Modern Technology Reduces Cable Services Prices

Technology in the cable services world has indeed massively changed since the days of analogue cable television with it's 50 channels, and dial-up internet through a standard analogue telephone line. The advent of fibre-optic cable technology has changed how we recieve cable services beyond all recognition from only a decade ago.

As with more choice, the prices are becoming more and more affordable for more and more services, in one of the industries where the expectation would generally be for prices to increase rather than decrease.

Take for example, Comcast's digital television services, which are becoming so much more than just a straight-forward linear broadcast platform showing all the networks you'd come to expect from a cable offering such as ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, and more, but also a fully fledged interactive offering, showing not just the mainstream channels, but also programming on demand, and interactive feeds of sports.

With modern digital cable television systems, account holders can also control their television viewing from outside the home, using DVR functionality provided by platforms such as the iPhone and iPad, and many services also allow you to view live and on-demand television through those platforms also.

Cable television, tied with the relatively new development of digital telephony services which are compatible with Comcast Internet Plans, creates for a whole new generation of triple play offerings across all the cable services companies.

With the end of the road for standard copper telephone cabling not too far away, fibre to the home will doubtlessly be the technology of the future, and using digital telephony services tied with ultra-fast fibre opic broadband is the most logical way to keep household communications futureproof.

Obviously, the first thought for modern technologies is cost. However, even using Comcast as an example, the best Comcast Packages and Comcast Deals offer the 'triple-play' package of digital television, ultra-fast fibre optic broadband and digital telephone services from just $99 per month, which is on par with traditional analogue cable services.

April 10, 2012

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