I pay for six TVs in my house and we only use one to watch cable and the rest of us either look at our phones or watch Netflix. My cable bill is 300 plus a month and except for watching an occasional game or a dateline NBC special, that I fall asleep during, I hardly watch TV. Anyone else do away with the cable bill? I'm really considering not paying it this month.
I'm thinking of doing away cable TV and neither getting Roku or just using my phone to watch TV
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The sooner you put down screen entertainment the sooner you gain your freedom back. There is a big world out there right in your backyard.
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Solitaire wrote:
I pay for six TVs in my house and we only use one to watch cable and the rest of us either look at our phones or watch Netflix. My cable bill is 300 plus a month and except for watching an occasional game or a dateline NBC special, that I fall asleep during, I hardly watch TV. Anyone else do away with the cable bill? I'm really considering not paying it this month.
Before you decide not to pay this month, you might consider calling your cable provider and asking if they can adjust your plan to better suit your needs.
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First thing straight away: cancel the cable right now, get a normal TV antenna, hook it up see what channels you get and go from there.
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my cable bill is too high and no one watches it in my house wrote:
I pay for six TVs in my house and we only use one to watch cable and the rest of us either look at our phones or watch Netflix. My cable bill is 300 plus a month and except for watching an occasional game or a dateline NBC special, that I fall asleep during, I hardly watch TV. Anyone else do away with the cable bill? I'm really considering not paying it this month.
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my cable bill is too high and no one watches it in my house wrote:
I pay for six TVs in my house and we only use one to watch cable and the rest of us either look at our phones or watch Netflix. My cable bill is 300 plus a month and except for watching an occasional game or a dateline NBC special, that I fall asleep during, I hardly watch TV. Anyone else do away with the cable bill? I'm really considering not paying it this month.
Are you boomer? I haven’t had cable tv in at least a decade.
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what the f*ck is wrong with you?
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I was an early adopter of streaming after my cable provider kept getting into fights with various channels and dropping them and adding them back over and over. I got a roku and sling and got free HBO with my internet provider. The only other streaming I had was netflix and Amazon Prime. Since then, I have constantly been having to add one service because they had something good and drop another because they no longer had anything good. I recently looked at going back to cable as I now have internet over cable. You would have thought that after losing so many customers to streaming it would be cost competitive. It is definitely not.
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Cable TV will only get more expensive with shrinking market of people willing to pay. I'm a boomer and the only people I know who still have cable TV are older than me. I gave it up a long time ago and use Roku with various apps. There's also alot of free content on YouTube, Tubi and Pluto.
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i quit tv over 15 years ago. but my mom has it. it seems like there are even more commercials now.
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Welcome to 2010, Rip Van Dumas.
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Get an antenna. Mine was maybe $30 from Walmart and gets me ABC, CBS, NBC & FOX all crystal clear. Those 4 have all the major sports that are non-ESPN broadcasts.Those 4 channels get me the sports plus the morning & local news. If you want your Dateline NBC or American Idol types of shows those are on the big 4 networks nightly. If you really need ESPN just pair the antenna with a SlingTV subscription, it’s the cheapest way to get ESPN and I think it’s around $40/month.
It can be finicky so you will have to place it in a few areas and scan for channels to see where it gets the best reception. Or go big and get a rooftop/outdoor one for $100+ and you’ll have no problem. Remember your current cable bill is well in excess of $100 per month…
A little warning: the antenna will also get you 50 channels of garbage soap opera and telenovelas that you don’t need so you can actually delete the channels you don’t want in your tv’s settings if it has a Roku or similar OS. I slimmed mine down to just the 4 major networks.
My parents do an antenna + a few streaming services. They actually rotate monthly between Hulu, Netflix, etc so they only ever have 1 per month and just watch what’s new on the one they currently have and then cancel and swap to another streaming service the next month. Keeps the movie and show rotation fresh I guess. Startup cost is $30 and monthly bill is maybe $20
Moral of the story: get an antenna, pair it with a streaming service or 2 if you want. Cable is a scam
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Just get internet from you cable provider. I personally use 5G home internet, my speed needs aren't super high, but I still get like 200 mbs. Its like $25 per month since I have a phone plan with them.
Get rid of the cable and just cycle through the different streaming services. Keep a service for a month or 2, once you finish the shows you like unsubscribe. Subscribe to a new one.
Also if you really really want all the channels, get Youtube TV or Hulu Live. Or as others have said, Sling TV and an antenna.
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my cable bill is too high and no one watches it in my house wrote:
I pay for six TVs in my house and we only use one to watch cable and the rest of us either look at our phones or watch Netflix. My cable bill is 300 plus a month and except for watching an occasional game or a dateline NBC special, that I fall asleep during, I hardly watch TV. Anyone else do away with the cable bill? I'm really considering not paying it this month.
I am not a big TV guy but I do value it for games, some track, TDF, and relaxing at night with some good series like Reacher or the Witcher or netflix movie etc.... for that, I have felt that 95% of my viewing is now You tube, Amazon prime, and Netflix. I start up Peacock every now and then for track. All that is way under 100$. So i dont know that you need to trash your TV to save a few hundo, just stream a few things you like. That's option 1. Just stream 3 channels. Under 50$ out the door. Sounds like you are getting to that point.
Option 2- Now when the NFL/NCAA starts back up etc...I am gong to be hurting for NFL and NCAA etc... (espn...) I looked at "YouTubeTV" which gives you cable, locals and darn near everything else for one price. It better than my DirectTV package for sure. Look at what you could get from YouTubeTV and maybe add a stream or 2. Even that comprehensive package will still save you at least 50% off what you are paying. Youtube's angle is they just charge you, no adding on for multiple tvs, DVRS and crap.. Streams on all devices and 6 TVs all the same
That's going to be like 82$ after teaser rate for a few months. Check it out, much less BS. Im switching when my Directv servitude is up. Im getting the Youtube TV plus a netflix and Prime then maybe I have to add peacock now and then for cycling or Track. I think they throw peacock in for free for a year or 2? All together maybe 130$?
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my cable bill is too high and no one watches it in my house wrote:
I pay for six TVs in my house and we only use one to watch cable and the rest of us either look at our phones or watch Netflix. My cable bill is 300 plus a month and except for watching an occasional game or a dateline NBC special, that I fall asleep during, I hardly watch TV. Anyone else do away with the cable bill? I'm really considering not paying it this month.
I have a Roku stick and it's much cheaper than cable. I have an antenna for local channels.
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