NO TV ! Giving up on TV Providers?

ArkRescue

ArkRescue

Adopt me please !
I am sure there are many like us who feel that close to $200 a month is too much to pay for TV/Phone/Internet each month. The service doesn't even include ANY movie channels, and only the mid-level channel line up is a part of this package.

The land line phone mainly gets used to call the cell phone to find it LOL. So ideally that service can go. I think we could get by with internet only but as a solo service, last time I checked they wanted $80 a month for that.

I hear people are using their computers to watch TV programs/movies etc. Is anyone doing this? If so please tell us how it's working out for you. Our 2 year agreement with Verizon/FIOS is up in 2 months and we may just drop the phone/TV part. We are happy with the service, we just think it's over-priced. We really don't watch TV much anyway.

We tried using a digital converter box a few years ago, but the picture freezes so much that trying to watch a show is frustrating if you miss part of each show to freeze-ups.

Saw this on the subject: No TV? 5 million U.S. households bid boob tube goodbye
 
Vince

Vince

......
I'm going to buy one box to try out Netflix and Hulu. I don't watch much TV anyway except for a few programs and movies. :shrug:
 
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bresamil

wandering aimlessly
We haven't had tv in a few years or a landline. We use Hulu and Netflix plus a number of channels have websites to watch their shows. You just wait until the following day.
 
merc669

merc669

New Member
Metrocast for Internet ($50 a month). No landline. VOIP using Google Talk (Free) other than the OBi V100 VOIP Adaptor along with Magic Jack (Just in case) wired thru house. Just 2 cell phones (Net10 $85 a month - Family Plan Unlimited) and use Amazon Streaming (Free Section for Prime Members (79 per year)). Did have netflix and may sign back up for them. Tried Hulu+ and not real happy with their selection. Have also used Boxee thru my computer to watch shows also from Crackle and other off the wall channels.
 
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ArkRescue

ArkRescue

Adopt me please !
bresamil said:
We haven't had tv in a few years or a landline. We use Hulu and Netflix plus a number of channels have websites to watch their shows. You just wait until the following day.
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My practice in the past has been to set the DVR to record shows, and I was always trying to find time to sit down and watch them. I rarely ever watched a show when it initially aired. So seeing something the next day is no biggie for me at all. Sometimes I would find the DVR full and I'd have to remove some shows I had not even seen yet to ensure newer shows could record LOL.
 
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