Not factoring in the HD which is an extra $10 per month, and the price of the set-top box / installation, which I imagine is also quite hefty. But yeah, it's probably still worth it.
So that was you? Sorry for the abuse.Also when I was a young unemployable fella I did a bit of door to door (sorry) for Austar and they generally had first 6 months free or upfront costs waived so there's probably value available somewhere.