MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — For years, the cable companies have been attacked, maligned and abused as the money-grubbing gougers of our living rooms.…
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — For years, the cable companies have been attacked, maligned and abused as the money-grubbing gougers of our living rooms.
Now, with Apple set to preview yet another entertainment streaming service Monday, get ready for some possible backlash to streamers.
We hate cable because rates keep going up, and they give us hundreds of channels we don’t want. Many of us would prefer to order channels a la carte, and they won’t let us.
So why continue paying the man when you could cut the cord and enjoy TV for free?
Here’s one good reason: because cable just works. One could argue, (and I certainly have,) that the experience of the cable alternative services like YouTube and Hulu with Live TV is visually better, with more options for how to watch.
But they are missing some longtime essentials—like giving us the ability to scroll up and down a remote control to find stuff to watch, and delivering such beloved channels as PBS, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. The streamers don’t have everything. Cable usually does.
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More importantly, as expensive as cable is (I currently pay $110 monthly, and that includes high-speed internet service) I don’t believe that the cutting the cord generation is going to continue being able to save money in the near future.
