Is streaming going to be the new cable

[nw6675]

I love my xfinity cable and internet. I have a landline with it because it makes my monthly total cheaper, go figure. I don't even know the number

However, I stream D+, Hulu, ESPN, Netflix, Prime, and Peacock. All free through xfinity or Verizon except for Prime.

 

[DLgal]

I still have cable, no landline, but its cheaper to keep cable TV and internet as a bundle than to pay for internet and a bunch of streaming services. It's also easier. We share streaming accounts with friends, so all we actually pay for is Netflix and Disney Plus. We get free access to HBO Max, Paramount+ and Apple TV.

 

[prairie_girl]

I think it has been for a while. I don't know a single person my age that has cable. All of my friends are subscribed to streaming services and ditched cable a long time ago.

Not sure how old you are, but I’m mid 40s () and we still have cable.

I still prefer cable. Sports being on different streaming services annoys me. USSoccer is going to HBO Max, MLS is going to Apple TV +, La Liga and Bundesliga are on ESPN +, and NY Yankees/NY Ranger/NY Giants are still on cable. Jobs will be lost if streaming and cable companies don’t team up in some capacity.

This is why we keep cable as well. The sports I watch aren’t available on a stream.

I'm guessing the same people who still have cable TV are the same ones who still have landline telephones.

LOL ditched landline about 10 years or so ago, when my daughter got a cell phone.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I don't know, streaming seems to be fading, but not sure what is replacing it. I posted on Facebook that I have rabbit ears and someone didn't believe me, but I get 60 channels for free. But as others have mentioned, I see no reason to dump Dish Network because when I add up the cost of the streaming services I would need to get the channels I want is more per month. I do have Netflix, YouTube TV and the free version of Peacock, so it isn't like I don't stream, just not much there I want to watch.

Same here, though cable, not satellite.

LOL. Tuesday was national night out here and the Sheriff's Deputy and Firefighter that spoke to our neighborhood gathering talked about the advantages landlines have over cell phones in an emergency. You call 9-1-1 on a landline and they get your exact address. With a cell phone they get a location within 100 yards. If you live in a densely populated neighborhood or an apartment complex, they could have to do a lot of door knocking to find you in an emergency if you aren't physically able to tell them the address.

That's main reason we keep a minimal package. Plus Marie likes to talk long sometimes and prefers a 'regular' phone for comfort.

 

[kymom99]

I'm guessing the same people who still have cable TV are the same ones who still have landline telephones.

No

 

[sam_gordon]

I'm guessing the same people who still have cable TV are the same ones who still have landline telephones.

Our "landline" phone comes from our internet provider. Of course, we don't have cable either (satellite).

There are two different kinds of "streaming"... there's "On Demand" (Netflix, Amazon, HBO Go, Disney+, etc). Go to the app you want, find the show you want, start watching it. Then there's "live" (YouTubeTV, Fubo, Hulu (live version), etc)... these deliver most of the same channels traditional cable/satellite do, they just do so over the internet. Can be cheaper, especially for viewing multiple shows simultaneously.

 

[kymom99]

Our internet right now is not very good. Since we are moving soon I’m not trying to get better internet. We have DIRECTV so I can watch Major League Baseball games. I’m planning to get cable when we move. It’s just what we prefer.

 

[HopperFan]

Anyone I've discussed it with no longer have cable. I need to test some old phones I'm selling and no one even has a land line. Even my 88 year old stepdad cut the cord. He has internet only. DS set him up with streaming a couple but am sure he'll be called back often to help.

Our cable bundle had creeped up to $200+ with internet and phone. Now we are at $60 for internet (fiber). We have everything we need and miss very few channels from before. With the ones we can share, the ones we get free and pay for we personally only spend $25 a month. I'll gladly save $130 a month for same basic channels.

 

[Not My Fault!]

The better question at this point is: what's next? What follows streaming?

 

[ronandannette]

I'm guessing the same people who still have cable TV are the same ones who still have landline telephones.

Guilty as charged. Does it help that we also have 5 different streaming services and fancy iPhones?

 

[CdnCarrie]

I'm guessing the same people who still have cable TV are the same ones who still have landline telephones.

