the show doesn't exist.

[ozzie]

They pulled the plug on Food Network and HGTV. It seems the networks wanted to charge more and Cablevision did not agree to the increase.
My chick is inconsolable.

We were just talking about this last night in the College Football thread. The mediacom subscribers down here are losing ABC after Jan 8.

It was supposed to end at midnight Dec 31st, but Epo was saying the FCC stepped in and forced the networks to extend their contracts through the bowl games. (The Nat'l Title game is on ABC this year on 1/7)

This is becoming a serious problem nationwide.

I'm not sure which side to blame at this point (Networks or the Cable Co's). Being a DirecTV subscriber, it hasn't affected me yet, but I'm sure it will soon.

[lleeder]

Theres some campaign saying I think Time Warner is losing Fox too. I'm sure i will be resolved but its crazy to think it might happen.

[sailor]

They pulled the plug on Food Network and HGTV. It seems the networks wanted to charge more and Cablevision did not agree to the increase.
My chick is inconsolable.

granted, it's cablevision's side of the story, but they're saying they wanted to keep the channels airing while they settled the dispute but scripps (fn and hgtv parent company) pulled them off the air.

[lleeder]

I blame the Fat Cats up in Washington.

[King Imp]

Being a DirecTV subscriber, it hasn't affected me yet, but I'm sure it will soon.

Well, we did lose Versus. Granted, it's not as big as losing an ABC or FOX, but if you are a fan of MMA or the NHL, it really sucks no longer having that channel.

[Snoogans]

time warner is gonna lose fox. we lost food and HGTV. i could give a fuck

[Hottub]

I don't think any of you grasp the magnitude of my problem.
I used to just jump into bed and fall asleep while she watched House Hunters or Iron Chef.

Now I am forced to watch sensual massage DVD's and have intercourse every night.:wallbash:

[ozzie]

Well, we did lose Versus. Granted, it's not as big as losing an ABC or FOX, but if you are a fan of MMA or the NHL, it really sucks no longer having that channel.

Oh, yeah.... I forgot about Versus. Shit. I was looking for that when the UFL was playing.

And I guess I must have some sports package that Dave doesn't have, because I still have ESPN Classic.

For now.

[Space Edge]

Theres some campaign saying I think Time Warner is losing Fox too. I'm sure i will be resolved but its crazy to think it might happen.

They reached a deal yesterday

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704876104574632280839572404.html

[Contra]

I don't think any of you grasp the magnitude of my problem.
I used to just jump into bed and fall asleep while she watched House Hunters or Iron Chef.

Now I am forced to watch sensual massage DVD's and have intercourse every night.:wallbash:

The agony

[mikeyboy]

The agony

Think of his wife. She has to have sex with Hottub.

[Snoogans]

I don't think any of you grasp the magnitude of my problem.
I used to just jump into bed and fall asleep while she watched House Hunters or Iron Chef.

Now I am forced to watch sensual massage DVD's and have intercourse every night.:wallbash:

now you know how the kids in the basement feel

[hammersavage]

unfuck them I guess

[hammersavage]

i'm gonna binge on alton brown

[Hottub]

They settled.

I'M FREE!!!!!!!!!

[King Imp]

Now quick, catch up on the past episodes of "Worst Cooks in America". :smile:

I personally wouldn't mind being made into a sandwich between Jenny Cross and Jen Vecchio.

[KatPw]

I'm sure there will be a rate increase in the future now that the dispute is settled. I finally signed on for a trial of netflix and it is awesome so I'm going to lower our cable service to basic.

[SKANE]

And Fuck Newscorp too! First no NLCS last night and now no Giant game today. Waah , you greedy pricks can't come to an agreement and the people suffer. I WANT MY FUCKING GIANT GAME!

[Tenbatsuzen]

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Works for me all the way out here in Sou... Central Jersey

[sailor]

And Fuck Newscorp too! First no NLCS last night and now no Giant game today. Waah , you greedy pricks can't come to an agreement and the people suffer. I WANT MY FUCKING GIANT GAME!

Fuckin' dirty of fox to pull their programming during the playoffs.

