finally broke down...

eyedclaar

dunkman wrote:

cable tv??? next thing you'll be telling me a man can marry another man.

What? Is that true? And here I am, like a sucker, married to a hot woman instead...

riffrandall

You know what's super fun? To get the cable company & the FIOS guys to compete against each other for your business. THATs awesome.

It DOES involve a little bit of switching back and forth, but you can get your cable bill down by like fifty bucks a month.

edvedder913

oh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

i thought i was technologically behind!!! hahaha

I opted out of FIOS although I do have their internet which is great. I am just not a Verizon fan - too many issues. So I kept my DirecTV.

If you got Showtime, tune into Californication......LOVE IT!

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!

decides2dream

edvedder913 wrote:

oh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

i thought i was technologically behind!!! hahaha

I opted out of FIOS although I do have their internet which is great. I am just not a Verizon fan - too many issues. So I kept my DirecTV.

If you got Showtime, tune into Californication......LOVE IT!

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!

how is not having cable being 'technologically behind'...? may be behind on programming, but not really so much 'technology'. everything else in our home, quite technologically advanced, as budget will allow of course. not having cable was a choice!



and yes, cable did want to compete...but i FAR prefer verizon and fios. i hear too many have issues with cable.....and everyone we know who has verizon/fios raves...so i rather get what i want than simply try to drive down price. they were almost identical in their pricing, so whatever....

PJPixie

Awesome!! My dad finally gave into getting Cable too. He'd NEVER paid a dime for any type of cable TV. My stepmom bought my Dad a flat screen big ol TV for Christmas so he wanted to get the full benefit. The day the cable guy came to install the stuff my brother pulled him outside and said "you have NO IDEA what kind of miracle you are performing here" Since then my Dad has purchased another TV for his room and is a complete DVR/CableTV/HighDef/SurroundSound freak!! It's awesome going over there to watch TV now.

Yes, Californication is awesome. So is WEEDs and, SECRET LIFE OF A CALL GIRL. Oh, and Entorage*sp* and my all time Favorite is RESCUE ME on FX.

ENJOY!!

decides2dream

PJPixie wrote:

Awesome!! My dad finally gave into getting Cable too. He'd NEVER paid a dime for any type of cable TV. My stepmom bought my Dad a flat screen big ol TV for Christmas so he wanted to get the full benefit. The day the cable guy came to install the stuff my brother pulled him outside and said "you have NO IDEA what kind of miracle you are performing here" Since then my Dad has purchased another TV for his room and is a complete DVR/CableTV/HighDef/SurroundSound freak!! It's awesome going over there to watch TV now.

Yes, Californication is awesome. So is WEEDs and, SECRET LIFE OF A CALL GIRL. Oh, and Entorage*sp* and my all time Favorite is RESCUE ME on FX.

ENJOY!!

yes, i always took issue with the idea of 'apying' for TV, but whatever. i also don';t want to get TOO into shows, kinda why i got off even regualr TV years ago. however, we watch a TON of movies, so same difference i guess. and my husband LOVES nature shows, and historical shows...so i am sure it'll be great in that sense. and as he's the cook in the house, maybe new recipes too. haha. the only channel ever really watched in our house was 13, PBS...with shows all of that nature. now he'll have a plethora to choose from! he's psyched .....he took tomorrow off for the installation.

E.K

decides2dream wrote:

and we're getting cable.


i know, i know...most people look absolutely shocked :eek: when we inform them that no, we don't have cable TV, and NEVER have. i have never had it, period....my husband had it for a time when he was single. once we married, we both agreed it just didn't seem worth the expense, and we have been happy w/o it. we don't watch TV, just keep netflix VERY busy.


however, my hubby got dazzled ...hahaha. we already have verizon for our home phone and fios internet service, so they offer this 'bundle' with 200+ cable channels and it's not too bad...bout $25 more a month. although i'm sure once fees/taxes hit it, be more like $45. so we finally are keeping up with the jones', a little ......it happens friday. haha. we shall see how the dreamn household may alter........

A lot of Aussies don't have cable, mainly because our free-to-air TV stations are pretty good. We only just got cable at our place last September and there is so much CRAP on there which is not worth watching.

know1

You're almost too late. I'm about to drop satellite/cable and just watch TV from the internet. There's a bunch out there for free.

Slip Kid

MonsterOfTheMidway wrote:

Welcome to 1995.

HAHAHA.. gold

Born.Mine.Die

we have not had cable for 5 years now..

