Cutting the Cord

81

did the cable interent/phone and go tv only.

then get yourself a 4g phone in a 4g market with unlimited data. :P

RKCNDY

81 wrote:

did the cable interent/phone and go tv only.

then get yourself a 4g phone in a 4g market with unlimited data. :P

I have a 4g phone...no unlimited data.

BinauralJam

i Can't live without BBC America

JK_Livin

RKCNDY wrote:

Mr. won't leave cable because of sports. I like some local shows that aren't available on the internet.

I didn't have cable growing up (didn't have it until I was 23)...I only had 5 channels to pick from ABC, NBC, CBS, local, and PBS. So I'm still kind of fascinated by all the programming.

I signed up for the stupid triple play thing, because it was $20 cheaper than the a'la carte cable/internet I was paying for. Now the prices went up to $189/month, and when I looked at the pricing, I would pay more if I cancelled the triple play. :roll:

It's a joke. I asked about cancelling all the extra pay channels except HBO and it would save me $3.00 because of the package I have. Plus you add all the cable boxes on top of that. I need to get my own modem instead paying for that at least.

81

RKCNDY wrote:

81 wrote:

did the cable interent/phone and go tv only.

then get yourself a 4g phone in a 4g market with unlimited data. :P

I have a 4g phone...no unlimited data.

:(

we're wrapping up year 3 of no home interent.

RKCNDY

JK_Livin wrote:

It's a joke. I asked about cancelling all the extra pay channels except HBO and it would save me $3.00 because of the package I have. Plus you add all the cable boxes on top of that. I need to get my own modem instead paying for that at least.

I can't find a modem for the phone thingie. Back when we didn't have triple play, I bought a modem for cable/internet. Since I signed up, I have to rent their modem of course, because they will 'constantly improve internet speeds' and constantly tell me 'you need a new modem'.

I only have one DVR because they charge so much for them. I wonder how much it would be if I bought my own DVR/cable box.

even flow - question mark

Have not had cable in over 10 years. Don't have the internet at home. Never owned a cell phone. I can't believe I survive in the world????? ha ha ha ha ha ha

donnaruhl

I have Cable, Internet and Phone and with Showtime and HBO
It had gone from 189.00 to 220.00 So I decided to drop HBO.
That brought me back down to 179.00.Still not happy.So I went
Basic on all three.I think it's gonna be 159.00.Still high,Not happy.
The internet is slow as hell. Can't win for losing. :x

JonnyPistachio

even flow - question mark wrote:

Have not had cable in over 10 years. Don't have the internet at home. Never owned a cell phone. I can't believe I survive in the world????? ha ha ha ha ha ha

awesome. and I thought I was off the grid for awhile!

I paid about $30/month for my cell phone for 10 years = $3600
if you pay 185 for TV/phone/internet for ten years = $22,200

:shock: Cut the chord.

smarchee

I cut the cord last easter, and just had my 1 year anniversary

I get buy with news and shows through website like cbc, tsn.ca, sportsnet.ca, pbs, A&E, MSNBC etc

I also get news through video podcasts via itunes

I have a couple of sites I visit that stream sports

I have lots of shows downloaded over the years and DVD season are pretty cheap

I live alone so I can certainly get by without having to fork out $120 a month. I figure'd I paid $4500 over the 3 and a half years I had satellite

I don't miss it but if I had a girlfriend I would probably get cable again

mbangel10

RKCNDY wrote:

Mr. won't leave cable because of sports. I like some local shows that aren't available on the internet.

I didn't have cable growing up (didn't have it until I was 23)...I only had 5 channels to pick from ABC, NBC, CBS, local, and PBS. So I'm still kind of fascinated by all the programming.

I signed up for the stupid triple play thing, because it was $20 cheaper than the a'la carte cable/internet I was paying for. Now the prices went up to $189/month, and when I looked at the pricing, I would pay more if I cancelled the triple play. :roll:

That stuff really drove me crazy. I was able to get a la carte for about $150 but I had to cut a lot out of what I had when it was $200, and I just felt ripped off. For $50 bucks I lost half my service. It just didn't seem right.

peacefrompaul

mca47 wrote:

peacefrompaul wrote:

mca47 wrote:

I've considered it for a while. Probably not going to happen anytime soon though.
I like watching live sports...and I like watching shows like Game of Thrones as it's aired.
Annnnnnnd no. I'm not into illegally downloading shit.

