Whats going to happen is the telecom companies are going to throttle the shite out of your data or make you pay $100/month for internet access.

This debate is so frustrating. The antiquated cable model has been fought for tooth and nail by the big providers, and they'll do anything to keep those profits up.

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Posted by The Spleen

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Posted on 10/16/14 at 9:58 am to elprez00

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Whats going to happen is the telecom companies are going to throttle the shite out of your data or make you pay $100/month for internet access.

Pretty much. Careful what you wish for in this scenario because the telecom companies have too much at stake to not keep their hands in your pocket.

In the end, if it comes to the a la carte streaming model, you'll be paying about the same, or even more, than you are now once you factor in the internet fees and whichever monthly streaming service you subscribe to.

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Posted by CocomoLSU

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Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:19 am to elprez00

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Whats going to happen is the telecom companies are going to throttle the shite out of your data or make you pay $100/month for internet access

Not only that, but you can kiss smaller networks/channels goodbye. I know people say "I only need ____ and ____" but people still do watch other things. And they damn sure would realize what they missed when the smaller channels are gone.

Channels like ESPN support the smaller channels and keep them around. As much as a la carte cable intrigues me, I feel like the overall product (call it "TV watching" or whatever) wouldn't be as good.

The caveat to that is if the smaller people focused their content towards the internet, which would still allow you to watch their programming, even if it's on a smaller scale.

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