[oh8eleven]

And like the NFL, the cable companies will ignore what the customers want and tell us to just shut up and keep on paying.

[Bob434]

in just one year- with no changes- our bill has creeped up almost $70 dollars- every month it was higher- and it’s still going up-

[Red Badger]

The last cable customer is gonna have a huge bill....................

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Thing is, you still need the internet for streaming. And guess where hi-speed internet comes from? I cut the cord 4 years ago, but I still pay $50/month for internet thru cable.

[V_TWIN]

Directv used to be a good deal. Not so much any more. Since they merged with at&t it’s gotten even worse IMO.

[fella]

I went back to the antenna over 10 years ago. Just can’t understand paying to watch commercials. It’s like paying to wear clothes that advertise a product.

[Tenlein]

Where else can you get a hundred channels of informercials?

[knarf]

Insurance next .... I don’t NEED nor WANT maternity care, etc.

[americas.best.days...]

Great news. Love it when a plan comes together.

[7thson]

I use Comcast, or they use me, whichever. Anyway, yesterday I cancelled my television service and just get the internet. I can use that to stream Amazon Prime, Netflix, and others.

[Beowulf9]

I would cut the cord in a min if I knew how to get Fox news any other way and the Golf channel, my husband’s love.

Anybody know how to get these without cable?

[radiohead]

My most recent bill is $30 more than previous bills, with no premium service or pay-per-view.

I will be calling tonight to cut it even further.

[DoughtyOne]

When selling many of the big screen TVs, the retailers have taken advantage of the way pro football looked on those screens. I wouldn’t be surprised many of those large screens were sold to people who wanted to watch the NFL on them.

This brings up an interesting premise.

Those who aren’t watching the NFL any longer, may not be as likely to swap out for a better big screen. They may not want cable as much. They may not be buying the beer and pizza they used to consume during the big game day gatherings. Other snacks, soft drinks, meat for BBQs, and other things could wind up sitting on retailer’s shelves.

Laugh on Lefties. Kaepernick has screwed a lot of people, both through his own actions and inspiring others to mimic him. Management has catered to his beliefs.

It won’t be just the NFL and ESPN who get hurt.

[G Larry]

I’m waiting for the Sinclair acquisition of Tribune to be approved, closely followed by the expansion of NexGen Satellite.

It will provide better picture and sound and selection, plus internet for less than half of what I now pay.

Dish, Direct, and the cable co’s HATE the prospect.

[SamAdams76]

Interesting. I was a cord-cutter from way back but in the past few months, I've been getting a lot of inquiries from co-workers and family asking about what is involved. It appears that people are quickly catching on that they have been getting hosed by the cable companies for years and now there are alternatives.

Many people have been resisting only because of NFL football (which you cannot easily get without cable). The recent shenanigans with the NFL appear to have eliminated that resistance barrier.

The biggest resistance I got from my wife a few years back was that she would no longer be able to see her favorite TV shows in their current season. But once she was introduced to streaming, that was immediately no longer an issue. It no longer matters to her whether she is a year or two behind on a show. But what really hooked her to our new setup (Roku box with Netflix, AmazonPrime) was getting YouTube on the TV. There is just an amazing amount of content on YouTube and the quality of the video is much improved on the TV.

[tennmountainman]

The business model, paying for a lot of channels that u do not want,
nor watch is no longer working.
Affordable al la carte is the future.

[glock rocks]

Fiber optic 100mbs, Roku, Netflix, Amazon Prime, OAN, XBOX.

Got rid of cable years ago.

[IamConservative]

Here’s a good summary list of online TV providers. Youtube TV and Amazon will be hard to beat in the long run.

http://wtvpc.com/how-to-watch-live-tv-online/

[niteowl77]

We cut the cord intending to get a new flatscreen and stream into the living room from our computer, but we took our time figuring out exactly what we wanted. After a couple months, we decided that we weren't going to watch enough to even bother with it.

What surprised both of us was that we didn't really miss the television, let alone have withdrawl symptoms.

My dad was a pro football fanatic for 50 years or more, but when he decided that it had lost all redeeming features, he quit cold turkey and never missed the NFL from that point on. None of us would have thought it would be so easy to kick those long-term habits.

Mr. niteowl77

[GOPJ]

Lots of older people would PAY a company to ‘cut the cable’ for them... while pulling in stuff they want to see.

I have no idea why no one’s put this business together...

[GreenHornet]

Anybody here use Verizon/Fios? If so, what’s your opinion of them?