(03-02-2018 01:53 AM)solohawks Wrote:  

(03-02-2018 01:21 AM)Kittonhead Wrote:  In the spirit of cord cutting I thought I would share my Comcast bill.

Preferred Double Play 89.99 (2 year discount)
HBO 15.00
Starz 7.80 (4.20 discount)
SubTotal: 112.79

HD Technology Fee 9.95
Internet Equipment Rental 11.00
Broadcast TV fee 8.00
Regional Sports fee 6.75
SubTotal: 35.70

Communications Sales Tax 5.07
PEG 3.33
Rights of Way Use Fee 1.11
FCC Regulatory Fee 0.08
State & Local Sales Tax 0.66
SubTotal: 10.25

Grand Total $158.74

Comcast is tacking $68.73 of fees/taxes onto my bill with a base price of 89.99. Around 43% of my bill is going to fees/taxes.

What if I cut the cord for a month and resigned with a $69.99 TV package which included all of the premium channels?

Preferred Double Play 69.99 (2 year discount)
SubTotal: 69.99

HD Technology Fee 9.95
Broadcast TV fee 8.00
Regional Sports fee 6.75
SubTotal: 24.70

Communications Sales Tax 5.07
PEG 3.33
Rights of Way Use Fee 1.11
FCC Regulatory Fee 0.08
State & Local Sales Tax 0.66
SubTotal: 10.25

New total of $104.94. Fees are now down to 33% of the bill.

The difference in price is $54 dollars. For $54 dollars one can have 50GB of Sprint mobile broadband instead of DSL.

Comparing the price of fully loaded Comcast with fully loaded sling/direct TV now.

Hulu TV $74 (50+ channels HBO, Showtime, Cinemax)
DirectTV Now $88 (120+ channels HBO, Showtime, Starz, Cinemax)
Comcast $104.94 (260+ channels all premiums)
Sling $155.00 (162+ channels HBO, Showtime, Starz, Cinemax)

These IPTV packages are not a great value as you get higher up into the channels.

Your $104.94 includes premiums? They were listed at the top as separate line items but not at the bottom breakdown so it was not clear.

If your wanting everything under the sun, cable co' s are probably your best because they will cut you a deal. However if you want a low monthly rate, IPTV will beat cable big time

With the $104.94 I am factoring in premium channels.

Here is what is in my premium channel guide.

Cinemax, Cinemax (W)
SStarMax, ActionMax, MoreMax, MovieMax, OuterMax,, ThrillerMax
HBO, HBO (W), HBO 2, HBO Comedy, HBO Family, HBO Latino, HBO Signature, HBO Zone
The Movie Channel, The Movie Channel Xtra
Playboy
Showtime, Showtime Beyond, Showtime Extreme, Showtime Showcase, Showtime Too
Starz, Starz Cinema, Starz Comedy, Starz Edge, Starz InBlack, Starz Kids & Family

30 premium channels. Comcast VOD includes what is currently running on these 30 channels plus non-premium movie channels like IFC, Sundance, AMC.

There is also an ability to purchase content outside of your On Demand individually if you would like but if you subscribe to a package with the channels where they are shown they are free.