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Martin68

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32. We use an Apple TV box and pay for a bundled iTunes and Apple+.
Sat Sep 9, 2023, 09:50 PM
Sep 2023

We also pay for Netflix and Amazon Prime. That gives us everything we need, and we buy seasons of good series and the occasional movie. Limits costs, and we only watch what we want. We tried with ads, but that just reminded of why we hated broadcast TV. Cable is just too expensive and includes stuff we don't want. The main thing is, we don't watch sports. That's a huge expense.

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Make sure you get a receipt when you return the goods. QED Sep 2023 #1
Take a photo of everything you're returning and badhair77 Sep 2023 #7
great idea CatWoman Sep 2023 #12
+1 we can do it Sep 2023 #43
Got rid of satellite more than 5 yrs ago. Got Roku plus air antenna and phone internet. UTUSN Sep 2023 #2
Roku user here also. ananda Sep 2023 #29
Yip, have saved tons from quitting Dish. Antenna for free Locals, $30 each for internet & phone. UTUSN Sep 2023 #36
I have a Roku as well (& ditched my satellite dish) but was wondering Disaffected Sep 2023 #30
Well, since 2012 have cut down on cable "pundits". Only use TuneIn radio for UTUSN Sep 2023 #33
Hulu Live hurple Sep 2023 #3
Just raised price second time within a year FreeState Sep 2023 #8
Yeah, but it still beats cable for us Silver Gaia Sep 2023 #24
I wish it did for us FreeState Sep 2023 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Silver Gaia Sep 2023 #41
Yeah, we were paying a LOT more than that. Silver Gaia Sep 2023 #42
You could lower that but I would bet you have way more TV... Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #53
Still on their internet? IbogaProject Sep 2023 #4
Xfinity and ATandT CatWoman Sep 2023 #6
Another Service Provider nwliberalkiwi Sep 2023 #5
How much did yours go up? Mine is almost $300 a month. MyNameIsJonas Sep 2023 #9
$300 per month? OMG! What and how much do you watch that you spend that much? Wonder Why Sep 2023 #10
I have their internet bundle + home phone + cable... MyNameIsJonas Sep 2023 #16
FUBO has a great sports package for less that $100. But games are increasingly available Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #51
Yikes! I keep cable because I moonscape Sep 2023 #56
We're not that far off. MyNameIsJonas Sep 2023 #60
same here CatWoman Sep 2023 #13
Verizon pulled that and I cut TV and just kept 1GB internet and phone, down to $90/mo inc. taxes. TheBlackAdder Sep 2023 #15
I need to do that. MyNameIsJonas Sep 2023 #17
Get you a TV antenna videohead5 Sep 2023 #11
I just got notice my Hulu Live is about to go up $15. Xolodno Sep 2023 #14
Check out this Disable My Cable website - lots of good recommendations iluvtennis Sep 2023 #18
Thank you for sharing Joinfortmill Sep 2023 #20
thanks very much CatWoman Sep 2023 #22
Save your receipt for years after you drop off the cable box. sarcasmo Sep 2023 #19
Or scan it soldierant Sep 2023 #23
But they NEED MONEY! They're so strapped! dchill Sep 2023 #21
Worked on the Comcast yacht in the 2000's hydrolastic Sep 2023 #45
One word - upkeep! dchill Sep 2023 #55
I got rid of those crooks 2 years ago. kellytore Sep 2023 #25
can you tell me the brand name of the antenna? CatWoman Sep 2023 #27
Ostrat 2023 Upgraded TV Antenna for Indoor, Outdoor, 560+ Miles Range Amplified Digital kellytore Sep 2023 #31
A great resource is "Antenna Man" on YouTube. GoCubsGo Sep 2023 #35
you guys are great!! CatWoman Sep 2023 #37
welcome to digital entertainment barbtries Sep 2023 #26
Me too. Commercials make television unwatchable for me. hunter Sep 2023 #34
i used to watch tv when i was in a hotel, barbtries Sep 2023 #38
You tube tv is getting almost as bad for commercials hydrolastic Sep 2023 #46
I have YouTube premium which means no commercials. I stream using Roku for TV and prefer youtube on msfiddlestix Sep 2023 #63
We use an Apple TV box and pay for a bundled iTunes and Apple+. Martin68 Sep 2023 #32
I have a firestick, but no clue how to use it. Grasswire2 Sep 2023 #39
install it in your HDMI and it will tell you what to do. I think ROKU is easier and it comes with Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #50
We did the same recently with Spectrum. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2023 #40
a truer observation has never been made CatWoman Sep 2023 #54
I am old enough to remember when people debated if... Pacifist Patriot Sep 2023 #58
Bookmarked this thread. Need to kick Spectrum to the curb KewlKat Sep 2023 #44
We did that a week ago today. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2023 #59
They have a stranglehold on customers Blaukraut Sep 2023 #47
Try sling...or Philo. Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #49
We did use Sling but they only had one local channel Blaukraut Sep 2023 #52
That is why I cancelled Spectrum. Also, I went back briefly to ATT but the deal they promised Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #48
The industry that created Donald Trump, fanned the flames of war in Iraq... hunter Sep 2023 #57
Bookmarking, also very near 300 bucks and that's if I don't rent movies. Prairie_Seagull Sep 2023 #61
We recently got rid of cable but kept the internet questionseverything Sep 2023 #62
lol. I cut the "TV" cord with them over 6 or 7 years ago and I promise you ecstatic Sep 2023 #64
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