Since they dont have a complete channel list its all speculation as to if its a good deal or not
But its nice there is some competition out there
True they have not specified what they will be offering which is why I used "
may come" & "
may be enticing"in my post.
If these companies base their fees on cable fees then I doubt any will fly far as that is one main reason people are cutting the cord now. The fees will have to be much lower to entice people to give it a go. They are not looking to have people drop cable and go to streaming but are trying to win back those who have cut the cord already, and most of those have done so because of costs.
As far as competition, I believe that technology is dictating this change in the way people are viewing TV.
The newer TV's have much of this already built in them so why not take advantage of it.
We have had a special computer built just for streaming video on one of our newer tv sets here. Taking advantage
of what is available out there now has greatly enhanced out FTA viewing.
In another thread I have heard people say they would not watch a certain channel on their computer.
We use the computer we had built and watch that same channel here on a big screen TV, however we use the computer to steam that feed directly to the tv set. Just like any one else uses a FTA receiver.
The services that are showing up on the drawing board now by AT&T and now Disney could be the the beginning of a new way for any of us FTA'ers and those who have cut the cable cord already to gain access to a few channels that may want.
However once more disney is choosing to charge close to $500.00 per year for only a few channels which is outrageous IMO.
At least AT&T is hinting at a much lower cost possibly ad supported to keep the cost down but to date I have not seen an amount that they will charge.