[angrymissy]

Ahhh, FIOS.

I don't even watch sports, but channel 5 is sitting here all available and unused.

As much as FIOS can be a pain in the ass, Cablevision is a billion times worse.

[sailor]

Ahhh, FIOS.

I don't even watch sports, but channel 5 is sitting here all available and unused.

As much as FIOS can be a pain in the ass, Cablevision is a billion times worse.

fox has apparently had issues with other providers when their various contracts have come up. fios will have their turn, i'm sure. i know it's cablevision's spin on it, but here's the email they sent out:

We regret to inform you that News Corp, in an act of corporate greed, has pulled Fox 5 and My9 from your Cablevision channel lineup. This is an unfortunate attempt to extort unreasonable and unfair fee increases from Cablevision and our customers.

News Corp is demanding more for Fox 5 than we pay for every other broadcast channel. In fact, they want more for Fox 5 than we pay CBS, NBC, ABC and Univision combined and are asking for more than $150 million a year. That’s an $80 million increase for the exact same programming! In these tough economic times, an increase of these vast proportions is irresponsible and unfair.

We have made numerous fair and reasonable proposals to News Corp and they have refused every one. And now, News Corp has pulled the plug on Fox 5 AND My9. This was News Corp’s decision, not ours. We want to keep these channels on the air while we negotiate a fair agreement.

As a result of News Corp’s refusal to negotiate, Cablevision is willing to accept binding arbitration to resolve this matter fairly. We are confident that an independent third party will agree that what we are offering to pay News Corp is fair. We call on News Corp to accept binding arbitration, and return Fox 5 and My9 to the air until an agreement is reached.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by News Corp’s actions, and we ask for your help. Call 1-877-NO-TV-TAX (1-877-668-8829) or visit www.cablevision.com/fox and tell News Corp to put Fox 5 and My9 back on the air, and to keep you out of the negotiations.

Thank you for your patience, your patronage and your support.

the bolding is mine. that's just insane shit there.

[Snoogans]

its not really spin. Fox decided to use the WS to leverage that deal. They did it to dish network and are going to do it to them again in a couple weeks. This really is nothing on cablevision.

Cablevision offered to go to an arbiter to reach an agreement and news corp said no. The FCC called news corp and said go to an arbiter and then told them no. This is all on fox

[HBox]

the bolding is mine. that's just insane shit there.

That's because they aren't paying anything for any channel other than ABC. The broadcast networks want to be paid and only ABC's contract has come up yet. So in reality, Fox is asking more than they are paying for ABC.

[SKANE]

Yeah, this one is all on Fox. And they will continue to do it to other providers. Just sucks getting stuck in the middle of it. If we didn't have phone, internet and cable with Cablevision we'd be having a Dish installed tomorrow.

[HBox]

Cablevision is also saying that they are paying 70 million for 12 Fox channels. That 70 million is for 9 channels other than Fox 5, Fox 29 and My9. They aren't paying anything for those 3.

I'd have a lot more sympathy for Cablevision if their rates weren't ridiculous to begin with.

[Snoogans]

Cablevision is also saying that they are paying 70 million for 12 Fox channels. That 70 million is for 9 channels other than Fox 5, Fox 29 and My9. They aren't paying anything for those 3.

I'd have a lot more sympathy for Cablevision if their rates weren't ridiculous to begin with.
actually no, fox reached its number cause of nothing to do with anything.

Fox decided it wanted 150 mill cause cablevision spends 175 mill just on MSG and MSG+. But thats cause they operate those channels. They dont operate fox, so they shouldnt have to pay that much. This is pretty much all on news corp, they are gonna do it to dish tv in a couple weeks, then the rest will follow. Fuck, they offered (cablevision) to go to arbitration. So if fox is right, they would win. So why would fox say no? Cause they are wrong

[Dan 'Hampton]

I say fuck fox, fuck the NFC and the world series, my team is out. Down with socialized cable while we're at it.

[Furtherman]

Great, I have to go out to a bar to watch the Phills win tonight.

[sailor]

Great, I have to go out to a bar to watch the Phills win tonight.

