I cut the cord

catter70 · ‎10-11-2017

I finally did it. I recently got my cable/phone bill and the price went up by $40.00. It was also at the end of my $15.00 loyalty credit they gave me last year, so the next bill would have been $247.00. Just the middle cable, no pay channels. With my neighbors help, I got a cell phone and had my home # ported to it and got a firestick. I don't like any of it as much as my landline and cable, but I think $55.00 raise in price was just too much for me and I was tired of having to call them every year for a discount. I'm not a techie person, so learning curve for me, but I'll figure it all out eventually.

CalminHeart · ‎03-09-2010

I went to satellite about 10 years ago and haven't once considered returning to cable. My satellite bill is 1/3 of my cable bill and I get all the same channels. In addition, I negotiated a discount with satellite which helps a lot! Cable wasn't open to negotiating.

Miss Pepsi · ‎06-24-2019

I cut the cord about a year and a half ago. I switch up streaming services. Right now all I have is Netflix, and I do have the Amazon Firestick. I don't watch a ton of TV as these days I am just not home that much. Right now it fills the need. I miss local news stations and I live in a place where one of those Antenna things won't work. I get one local news station and it would not have been my choice but it is better than nothing, especially during hurricane season.

It was quite the adjustment for me but in the end, I find myself with the TV on less often which in my opinion for me, it is not a bad thing.

The Cable companies and satellite companies are going to price themselves right out of a job if they don't watch out.

Snoopp · ‎02-02-2015

@catter70 wrote:
I finally did it. I recently got my cable/phone bill and the price went up by $40.00. It was also at the end of my $15.00 loyalty credit they gave me last year, so the next bill would have been $247.00. Just the middle cable, no pay channels. With my neighbors help, I got a cell phone and had my home # ported to it and got a firestick. I don't like any of it as much as my landline and cable, but I think $55.00 raise in price was just too much for me and I was tired of having to call them every year for a discount. I'm not a techie person, so learning curve for my, but I'll figure it all out eventually.

I applaud you for doing this. I have been thinking about doing the same when I move. I still haven't moved though. The best I can do is cancel a cable box for now.

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

We are getting ready to do it, waiting until Sunday when we go to our nieces house to see how the subscription version of YouTube TV works.

We have cable, phone and internet bundled and it's going from $157 to $283 because the promo is over.

We know it won't be the same but $126 increase a month is too much. We're not willing to play the game with the cable company anymore.

kaydee50 · ‎02-07-2011

And we've decided to keep our cable company. When it increased the price $80 I called and the increase wound up being $15. We have cable with 3 TVs, internet and phone for $248. The convenience of just turning on the TV without having a couple of services plus the fact that the streaming services are increasing their prices, makes it worth it to us to stay with what we have.

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

We are currently using cable service but also stream a little. Hubby is in the process of researching other streaming services to find the channels we want so we can eliminate cable altogether. Cable charges are ridiculous, and we don't even do any premium channels.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

I'm a happy Directv customer, over 20 years going. I've thought about cutting them off but when I checked the price of high-speed internet needed for streaming it was too much...close to $80 per month around here. Then add the cost of streaming services. The price would not be much lower than what I'm paying for satellite. Plus satellite is the best picture you can get, hands down. I didn't buy a big 4K TV to watch streaming.

ETA-

I live in an area where there are lots of mountains, hills and valleys. Antennas of any kind work but are very limited to how far they can go. People here don't use them.

ValuSkr · ‎03-15-2014

Congratulations on taking the plunge! You could save even more by cutting cable TV altogether and switching to antenna and/or one of the streaming services. I still have a landline mainly because my elderly parents can hear me better on it than a cell phone. It's kind of crazy, maybe I should get rid of it.

Carolina925 · ‎03-09-2010

I finally cut mine...the day BEFORE the tornadoes breezed through my area! Discovered the drawback is that I can't get current news and was kind of lost during the warnings I couldn't access. I can get one "local" station, we have none in my town, but the news is on a half hour delay so that wasn't very helpful during emergency circumstances. I'll have to figure it all out before hurricane season begins. Surprised that The Weather Channel is not available unless you have a cable company! My cost kept rising and I spent the last couple months realizing that on the weekend nights when I usually watch TV had only sports events, which I am not remotely interested in watching. Between the sports and the mindless games and watching people who believe they're talented, I just couldn't justify cable any longer. I have a Roku device and it's taking some getting used to but I know I'll be all right. I have friends nearby who will look out for me, I've let them know I need to call on them during emergencies. My cable provider told me that they have to keep raising the costs because of the price sports companies are charging them. Don't even get me started on that one!