> > A couple of us were at work and visiting about having to have our nuts bound by
> > rubber bands paying for cable. We started toying with the idea of using
> > Vudu/Netflix/Hulu/etc. We came up with that it would be cheaper FOR NOW.
> >
> > This was a long discussion. I thought of asking others on here what they do, or
> could
> > they even part with cable. I think I could.
>
>
> I totally could. The only 'cable' shows I watch anymore are cooking shows. I can get
> that action in front of my stove.
>
> My wife however, could not. I think pulling the plug would result in bad things for
> me.
I had been contemplating parting with cable for a while and finally did so at the end of August.
Most of what we were watching were DVR'ed network shows and Netflix streaming. Dropping
the TV portion of the Comcast bill completely reduced it from $155/month (with only 1 HD DVR
box in the house and the minimum service to get BBC America) to $60/month for internet only.
This did bring about some disappointment from the wife.
I mounted an antenna in the attic over the garage (avoiding homeowner's association complaints)
to pick up all of the over the air digital broadcasts coming out of Chicago so we could watch most
of what we watch, but on the network schedule with commercials. I also signed up for a free
month trial of Hulu+ (.edu email address) so we could use it with the PS3 and hopefully use it as
a DVR for the shows it provides.
This was an OK, but the lack of pausing live TV was annoying. I then called Comcast and told
them I was looking to cut costs and a friend of mine recently signed up for internet at $20/month
for 6 months, then $35/month for the next 6 months. They gave me this deal, which gives me a
total savings of $1530 over the year. I took part of that savings and did something I had wanted
to do for some time - built a dual tuner HTPC, which does everything the DVR did and more. The
wife seems quite happy with how it works. I think I'll cancel Hulu+ shortly, since I don't need to
use it on the PS3 now and I don't need it for its DVR-like capabilities.
I might try TunnelBear with the BBC iPlayer to replace some of the BBC America content.
Oh for Pete's sake.
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