Why get Discovery HD when TW has it for free

[Kagato]

I've got a lot invested in Dish at the moment, in particular for HD. It irks me that Dish wants a lot for Discovery HD, but I hear now that Time Warner Cable is offering for free. Ugh. Sounds like the price of Discovery-HD was engineered specifically to pay off the 8PSK modules they were selling at a "Reduced" rate.

[Cyclone]

I don't expect that DHDT will remain $8/mo much longer. I will likely be put into a HD package (like America's TOP HD) which will bring the price per channel down.

[Jacob S]

When anything comes out for the first time and you are one of the few or the only one providing a channel or service, it is going to be a lot more expensive for the company and consumer.

[Cyclone]

yeah, just like HDNet was on Direct TV.

[Charles Oliva]

Amazing concept "Free". Subscribe to TWC digital package, $60 or so a month, and we give you Discovery HD for "free". Believe me, your paying it.

[Jacob S]

Yes, I would believe the consumer is paying for it because if it was truley free, you would not need to order that high of a package to get it. It is just another channel included in that package.

[Chris Freeland]

Amazing concept "Free". Subscribe to TWC digital package, $60 or so a month, and we give you Discovery HD for "free". Believe me, your paying it.

Yes and not only that, but those TW digital subs who do not have a HDTV are paying for it to even though they can not watch this channel.

[Jacob S]

Just goes to show that things are not always as they seem to be.

[TNGTony]

I've got a lot invested in Dish at the moment, in particular for HD. It irks me that Dish wants a lot for Discovery HD, but I hear now that Time Warner Cable is offering for free.

You mean I can call Warner cable now and ask them for my free Discovery HD and I'll get it tomorrow no charge EVER?

I bet I wouldn't.

Now, Discovery HD is INCLUDED at no extra cost on the Digital tier of service here. That is "only" $70 a month. or about the same price as America's Everything. And the Warner package doesn't include one single premium channel.

So I guess I could say that Dish has HBO HD and Showtime HD for Free! Hey, it's included in the everything pack so it's free right?

See ya
Tony

[Martyva]

You should really complain to Cox cable. As it will take 10 million subscribers to allow Discovery HD to break even at a $4 per sub costs, you should call and tell them that ads are okay to use, in order to lower the actual costs to the providers and the subs. :ewww: