Verizon Fios Ultimate - about 425 channels, with 150 in HD
But I don't watch much...it's not for me...
But I don't watch much...it's not for me...
How many TV channels do you have? How many do you watch?
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Over 500 channels (over half are HD), I watch maybe 6 channels. But to get those channels you have to get pretty much every package they have. Pretty sure my last bill was $220 with internet. Starting to wonder if those channels are even worth it anymore.
Originally Posted By: TOMJ
... Went from paying $100.00+ a month to a little over $20.00 for Netflix and Hulu.
Can you include the price of internet access/plan and if any data caps?
Thank you
Originally Posted By: TOMJ
Cut the cord maybe 7 -8 years ago. "Digital" antenna mounted on chimney and pick up 50+ channels in the Atlanta area.
We mainly watch the major networks plus Me TV, Cozy, Grit, and Laff.
I wish...
I pay $44/month for Comcast basic package. Mandatory bill/package trough my building/HOA plan.
Also $39.95 for the most basic Comcast internet plan.
... Went from paying $100.00+ a month to a little over $20.00 for Netflix and Hulu.
Can you include the price of internet access/plan and if any data caps?
Thank you
Originally Posted By: TOMJ
Cut the cord maybe 7 -8 years ago. "Digital" antenna mounted on chimney and pick up 50+ channels in the Atlanta area.
We mainly watch the major networks plus Me TV, Cozy, Grit, and Laff.
I wish...
I pay $44/month for Comcast basic package. Mandatory bill/package trough my building/HOA plan.
Also $39.95 for the most basic Comcast internet plan.
Used to have DirecTV - 100+ channels:
Watched Andy Griffith reruns.
Now have good old rabbit ears - 30+ channels:
Watch Andy Griffith reruns (and save roughly $80 a month).
Watched Andy Griffith reruns.
Now have good old rabbit ears - 30+ channels:
Watch Andy Griffith reruns (and save roughly $80 a month).
Have a cable package with many, many cable channels on a new 55 inch UHD TV with voice commands. I watch as many of them as I have time for. It is a luxury that is well worth the cost, and not a waste of money to me
I kind of view others who need a late model higher end car costing over $40K (and sometimes well over that number!) as the ones wasting money. My five year old base model car cost me in the mid 20's, and I will drive it for many years to come.
Different strokes, some save a nickel to waste a dollar.
I kind of view others who need a late model higher end car costing over $40K (and sometimes well over that number!) as the ones wasting money. My five year old base model car cost me in the mid 20's, and I will drive it for many years to come.
Different strokes, some save a nickel to waste a dollar.
Did the "cut" two years ago --Goodbye to all that.
Local channels (only one TV has antenna) --guess I get six channels with probably about four side channels per channel. Seldom watch over the air except for local news. No PBS-- think they changed transmitter, so maybe have to reflash channels-- although I watch a number of PBS local and national programs regularly on demand.
Roku-- Probably about forty or fifty channels per box installed.
Pluto-- Guess that should be counted separately-- 100+ channels.
Amazon, Netflix. Go to my daughter's house to watch Hulu. Go to my girlfriends house to watch HBO.
Chromekey on one TV. Do fair amount of casting from my phone or tablet.
Spend exercise time daily at gym watching CNN or CNBC because they're not available or real-time on Roku.
News junky- heavy into Sirius news channels when I'm on the road. Listen to numerous podcasts on Google Home.
Generally I'm news inundated-- all angles MSNBC to Fox-- and haven't missed Dish one little bit.
Local channels (only one TV has antenna) --guess I get six channels with probably about four side channels per channel. Seldom watch over the air except for local news. No PBS-- think they changed transmitter, so maybe have to reflash channels-- although I watch a number of PBS local and national programs regularly on demand.
Roku-- Probably about forty or fifty channels per box installed.
Pluto-- Guess that should be counted separately-- 100+ channels.
Amazon, Netflix. Go to my daughter's house to watch Hulu. Go to my girlfriends house to watch HBO.
Chromekey on one TV. Do fair amount of casting from my phone or tablet.
Spend exercise time daily at gym watching CNN or CNBC because they're not available or real-time on Roku.
News junky- heavy into Sirius news channels when I'm on the road. Listen to numerous podcasts on Google Home.