I blame this whole fiasco on your anti-robot agenda.

[grlNIN]

Shit, i'm moving in 3wks and need to get either Cablevision or Fios.

[JPMNICK]

Shit, i'm moving in 3wks and need to get either Cablevision or Fios.

it's not an option, FIOS all the way.

even if all the channels were the same, which they are not because FIOS has more, the FIOS on demand is 10x better. way more channels available on demand meaning a ton more options to watch.

the DVR is better, plus multi-room DVR and apps for your phone to schedule when you are not home.

[grlNIN]

it's not an option, FIOS all the way.

even if all the channels were the same, which they are not because FIOS has more, the FIOS on demand is 10x better. way more channels available on demand meaning a ton more options to watch.

the DVR is better, plus multi-room DVR and apps for your phone to schedule when you are not home.

I need a cheap plan that's just cable + online. I already have Verizon as my wireless provider, would that get me any kind of discount if i go with their company?

Also, i care less about the cable being out than i do about the online going out-which i hear happens often with FIOS.

[JPMNICK]

I need a cheap plan that's just cable + online. I already have Verizon as my wireless provider, would that get me any kind of discount if i go with their company?

Also, i care less about the cable being out than i do about the online going out-which i hear happens often with FIOS.

i have had FIOS for 2 years at my parents house, and then a year or so in my apt and I never had an issue. the internet is rock solid and much quicker then the cablevision internet. they also provide you with their own router so if you don't have wireless gear, it comes with the package

[spoon]

cablevision is so bad it's hard to put into words

i can't wait for fios or dtv to get their shit together

[Snoogans]

i have had FIOS for 2 years at my parents house, and then a year or so in my apt and I never had an issue. the internet is rock solid and much quicker then the cablevision internet. they also provide you with their own router so if you don't have wireless gear, it comes with the package

i agree on the TV, but the internet, no. A couple friends of mine have fios internet and its no where NEAR as fast as my internet on optimum. They are always having to wait a couple minutes for videos to load or it will catch up and keep freezing. Youtube loads terrible. I guess they all could have shit computers but I doubt it. The internet from verizon is TERRIBLE compared.

TV is way better though. Id go with fios tv if you can but still get cable internet

[Snacks]

I have had fios for close to 3 years now and it is by far the best tv and internet service i have ever had. comcast cable/internet sucked balls. fios is so much faster you have 3 speeds to choose from (if i remember correctly) and mine isnt the highest/fastest choice yet it is super fast.

no one is inexpensive but fios is the best, go with fios

[TripleSkeet]

Ive had Comcast for 10 years and have never had a problem. I get EVERYTHINg for $190 / month and couldnt be happier. Until FIOS can start broadcasting home Phillies and Flyers game (which is never) Ill be sticking with Comcast.

[Bob Impact]

i agree on the TV, but the internet, no. A couple friends of mine have fios internet and its no where NEAR as fast as my internet on optimum. They are always having to wait a couple minutes for videos to load or it will catch up and keep freezing. Youtube loads terrible. I guess they all could have shit computers but I doubt it. The internet from verizon is TERRIBLE compared.

TV is way better though. Id go with fios tv if you can but still get cable internet
FIOS is very dependent on the area when it comes to speed. To a certain extent so is cable but fiber is simply more sensitive to the environment than cable is. I'm getting 25 down/5 up on Comcast and really don't need more. I've seen Verizon advertise speeds as high as 50/20 but I can't say that i've personally ever seen them hit even 20/10.

Back on Fox, the commercials that have been running on 880 and 1010 WINS are hysterical, Cablevision lays out a list of reasons why they aren't paying including dollar amounts, Fox has what sounds like the Fox News announcer saying "Cablevision is taking Fox away from you."

[Death Metal Moe]

Had a friend with FIOS, never a problem. Faster than Cable by far, solid product.

I wish they'd get it here, I already have Verizon DSL, i want FIOS.

