I returned all their equipment. I now only have internet and “land line” phone. I’m saving over $100/month. I now subscribe to YouTube TV and Britbox. I don’t miss a thing. Not one thing.
I finally cut the cord after Fox fired Tucker
I use the savings to support independent media on Rumble such as RSBN, Bannon and Badlands media
MSM in a panic over independent podcasts
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I wish I could cut the cord myself, but I will have to train my boyfriend to use the Chromecast.
Cable has become even more expensive than it was before the scamdemic. It is still nowhere close to being worth what they charge. No wonder alot of people are cutting the cord, they just can’t afford it under “brandonomics”.
If you don’t have cable TV you can’t watch CNN. How then could you get the news?
Asking for a friend.
It’s not just the “cord cutters” it’s also the “cord nevers” younger individuals and immigrants who never sign up for cable for their first time.
Go à la carte or die.
DirecTV used to be famous for its great customer service.
Then, what, AT&T bought them? Awful ever since.
We were paying for the pricey NFL Sunday Ticket package — only to find out mid-season that in fact not all NFL games were available via DTV due to some fee dispute with FOX. For those we had to resort to free, over-the-air TV broadcasts!
The latest is that NBC programming is no longer available via DTV, probably for the same fee dispute reasons. I don’t watch NBC, but Mrs. F does.
No wonder people are cutting the cord!
Had C-band satellite dish it was better then cable and cheaper buy can’t use it now where I live now rats.
I’ll stick with my radio but I sure miss Rush every day.
Yet the cost of I telnet and all the app add on packages ends up being the same cost or higher.
Cable and satellite have less and less to offer.
COVID especially hit the making of new series and new episodes. Many channels reverted to ‘low fruit’ selections, reruns, etc.
Now, the writers’ strike. [Who did the writers think would win striking now? It seems like a lose-lose situation.]
Streaming is the closest think to ala carte. Cable/satellite refused to break up bundles and offer ala carte.
My cable company is now trying to move into the ‘mobile’ market, and they are facing a lot of competition. They are also trying to remain viable as an internet provider. They finally created a few lower-priced tiers.
It still doesn’t stop them from raising prices frequently for both internet and TV.
YouTube TV, despite being owned by Google, seems to be a favorite here (no much for not feeding the beast). It was $49.99 three years ago. It is now $72.99. When cable TV completes its crater and channels are forced onto the streaming services, what do you think those costs will look like?
It really has more to do with the offerings of the channels more than “the cable companies” per se. And what the channels offer is being challenged by what is available on “streaming” together with demographic changes in customers, where younger users are very attracted/inclined to streaming, available on a cumputer or a cell phone (anything with an Internet connection). However, don’t cound “cable companies” out, as they are nearly all now more than a “cable company” and all of them offer Internet acess where streaming is available. Some traditional cable companies have also moved into the cell phone space, and some who provide all three services - TV, Internet and cell phone networks are readily shifting assets and offerings inclined toward streaming services.
In sum, the “cable companies” are not going away or dying, they will be and some are adapting to changes in what consumers want.
When you consider that 98% of what is on TV these days is yard sale/flea market crap, everyone would be better off if we went back to three networks only for free.
*** If you are not a sports fan, it seems like you are not interested in paying for a live TV service.***
This is our problem. We are a sports watching family, mostly football, hockey, and soccer, but tennis and other competitions sometimes.
If we could figure out how to find games live, be able to pause, rewind, or fast forward with other providers, we would be all over canceling.
Can someone point me to a solution for those sports other than to stop watching sports? That’s not really much of a solution.
I want to leave Spectrum because it is so darn expensive but the choices are overwhelming, confusing, and I have my cable/internet/phone bundled. I’d love opinions and recommendations.
The Biden effect at work! Inflation and no
cost of living increases means something needs to go….
Of course how many of them are using their cable company as their internet company. There’s a reason these companies diversified. My cable company is also my landline, internet, and home alarm. They’ve also gotten into the cellphone market.
My yard man was making conversation with me the other day. He said, “Do you ever watch the crap they put on TV?”