 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | Not cord cutters but Cable TV subscription cutters These people aren't cord cutters. They are just not subscribing to TV packages. They still keep their cable Internet connections and stream their content that way. I think the cable companies will just adjust their fees to make sure Internet only subscribers will pay more as the content comes that way instead of thru traditional cable TV packages.
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Senate - get off your butts and actually create a budget that has spending cuts 3x the amount of tax increases like you promised.
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| cnn reports in the latest round of budget cuts.. cable-tv was the #1 "luxury" which gets cut FIRST when people lose their incomes and/or jobs. can't worry about paying a tv bill if you could end up without a home/apt. |
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| Don't miss it. When my bill reached $113 for premium (which was a bargain back in 2005), I cut the cord and never looked back.
Cable news is a joke, its nothing but propaganda, politics and shock jock tv personalities telling me what to think about the news (Sorry Anderson Cooper but I don't give a damn what you think, now just shut up and read the damn news already!) and the rest of cable tv is just reality tv or repeats.
Cable shouldn't cost more than $50 for premium anyway.
Until the cable industry seriously rethinks how they do business, its going to continue to rot. No amount of bundling, 2 year contracts or gift cards is going to save what is already dead. |
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 wdoa
join:2001-10-16
Spencer, MA | Where do OTA viewers fit in with this? I recently put up an antenna outside and cancelled my service with Charter. Does Nielsen count OTA viewers as "zero TV"? |
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 mr seanProfessional InfidelPremium,ExMod 2001-07
join:2001-04-03
N. Absentia
kudos:1 | Comcast and AT&T... ...will only get my money when they pry it from my cold dead fingers...whether its TV, internet connectivity, or phone. This was just one of the factors that led me to cut several cords.
OTA and streaming (thank you Clear) for six years and quite happy..thank you.
BTW Karl..there is a yeti and unicorn in your antechamber that would like to have a word with you.
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Re: Where do OTA viewers fit in with this? said by wdoa:I recently put up an antenna outside and cancelled my service with Charter. Does Nielsen count OTA viewers as "zero TV"?
OTA: The secret the satellite and cable industry doesnt want you knowing about. |
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CXM_SplicerLooking at the bigger picturePremium
join:2011-08-11
NYC
kudos:1 Reviews:
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Re: Not cord cutters but Cable TV subscription cutters I think that is more of a technicality of the fact that most people get their Internet from the same company they get their TV from. 'Cord cutter' simply means someone who cancels their traditional pay TV service in favor of a free or nontraditional service. Satellite TV is not connected by a cord but if you cancel it (and don't replace it with some other paid system), it is still cord cutting. |
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to Linklist
said by Linklist:These people aren't cord cutters. They are just not subscribing to TV packages. They still keep their cable Internet connections and stream their content that way. I think the cable companies will just adjust their fees to make sure Internet only subscribers will pay more as the content comes that way instead of thru traditional cable TV packages.
they already do. its called data caps.
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to Gozo
Re: Where do OTA viewers fit in with this? said by Gozo:said by wdoa:I recently put up an antenna outside and cancelled my service with Charter. Does Nielsen count OTA viewers as "zero TV"?
OTA: The secret the satellite and cable industry doesnt want you knowing about. Good luck watching Game Of Thrones or Monday Night Football via OTA. |
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| Zero TV or Zero Traditional TV service? No Cable or Satellite at my home.
But We do stream show's/Movies on non-advertizing services.
We also watch DVDs, that we buy and physically SHARE with friends.
We have no need for cable.
Where do we fit in to this?
We watch TV just not in a way where we see ads.
and isn't that the whole point of Nielsen, to help make sure ads are sold at the highest rate?
Oh no people are watching content they paid for but they don't see ADs, how will the world continue spinning... |
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rody_44Premium
join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA Reviews:
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1 edit | hmm I use to eat lobster at least once a week. I dont anymore. It has nothing to do with lobster costing more or even tasting worse. Has all to do with its a luxury i can cut out in these hard times. I have every intention of going back to eating it weekly when times and the economy get better. Im sure many of these so called cord cutters feel the same. who isnt trying to save money these days. |
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rody_44Premium
join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA Reviews:
·Comcast
| Just for clarification According to Nielsen’s Fourth-Quarter 2012 Cross-Platform Report, the U.S. had more than five million Zero-TV households in 2013, up from just over 2 million in 2007. These households don’t fit Nielsen’s traditional definition of a TV household, but they still view video content. The television itself isn’t obsolete, however, as more than 75 percent of these homes still have at least one TV set, which they use to watch DVDs, play games or surf the Net. When it comes to video content, a growing amount of these households are using other devices. |
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 CrowMag
join:2003-03-11
Boulder Creek, CA | I cut the cord and more I am not suggesting everyone do this. I have had a Straight Talk phone for over a year now. I rooted the phone and can use it for a hot spot. I know that people say if you use over 2 gigs a month you will probably get caught and dropped. I have used over 30 gigs a month and have not been caught yet. I pay $45.00 a month for unlimited phone, text and internet. I stream movies and tv shows a lot. At that price if I get caught I will just buy another phone. |
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Re: Where do OTA viewers fit in with this? Who would have thought that in 2013, one would be regressing back to an aerial and rotor? And yet, I helped a friend set up a chimney mount with a digital antenna and rotor! (he is smack between Philly, NYC and Allentown stations).
MLB looks great, and Fox/CBS/NBC/ABC/PBS come in rather well, with choices for two markets (or three if you count ABLehigh stations).
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| No, "Mr. Nielsen"... we're also tuning in "traditional" TV--literally, as in broadcast. Back to the basics.
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 tschmidtPremium,MVM
join:2000-11-12
Milford, NH
kudos:8 | reply to wdoa
Re: Where do OTA viewers fit in with this? We are an OTA and DSL family.
I had to read the article several times to understand what they were trying to say. Interesting that OTA was not even mentioned as an alternative to Cable and Sat.
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decifal
join:2007-03-10
Bon Aqua, TN
kudos:1 | If If enough people cut the cord, monday night football will migrate back to a OTA friendly network rather than ESPN or any cable only methods.. too much money to be made.. As in for the game of thrones.. Netflix dvd subscription takes care of that.. You'll be a season behind, but for the cost savings.. Patience is virtuous in terms of keeping green stuff in the wallet |
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| It's the content Hundreds of channels and nothin' on!
Why pay for that?
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| TV is an expensive business And the value of the dollar is falling. Inflation is reality. The price cannot remain the same forever.
But I am glad that people are making choices. Let the market work. |
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Re: Where do OTA viewers fit in with this? said by wdoa:I recently put up an antenna outside and cancelled my service with Charter. Does Nielsen count OTA viewers as "zero TV"?
They should???? That's what I did, antenna plus NetFlix plus internet feeds so end result plenty of programing for $9 a month. After seeing my set up two of my neighbors dropped cable as well. It took them a while but over time they thought about, "do I really need to pay $100 plus dollars for all these channels?" If you're a sports fan you might not like cutting the cord but for everyone else it's a good deal. |
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