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HaRuMaN:
Got tired of turning on the TV, and not finding anything worth watching on whatever 600+ channels there are...   :badmood:

Not to mention they just upped the rates again...

So, now, I get HD off the air, streaming Netflix, Hulu, and ESPN360.

Saves me ~$64 a month, or $768 a year!   :o

Anyone else pulling the plug on their satellite or cable service?

shmokes:
I think few people ever do the x12 math and realize how much cable/satellite costs per year.  I pulled the plug many years ago.  However, for the past few years I've had free cable.  Almost 6 months after moving into my place I hooked the cable to the back of my TV out of curiosity. Lo and behold!  It worked.  And I know for a fact it is not being paid for.  My neighbors are my landlords and they were as surprised as me.

BTW, Hulu is about to start a $10/month premium service that presumably will have a lot more stuff on it than the current version.

J_K_M_A_N:
We dropped ours down to the super basic package (locals mostly) and we use an over the air antenna for HD. Works great. Saved us about $100 a month total. (We got rid of the home phone too.) If I miss something on cable, I check usenet.

J_K_M_A_N

hypernova:
We've not subscribed for awhile.  It's a waste of money.  Any good shows you want to see you can either download, stream, or rent for a fraction of the cost.

Crimony, if you only watch a channel for one or two shows, you're still better off buying the seasons afterwards, with wads of cash still left over.

drventure:
I've considered dropping cable (now I'm on with Verizon Fios, same diff), but my wife and I like a lot of the shows on SciFi (or SyFy, wtf?), so I haven't... yet.

I will say that Verizon Fios Internet is absolutely worth it. Amazingly fast.

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