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Post by icedcoffee14 on May 28, 2015 1:13:11 GMT
Currently we have extended cable meaning basic channels with the extra expanded ones and then 2 movie channels ( those are free til the end of June). My husband also subs to Netflix and Hulu plus and well I have an Amazon prime acct. Yes I know this is overkill and we have begun to think of dropping cable completely.
What I want to know is if it is worth it? Would I be missing stuff I can only get on cable?
I tend to watch many basic cable channels, very few movies and other channels I am likely to view are MTV, Bravo, Food Network, and HGTV the most.
I have googled a bit on it but want views of people that have chosen to go the no cable company way.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 1:18:10 GMT
We cancelled our cable a while ago and don`t miss it at all. The only thing I ever watched was some Food Network, every few weeks.
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Post by pmm on May 28, 2015 1:20:21 GMT
I cancelled cable 5 years ago for financial reasons. I don't regret it for a minute. Now if I could just find a decent deal on internet.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 1:23:38 GMT
We haven't had cable in yeeeaaars and I don't miss it at all. I watched MTV a lot when we had cable so I was worried that I would miss it, but nope. We have Netflix, amazon prime, and Hulu, plus we get a few basic network channels with an antenna.
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Post by trainscrapper on May 28, 2015 1:28:05 GMT
April was 2 years for us and don't miss it at all, especially the bill. We have Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus. Wasn't a problem for us as we didn't really need to see the shows we like on the night they came on. We liked being able to watch them when we wanted, without paying for a DVR. We didn't watch much t.v. anyway, and so far the one thing I did miss was watching the Olympics but I fixed that by watching on my laptop. Other than that, I would say we asked ourselves why we didn't do it sooner.
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luvnlifelady
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Post by luvnlifelady on May 28, 2015 1:28:52 GMT
We cut the cable too. We watch shows on Netflix. I have Amazon Prime too but DH didn't think their streaming was all that good. I had Hulu Plus for Parenthood but canceled that.
I also subscribe to Satellite Radio and now that's my entertainment. I would much rather have that than cable. Oh, and I subscribe to MLB At Bat App ($20/year) to listen to my favorite team.
I do miss TV some but not enough to rationalize the cost. I do feel like I might not be in the loop sometimes with shows and whatnot. I play a lot of Trivia Crack so maybe that's why it seems that way. In a few years, I won't know about the shows that are on now.
DH doesn't miss it at all and the kids watch Netflix or go online a lot now (teens).
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Post by icedcoffee14 on May 28, 2015 1:34:03 GMT
Lots to think about and thanks for all the info so far.
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Post by PLurker on May 28, 2015 1:45:17 GMT
Boonies here. Never had cable. Little I feel that I've missed. You will be fine. Have Netflix and Prime and kids have the "inner-webs" and watch stuff there, too.
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Post by greenlegume on May 28, 2015 1:46:09 GMT
We haven't missed it at all. Netflix and Amazon Prime give us plenty of choices.
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Post by LeaP on May 28, 2015 1:51:08 GMT
We never signed up for cable here in Canada. I would be lying if I said I didn't miss television. I do, but not enough to sign up for it.
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Post by freecharlie on May 28, 2015 1:53:26 GMT
Does anybody in your house watch sports? You can't get sports through the internet, well legally. I could honestly go without, except for sports and TWD.
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Post by icedcoffee14 on May 28, 2015 1:55:02 GMT
Does anybody in your house watch sports? You can't get sports through the internet, well legally. I could honestly go without, except for sports and TWD. Our extent of sports is super bowl for commercials...lol. And Olympics as I love those.
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Post by freecharlie on May 28, 2015 1:56:34 GMT
Then you might want to keep cable through next summer as it is a Summer Olympics year. I know last time you could subscribe and watch them on your mobile device. Maybe you can do that againn.
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Post by luvnlifelady on May 28, 2015 1:58:20 GMT
Does anybody in your house watch sports? You can't get sports through the internet, well legally. I could honestly go without, except for sports and TWD. I primarily follow baseball and I just get the the MLB App for that. There might be similar things for other sports. However, the video coverage is $20/mo. while the audio only is $20/year. I get just the audio. If you subscribe to too many things to make up for the loss of cable, you're probably spending the same, if not more. For football last year, we went out to watch games, but again, we're spending money on food/drinks, but it's part of a date, so not sure if that counts as replacement for TV.
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Post by cyndijane on May 28, 2015 2:02:23 GMT
(whispers softly) we've never had cable in 14 years of marriage.
So, you can definitely do it! Try it. The worst thing that can happen is you miss it and sign back up with a great promotion because they want your money.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 2:36:15 GMT
We cut the cord earlier this year and don't miss it ----- except for Sunday Morning! Darn if I can find that show anywhere (in full format - the little stories are split up into separate videos on the CBS app, but I want the whole show......sigh!
Seriously, we don't miss it. We plan to watch football this fall on the ESPN apps.
