We had cable TV from an Alaskan provider, GCi, and it cost us about what Jerry says he’s paying, and we didn’t watch most of the stuff that was available. It was a waste of money. So we dropped GCI TV and went with Direct TV Now when it was introduced, and it was $35.00 a month, with no cable box. The price kept going up until we dropped it recently and went with Hulu. Same programming, basically, but cheaper. Everything is streaming over the internet, which is convenient. However that required an internet package with unlimited data, and high speed streaming, so that’s a bit expensive, but we don’t have to worry about running out of data. We had a Roku, but our new TV has all that, so we disconnected it and eliminated one remote controller. Life was made a little bit simpler. Oh, and we ditched the landline years ago, and just have our iPhones.
I don’t know if this helps Jerry’s question or not, but that’s what we did.
rehess
Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA
Wingpilot wrote:
We had cable TV from an Alaskan provider, GCi, and it cost us about what Jerry says he’s paying, and we didn’t watch most of the stuff that was available. It was a waste of money. So we dropped GCI TV and went with Direct TV Now when it was introduced, and it was $35.00 a month, with no cable box. The price kept going up until we dropped it recently and went with Hulu. Same programming, basically, but cheaper. Everything is streaming over the internet, which is convenient. However that required an internet package with unlimited data, and high speed streaming, so that’s a bit expensive, but we don’t have to worry about running out of data. We had a Roku, but our new TV has all that, so we disconnected it and eliminated one remote controller. Life was made a little bit simpler. Oh, and we ditched the landline years ago, and just have our iPhones.
I don’t know if this helps Jerry’s question or not, but that’s what we did.
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Jerry’s original question involved everything other than TV, but for some reason most of the answers focus on TV - the inverse question.
Wingpilot wrote:
We had cable TV from an Alaskan provider, GCi, and it cost us about what Jerry says he’s paying, and we didn’t watch most of the stuff that was available. It was a waste of money. So we dropped GCI TV and went with Direct TV Now when it was introduced, and it was $35.00 a month, with no cable box. The price kept going up until we dropped it recently and went with Hulu. Same programming, basically, but cheaper. Everything is streaming over the internet, which is convenient. However that required an internet package with unlimited data, and high speed streaming, so that’s a bit expensive, but we don’t have to worry about running out of data. We had a Roku, but our new TV has all that, so we disconnected it and eliminated one remote controller. Life was made a little bit simpler. Oh, and we ditched the landline years ago, and just have our iPhones.
I don’t know if this helps Jerry’s question or not, but that’s what we did.
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Jerry's original question had EVERYTHING to do with TV.
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
rehess wrote:
Jerry’s original question involved everything other than TV, but for some reason most of the answers focus on TV - the inverse question.
Check the thread title...
rehess
Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA
tomad wrote:
Check the thread title...
His
question, repeated twice in three paragraphs, was "
If I drop cable TV".
But people will tell him what they choose.
47greyfox
Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range
rehess wrote:
His question, repeated twice in three paragraphs, was "If I drop cable TV".
But people will tell him what they choose.
People are telling what they chose because the whole thread is a discussion about options if Jerry dumps the TV part of his package.
do what i did ,cut cable,got a good digital antenna,, roku,, and netflix,, $8.99 month. Internet service,, found a neighbor with good strong 5g service,ask him to add me to his wifi.. made a deal to give him some cash every month... saved $ 125.00 a month. very happy.. comcast sends me offers multiple times a week, put them in the fireplace. gives me heat when i need it...Don't let the bastards get you down...
If you want a home phone try google phone or OBI. OBI is about $40 - $50 one time purchase. It allows connection of your home phone(s) thru the internet. Get the cheapest satisfactory internet available in your area. If your tv is not a smart tv then use a Roku or Alexa fire TV. I also recommend YouTubeTV (this is not YouTube). It is a $50/mo subscription and allows DVR capability.
jerryc41 wrote:
I didn't want to cut in on philo's post, so I'm starting a separate one.
We have Internet, phone, and TV from Spectrum. It just went up $10/mo to $178. If I drop cable TV, how till that affect my ability to get Netflix, Prime, etc? Does that simply come into the house as the Internet connection - and cable TV is a separate feed through the same wire?
If I drop cable TV, my cost for phone and Internet will increase because I'll no longer have the Triple Play, so I'll have to take that into account.
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Had a dimilar situation with Cox. Originally had 3 services.Intetnet, Cable TV and phone. Phone was free but I never used it (used Mobile) Called to cancel the phone. Even though it was free, the revised cost for two services would be higher than for all 3. Go figure
I had them take off my TV and landline phone and my son got me a Roku. It's more than I'll ever want to watch so I rarely turn it on but there's a world of things to watch on it. I hate TV. Anyway my bill went from $210 to $54.
My granddaughter turned on the hot spot on her phone and uses internet anywhere she goes (laptop) for $50 a month. I'm moving now so it's about to go even lower.
rehess
Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA
Horseart wrote:
I had them take off my TV and landline phone and my son got me a Roku. It more than I'll ever want to watch. I rarely turn it on (hate TV) but my bill went from $210 to $54.
My granddaughter turned on the hot spot on her phone and uses internet anywhere she goes (laptop) for $50 a month.
The problem with using a cell phone provided ‘hot spot’ is that it uses “data”, and mine costs after I reach the limit assigned to my account.
TriX
Loc: Raleigh, NC
Unfortunately, there are typically not enough internet providers available to offer much of a choice to many consumers. We will see if 5G will have the bandwidth to be a viable option with thousands of consumers accessing streaming services simultaneously from the same area. I hope it will be a viable alternative to wired internet, but not sure if the capacity will be there.
StanMac wrote:
That's what I just said.
Stan
In slightly different words.
jerryc41 wrote:
I didn't want to cut in on philo's post, so I'm starting a separate one.
We have Internet, phone, and TV from Spectrum. It just went up $10/mo to $178. If I drop cable TV, how till that affect my ability to get Netflix, Prime, etc? Does that simply come into the house as the Internet connection - and cable TV is a separate feed through the same wire?
If I drop cable TV, my cost for phone and Internet will increase because I'll no longer have the Triple Play, so I'll have to take that into account.
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I have phone and internet with spectrum and it cost me $80.00 a month. I have an antena on the outside of my house. Get 91 channels.Bill
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