Generally I'm news inundated-- all angles MSNBC to Fox-- and haven't missed Dish one little bit.
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Stopped having a cable subscription 4 years ago. Saved at least $150 a month.
$7200 in my pocket I saved.
Stopped having a cable subscription 4 years ago. Saved at least $150 a month.
$7200 in my pocket I saved.
I grew up with 4 channels, more if the weather was right. I envied people with cable/satellite. We got satellite later, and it was nice for a while. I got married, and got my own setup, but soon after, TV devolved into “reality” garbage. I always had an antenna as a backup, so I finally dropped pay TV. YouTube has more educational shows than any channel but PBS now! In fact, I just built a much better antenna I saw on YouTube. I get 60 channels with it, but only about 10-15 are useful. However, my kids actually want to watch PBS. I did too at that age.
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Cut the cord in 2008 and went to an indoor HDTV antenna which usually gives me around 30-35 usable stations depending on the last re-scan. There are rarely more than 2-3 of those channels that are watched regularly with at least 5-7 of the total being foreign language channels like Univision and Chinese and Korean programming.
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Originally Posted By: 14Accent
Whatever the Comcast starter package includes. I've weighed cutting the cord. It isn't worth it.
I actually enjoy many shows on cable. If I "cut the cord", I would still need an ISP plus sling, or DirecTV now, or xyz. Comcast wants $60-$80 a month just for internet anyways. Might as well leave the TV on there.
I also have Netflix, Amazon prime, and Hulu. Plus a several hundred disc movie collection. Never a shortage of media in my house.
THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^where ComCast has a monopoly they have rates for their Internet that make cutting the cord not very doable.
Once you break up their "double or triple play" packages-it's just not worth it.
There is only a $50.00 difference between having their TV package and not having it.
I "starve the beast". Cable companies brag to the networks and their shareholders about who still has full cable. There are some channels out there that I DO NOT WANT COMING INTO MY HOUSE. I don't want to ignore them, or kid block them, I do not want my subscriber ID associated with them. The only way is to just not get TV.
I'm paying $45 a month now for "just internet" and am sure that if I bite for the $89 triple play, going back to "just internet" would land me at around $70/mo if they even "allow" it. The trick is to not rock the boat, not take the free upgrade, own the cable modem, and lie low.
Originally Posted By: 14Accent
Whatever the Comcast starter package includes. I've weighed cutting the cord. It isn't worth it.
I actually enjoy many shows on cable. If I "cut the cord", I would still need an ISP plus sling, or DirecTV now, or xyz. Comcast wants $60-$80 a month just for internet anyways. Might as well leave the TV on there.
I also have Netflix, Amazon prime, and Hulu. Plus a several hundred disc movie collection. Never a shortage of media in my house.
THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^where ComCast has a monopoly they have rates for their Internet that make cutting the cord not very doable.
Once you break up their "double or triple play" packages-it's just not worth it.
There is only a $50.00 difference between having their TV package and not having it.
I "starve the beast". Cable companies brag to the networks and their shareholders about who still has full cable. There are some channels out there that I DO NOT WANT COMING INTO MY HOUSE. I don't want to ignore them, or kid block them, I do not want my subscriber ID associated with them. The only way is to just not get TV.
I'm paying $45 a month now for "just internet" and am sure that if I bite for the $89 triple play, going back to "just internet" would land me at around $70/mo if they even "allow" it. The trick is to not rock the boat, not take the free upgrade, own the cable modem, and lie low.
We now have Apple TV, but it's pretty much like any other service out there in that the stuff you can watch for free is garbage, and if you want anything watchable you have to pay for additional services. There is no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to TV programming...
Originally Posted By: grampi
There is no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to TV programming...
So what do you get if you decide to pay for lunch and TV programming ?
Here, they used to advertise how many channels you got per dollar per month, that's only "$X" per channel.
but split into (IIRC) three streams, sports, history and discovery...each as an individual upgrade over the base price, and offering another 10 channels each.
Spent an entertaining evening as I was cancelling the base subscription ("gift" from a relative) tring to barter their advertised price per channel, to the specific channels that I wanted to watch...the agent switched from specific packages to value per channel on their script over and over...
got to "why advertise price per channel when I can't buy a channel ?"