Um nope. We still have cable as DH’s sports aren’t all available on streaming.

Haven’t had landline in almost a decade.

 

[MillauFr]

The better question at this point is: what's next? What follows streaming?

Exactly correct. Streaming is almost a province of the old farts. Another year or two streaming will be equivalent to 8 track tapes.

 

[superme80]

I'm guessing the same people who still have cable TV are the same ones who still have landline telephones.

Hey now! Some of us have terrible reception, and our cell phones don't work in the boonies!!! I like the option of streaming, but dang it is getting expensive!

 

[Wendy1985]

My parents (72 & 76) just got ride of their landline a few months ago. They still have Dish, as far as I know. And the last time I head they were still getting DVD's through Netflix.

I still have one show on dvd technically it is available on YouTube but I don’t know for how long so till I can purchase the digital format I will be keeping the dvds

I don't know, streaming seems to be fading, but not sure what is replacing it. I posted on Facebook that I have rabbit ears and someone didn't believe me, but I get 60 channels for free. But as others have mentioned, I see no reason to dump Dish Network because when I add up the cost of the streaming services I would need to get the channels I want is more per month. I do have Netflix, YouTube TV and the free version of Peacock, so it isn't like I don't stream, just not much there I want to watch.

Normally when something is on the way out I see what is coming I don’t see what is next, however I am going to slowly purchase my favorite tv shows and movies in digital format but that is to save money vs paying monthly to watch the same stuff

I don’t know if I can cut streaming yet digital platforms have original content I am loving

I love my xfinity cable and internet. I have a landline with it because it makes my monthly total cheaper, go figure. I don't even know the number

However, I stream D+, Hulu, ESPN, Netflix, Prime, and Peacock. All free through xfinity or Verizon except for Prime.

Our "landline" phone comes from our internet provider. Of course, we don't have cable either (satellite).

There are two different kinds of "streaming"... there's "On Demand" (Netflix, Amazon, HBO Go, Disney+, etc). Go to the app you want, find the show you want, start watching it. Then there's "live" (YouTubeTV, Fubo, Hulu (live version), etc)... these deliver most of the same channels traditional cable/satellite do, they just do so over the internet. Can be cheaper, especially for viewing multiple shows simultaneously.

To all above in the same boat for what ever cheaper to pay for something I don’t use

The better question at this point is: what's next? What follows streaming?

I put in my two cents above about purchasing digital content but feel it is the same thing

 

[Kirby]

I'm guessing the same people who still have cable TV are the same ones who still have landline telephones.

That's like saying no one writes checks anymore.

The better question at this point is: what's next? What follows streaming?

Maybe microwaves. DH is looking into that, he knows someone that does that instead of cable/streaming and really likes it.

 

[Sinder]

I'm guessing the same people who still have cable TV are the same ones who still have landline telephones.

I don’t have cable anymore but I still have my landline. My neighborhood is in an almost dead cell zone. We still have to use it from time to time to make calls or call someone back when our cell drops them.

 

[Wendy1985]

That's like saying no one writes checks anymore.

Maybe microwaves. DH is looking into that, he knows someone that does that instead of cable/streaming and really likes it.

? The only context I herd that in is how I cook food

 

[JenBush]

My 87 year old grandmother was the last person in my family to finally cut cable last year. I have an antenna to watch local stations and I switch up which streaming services I subscribe to depending on what shows/movies I want to watch.

 

[tvguy]

That's like saying no one writes checks anymore.

Maybe microwaves. DH is looking into that, he knows someone that does that instead of cable/streaming and really likes it.

As for checks, but daughter threw in the towel and ordered checks because after she bought her house three years ago, she discovered many of the services she needed, landscapers, etc, take cash or check only.

LOL on microwave. Sacramento was the last major city to get cable TV back in 1986. Prior to that all we had was a MICROWAVE TV programming service that offered one channel, HBO. When cable started being installed, they switched to a channel called ONTV that was mostly adult content.

 

[MillauFr]

I don’t have cable anymore but I still have my landline. My neighborhood is in an almost dead cell zone. We still have to use it from time to time to make calls or call someone back when our cell drops them.

The scammers thank you. How else can they bait people if they don't have phone service?