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Seriously, there is *so much* content available on the Internet nowadays. You can find just about any TV show you want and watch it online or download it and watch it on your computer (free). It's all out there in cyberland.
I only watch specific shows and I only watch shows when they've either been Tivo'd or when I download them. I don't waste time watching commercials (except the ones on the Superbowl and that's on purpose).
Getting over-the-air channels is great. We're talking high def, and FREE. Better quality than available through satellite or cable, because the signal is not compressed. And did I mention 'FREE?'
Nature abhors a vacuum of course, and that $80+ per month saved is going for other things, but at least the cable/satellite company isn't getting it anymore.
I remember when "poverty" meant when people could barely eat. Now, living on a budget and not having cable means "poverty".
I had satellite service and ditched it 8 years ago. It had nothing to do with whether I could afford it or not. It had everything to do with it being a crappy deal. Constant rate increases, non-stop infomercials, 90% of the channels you don't watch, etc.
The comments on that article are pretty much spot on.
I'd call it the American Dream Distortion. If you're not keeping up with whatever you're "supposed to", you're in poverty.
Getting over-the-air channels is great. We're talking high def, and FREE. Better quality than available through satellite or cable, because the signal is not compressed. And did I mention 'FREE?'
I only noticed how great HD was once we went to the free over the air "version". That's when I went, "wow".
We've had friends cut the cord after hearing how we did it. There are many people out there that think the only way they can get even the regular local channels is through cable or satellite! We've been amazed at how many people didn't realize t.v. can still be free!
We have gotten to the point where we rarely even watch stuff on hulu. There is so many shows out there that we never watched before that we are getting caught up on old seasons watching through Netflix streaming. We figure we'll watch what's on this season when it goes to streaming or dvd.
I think there is about 2 weeks of withdrawal when you change HOW you watch t.v. After that you wonder why it was such a big thing that you were willing to pay so much for it.....
If you have a brain larger than a grape, the content is insulting. Most of you would agree with me... so why do you reflexively continue to subscribe? It's not a "required" utility.
Cable TV is ridiculously expensive, but it's not a cost issue. I wouldn't allow that embarrassing swill into my home, even for free.
I remember when "poverty" meant when people could barely eat. Now, living on a budget and not having cable means "poverty".
Well years ago tv was free to watch. Once you got a tv and an antenna you were good to go. Then cable tv came along and started charging to watch tv. I don't know if its true but I thought they had cut the airwaves a couple years ago to where you can't watch the 3 main networks anymore with an antenna.
I only have cable now because the landlord provides it. I barely watch it since all my fave shows were cancelled. Honestly I mainly only turn the tv on for background noise. I even cancelled Netflix about 9 months ago. I get bored just sitting around watching the tv.
I don't know if its true but I thought they had cut the airwaves a couple years ago to where you can't watch the 3 main networks anymore with an antenna.
See...that's the problem. That's what people now think. Completely not true.
We get all Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS and several others. All free over the air.
I am getting ready to dump cable. My bill just keeps going up everytime I turn around and I still have the same services I had 5yrs ago. I like the internet service that comes with my cable package but it is just getting to cost prohibitive. I sent an email the other day with my bill and got a recorded call from customer retention and was told to call my local call center here in Tulsa to discuss some money saving options..been there done that before all I got told was there wasn't much they could do..baloney. What gripes me is they offer all these good deals to new customers but gouge all the long time customers what about doing something to keep longtime customers happy. If they want to keep me as a customer CALL ME and we will discuss don't ask me to play phone tag.
We have a digital antenna - got it online at Target for not much. Now we do have a newer t.v. so we need no converter.
There is a website that my husband used that told us how far the station's towers were from our location, which help us in picking which antenna we needed.
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