Post by moutonrouge on Jan 27, 2015 21:03:36 GMT -5
We dropped cable when we moved as an experiment and a way to save money; we were moving from a low COL area where cable was included in my rent to a high COL area while I was still a student on a stipend. This was about 2.5 years ago. We have Netflix (we share with my brother) and Amazon Prime Instant Video. We stream through our blu-ray player. We occasionally rent things on Amazon or Google Play (we also have Chromecast, which is only useful for Google Play and YouTube although you can use it for Netflix).
I agree with others that it has been a good change. We (I, mostly) watch less mindless TV - we have to choose to watch something, and we tend to choose a show (right now The Americans season 2) and watch 1 episode a night, sometimes less. I didn't realize how much Law & Order and HGTV I was watching until they weren't an immediate on-right-now option. I can watch My Cat From Hell or Hoarders if I want, but I have to seek them out and initiate and I tend not to do that.
The main thing we've struggled with is the lack of sports. ESPN and TNT are sorely missed. DH got NFL Rewind one year, but didn't love having to wait to watch it. Then he got the online Sunday Ticket option, but it would oddly think we were within the broadcast range and refuse to let him watch when it wasn't on the basic 4 channels (CBS/ABC/NBC/Fox). I watch NCAA basketball and just go to a bar for big games and try to listen on the radio otherwise. Not ideal, but my team's games aren't broadcast here anyway so I would most likely have to do this cable or not.
I really enjoy the antenna we have - it is a flat black square that we have in the window with a cable running to the TV. We got it Best Buy, I think, for about $20. It is our second after some old school rabbit ears that were digital.
Post by SpraggleFrock on Jan 27, 2015 21:07:07 GMT -5
We have cable but only because it's cheaper than just internet for some reason (Comcast is dumb) and my husband loves ESPN and all the sports channels. We mostly use Netflix, Amazon, or download.
Post by icaughtfire on Jan 27, 2015 22:41:26 GMT -5
We pay a ridiculous amount for our phone/internet/cable package. We also have Amazon Fire which we can stream Netflix & Hulu through. We ALSO have an HD antenna that we could stream local channels through for sports & news, but H bought it months ago & never hooked it up. I WANT TO QUIT THE CABLE.
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Post by meerkatmillie on Jan 27, 2015 22:44:33 GMT -5
We have internet, netflix, hulu, prime (for shipping benefits), and roku. After reading through this thread, you guys gave me ideas so I just bought an HD antenna from Amazon. Can't wait to see what local channels we get.
We pay for Internet but have a cable splitter which allows us to pick up basic channels on our tv. We also have Netflix and Amazon Prime (rarely use this one). We also used my MIL's HBO GO account until she got rid of it on her package. Our bill including Netflix and Amazon is about 70 per month.
Newp. I love it super hard. I think it's like the ASMR stuff for me.
Plus, they used to have the Jackie O replica line and they brought in pictures and items from the family and you learned a lot of history about her. It was sweet.
Post by almachs0786 on Jan 28, 2015 14:06:36 GMT -5
We had Directv for a log time and got rid of them for several reasons. We subscribed to Hulu plus and Netflix. We did that for a about a year and then I decided I couldn't miss another season of True Blood (and was also missing some other shows), so we went with DISH. We have loved them so far (we've had them for a little over a year)
I called to cancel today and they magically found me a discount for a full year that makes our bill the lowest it's been in at least three years. Why couldn't they have just told my husband this yesterday??
I called to cancel today and they magically found me a discount for a full year that makes our bill the lowest it's been in at least three years. Why couldn't they have just told my husband this yesterday??
funny how that magically happened overnight when you threatened to leave! If you ever do end up getting rid of cable (we are going on two years now) a "Leaf" antennae is the way to go. It is available on Amazon and is flat and nicely blends into the wall. We are getting digital channels now that I didn't even know existed.
You guys are reminding me that I need to call and talk to Comcast about our internet bill. Next month, it's supposed to go up to nearly what our DirecTV bill is. That's ridiculous.
I called to cancel today and they magically found me a discount for a full year that makes our bill the lowest it's been in at least three years. Why couldn't they have just told my husband this yesterday??
Yeah careful with that one. Can't remember who you said your provider was but have them send you the offer in writing. Don't agree to anything over the phone. We cancelled. Directv called us with an "amazing" offer. Dude on the phone didn't give us all the information. We got our first bill and it wasn't what we agreed on. Directv said tough titties we were under contract. Which part of the offer was we weren't. So we said fuck off and it was a stupid battle from there.
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