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the Price of Basic Cable with Premium Channels

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$ 60
Apr 2008
Columbus, OH
Get what you pay for with cable TV  more... close row
$ 90
May 2008
Rincon, GA
Price per month for cable plus premium channels  more... close row
$ 40
May 2007
Phoenix, AZ
Basic cable with one premium channel group  more... close row
$ 75
May 2008
Columbus, Ohio
Better than a satellite dish  more... close row
$ 40
Apr 2007
sacramento, ca
Cable provides entertainment for weekends  more... close row
$ 70
Mar 2008
Ashland City, TN
Premium channels ended up not being watched much  more... close row
$ 90
May 2008
Sterling, Illinois
Extended Basic Cable with one premium package  more... close row
$ 65
May 2008
San Diego,
Debating between cable and satellite  more... close row
$ 50
May 2007
Cleveland, Ohio
Cable plus two tiers of premium channels  more... close row
$ 45
May 2008
San Diego, CA
Consider that all going digital soon  more... close row
$ 65
Dec 2007
New York, NY
Paying a little more at the beginning might save money  more... close row
$ 45
Mar 2008
Kalamazoo, MI
HBO as a bonus to cable  more... close row
$ 65
May 2008
East Lansing, MI
Premium channels are cheaper with specials  more... close row
$ 30
Jan 2007
Phoenix, Arizona
Basic service with one premium channel added  more... close row

Description of service

I moved to a new area and needed to start cable tv service. Called local company Cox communications. The basic service was a flat rate of $24.00 per month. I also added Cinemax movie channel for an additional $5.00 per month.


Review of Service

I set up an appoitment for installation of the basic cable service. My technician arrived within the set time limit and the installation and setup was a non event. Cox communications basic service includes the most watched channels plus all of the local channels. I was able to view the basic channels. CNN, TNT, ESPN plus the other large cable channels. I received 35 cable channels and my 5 local channels. The Cinemax movie package included 3 movie channels. Not a large lineup but enough to be well informed as to sports, news and entertainment. The service was usually up with little down time when I was a subscriber. Occasionally during a bad storm the service did experience some down time but it was relatively short lived and the service was restored in a timely manner. At no time did I need a technician to come out to the house except for the initial setup of the equipment. I later upgraded to the digital service when i became aware of the availability.


Tips

Most cable companies have a territory so chosing amongst service providers is difficuly. Most people have horror stories and preferences about cable providers. Check satillite providers and telephone companies for competing offers.


$ 85
May 2008
Memphis, Tennessee
Some premium channels even free  more... close row
$ 40
Mar 2008
Salt Lake City, UT
Premium channels included free for first three months  more... close row
$ 59
Mar 2008
Faribault, MN
Montly cable price locked in for a year  more... close row
$ 45
May 2008
baltimore, md
Cable company has good customer service  more... close row
$ 33
May 2008
Philadelphia, PA
Cable part of package  more... close row
$ 30
Jan 2007
Chicago, Illinois
Automatic renewal is convenient  more... close row
$ 44
Jan 2008
Baltimore, MD
High Competition for Cable  more... close row
$ 60
May 2008
Akron OH
See if you can get a package deal  more... close row