Puss

I'm not concerned with the Feds kicking down my door....I just don't think stealing something that was creatively made is fair to those who made it. They made a product that they sell. Don't see how that's different than stealing shit from the grocery store or going to Best Buy and walking off with a DVD.
Same goes for music, movies, videogames, etc.

Not necessarily download and keep, but streaming.

Seems no different to me than using the DVR and skipping all the commercials.

Indifference71

I could never do it because of the sports. There's nothing like watching a game on my big ass HDTV.

peacefrompaul

Indifference71 wrote:

I could never do it because of the sports. There's nothing like watching a game on my big ass HDTV.

I totally understand that if you do watch a lot of sports.

mbangel10

RKCNDY wrote:

JK_Livin wrote:

It's a joke. I asked about cancelling all the extra pay channels except HBO and it would save me $3.00 because of the package I have. Plus you add all the cable boxes on top of that. I need to get my own modem instead paying for that at least.

I can't find a modem for the phone thingie. Back when we didn't have triple play, I bought a modem for cable/internet. Since I signed up, I have to rent their modem of course, because they will 'constantly improve internet speeds' and constantly tell me 'you need a new modem'.

I only have one DVR because they charge so much for them. I wonder how much it would be if I bought my own DVR/cable box.

http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SB6121-S ... able+modem

If you have Comcast, this one is compatible and it's one of the better cable modems out there. If they are telling you they are "constantly improving speed" tell them you'll get a new one when their service surpasses 160Mps down, and 120Mps up.

I have the same one and it's already paid for itself almost 2x over. It's crazy for them to charge $7.00 per month for a modem that probably isn't even capable of handling the speed you are paying for. When I replaced the leased modem, I could immediately tell the difference.

RKCNDY

mbangel10 wrote:

http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SB6121-S ... able+modem

If you have Comcast, this one is compatible and it's one of the better cable modems out there. If they are telling you they are "constantly improving speed" tell them you'll get a new one when their service surpasses 160Mps down, and 120Mps up.

I have the same one and it's already paid for itself almost 2x over. It's crazy for them to charge $7.00 per month for a modem that probably isn't even capable of handling the speed you are paying for. When I replaced the leased modem, I could immediately tell the difference.

:thumbup: you rock!

I like owning all my own equipment, I've actually had to turn in the first modem I got because they refused to tell me how to change the password/routing on the modem when it got infected with the DNS changer bot. They kept telling me, "Your computer is infected" yeah, I hooked up my old Cisco modem and tah-dah! no DNS errors.

smarchee

peacefrompaul wrote:

Indifference71 wrote:

I could never do it because of the sports. There's nothing like watching a game on my big ass HDTV.

I totally understand that if you do watch a lot of sports.

there are sites

FrankieG

Ok, I'm seriously considering Cutting Cable...
I can get most sports games online, need to check if I can figure out how to get them to stream over wifi to my tv.
I would buy an antenna to pick up local HD channels.
I already have netflix.
Comedy central shows are usually available online the next day.
I could just stop watching all of the other crap and be more motivated to actually do something productive..
What am I missing?

northerndragon

Do it! Dropped my cable two years ago and any show I want to watch I can stream online same with sports(which for me is just the hockey season).
The only time I miss tv is when I'm sick and I just want to mindlessly flip through channels till I pass out for a bit...but even then not really.

FrankieG

northerndragon said:

Do it! Dropped my cable two years ago and any show I want to watch I can stream online same with sports(which for me is just the hockey season).
The only time I miss tv is when I'm sick and I just want to mindlessly flip through channels till I pass out for a bit...but even then not really.

yeah I just did the math... Over the past year, I payed $1020 for cable and there was approx 1950 hours of watchable TV (Thats subtracting time for work, sleep, vacation, etc) Now I could never actually watch 1950 hours of tv.... but it comes out to me paying $0.52 for every hour of time-waste brain-sucking reality tv and commercials... I could fly to see Pearl Jam every year if I just ditch cable.