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Post by luvnlifelady on May 28, 2015 2:55:22 GMT
We cut the cord earlier this year and don't miss it ----- except for Sunday Morning! Darn if I can find that show anywhere (in full format - the little stories are split up into separate videos on the CBS app, but I want the whole show......sigh! Seriously, we don't miss it. We plan to watch football this fall on the ESPN apps. I tried to get the ESPN App (it's free) but it said you needed a cable package to get it. I might ask to use my SIL's acct. info since I let her use my Prime.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 3:08:44 GMT
I thought there was one version that let us pay month to month without the cable... Maybe I mis-remembered. Oh well, that's a football season problem. Our backup is Sling TV, which carries ESPN and, I think, the SEC channel. The big drawback for me on that one is that I don't love the way it displays on the TV through Air Play.
Sling TV is a really good option IMO if you can't cut the cord completely or just need a short term fix.
My real hope is that the new (rumored) Apple TV service will be out by fall, but I suspect that's just a dream.
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Post by LouWho on May 28, 2015 3:20:31 GMT
I have not had cable since 1995! I bought a house that had an antenna on it and that was that. I almost caved and got cable and starz for Outlander. I get some local channels have Netflix and Amazon Prime.
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Post by Rhondito on May 28, 2015 3:31:58 GMT
My real hope is that the new (rumored) Apple TV service will be out by fall, but I suspect that's just a dream. If that happens, I'll ditch Dish in a heartbeat. Heck, I'm seriously thinking of doing it anyway as soon as Game of Thrones ends in a few weeks. The only thing I hate to give up is Bravo... I watch so many shows on Bravo.
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Post by mallie on May 28, 2015 3:34:07 GMT
If I lived alone, I would drop cable in a second. I watch almost no tv. Thanks to Amazon Fire, Netflix, etc, almost everything Ido watch is via those, not cable. I consider the $1000 per year a big waste and I resent the expenditure, no lie.
We have already decided that when we move, my dh is going to give up the cable. In part, because I told him that I've thought we were throwing money away for years on this and since I'm the one who is responsible for hooking it up, staying home for the cable guy, figuring out how to troubleshoot and all those annoyances, I was no longer willing to do that when I think it's a waste. Especially when moving means dealing with and learning a new cable company. Notgonnahappen. He wasn't willing to do that himself to get his crap tv, so no more cable will happen after the move.
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Post by scrapqueen01 on May 28, 2015 3:38:47 GMT
We dropped cable when dd was a baby. Between Hulu, Netflix and other internet sites we find plenty to watch. Dd would love to have it as she thinks she is missing out by growing up without it.
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Post by eebud on May 28, 2015 3:41:15 GMT
I could never give it up due to sports. Too many Dallas Stars games are on cable channels. I don't usually care about the home games because I am usually at the game but the away games are a different story. Also, too much college football on cable channels.
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Post by marimoose on May 28, 2015 3:41:33 GMT
I know I could give up cable and not miss it but there is no way I could every get my husband to agree to that. Heck, I can't get him to agree to cutting the ties to the landline and I don't now why. We all have cell phones and 99% of the time I have the landline unplugged because the only ones cling the number are people wanting handouts or political messages. I should just do it, like I did the newspaper. It took him a long time to notice.He loves his tv and remote surfing too much. As for the tv, nope, never, he wants the tv on all the time, for background noise which drives me crazy. I am envious of those who have made the leap.
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Post by adoette on May 28, 2015 3:46:58 GMT
Don't miss it. We have a kick ass antenna and DH hooked up our server to the feed so we can use that as a DVR for broadcast channels. I miss a few things but not $100 worth.
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Post by scrapperal on May 28, 2015 3:55:28 GMT
We have an antenna and have never had cable. And I still think we watch too much TV.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 3:59:41 GMT
It wasn't worth it for us. It only cost $10 more a month to do the bundle with cable/internet/phone. So we kept it.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 4:23:28 GMT
It wasn't worth it for us. It only cost $10 more a month to do the bundle with cable/internet/phone. So we kept it. Yeah, they really get you (the royal you) with that one, don't they?
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 4:25:21 GMT
I know I could give up cable and not miss it but there is no way I could every get my husband to agree to that. Heck, I can't get him to agree to cutting the ties to the landline and I don't now why. We all have cell phones and 99% of the time I have the landline unplugged because the only ones cling the number are people wanting handouts or political messages. I should just do it, like I did the newspaper. It took him a long time to notice.He loves his tv and remote surfing too much. As for the tv, nope, never, he wants the tv on all the time, for background noise which drives me crazy. I am envious of those who have made the leap. Between Amazon, Netflix, and Apple TV, there is always something on the tube at our house. Maybe like the newspaper, he wouldn't notice the cable change, either....
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Post by paget on May 28, 2015 4:35:53 GMT
It wasn't worth it for us. It only cost $10 more a month to do the bundle with cable/internet/phone. So we kept it. Yeah, they really get you (the royal you) with that one, don't they? Yes they do and it ticks me off. I'd get rid of cable and my landline but the cost savings was miniscule because the dang Internet alone is so pricey.
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