[newport king]

i actually install fios. i'm not a salesman but if you CAN get it and don't thats just stupid. bob impact it has nothing to do with the area you're in. you may actually have dirty light which is taking away from the internet speed. then again i have people everyday that order 35/35 and the wireless card in their shit laptop can't reach that speed.

the real issues ive seen people have a problem with are on the billing end. the service itself is the tits. you get 12 hbo's yeah all in hd. same goes for every other movie channel.

i myself am a comcast customer and i'm paying about 200 a month for their ball licking hd lineup.

[brettmojo]

Had a friend with FIOS, never a problem. Faster than Cable by far, solid product.

I wish they'd get it here, I already have Verizon DSL, i want FIOS.
Ditto. These fucking boondocks are Fios free.

[Jujubees2]

cablevision is so bad it's hard to put into words

i can't wait for fios or dtv to get their shit together

Cablevision in owned by the same guys who own the Knicks.

Nuf said.

[grlNIN]

I'd get Fios if I don't have to pay an absorbment amount of money. This is basically the first time I'm going it alone and can't deal with a combined cable/internet bill that's over $100 a month.

[Gutter]

Direct Tv is where its at. and don't give me any nonsense about loosing signal.....i sat through a hail storm last week and didn't miss a second of tv.

[JPMNICK]

I'd get Fios if I don't have to pay an absorbment amount of money. This is basically the first time I'm going it alone and can't deal with a combined cable/internet bill that's over $100 a month.

my cable/internet with FIOS is 89 a month right now during the promo period

[grlNIN]

How long is the promo/ what's the cost after, if you don't mind me asking ?

[JPMNICK]

How long is the promo/ what's the cost after, if you don't mind me asking ?

6 months then it goes to 112 or something, exactly what i was paying for cablevision

[Snacks]

FIOS is very dependent on the area when it comes to speed. To a certain extent so is cable but fiber is simply more sensitive to the environment than cable is. I'm getting 25 down/5 up on Comcast and really don't need more. I've seen Verizon advertise speeds as high as 50/20 but I can't say that i've personally ever seen them hit even 20/10.

Back on Fox, the commercials that have been running on 880 and 1010 WINS are hysterical, Cablevision lays out a list of reasons why they aren't paying including dollar amounts, Fox has what sounds like the Fox News announcer saying "Cablevision is taking Fox away from you."

I have laughed everytime I see those commercials. If I was cablevision I wouldnt pay them dick. Fox is free if you dont have cable so why would they pay? Cablevision should actually be happy that they give their subscribers fox for free because it brings a ton of viewers to their station that they might not get without a cable company. I hope cablevision sticks to their guns and gives them dick. All people will have to do is hook their computers to their tvs or go out and buy one of those over the air antenas. If I was a cablevision customer I wouldnt want them to pay either because eventually that will raise your rates as well for nothing.

[JPMNICK]

I have laughed everytime I see those commercials. If I was cablevision I wouldnt pay them dick. Fox is free if you dont have cable so why would they pay? Cablevision should actually be happy that they give their subscribers fox for free because it brings a ton of viewers to their station that they might not get without a cable company. I hope cablevision sticks to their guns and gives them dick. All people will have to do is hook their computers to their tvs or go out and buy one of those over the air antenas. If I was a cablevision customer I wouldnt want them to pay either because eventually that will raise your rates as well for nothing.

i thought the money was for all the stations they owned, like FX and spike

[newport king]

Ditto. These fucking boondocks are Fios free.

not just the boondocks. i live in woodbridge nj.
the plan is to get 70% of the people that can get it to get it then move on to another town.
i should sell my house and move to the hoboken projects.:thumbdown::wallbash:

[Snacks]

i thought the money was for all the stations they owned, like FX and spike

The commercials I have seen have emphasized you arent going to get shows like Glee, American Idol, all their day time talk shows, sports etc. I havent noticed the others and would doubt it because those channels already get a per subscriber fee which is usually pennies per subscriber because they are cable channels.

[Snoogans]

Cablevision in owned by the same guys who own the Knicks.

