Comments on: Four Months Without Cable – Looking Back

By: Slinky

Slinky — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:33:37 +0000

We just cancelled our cable. Everything we watch can be easily found online, so we just kind of stopped using it. We cut our cable/internet bill in half even after upgrading to faster internet.

By: PF Carnival: ABCs of Investing : Yielding Wealth

PF Carnival: ABCs of Investing : Yielding Wealth — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:36:22 +0000

[...] 4 months without cable. [...]

By: Funny about Money

Funny about Money — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:53:10 +0000

Suspicions confirmed! I’ve never subscribed to cable, because every time I look at the program listings, what I see is scores channels with nothing on. Given that most cable channels make you sit through ads, what’s the point, unless you’re really into spectator sports?

And it’s the principle of the thing: the airwaves belong to the public. We shouldn’t have to pay to use the public airwaves, and certainly not for the privilege of being deluged with advertising messages.

By: ABCs of Investing

ABCs of Investing — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:12:25 +0000

[...] One Caveman reflects on 4 months without cable. [...]

By: That One Caveman

That One Caveman — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:44:46 +0000

Philip,

Right now, I still have cable internet and I’m on a promo that ends soon. They signed me up for 6 months at the same internet rate I had with my bundled package.

With the significant distaste I have for Charter Cable, I believe I’ll be switching over to AT&T DSL soon. I don’t love AT&T, but I really don’t like the idea of giving Charter any more money.

–

Mrs. Micah,

We don’t like scheduling our lives around the TV, either. That’s why I set up my Media Center as a DVR. That way we can record the shows we like and watch them at our leisure. Hulu’s great for when my server invariably crashes and fails to record one of our favorites.

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:37:47 +0000

We got a digital converter box back in the fall and it really hasn’t made a difference for us except that now we get more options for dinner-time watching, like Simpsons broadcasts from Baltimore. :)

Hulu is a real godsend for our schedule, because we’d rather not shape our evenings around what’s on and instead catch up as we have the time and interest.

By: philip

philip — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:34:35 +0000

Just out of curiosity how does your bill for internet get related into this. For me they give a great price if you combine cable TV and internet, otherwise I pay almost the same for internet alone.

As long as I keep a promotional offer I get extended basic for the same price as only my internet!