Sentences make more sense in context. In this case, the context is under the tongue-in-cheek reference to the "well-equipped greek" which is someone who, presumably, wants to have all the "must-have" gadgets. For someone who considers that list of gadgets "must-have", I'd argue that both cable and smart-phones are certainly at the very top of the list.<p>Your point, then, is that you aren't one of those "well-equipped geeks" who must subscribe to everything. Neither am I (is anyone?). Neither of those bits of information undermine the point he is trying to make.