Nuf said.

no, its actually not. its owned by his father, and they dont get along that well right now. James, the knicks owner, used to basically run all of cablevision but not so much anymore. in fact they already seperated it from the knicks and rangers and the garden cause they are gonna sell the cablevision part before Charles dies and give the cash to the other kids

[Snoogans]

i thought the money was for all the stations they owned, like FX and spike

those have a seperate deal. this deal was just for Fox, my 9, and some fox spanish sports channel. thats it. thats why this is so retarded. They want more for those 3 than is currently paid for all the other networks. And Hbox tried to say they pay nothing for those other channels. thats not true. they pay for them, its just a seperate agreement so it doesnt effect this.

This is all on news corp. If they had any type of a point, they would accept the arbitration. But they wont cause they know they are insane and would never win

[TripleSkeet]

those have a seperate deal. this deal was just for Fox, my 9, and some fox spanish sports channel. thats it. thats why this is so retarded. They want more for those 3 than is currently paid for all the other networks. And Hbox tried to say they pay nothing for those other channels. thats not true. they pay for them, its just a seperate agreement so it doesnt effect this.

This is all on news corp. If they had any type of a point, they would accept the arbitration. But they wont cause they know they are insane and would never win

Did you already give up on Fantasy? Not that I dont mind whooping your ass but its not as fun when you start 2 guys who are on bye weeks.

[Snoogans]

Did you already give up on Fantasy? Not that I dont mind whooping your ass but its not as fun when you start 2 guys who are on bye weeks.

i just forgot this week. long week, shit goin on. i know i forgot to put wallace and mendenhall back in too.

[spoon]

Another amazing detail in this fight, Fox blocked viewing of anything related to Fox/UPN 9 shows to all cablevision broadband customers. Fucking low blow bc they are sep services and they will and are being sued I hear. Thankfully they don't know much of atdhe and other sites for the mlb playoffs. Fuck both sides at this point.

[HBox]

Another amazing detail in this fight, Fox blocked viewing of anything related to Fox/UPN 9 shows to all cablevision broadband customers. Fucking low blow bc they are sep services and they will and are being sued I hear. Thankfully they don't know much of atdhe and other sites for the mlb playoffs. Fuck both sides at this point.

Are you talking about the hulu thing? Because they stopped blocking people after the first day.

[spoon]

Are you talking about the hulu thing? Because they stopped blocking people after the first day.

That was part of it, but they have also blocked their own site for longer. It's opened up now, but I think it's bc they were advised to do so since they would surely lose that argument very fast. It was down for a few days more from what's being reported. Even so, what a bullshit move.

[KnoxHarrington]

I honestly can't believe that this bullshit is still going on. There have been other situations similar to this with other networks and other cable companies, but they always seem to work it out with minimal interruption of service, if any.

The cable industry is a scumbag industry. It either needs full regulation like a utility, or real, honest-to-god competition, so that I can switch cable providers easily without having some douche rewire all my shit. This half-assed thing we got now where they have no regulation, and no real competition (most of the country still has only one choice of providers) is bullshit.

[spoon]

fox is not a saint in this debate either

to be honest, they both fucking fleece the public for garbage service and programming overall

[PapaBear]

fox is not a saint in this debate either
I'd be willing to believe that, since Fox is having the same issues with the Dish Network. I'm reading a good article about the history of Fox in this months Harpers, about the shady ways they were even allowed to come into being, and keep their license over the years.

[KnoxHarrington]

This is fucking hilarious: Cablevision's excuse for why their pissing contest with Fox isn't over yet is that Fox turned down binding arbitration.

So the NFL Network, which is not on shitty Cablevision, decided to take advantage of the situation:

NFL Network chief Steve Borstein, in a letter to Dolan, a copy of which has been obtained by The Post, calls on Cablevision to bring in mediators to resolve the dispute and get key games to viewers.
"I'm encouraged to hear that Cablevision supports binding arbitration and would recommend that approach in our own discussions with you for carriage of NFL Network," Borstein wrote in the letter. "This is an ideal opportunity for both of our organizations to come to mutually agreeable terms for carriage."
The NFL Network, in roughly 60 million homes, has deals with all the major cable and satellite operators except Cablevision, which won't carry the service to its 3 million New York area households because of the terms the NFL Network is seeking.
Cablevision refused to comment.


Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/nfl_cable_play_qhkNlokZ2T6uIkHb2ClrTJ#ixzz13Nk50Ax s

This is not to say that Fox haven't been dicks in all this, but why anyone would remain a customer of shitty Cablevision is beyond me.

[Snacks]

This is fucking hilarious: Cablevision's excuse for why their pissing contest with Fox isn't over yet is that Fox turned down binding arbitration.

So the NFL Network, which is not on shitty Cablevision, decided to take advantage of the situation:



This is not to say that Fox haven't been dicks in all this, but why anyone would remain a customer of shitty Cablevision is beyond me.

and the NFL is siding with Fox because Fox pays the NFL for tv rights and they are losing viewers of their games because Fox isnt on cablevision. They have to back fox.

Fox has been advertising to people to cancel their cablevision subscriptions and swith to direct tv, fios or get rabbit ears. Not kidding that have commercials all over and that is one of the many reasons I side with the cable company. Fox is basically admitting that they dont deserve to get paid because Fox is free with or without cable so why should cablevision pay them? Like I said before, Fox should be happy cablevision gives Fox for free to their customers because it is an easier way for 60 million customers to watch fox. Which allows them to charge more for advertising because they have a larger viewer base. No one should be mad at cablevision because they will only raise your subscription price in order to pay Fox what they want. Fox is the one being greedy asking for money for something that is free and holding their viewers for ransom.

[Snoogans]

This is fucking hilarious: Cablevision's excuse for why their pissing contest with Fox isn't over yet is that Fox turned down binding arbitration.

So the NFL Network, which is not on shitty Cablevision, decided to take advantage of the situation:



This is not to say that Fox haven't been dicks in all this, but why anyone would remain a customer of shitty Cablevision is beyond me.

also this is a little unfair in comparison. To answer the bottom question, cause some people have to. Its the only choice I have where I am. no Fios yet.
As to your NFL network comparison, its a completely different issue.
Fox already had a deal, then went to them and asked for incredible sums of money which they would never win in arb. So cablevision offers it knowing fox is being retarded and they will win, and fox says no.

The NFL Network has never had an agreement with cablevision. They want Cablevision to buy their product and cablevision wont buy it because they wont throw in sunday ticket.
you cant go to arbitration to force someone to buy something they never even agreed to buy. If they dont wanna buy it, they dont have to.
Its different from a company turning around and doubling its rates on an existing agreement and asking for more than any other channel gets.

[sailor]

Exactly.

[Bob Impact]

also this is a little unfair in comparison. To answer the bottom question, cause some people have to. Its the only choice I have where I am. no Fios yet.
As to your NFL network comparison, its a completely different issue.
Fox already had a deal, then went to them and asked for incredible sums of money which they would never win in arb. So cablevision offers it knowing fox is being retarded and they will win, and fox says no.

The NFL Network has never had an agreement with cablevision. They want Cablevision to buy their product and cablevision wont buy it because they wont throw in sunday ticket.
you cant go to arbitration to force someone to buy something they never even agreed to buy. If they dont wanna buy it, they dont have to.
Its different from a company turning around and doubling its rates on an existing agreement and asking for more than any other channel gets.

Exactly. But still.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[sailor]

MLB is offering world series online for 9.95 and then Cablevision is crediting your account 10 bucks. Classy.

[Snoogans]

MLB is offering world series online for 9.95 and then Cablevision is crediting your account 10 bucks. Classy.

i just got this email. Awesome. apparently cablevision also offered to pay fox what they are asking for 1 year to give them another year to get a deal done and fox, once again, said no.

[sailor]

cablevision's optimum online app now give full remote control access and allows you to watch live programming in your phone, while connected to your home network.

[Misteriosa]

cablevision is still expensive as hell. :dry:

[sailor]

Cable's cable.

[HBox]

cablevision's optimum online app now give full remote control access and allows you to watch live programming in your phone, while connected to your home network.

Unless you have an Android phone. FUCK.

And still no HBO Go. HBO isn't even charging for it but god forbid Cablevision let's any of it's customers have anything remotely modern.