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i know how you feel. the price of cable keeps going up, while options and service goes down. probably sooner then we know, cable and satellite companies will go the way of land lines. before we know it, it will cost $200 a month. i think that will be the breaking point for many households.
many millennials are not paying for these services because they can watch what they want on their phone. people retire and have a limited amount of money to spend. some company will come along and combine things like hulu, ruku etc into one product, to make it easier for people to use.
yes, things change. there was a time when things changed for the better and companies put forth some effort to provide quality. NOW, THINGS CHANGE, ONLY TO MAKE COMPANIES MORE MONEY! cheaper and poorly made products cost more. the length of warranties has decreased for many products. often, on this web site, i don't even see a warranty listed in the product details or description! customer service for many companies is not close to what it should be.
i would not be surprised if some companies will start, that will come to your house and set up all of these cable alternatives, for a fee.
while many companies complain that they can't compete with amazon and wind up folding, they need to take responsibility for the the role that they played in their own demise. over charging for low quality products, grossly overpaying executives and underpaying the people that actually do the real work, stores not hiring enough people during the xmas season, allowing employees to be rude to customers, and on and on.
after reading the post from @Meowingkitty , i see that it is possible to get what cable provides, at a reasonable rate. i think more people would go that route, IF those companies "clearly" laid out what they offer and how to set it up. i don't think that most of us here, would have a problem having an extra $100 a month.
on the other hand, what @SilleeMee wrote about there being a difference in picture quality is something to take into consideration.
at least 20 years ago, i gave up the cable premium channels, like hbo & showtime, because i realized that at best, i was only watching 1 or 2 movies a month. i don't miss not having them.
i don't know for sure that what i am about to say is possible, but what if you started with an antenna and see how that goes for a few months. then add one of the other services - all while keeping your cable. then you could compare them to cable and be able to know for sure that it works, has what you want and is not a pain or annoying to use.
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