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Just another article, with way more live streaming competition today than even 6 months ago. I won't miss cable/satellite at all.
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Cord-cutting is a provable fact. The largest pay-television providers in the United States, a group that covers about 95% of the market, lost roughly 795,000 subscribers in 2016, according to data compiled by Leichtman Research Group (LRG). That's close to double the 445,000 subscribers lost in 2015, which was more than triple the 125,000 who dropped cable in 2014. The LRG numbers include net losses for cable and phone companies and net gains for satellite services and internet-delivered options.
The numbers for 2016 include as net adds in the internet-delivered category 645,000 people who subscribe to DISH Networks' (NASDAQISH) Sling TV and 200,000 who pay for AT&T's DirecTV Now streaming services. That group of 845,000 could include both people who never had cable previously and ones who downgraded their service from a full-price package. You could still call them pay-TV subscribers, but in most cases they are likely paying less than people who buy traditional cable or satellite packages.
Pay-television is a balloon with a leak. It might be a slow leak, but the end result is the same.
For the companies offering multiple services, including internet, the slow death of cable will be no different than the torturous demise of landlines. Some will manage it better than others, as has already been the case, but it's a problem that can indeed be managed.
Probably not. The Roku is the same as your SmartTV. I have a Roku TV which is the combination of both. The only thing that matters is what apps are available for what you need.
The Roku has a nicer user interface and larger selection of apps than most Smart TVs.
I cut the cord and saved myself $120 a month. I bought a $45 external HD antenna that I set up myself to get all the local channels and then I have netflix, amazon prime, etc. We were already paying for those anyway so they're no added expenses.
I don't miss my DVR or having access to 200+ channels that I couldn't care less about.
FREEDOM!
Both TiVo and Channel Master make DVRs for antenna reception. And some other cheap manufacturers as well. So there is a DVR option for OTA TV and cable is not required for recording of local channels.
I have no doubt that internet prices will slowly go up to make up for the loss of cable customers
Unfortunately yes. That will help cable, but not satellite (way too limited). I wonder if 5G or later might keep hardwired cable prices somewhat in check?
Thankfully where I'm at Spectrum does not have a monopoly for Internet. Unlike just a few yeas ago when offerings were few nd speeds were slow, now Google, AT&T, and Spectrum all have high bandwidth offerings in my neighborhood. On the horizon are cellular companies competing with fiber/cable companies. Competition is good.
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, formerly NoVA and Phila
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I don't know others' experience but Spectrum told me the cheapest non-promo they have is 100 MBPS at 65/mo for INTERNET ONLY.
That is the lowest they go.
That's what they told me, too. I could have stayed on our old TWC plan at 50 MBPS (including phone and cable it was going to be $140/mo). But with 5 people in the house, we really need 100 MBPS anyway, so I switched to Spectrum's 100 MPBS for $65 plus $20 for landline phone and dumped the cable. I figure we'll pay $10-$20 per month for tv and still come out ahead. For the record, there's no modem rental fee. The router rental fee is $5 per month.
That's what they told me, too. I could have stayed on our old TWC plan at 50 MBPS (including phone and cable it was going to be $140/mo). But with 5 people in the house, we really need 100 MBPS anyway, so I switched to Spectrum's 100 MPBS for $65 plus $20 for landline phone and dumped the cable. I figure we'll pay $10-$20 per month for tv and still come out ahead. For the record, there's no modem rental fee. The router rental fee is $5 per month.
Same here - they wouldn't negotiate. I'll probably switch to AT&T fiber (and DirectTV )
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ISH) Sling TV and 200,000 who pay for AT&T's DirecTV Now streaming services. That group of 845,000 could include both people who never had cable previously and ones who downgraded their service from a full-price package. You could still call them pay-TV subscribers, but in most cases they are likely paying less than people who buy traditional cable or satellite packages.
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