I did it yesterday. I CANCELLED MY CABLE TV TOTALLY. Hurt them

[LittleApple81]

where it counts. If 55 million Kerry voters do this, we will get results. This is the only thing they listen to.

[i_c_a_White_Ghost]

1. good for u, your mind will thank you for it

:eyes:

[ShaneGR]

2. Her's a thought, just program the news out of the tv

Pretty simple.

[LittleApple81]

3. No. You must NOT PAY FOR POISON. n/t

[warrior1]

4. That's what I did.

Can we start a nation wide "turn the media off" Just stick to print jouralist.

[arwalden]

5. I Did That With Fox News... I Deleted It From The On-Screen Guide

and put a parental lock on that channel if anyone tried to access it directly.

When my dad visited, he was scrolling ALL the channels looking for FOX News... then he discovered how to use the on-screen guide... not listed.

"Son, what channel is FOX News on?" he asked.

"It's not on my channel lineup," I truthfully replied.

He settled for CNN (instead of MSNBC)... I guess CNN is runner-up and 2nd most like FOX.

-- Allen

[ProdigalJunkMail]

6. ooohhh...what system lets you modify the onscreen guide?

i would love to do that...what cable system are you with? Do they all allow this? I haven't been able to figure out anything of the sort with mine...then again, I am technologically challenged by anything that doesn't have an actual keyboard...

theProdigal

[arwalden]

8. DirecTV (Hughes and Panasonic Box), Comcast (ScientificAtlanta Box)

[ProdigalJunkMail]

9. oh well...TWC may not offer that...

looks like a call to tech support is in order.

Thanks for the info...hope all is well...
theProdigal

[liveoaktx]

15. Dish-Menu/Channel Locks -Block the news-As far as poison

I LIKE FSTV, Link, TDS and Cspan for news. I also like movies and other shows and where I live, without satellite, I cannot get local channels if, say, I want to watch a local (200 miles away) weather channel for storm information.

There IS a lot of poison on television, and bravo to you if cancelling the whole thing suits your life... but your answer is not a one size fits all.

[Enraged_Ape]

7. I killed my cable 15 years ago, and it was the best thing I've ever done

Between books, DVD and the Internet, I haven't missed out on anything. I make ALL the choices about how I want my news and/or entertainment delivered.

Welcome to a brighter new world.

[abburdlen]

10. Yes indeed

Life is amazing with only local TV.
Not only am I not get brainwashed by the media, but my 4 year old daughter has no clue who all those animateted marketing characters are.

[LittleApple81]

11. We only used our TV to watch rented movies (no TV at all) for 21 years.

Our children are wonderful. We talked, read, listened to music, shared life as a family.
When I got cable for my computer, I got the "basic" service (basically the networks and C-Span only). Then close to the elections, I wanted to see what the "liberal" media were doing. Oh, my God! Two months of enragement and frustration were enough.
Back to nothing. Wonderful feeling.

[UNIXcock]

12. I need my broadband cable connection for my business ...

... I will not cancel my cable, will have to find another method to protest.

[LittleApple81]

13. You can have a computer connection WITHOUT the TV. That is what I have now

n/t

[UNIXcock]

14. For me and the missus maybe so, but try telling that to the kids!

... :thumbsdown:

[Cha]

16. Good on ya!

I did mine in 2002!

I know some people need to listen to see what the enemy is up to ..but ..you have a good point..get 'em where it Hurts!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

17. More people should do this

it is an utter waste. You are basically paying to make yourself dumber.
Get your news fom the radio and the internet and rent videos.

[Mr_Spock]

18. Did you tell them why?

I hope so!

[Spike from MN]

19. I have the "local only" cable package

because it's the only way I can get anything close to decent reception and it's the absolute cheapest package you can get. I do like it though because I get C-SPAN and C-SPAN2 in that package, along with a few others (MSRNC, ESPN, FOOD, etc.). It's supposed to be "local only" so I have no idea why they include those other channels. I have considered ditching cable but I have to admit I really do like the C-SPAN channels. Other than that I could give a rat's ass about TV. It serves no real purpose for me.