Are these companies breaking the law?

Question

I've been having problems with a few companies and I was wondering are what they are doing illegal or just really bad?

The first is Comcast. I have my tv through them and i'm sure a lot of you do too. I have been slowly losing some channels. I first lost TV Guide Channel. Then I just recently lost CMT, WB, and Cartoon Network. They are saying you have to buy some cable box thing to get them. I think this cost a lot since it gives you tons of channels. They haven't lowered the price of cable either. Are they allowed to take away our channels and make us still pay the same price?

Second is whoever is responsible for the 360 version of Dead Rising. I noticed the text is way to small and blurry to read. All the websites I look up say it was made for the HDTV even though it still works on the regular TVs. The system cost like $500 and the game cost $60. Do they expect us to pay another $1000-$2000 for a whole new HDTV just to play 1 game? Shouldn't they be forced to make it readable on all TVs?

Answer 1

Comcast is an all-around joke. As soon as your contract expires, switch to a satellite provider like Dish or Direct. You'll get more channels for half the price. (And don't fall for the "don't cancel and we will give you more free channels" deal. It's just for a few weeks, and then you're paying even more than before.) It's not illegal, just the epitome of a greedy, corrupt corporation. They don't deserve your money.



As for the HD games, we're all at the mercy of progress, I'm afraid. I feel you. I don't wanna go out and buy an HDTV when I've got three working sets already, either. So, the Wii will have to wait. :)



You can warn others who don't have an HDTV not to bother buying this game by posting reviews on consumer sites.

Answer 2

Quit Comcast. Find another provider. In less then two months you have to get a digital converter. The Day of analog tv is dead.

Answer 3

These companies are not breaking the law. However they are being cheap and greedy, which is what a company is suppose to do. The point of their business is to make you spend as much money as possible so they can earn more money and they'll do selfish things in order to achieve their goal.

Answer 4

they are able to enhance or shrink his wages at any time. the only requirement is they are able to no longer violate salary regulations (tipped workers are in many cases allowed to earn under minimum salary) and that they are able to no longer shrink his pay retroactively; it may merely take effect after he's notified.