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Another half-million Americans cut the cord last quarter
Recode ^ | May 3, 2017 | Peter Kafka

Posted on 05/09/2017 4:23:06 PM PDT by EdnaMode

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Can't be a coincidence that 762,000 Americans cut cable in the first quarter of the year, and TV ratings are at historic lows. Terrible network shows, TV shows pushing agendas, stars like Meryl Streep attacking President Trump and conservatives at Award Shows, and people no longer able to afford cable due to Obamacare. Way to go liberals.
1 posted on 05/09/2017 4:23:06 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

Good!

ESPN loses $6 per lost subscriber. Cut that place to the bone with the PC b.s.


2 posted on 05/09/2017 4:28:55 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: EdnaMode

Guess I’m not alone then. Clipped cable a couple of months ago.


3 posted on 05/09/2017 4:30:14 PM PDT by stormhill
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To: EdnaMode

The networks have a gay in every show.We turned them all off.Watch Live PD Friday and Saturday,Blacklist.The end.


4 posted on 05/09/2017 4:32:26 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: EdnaMode

As soon as I can figure out how to get just the 10-12 channels I watch, I’m cutting too.


5 posted on 05/09/2017 4:33:00 PM PDT by Licensed-To-Carry (Every time you vote for a democrat, you put another nail in the coffin of the USA.....)
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To: EdnaMode

Except for some sporting events and some obscure tv shows you can watch virtually anything on cable for free using a TV box or stick (android box, fire stick) and a digital over-the-air antenna. You can even watch lots of foreign shows not on US or Canadian cable like LOTS of stuff from Australia and Scandinavia.


6 posted on 05/09/2017 4:36:53 PM PDT by Castigar
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To: EdnaMode

I just moved out of the metro area into the country. I want badly to get satellite tv for various reasons but just can’t bring myself to do it. I absolutely refuse to support MSNBC, the homosexual channel, CNN, etc. I cut the cord several years ago.


7 posted on 05/09/2017 4:38:33 PM PDT by suthener
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The only station I watched was Turner Classic Movies and TNT (Angie Harmon, hubba hubba). It wasn’t worth $175 per month. Cut the cable 3 years ago. There’s plenty to see on Netflix and Amazon Prime. I would pay $10 or so a month for TCM if it were possible. Then there’s Acorn TV which will get you scads of Brit TV for $5 per month on Amazon. Plenty of entertainment to be had cheaply. But it’s finally nice weather so time to shut off the box and get the Tiger1050 on the road.


8 posted on 05/09/2017 4:40:10 PM PDT by Seruzawa (I kill you filthy This is Steve from Salt Lake Scientology inviting you to the 67th Dianetics Vorga.)
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To: EdnaMode

I fired the wire a little over 4 years ago. Don’t miss it a bit.


9 posted on 05/09/2017 4:40:44 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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We get the bare minimum until Feb when our contract expires. We bought the smart tv already though and will use it primarily for Amazon.


10 posted on 05/09/2017 4:41:30 PM PDT by MarMema
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Good post, good news!

I know mothers who use a television as a babysitter, never realizing how badly their children are being indoctrinated/brainwashed.

I gave away all my TV sets (5) eight years ago, and my life is so much more fun living - I pity the couch potatoes...


11 posted on 05/09/2017 4:43:08 PM PDT by heterosupremacist (Domine Iesu Christe, Filius Dei, miserere me peccatorem!)
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The new episodes of MST3K are on Netflix. And you can see just about any older show on YouTube. Is there really any reason to have cable at all?

In the not too distant future, nobody will be on cable.

12 posted on 05/09/2017 4:44:39 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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But are you really "cutting the cord"? You still need high-speed Internet access and alas, in many places the fastest provider IS the cable company. And Comcast is about to start the national rollout of DOCSIS 3.1 gigabit-speed Internet, too.
13 posted on 05/09/2017 4:45:47 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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Acorn is one we are considering. Sounds like you like it?


14 posted on 05/09/2017 4:46:05 PM PDT by MarMema
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6 Years cable/satellite free now... Have neighbors (and children) paying $150+/month for "TV Premium Services" (which they seldom watch!)
15 posted on 05/09/2017 4:51:52 PM PDT by ExSES (the "bottom-line")
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Years ago I just bothered with a Roku device rather than Cable, I can pick exactly which channels I wish to follow, and exactly what movies I want to watch. It’s excellent. It’s cheap, and technology like that, AmazonFire,AppleTV, etc. will likely put cable eventually out of business.


16 posted on 05/09/2017 4:52:29 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: stormhill

I am not far behind you.


17 posted on 05/09/2017 4:55:47 PM PDT by VRW Conspirator (Enforce the Law. Build the Wall.)
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To: EdnaMode

This is great news!!!


18 posted on 05/09/2017 5:01:07 PM PDT by Carthego delenda est
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To: Licensed-To-Carry

Between Hulu, iTunes, Netflix, Amazon, and apps, you should be able to get everything you want. Get an Apple TV.


20 posted on 05/09/2017 5:08:03 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (It's not "white privilege", it's "Puritan work ethic". Behavior begets consequences.)
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