re: Canceling Cox. Purposefully Placing Customers on Hold

I have internet and cable built into my rent at the place I'm at now, but I won't be getting cox at my house. It's a ridiculous waste of money. All you really need is an Apple TV, an iOS device, and internet to get pretty much everything you want.

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cut-the-cord heat after so much time being the only option

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Every time someone cuts the cord, the channels themselves lose a subscriber.

At some point, you would think the media companies would wise up to this, and start offering the channels online, direct pay to the consumer, and cut out the middle man cable companies.

I pay DirecTv just over 100 bucks a month. Not counting the free over the air channels, I and my family generally watch Disney, Disney Jr, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, NFL Network, FOX Sports New Orleans/Southwest, A&E, History Channel, and Bravo. That's it 99 percent of the time.

I would gladly pay the Disney Co $20 a month for a Disney/ESPN package, and buy the indiviual other channels for $2-$3/month. They would make more off of me than they do currently via DirecTV.

I can understand why cable companies don't want a la carte pricing. But with online streaming, those days can be bypassed.