878 Channels but is anything on?
April 8, 2009
Welcome to the consumer side of the street. Thanks for visiting.
Us old-timers can recall the days of under 15 channels between UHF and VHF even in the largest metros. I can’t recall anyone ever thinking out loud how they wanted or needed more.
Enter the Cable/ Satellite World. Today I was on the phone with the provider of the television service and they told me that for no extra charge because of a bunch of bundled services I can now have 878 channels to watch. My reaction was this sounds great. Maybe I should have said this looks great. Especially knowing the price is right!
Then I reflected on the conversation. In my youth I would watch a lot of television. Today with more choices I hardly turn it on (excluding sports).
It still seemed to be a thrill in some regard to know that at the click of the remote I could watch over 800 channels or non at all.
Choice is grand, even if an old consumer doesn’t use it.
Glad you were part of the visit to the Consumer Friend side of the street. Please return soon.
