The High Cost of Services
on 09.10.05, 01:06pm in computers • comments (2)
After my earlier post today, I started to think about how much money I’m spending on an annual basis for Internet and Media related ’services’:
- Netflix: $19.57/mo ($234.84/yr)
- Tivo: $12.95/mo ($144.40/yr)
- Cable Modem: $50/mo ($600/yr)
- Cable TV: $50/mo ($600/yr)
- T-Mobile Unlimited Internet: $19/mo ($228/yr)
- Typepad: $105/yr
- Hotmail Plus: $19/yr
That totals almost $2000/yr ($1942.24 to be exact) for this stuff. Which is another reason why I won’t pay for services like Folder Share, XDrive or any other drive or photo sharing. In fact, after making this list, I realize that need to cut back on some of this — $2000/yr is just ridiculous.
Jason (September 10, 2005 @ 4:14 pm)
Hey, if you’ve got the money, why not?
I have almost all of the benefits of the services you subscribe to at a fraction of the price, I pay for cable and cable modem… but who needs Hotmail plus when Gmail is so much better (anyone need an invitation? I still have 47)? And with great free software like Blosxom, LogMeIn, Plaxo, Flikr, JussPress, and GuildFTP, for example, I have all the remote software, blogging, remote file storage, and online TV I need.
On a shoestring budget people can still be connected and benefit from the cutting-edge benefits of the Internet.
Good thing, with what I get paid.
~Jason
Mark (September 11, 2005 @ 11:14 pm)
Wow
$2000 per year for all of those services??
Granted taking out the 2 cable services (TV and internet)takes about 2/3 out of it. Im not sure what you can do to keep those services and reduce the costs on those two items. The remaining items in comaprison seems like a great bargain
PS James if you still some GMAIl invites let me know