The end of sat. TV?
AT&T just launched its "last" television satellite... AT&T’s top boss, chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson, (during a meeting) “We’re kind of done.” ATT declares the end Pushing their new Dir...
Forum Discussion
Alan_Hepburn wrote:
Those who say that streaming services are so much cheaper than satellite - you really need to factor in your internet costs to make it a fair comparison. There are a lot of people who do not have unlimited data packages, so streaming is not a viable option currently. And there are a LOT of people who might have a hard time, financially, paying for a truely unlimited data package, on top of paying for whatever programming package they want.
This is absolutely true, but it is also true that most people who have satellite tv are also paying for high speed internet in their homes (be it by satellite or cable). If you are carrying cable or satellite tv, but have no internet, it is a completely different equation that doesn't work out the same way. For most, however, internet is being paid for either way, so it doesn't 'add' to the cost.
Interestingly, we've had this dialog going on the last couple of days and, sure enough, out on the road this afternoon I heard a DISH commercial touting it's service to those 'beyond the end of cable.' Much like we've alluded to here, the main constituency for the future of satellite is the rural market, and DISH seems to be the one more primed to capitalize on that market. While DirectTV goes more towards streaming, DISH very well be the one that lasts longer in the traditional satellite market.
