Cutting the cord!

[SimpleS14]

After looking at how much I spend on cable TV, I've decided it's time for a change. I hardly watch TV outside of sports and I caught up on my fave shows through the net. I've only keep the cable TV around cause of my roommate, but now that she's seen the bill after the promo ended, she's willing to do anything to save money. lol

Looking at the alternatives, it seems that we can get what we need through Hulu Plus and ESPN3.com. I will most likely catch any NBA on TNT games at a friends house. I'm now debating on building a media center or getting another PS3.

So has anyone on this forum given up on cable TV? If so, what are you using?

[jesse_s13]

In my old apt we got Comcast internet and cable for $50.
Which is kinda steep if your in a budget.

But my apt now includes cable for freezies. Although I never watch it. Im always on netflix and hulu.

[BoostSlideWayz]

I heard apple tv is nice... 100 bucks for the unit .. but you just hook it up to your internet ... and you have like ton of channels as long as your paying your internet bill... pretty good deal if you ask me... i right now only have basic cable... witch consists of 6 channels .... and most of witch i do like .. and HBO is free, the cable guy said the company overlooked that on our service but he said hell keep it hush hush till they find it. so its been like a year now and they still dont know lol. but wish it was HD cable or something cuz normal cable on a lcd tv sucks.

[SimpleS14]

I'm going to buy a Roku XD tomorrow and set it up. Try it out for a day and if my roomie is good, I'm canceling cable TV. :)

[nismoracingsx]

Hate comcast, we have directtv for like 35.00 a month plus the cost
of hbo since my wife can't wait for me to download true blood :p
I do recommend netflix for movies and shows as they have
the mail order stuff and online streaming access

[hockeyrules]

icefilms.....

[Dirty Habit]

Atdhe.net

Didnt have cable for nearly two years. This and a few other sites got me through it.

[SimpleS14]

icefilms.....

Dang, I never knew about this. Thanks for letting me know.

Atdhe.net

Didnt have cable for nearly two years. This and a few other sites got me through it.

I have used that before in that past to watch sports.

Looks like I know what I'm going to use in my room. :)

[anton1o]

A slight off topic question, but since im from over the waters i find everything interesting haha.

With your Cable/PayTV how much would it be roughly and what kind of services would you get?

In AUS it gets based on a few levels, The higher levels have Sports + Movies and you can only get them if you get the base.

Our lowest level starts at $75 and includes No Dedicated Sports channels(ESPN/Speed/Fox) to get sports you would be up for $90 per Month, if you wanted moves then you would be up for $90 per month but no sports, If you wanted Sport + Movies its $100..

Is it the same over there? Or does 1 fee just get you everything!

[MikeisNissan]

i thought this was about cutting your babies cord yourself, or letting the doctor do it.

[ManoNegra]

Atdhe.net

Didnt have cable for nearly two years. This and a few other sites got me through it.

when's the last time you were on it
it's been gone for a little while

I have internet only
$65 for the faster service
everything I watch I download
shows, anime, movies, docs, porn, etc.
and use a Western Digital Live box hooked to a router
to access my HDs and Netflix account
love it for the most part

do miss a few cable channels though

[5pecialist]

I haven't had cable since who knows when. Antenna = free 1080P digital channels.

[Vatche]

cable tv blows. i stopped watching tv when i got internet faster than 56k.

i dl everything

[classy240]

go to this site sceper.eu it has shows,movies,docs,music,games,ebooks that u can download from fileserve or filesonic

then use nation4all.org/cbox/ register there u sign in and check the links through a link checker u copy and paste and they give u a link to download the file at premium speed i usually download 1.4mb/sec

[Gnnr]

My condo has cable included, but the only time I watch TV is for Sports. If I did pay I'd cancel it in the summer (off season for what I watch).

Are you getting ESPN3 with your internet provider's arrangement? Just know it doesn't have everything.

Netflix can be ass sometimes. That paid Hulu service looks like a ripoff.

I DL everything. Be aware that most ISP's cap your monthly transfer now. Comcast has a 250GB limit and AT&T has a 150GB limit.

I have a LG Blu Ray player with WiFi so I stream everything off the network.

It has a program called DivX TV (http://www.divx.com/en/partner/divx-tv) that lets me catch two online shows I follow, The Basketball Jones (feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/thescore/vodcasts/thebasketballjones)) and Diggnation (feed (http://revision3.com/diggnation)) as well as CBS News and a bunch of other free streaming shows.

If you need some RSS video feeds for News

The CNN Daily (video) (http://rss.cnn.com/services/podcasting/cnnnewsroom/rss.xml)
NBC Nightly News (video) (http://podcastfeeds.nbcnews.com/audio/podcast/MSNBC-NN-NETCAST-M4V.xml)
CNN In Case You Missed It (video) (http://rss.cnn.com/services/podcasting/incaseyoumissed/rss.xml)
Video: CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley (http://feeds.cbsnews.com/podcast_eveningnews_video_1?tag=contentMain%3bcont entBody)

But you can catch your local news through air with an antenna in HD.

[TheWolf]

you won't miss it. I did this over 2 years ago. I Just pay for comast fastest internet. My tv has a atsc tuner built in and scanning we still get about 20 channels yet I don't watch it anymore.

[WanganRunner]

My cable & internet together is like $155/mo. This is basically everything, but there are still some channels I don't get that I want (Tennis, Outdoor, etc).

I also get a ton of channels I don't care about.

