 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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Mount Airy, MD
1 edit | Survived Cord-Cutting I cut the cord with Comcast cable TV last month and downgraded to the Economy Plus broadband tier with no cable TV service. Hooked us up with a Roku and Netflix (streaming and the 2 DVD option).
The wife hasn't killed me yet.
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 KommiePremium
join:2003-05-13
united state
kudos:2 | Why didnt you go all the way down to basic cable ? |
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pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
1 edit | said by Kommie:Why didnt you go all the way down to basic cable ? Sorry... I should have made it clear that the Economy Plus was for the broadband Internet. I have no cable TV service from Comcast.
I did put up an outdoor antenna and am using some DVR software to record off-air TV.
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | reply to Kommie
said by Kommie:Why didnt you go all the way down to basic cable ?
Probably because some people like LIVE sports only on some non-OTA cable channels. |
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pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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Mount Airy, MD | said by Linklist:Probably because some people like LIVE sports only on some non-OTA cable channels. I'm glad to not be one of those people. I should make it clear I downgraded to Comcast's Economy Plus Broadband tier. I have no cable TV services.
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The only sport I watch is SEC College Football. I won't drop it until I can watch all Alabama games online in HD. I picked up a used Xbox 360 because you can watch several games at the same time in the split screen view.
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welcome to our world.
I have basic cable and Internet of three years going. I do not use Netflix is I may be paying for a subscription weeks or even months without broadcast tv. My average TV viewing is 1 to 2 hours a week. |
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pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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Mount Airy, MD | said by Scatcatpdx:welcome to our world.
I have basic cable and Internet of three years going. I do not use Netflix is I may be paying for a subscription weeks or even months without broadcast tv. My average TV viewing is 1 to 2 hours a week. Thanks.
My big problem with basic cable is very puerile. Back when I moved into my house and got Comcast TV years ago, I was able to directly connect the cable to the TV and watch many things in HD. A couple years back they stopped me from doing that and made us use these stupid little boxes that took away the HD. If I wanted the HD I had been getting, I'd have to rent yet another set-top box. For some reason, this left a very foul taste in my mouth. Plus with little kids running around, having yet another box with wires dangling out the back isn't a practical idea.
I'm finding that Netflix is more fun for the occasional children's show (when they do watch TV) as well as for catching up with old shows that I wanted to watch but are no longer on TV. For the ridiculously low price, I figured I lost nothing by getting it.
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