My free trial of HBO is due to run out in a couple of weeks but I'm gonna keep it on anyway. I have the regular tiered cable. I have all the tiers. But looking at my bill, it says I'd have to pay $14 just for that one channel of HBO. I don't get any of the HBO Plus or Signature channels, and I don't want them either. But if I had digital cable, for $14 I would get all 5 of the HBO channels. Does that seem right to you? Is there something I can do about this? BTW, I have ATT as my cable provider.

i think ATT gives it free here in atlanta...you just have to have a cable box to get it

Yes, that does sound right, and no, there is nothing you can do about it.

My HBO is $12 a month, and I do get four channels of it. I know some people who only get HBO and HBO plus for a similar price. Some systems might offer 1 HBO and 1 Cinemax for a lower price, but in most instances, you are essentially paying one price for HBO -- and the other channels are "thrown in for free".

And people wonder why I hate ATT. When they rolled out their digital cable product, they yanked channels from the analog and raised the prices to bully their customers into upgrading. I don't know what your other packages and pricings are, but it may be time to bite the bullet and give in to their evil and get digital cable (which is a good product).

das

I hate how they do that. In my area, I can only get expanded basic on the TV. To get premium channels, I have to get the digital cable box. I hate that thing.

For one thing, that's another unit on the entertainment center, and another remote. Second, I hate the 1/2 second pause between channels. Maybe it's just here, but when I scroll through the channels, the picture doesn't load instantly on digital TV.

Nope, that's Digital Cable for you. Satellite doesn't have those issues ...

They just fry your access cards one night when you are sleeping ...