There is no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to TV programming...
So what do you get if you decide to pay for lunch and TV programming ?
Here, they used to advertise how many channels you got per dollar per month, that's only "$X" per channel.
but split into (IIRC) three streams, sports, history and discovery...each as an individual upgrade over the base price, and offering another 10 channels each.
Spent an entertaining evening as I was cancelling the base subscription ("gift" from a relative) tring to barter their advertised price per channel, to the specific channels that I wanted to watch...the agent switched from specific packages to value per channel on their script over and over...
got to "why advertise price per channel when I can't buy a channel ?"
Originally Posted By: Shannow
Have never programmed my life around any TV show...well except for Dr.Who, but these days I couldn't even tell you when that was on.
That’s one show I still watch! It’s been off for a year. They’ve retooled the whole series, and it starts back this autumn. The Doctor is female now; it’s been theorized since the ‘80s, and they finally did it. From what I’ve seen, she’ll be great.
Have never programmed my life around any TV show...well except for Dr.Who, but these days I couldn't even tell you when that was on.
That’s one show I still watch! It’s been off for a year. They’ve retooled the whole series, and it starts back this autumn. The Doctor is female now; it’s been theorized since the ‘80s, and they finally did it. From what I’ve seen, she’ll be great.
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My wife won't cancel our basic satellite package, but I think its like 50 channels. I did watch some baseball last month with the kids and we watch some recorded X-games or redbull sports shows if its raining. Usually I can find some crazy or educational stuff on youtube, or I'd rather play some PvP games online.
Originally Posted By: Shannow
Originally Posted By: grampi
There is no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to TV programming...
So what do you get if you decide to pay for lunch and TV programming ?
Here, they used to advertise how many channels you got per dollar per month, that's only "$X" per channel.
but split into (IIRC) three streams, sports, history and discovery...each as an individual upgrade over the base price, and offering another 10 channels each.
Spent an entertaining evening as I was cancelling the base subscription ("gift" from a relative) tring to barter their advertised price per channel, to the specific channels that I wanted to watch...the agent switched from specific packages to value per channel on their script over and over...
got to "why advertise price per channel when I can't buy a channel ?"
It would be nice to have something like Netflix, Hulu, or Sling TV, so I could have access to movies and TV series'...
Originally Posted By: grampi
There is no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to TV programming...
So what do you get if you decide to pay for lunch and TV programming ?
Here, they used to advertise how many channels you got per dollar per month, that's only "$X" per channel.
but split into (IIRC) three streams, sports, history and discovery...each as an individual upgrade over the base price, and offering another 10 channels each.
Spent an entertaining evening as I was cancelling the base subscription ("gift" from a relative) tring to barter their advertised price per channel, to the specific channels that I wanted to watch...the agent switched from specific packages to value per channel on their script over and over...
got to "why advertise price per channel when I can't buy a channel ?"
It would be nice to have something like Netflix, Hulu, or Sling TV, so I could have access to movies and TV series'...
Outdoor antenna at 25' or so, gets 1-2 stations, one is 4 channels and the other is 2--but those two channels go away when the leaves are on the trees. Or I think they do, we haven't checked in a few years. Cut the cord in '05, have Netflix but that's it. For the last year or so we haven't even turned on the TV in the evening, you know how most have it on for the last hour of the day? Nope, we quit that too.
Our provider wants us to ditch DSL and keeps sending us ads about how we'll save money with their combo deal. Problem is, it's more expensive than just phone+internet. It's a take it all or just one. So we keep stating we don't want TV and your price is still more, so how is that cheaper than our current plan? I get silence, I guess it's just alien to them that someone out there just doesn't want to pay a cent for TV.
For years I said I'd have it if it was $20 or so a month for just a few channels. Now I'm not sure it's worth even that.
Our provider wants us to ditch DSL and keeps sending us ads about how we'll save money with their combo deal. Problem is, it's more expensive than just phone+internet. It's a take it all or just one. So we keep stating we don't want TV and your price is still more, so how is that cheaper than our current plan? I get silence, I guess it's just alien to them that someone out there just doesn't want to pay a cent for TV.
For years I said I'd have it if it was $20 or so a month for just a few channels. Now I'm not sure it's worth even that.
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