gabriellyn
Woohoo!
- Joined
- Feb 7, 2008
We finally took the plunge and just did it! That's another $80 in our wallets for Disney!!!!
We were in the same boat - really only watched network shows - so we canceled cable & got a converter box and set-top antenna. (We live in an apt building so can't install a roof antenna.) It works fine for us. We can pick up all the major networks - ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX - plus several local channels that sometimes have interesting programming. The only thing we don't get that I wish we did is PBS. One of these days I might get around to figuring out why that is & find a fix for it. If we miss a show when it airs on TV, we just watch it on the network's website or on Hulu. Most of them post the new episodes the day after it airs on TV.well,I am thinking about this too- we have Dish,and just lost 2 local ABC channels due to pricing- not pleased,since we mostly watch network shows......am thinking about rooftop antenna options
Congrats!!! we canceled back in December and were prepared to have no tv until we got a antennae and whatnot but were presently surprised to find out that with just the cable line hooked up but no cable we get about 20 free channels that are crystal clear and keep the 70.00 a month we were paying The 70.00 deal was set to expire in July so the package would have gone up to about 120.00 a month!
Yeah, we realized last year that we were paying for 200 channels that we never watched. We cancelled the cable and now just pay $20/month for internet plus $8/month for NetFlix.
How are you getting $20/mo for internet? Ours is $39/mo.
Dawn
I was just coming to post this - JUST dropped off my cable boxes to Time Warner TODAY! We've been seriously discussing it since December....We have Netflix and we bought a very nice rooftop antenna. I only downgraded to basic for right now, however, because dh can't get the antenna on the roof until the snow is gone. So I'll shell out $12 a month for the next two or so months until he can do that.
We get our phone thru cable too - so our bill went from $106 to $46 with phone and the basic channels. That's $60 extra a month - another $12 on top of that in 2 months when we get rid of basic.
We need to invest in a PC to attach to the TV...we have used our laptops and done it here and there - but it will be better with a dedicated machine. I'm hoping since the cable is GONE it'll kick dh in the butt to get this part of it done. Oh yeah - I need to go to the library today - I'm getting a bunch of DVD's so the kids have plenty of options to watch!
I was just coming to post this - JUST dropped off my cable boxes to Time Warner TODAY! We've been seriously discussing it since December....We have Netflix and we bought a very nice rooftop antenna. I only downgraded to basic for right now, however, because dh can't get the antenna on the roof until the snow is gone. So I'll shell out $12 a month for the next two or so months until he can do that.
We get our phone thru cable too - so our bill went from $106 to $46 with phone and the basic channels. That's $60 extra a month - another $12 on top of that in 2 months when we get rid of basic.
We need to invest in a PC to attach to the TV...we have used our laptops and done it here and there - but it will be better with a dedicated machine. I'm hoping since the cable is GONE it'll kick dh in the butt to get this part of it done. Oh yeah - I need to go to the library today - I'm getting a bunch of DVD's so the kids have plenty of options to watch!
We have a roku box and it is set up wireless through our att box. We have netflix and hulu plus. It is about 20 a month. Just get the best roku box which is a little investment. You can also get netflix through wii and other gaming devices.