Dumping Cable

[MissMusic]

Has anyone dumped cable and gone with a DVR or Amazon Prime? Our cable bill went way up and they offered us a deal to stay. It looked good until we realized they dropped a LOT of channels--most of the ones I like, actually. I'm over it. I loooove my TiVo but I'd be willing to go with DVR or Prime if you guys have enough good feedback...

So, whats your experience?

[summergirl1211]

We have to keep cable because we love sports too much. But I can say from our experience from Amazon Prime that you get the first season of a lot of things and a lot of old movies, but not a great selection and you have to pay for the rest. Riley loves the kid shows (Caillou, Dora, Spongebob, Bubble Guppies) but that's all we've explored so far.

[origamimommy]

I haven't been impressed with Amazon Prime. We don't have cable, though. We have Apple TV and subscribe to Hulu, Netflix, and also have Prime. There was an adjustment period for us, because I was addicted to Style, Bravo, and others, but we are just fine. And also $200 per month richer.

[aimeefarrahfowler]

How are the kid shows on Netflix?

[nursedesi]

We just do netflix and also have an antenna to get local channels. I watch netflix all the time. They dont have a lot of new movies but have lots of shows.

I think there is a good assortment of shows and movies for kids. Not a whole lot of Disney movies. I really wish they would get MMCH and bubble guppies but we still find lots fot Henry to watch.

[MissMusic]

Jul 16, 2015 16:04:58 GMT -5 aimeefarrahfowler said:

How are the kid shows on Netflix?

They have Winnie the Pooh but not Daniel Tiger, and thats all I know.
Edit: DH says Netflix has Daniel.  News to me.

[MissMusic]

Hmm this is interesting! Lots of positive feedback on another board but very mixed here! Much to think about!

[britbratjf]

Jul 16, 2015 16:04:58 GMT -5 aimeefarrahfowler said:

How are the kid shows on Netflix?

Really good IMO! They have a lot of good kids movies plus shows - they have Jake, most PBS I believe, Octonauts, Sophia...I don't think they have Nick Jr shows though.

[britbratjf]

We haven't dumped cable because sports! But I think if you weren't a big sports person you could do a combo of Hulu+ & Prime or Netflix. But keep in mind that you can't get AMC shows (new seasons) on anything - I know you watch Walking Dead so you would have to purchase each new episode off Amazon. It really depends on what you watch I think.

[sarasansh]

Jul 16, 2015 16:04:58 GMT -5 aimeefarrahfowler said:

How are the kid shows on Netflix?

We do mostly PBS shows and it's awesome. Curious George, Super Why, and Daniel are all on there. So is Jake. That's about the extent of our repertoire over here.

[babywinks]

We have had only Netflix, Prime and antenna for about 1.5 years now. I do NOT miss cable at all. You can watch most major network shows on their website within a few days of the air date and foe a few weeks - we watch the CW, NBC, and CBS shows. Between Netflix, YouTube, and Prime I NEVER have s problem finding something Abby wants to watch.

[traceyt07]

Dh and I have never had cable. Right now we do antenna, Netflix, hulu and prime. There's more than enough options for us!

[snickers4everyone]

We have cable for DH (again with the sports), but the kids and I stick to Netflix. They've got a great selection of kid shows, though Paw Patrol and Umizoomi aren't on it. They've got them on Amazon but you have to pay for them I think.
I don't watch a lot of TV on my own, so can't help with whether it's a good deal for adults. One thing I LOVE about Netflix, though, is that I was able to set up a profile for Emmy that's specifically for little kids. So now if she's watching on my tablet she doesn't even have the option of the cartoons geared for older kids.

[gk12]

We use Netflix and Hulu. We also have a smart tv and Vudu has TV shows on it but you pay per season or episode.

[origamimommy]

gk12 good point!

On Apple TV you can buy seasons from iTunes so we typically buy Big Bang theory and walking dead. Everything else we get from Netflix typically

[bliz1712]

We do sports but also most of the shows we watch are on stations that don't show the episodes online. The sports alone is enough for h to keep it.

[justbeth]

We have Hulu and Netflix and don't feel like we miss out on anything. If it is something we love that neither have then we will buy the season on Amazon (Big Bang). We save a ton of money from cable. The kids shows are good according to Emma. She loves daniel tiger, dinosaur train, Care Bears, inspector gadget, doc mcstuffins, and Sophia. She likes having lots of choices and loves to watch random shows I've never heard of.

We've been cable free for 3.5 years and I haven't missed a thing and have saved lots of money.

[jodielyn10]

One thing to consider is if you get your internet through your cable company. You may be getting a reduced rate by purchasing both, so if you drop cable your internet bill may go up. Just something to research before you make the move. We still have cable because of sports, HGTV and Food Network, but otherwise I wouldn't miss it because most of the shows I enjoy are on Netflix, and I don't actually mind waiting to watch the seasons of the shows I like until they're over.

[roo1582]

And now Netflix just announced they are raising rates again..

[britbratjf]

Jul 17, 2015 7:43:16 GMT -5 roo1582 said:

And now Netflix just announced they are raising rates again..

Where did you see that? I can't find the announcement anywhere

[bantyrooster]

Jul 17, 2015 7:32:54 GMT -5 jodielyn10 said:

One thing to consider is if you get your internet through your cable company. You may be getting a reduced rate by purchasing both, so if you drop cable your internet bill may go up. Just something to research before you make the move. We still have cable because of sports, HGTV and Food Network, but otherwise I wouldn't miss it because most of the shows I enjoy are on Netflix, and I don't actually mind waiting to watch the seasons of the shows I like until they're over.

This. If we get rid of our house phone, which isn't even turned on, our bill gives up like $36. If it wasn"t for sports we would get rid of cable.

[roo1582]

H told me this morning. I'll have to see if I can find it @brifbratjf

[britbratjf]

Does anyone have the Amazon Fire TV stick? H & I are now going to dump cable. It'll save us $100/month. It think it would be useful to have a streaming box/stick & the Amazon Fire seems the cheapest.

[babywinks]

Jul 19, 2015 12:09:46 GMT -5 britbratjf said:

Does anyone have the Amazon Fire TV stick? H & I are now going to dump cable. It'll save us $100/month. It think it would be useful to have a streaming box/stick & the Amazon Fire seems the cheapest.

We just got one and so far so good - seems to work just as well as our Roku. Easy to navigate and you can set up parental controls. It got pretty good reviews on Amazon too.

[jodielyn10]

We have he Amazon fire stick for our bedroom TV since we only have one cable box and it works great!

[MissMusic]

This is good info! We're making the decision this week so I appreciate the input!