MattCameronKicksButt

Oh good! So you have MTV now? You can watch advert after advert and programmes about rich sixteen year olds throwing parties for their equally rich, caked in make up, friends.

chime

E.K wrote:

A lot of Aussies don't have cable, mainly because our free-to-air TV stations are pretty good. We only just got cable at our place last September and there is so much CRAP on there which is not worth watching.

Same here. I've never had cable or satellite ... we have loads of free to air (although we do have the licence fee for the BBC) channels so don't see the point.

catefrances

i had cable back when MTV actually played music, and the movies ran without adverts. then awhile back i learnt the error of my ways(and got thoroughly bored with '57 channels and nothing on' and now i dont even hardly ever watch tv anyway. dexter, spicks and specks, NCIS and im done.

E.K

Chime wrote:

Same here. I've never had cable or satellite ... we have loads of free to air (although we do have the licence fee for the BBC) channels so don't see the point.

Not only that one of the free TV channels here has the some of the same shows as the cable channels, which really annoys me. I thought cable TV was supposed to be exclusive.

dunkman

Chime wrote:

Same here. I've never had cable or satellite ... we have loads of free to air (although we do have the licence fee for the BBC) channels so don't see the point.

yeah... you know that line in their national anthem

"in the laaaaaaand of the freeeeeee"

nothings free in America... healthcare, taxes, taxis, cable tv, education, drugs, all you can eat buffets, disneyland... you pay for everything...

"in the laaaaaaand of the payforfuckingeverything"

if you say it fast enough it fits in

decides2dream

dunkman wrote:

yeah... you know that line in their national anthem

"in the laaaaaaand of the freeeeeee"

nothings free in America... healthcare, taxes, taxis, cable tv, education, drugs, all you can eat buffets, disneyland... you pay for everything...

"in the laaaaaaand of the payforfuckingeverything"

if you say it fast enough it fits in

you pay for it all too....just yours is taken from your taxes, not of your choosing. not saying our system is 'better'...not at all....just a little clarity b/c there ARE many americans who prefer the CHOICE. who will provide what services, what costs, etc....and not the government. and that's what MANY consider 'being free' living here. just sayin'. i am sure know1 and farfromglorified for starters


you really should actually VISIT one day dunk, might do ya some good.


however, do not want to derail the cable thread. so yes, we'll see what it's all about today, haha......


btw - our education, K-12 anyway...is 'free'...just like your 'free'...from our taxes, unless we want to send our kids elsewhere....then it still is out of your taxes, + whatever you spend. or like me, childless....but i pay to send others' kids to school too. i am cool with it overall, but i digress.....


200+ channels....and i'll probably watch 5 at most.

sakic19

i dont have any cable ,,no biggie

all my avs games are on fbasic tv thank god

catefrances

sakic19 wrote:

i dont have any cable ,,no biggie

this sentence made total sense to me.

sakic19 wrote:

all my avs games are on fbasic tv thank god

this sentence did not.

chime

decides2dream wrote:

you pay for it all too....just yours is taken from your taxes, not of your choosing. not saying our system is 'better'...not at all....just a little clarity b/c there ARE many americans who prefer the CHOICE. who will provide what services, what costs, etc....and not the government. and that's what MANY consider 'being free' living here. just sayin'. i am sure know1 and farfromglorified for starters

Just to clarify your clarification it doesn't get taken from us in taxes.

Not saying one system is better than the other. If you choose to have a tv you pay a yearly fee (about $250 for most people ... less if your blind and it's free for those above a certain age) .. and for this you get several (I think about 7 TV channels plus extra channels with say at the Olympics showing other sports and the playback service on the internet if you miss a programme and gazillions of radio channels) with NO commercials. So our subscribtion fee means they don't have to get any other revenue through advertisements

Does mean that a one hour real time episode of 24 takes forty minutes though

... and also from going to high school in both UK and the US what comes as part of the 'free' education is different as well ... but that's for another discussion

catefrances

Chime wrote:

Just to clarify your clarification it doesn't get taken from us in taxes.

Not saying one system is better than the other. If you choose to have a tv you pay a yearly fee (about $250 for most people ... less if your blind and it's free for those above a certain age) .. and for this you get several (I think about 7 TV channels plus extra channels with say at the Olympics showing other sports and the playback service on the internet if you miss a programme and gazillions of radio channels) with NO commercials. So our subscribtion fee means they don't have to get any other revenue through advertisements

Does mean that a one hour real time episode of 24 takes forty minutes though

WHAT??!! you have to pay a fee for the privilege of watching crap television?