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One of my biggest gripes with cable and satellite is the lack of 'ala carte' channel selection. Several years ago, I cancelled the cable service, and went with just a small indoor antenna. Here in north Florida, I get 13 channels. Could get more with a better, outside antenna. I use Netflix, Hulu +, Sling TV, YouTube and HBOGo, to watch movies, and a lot of the channels you normally only get with cable. All that comes in wireless, with my DSL. Cost for everything is less than $40 a month, and I have more choices than I did when I had cable. My old bills for Cox Cable were over $120 a month. In my Miami condo, the same little indoor TV antenna pulls in 62 channels.
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I do the same. Antenna and Netflix. Don't miss cable for a second.
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I don't watch tv, but we need cable for internet and with my wife's business and the kids school work internet at home is a must. Cable and internet are $200, and don't ask me about our cell phone bill
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I'd drop satellite TV in a heartbeat if our Internet was fast enough to support Netflix, but it's just not to be as we carved our slice of heaven too far from the main road.
4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan.
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I know a few people that do the same. I'd love to but I'm afraid I wouldn't get to many if any channels living in a river drainage surrounded by steep mountains on the North and South sides. There's only a couple of wireless companies that service the area and cell phone coverage is non existent. I do however get Dish/DTV as long as I keep the trees in check. Guess I could throw up an antenna and see?
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Same here. 27 channels off the antenna, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. More stuff then I'll ever be able to watch.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell
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No cable No satellite No antenna
I get by with the net and Amazon Prime for entertainment.
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We got rid of cable TV about a year ago and have survived quite well with about 5 laughable local antenna channels and Netflix. Needless to say, we don't really care about the 24 hour news cycle, presidential debates or live sports. Life is better.
"Don't believe everything you see on the Internet" - Abraham Lincoln
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The over the air thingy is a good deal as long as you live close to a large city.
Out in the stix not so much.
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Out in the stix, its fine. About 10 channels, no cable or satellite bill.
My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.
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I only have cable for baseball season and it looks like the Tigers saved me a month extra this year. Just Netflix and the net in winter until opening day.
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out in the stix, broadcast tv but our internet is only good for 2meg
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I ditched DTV for a year and survived with Roku and about 4 local stations I could barely pickup with an expensive antenna.
When I moved to a new house also out in the county, I had DTV installed, I would prefer ala-carte programming too but until then, I am paying for DTV...and electricity to run the AC at 68 at night and gas for my truck gas sucking truck....
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Have not had cable for many years now for the same reasons.
One man with courage makes a majority....
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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We get quite a few channels with antenna, I watch a little sports on a sunday, my wife watches stuff regular. I do have cable internet.
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We get internet only. Nobody misses the cable tv at all.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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Cable will be on the obsolete pile with eight track tsps within five years. They will price themselves into obsolescence.
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Just got weary of the brain-rot and cancelled it a few years ago. Life's short - have acknowledged it's better to be doing it that staring at it.
Watch football at the bar or gf's, rent movies for the big screen, put's extra money in discretionary budget, all is well.
Golldammed motion detector lights. A guy can’t even piss off his porch in peace any more.
"Look, I want to help the helpless. It's the clueless I don't give a [bleep] about." - Dennis Miller on obamacare.
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I use Apple TV and get Netflix Hulu YouTube Amazon etc over the Internet. Waaaay cheaper than dish or cable rip off. All I miss is ESPN and stuff like history channel but saving $100 a month.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Ky., Direct TV and Exede for internet. No other options. Broadcast tv means a mountain top antenna and power for boosters etc. For 3 channels.
Texas, roof top for tv. Did a fresh channel scan today, 123 channels. About 1/2 are Spanish, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, etc.
Hughes for internet, no other options. I can see the towers of downtown Houston from the front porch and we can't get internet any other way. Ain't technology grand!
I do have Airbox for The movie Channel, Showtime, Epix, Starz,and Encore. It is thru Ion network over the air.
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