In article > ,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> Nancy2 wrote:

> > Simple solution - get a dish - either DirecTV or Dish network - much
> > better, anyway, and the Food network and HGTV are in the base packages
> > (along with History, all the TLC channels, etc.).
> >
>
> They are satellite systems and they are playing the same games as the
> cable companies. They bundle channels in a way that you get one or two
> good channels and a bunch of crap. They have a habit of splitting the
> good channels up so that you have to get 2 or 3 other bundles in order
> to get those same good channels and fill the bundles with crap channels
> you never watch.

Despite the big difference in technology, I see the business models for
cable and dish as being similar. It does appear, though, that the
business models for dish in Canada are different than the US. I don't
see many single channels offered, or a lot of separate bundles.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA