[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.

[knarf]

But not $120 for TV.

It's a fair trade.

At least at this point it is.

I'm at $94 for internet and landline. My "rurality" limits my options.

[Codeflier]

Internet Service Provider prices are going to go up because no one will be using their content. Cutting the cord will be a Pyrrhic victory for many. Hopefully, competition will save us.

[fr_freak]

Thing is, you still need the internet for streaming. And guess where hi-speed internet comes from?

I cut the TV cord about ten years ago or so. I called Comcast, I believe it was, and told them I no longer wanted the TV service, just the internet (which I already had). The girl on the phone said she'd have to redo my plan, and look! you can get on a promotional plan that gives you internet and TV for the same price as just internet! I told her no thanks, internet only, get that TV shut off. She seemed quite bewildered.

[henkster]

Locally, we had only two choices for internet; AT&T over the phone line, and Comcast over the cable. However, recently a provider called Metronet started laying fiber optic cable in the neighborhood utility easements to run fiber optic directly to your home. They are primarily an internet provider although they have TV packages. So, there will be a third option, and being fiber instead of copper, they should offer a lot more speed.

They are having some infrastructure problems, though. Their unlicensed contractors who laid the cable were cutting gas lines and leaving lawns looking like World War 1 trench systems. Several communities issued stop work orders until they can get licensed contractors and provide assurances they won’t blow up the neighborhood. However, if they stop cutting corners and get the fiber run, I’ll pay for fiber optic service. And they will kill AT&T and Comcast who are tied to 1970s infrastructure. And then we’ll just have one big company to deal with.

What could go wrong with that?