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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cable companies are not hurting for money.  They want you to  believe that this is what drives up prices, when really they drive up prices to make more money.  It's like they are all in a race to see just HOW freaking desperate most of us are to give them more and more money every month.

So go for it OP.  I say stick to them anyway you can.  We pay for cable but I'd love to give them the middle finger and stop.[/quote]

+ 1.

People that don't agree with this are called Sheepies.  They will drop their pants and bend over, because that's the law.[/quote]

So because other people or companies don't 'need' the money, its OK for you to take the service.   If your neighbor has 3 cars and only needs 2, it's OK for you to walk in his house and grab the keys anytime you want.  If you company orders a few extra laptops as loaners - go help yourself.

Specifically to the cable, everybody wants to talk big and 'cut the cord' yet you cheat and steal to get the service.  You want the service badly enough to commit a crime, you just don't want to pay for it.

The best part about this post is insulting the people who pay for what they use by calling them sheepies.   Nice.

This is all pretty disgusting to me.   [/quote]

Not the same.  If my neighbor leaves the keys in his car with a full gas tank on the street and I notice others using it, why wouldn't I?  [b]It's up the neighbor to stop it by locking the car or calling the cops.[/b]   What I do is akin to the husband bringing home a loaner laptop from work and the wife using it for non-business purposes.  Can it get the Husband fired? Possible.  Will it? Improbable unless the company is gunning for him for other reasons and uses this as a reason.

A few years ago, cable was only available in your house.  Now cable companies allow you to use cable tv when you travel.  What if your co-traveller uses your credentials to watch a show? Is that stealing?

I get it that the cable company can, by adding a few words, make this illegal.  Unless they figure out a way stop people from using it, I don't care.   They will do nothing about it because the subscriber will just switch to another provider.  Good times for the consumer.  Bad times for cable companies that have been shafting the customer for years. 
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Actually its up to you to not be an entitled asshole and not use someone else's stuff.

Do you have kids?  do you brag to them about this wonderful practice you have of stealing things that don't belong to you because 'the man doesn't need the money'?

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