jagged
join:2003-07-01
Boynton Beach, FL | we're quitting tv altogether we're dumping cable by the 18th
with Netflix and other alternatives we won't be paying $160 to watch 20+ minutes of ads an hour and only 6-10 channels we really care about.
We're done subsidizing the ESPNs and other channels who think they're worth $1-2-3 and more per month of my cable bill |
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 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | said by jagged:we're dumping cable by the 18th with Netflix and other alternatives we won't be paying $160 to watch 20+ minutes of ads an hour and only 6-10 channels we really care about. We're done subsidizing the ESPNs and other channels who think they're worth $1-2-3 and more per month of my cable bill We pay $80 a month, but other than that, your statement is similar to a dinner-table conversation we had at my house last night. We might wait until next spring, however. Our OTA signals are a problem where we live -- we might end up getting the most basic CATV tier because of that.
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 dmwagnerQwest DSL -alltel
join:2002-04-29
Canton, SD | reply to jagged
said by jagged:We're done subsidizing the ESPNs and other channels who think they're worth $1-2-3 and more per month of my cable bill Exactly. Charge me a base rate and then per channel I want. I was watching only History/SciFi/TLC pretty much along with one local. Not worth it. |
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I am doing the same but it is going to be a phased approach.
I am putting a new 32" in the wall of my bedroom. The only thing that will be connected to that is a computer with OTA and Netflix. This will give me the DVD, Streaming, Locals, and DVR capabilities.
We will see how the significant other adapts to that and then move on. |
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 joebarnhartPaxio evangelist
join:2005-12-15
Santa Clara, CA | reply to jagged
I just dumped cable, too. I have an OTA DVR that I built from MythTv using LinHes. I will miss Glenn Beck and John Stossel, but that O'Reilly guy is getting way too liberal for me!
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funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | smells like bait in here.  |
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joebarnhartPaxio evangelist
join:2005-12-15
Santa Clara, CA | Bait?? Definitely. But only for LinHes/KnoppMyth. 
If you are handy with a computer and would like the greatest PVR since Tivo, it's worth a serious look. I get 90% (well, soon 100%) of my viewing pleasure in glorious 1080 hi-def on my LinHes box. It has very high "WAF" as well (a term coined in the forums there -- "wife acceptance factor").
But we just can't get those Fox News programs over the air... |
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