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pros/cons of dropping cable TV service

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DaveMMR:
If I lived alone I'd cut cable in a second and just have a computer hooked up to the TV to stream Hulu Plus and Netflix.  But my girlfriend watches a bit of TV and enjoys the cable offerings so no dice there.

Ginsu Victim:
We just dropped cable last week and went with Netflix and Hulu. (Don't forget Crackle, which is free)

We don't miss cable at all.

jamesjones626:

--- Quote from: jrose78 on April 11, 2012, 01:41:21 pm ---I have comcast and only pay for internet and the basic abc,nbc,cbs, fox (can't get over antenna. I am to far away) . The way comcast works this is if you don't get the basic channels then you are not bundling and internet will cost more. 

So I have:

Basic, Basic cable
Internet
obitalk 110 linked to google voice account
Hulu Plus on PS3
Netflix  Ps3
Amazon VOD Prime PS3

cable is like $62.00 with taxes and stuff
Hulu PLus like $8 or $9
Amazon Prime $6.59 or so a month
Netflix $8 or $9

and that's it...  Downside is that you use a lot of bandwidth and comcast allows 250 gigs a months . I have been as high as 180 or 200gigs.  A Netflix high def movie is a lot and vudu hdx is even more. Prob like 8 gigs a movie or something around that.  Hope this helps

Since you have fios I am not ever sure if you have a cap on your data? .If you stream a movie it will use at most 8 mbps and your connection is prob like 12-20 mbps so you should be fine.

P.S. Checked a netflix blog and it said "Currently, our top HD streams are about 4800 kilobits per second"  so even less than I thought

--- End quote ---
where you at that you have a 250gig a month limit?  Ive been way over that every month for a while, i use torrent a lot and i have netflix that i watch all the time.

GameOver:
Think I may try a 'dry run' before committing to this.  Just hook up a media streaming device to the TV I put the rabbit ears on.  Then do the Netflix & Hulu Plus free trial on it.  That won't cost me anything but time!  But the idea of cutting my monthly TV/internet bill from $165 to $57 is very appealing...

jrose78:

--- Quote from: jamesjones626 on April 12, 2012, 03:41:33 am ---where you at that you have a 250gig a month limit?  Ive been way over that every month for a while, i use torrent a lot and i have netflix that i watch all the time.

--- End quote ---

Comcast has a usage meter under your account page. I am not sure what happens after you go over the 250 gig limit but I am sure you don't win a prize if thats what your asking ;-)

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