[SimpleS14]

A slight off topic question, but since im from over the waters i find everything interesting haha.

With your Cable/PayTV how much would it be roughly and what kind of services would you get?

In AUS it gets based on a few levels, The higher levels have Sports + Movies and you can only get them if you get the base.

Our lowest level starts at $75 and includes No Dedicated Sports channels(ESPN/Speed/Fox) to get sports you would be up for $90 per Month, if you wanted moves then you would be up for $90 per month but no sports, If you wanted Sport + Movies its $100..

Is it the same over there? Or does 1 fee just get you everything!

Its pretty much the same over here. Service starts at a base level and works its way up when you add dedicated channels and even HD!

Prices vary with the region and service provider. Im close to D.C. (Nation's capital) and im paying $168 for 3 HD DVRs, HBO, and internet. :/

[Silverbullet]

george, f tv. cut that shit.

I haven't had TV for a year now. My TV is pretty much just to allow my room mates to watch movies or play video games now.

[zylvia213]

i thought this was about cutting your babies cord yourself, or letting the doctor do it.

Lol thats what I thought too...

[ZilviaKid]

anyone on here have apple tv? seems pretty sick, and im sick of using my xbox as a media hub

[BustedS13]

i've gone without, but now we have expanded basic and a dvr for like $50/mo, so it's whatever. my buddy has one of those screwdrivers that takes the filters off, so the whole house has analog cable, which is nice when i'm doing laundry.

hulu plus didn't really have enough shows, and you couldn't watch shows immediately after they aired anyway. netflix is pretty great, though.

if you're making a media center pc, i'd recommend Boxee.
ps apple tv is bullshit

[ComicArtist]

I moved out when I was 18 with a buddy of mine, we got a cheap apartment in the city, and haven't gotten any form of TV yet. We have an old school tv with my old PS2 hooked up to it, but thats it.

When it comes down to it, these are the priorities.

Rent/Electric>Gasoline>Car Parts>Food

[hockeyrules]

Dang, I never knew about this. Thanks for letting me know.




lol sarcasm?

[SleepR 240sx]

Haven't touched my TV in months. Watch everything on either Netflix, Hulu, or downloaded. Really no reason to have a tv any more for me.

[tqstarburst]

Hulu,netflix and sometimes redbox.

[ZenkiKid]

So how does Roku work? basically free if you have internet access?

[5pecialist]

I'm all for downloading legally. Why put people out of work when Netflix is under $8 a month?

[simmode1]

Netflix pisses me off. It takes forever to get new DVD & BluRay releases. I end up hitting Redbox or BitTorrent anyways...

But for the guys who download, have you guys heard about the Six Strike coming from the ISP's...

Major ISPs agree to "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/07/major-isps-agree-to-six-strikes-copyright-enforcement-plan.ars)

[theicecreamdan]

try cancelling your cable account, I did that last month and within 2 weeks I was getting 55% off all my services.

[Gnnr]

Netflix pisses me off. It takes forever to get new DVD & BluRay releases. I end up hitting Redbox or BitTorrent anyways...

But for the guys who download, have you guys heard about the Six Strike coming from the ISP's...

Major ISPs agree to "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/07/major-isps-agree-to-six-strikes-copyright-enforcement-plan.ars)

Stay away from P2P. I using torrents way less now. Private trackers are a little bit safer.

Basically going off straight HTPP links on filestube, IRC channels, and FTP now a days.

try cancelling your cable account, I did that last month and within 2 weeks I was getting 55% off all my services.

This is true. I called Comcast to complain about my internet bill and told them why should I stay when AT&T was offering me a great deal for 6 months. They gave me the promotional price now for 6 months. Hehe.

[SimpleS14]

Set up the Roku today and my roommate loves it. Also got Hulu Plus and Netflix. It's mainly for the roommate, as I rarely watch TV. The TV in my room is hooked up to my PC and PS3, so I just watch d/led vids from there.

lol sarcasm?

lol no, i seriously did not know about icefilms

So how does Roku work? basically free if you have internet access?

Roku is a media streamer that allows you to stream various services to your TV. Some of the services are free (i.e. Pandora), but others you have to pay for (i.e. Netflix). It's pretty much for people that don't want a gaming console or PC as a media center. Roku Streaming Player | Watch Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, and MLB.TV on Roku Player (http://www.roku.com/)

Netflix pisses me off. It takes forever to get new DVD & BluRay releases. I end up hitting Redbox or BitTorrent anyways...

But for the guys who download, have you guys heard about the Six Strike coming from the ISP's...

Major ISPs agree to "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/07/major-isps-agree-to-six-strikes-copyright-enforcement-plan.ars)

I've read it and I actually did get an email from Comcast for a Bleach episode. It was sent to the comcast email, so I didn't even know about it for months. I will be weary on what I d/l as Comcast has gotten quite big with the merger with NBC.

try cancelling your cable account, I did that last month and within 2 weeks I was getting 55% off all my services.

They did consider working something out, but I was frustrated and really didn't want to waste anymore $$. I'm just amazed that internet will cost $60! I wish I had an alternative, but I don't and Comcast knows this lol

[theicecreamdan]

Don't try to work anything out with them. Cancel, and wait for them to come crawling back, tried asking for a lower bill a few times, best offer was to drop to basic cable and save $20. so we cancelled and when i got back from vacation i had the new offer,

cable and internet $55 per month

[travisty_]

Netflix/DL for the most part, I havent watched Cable TV in a very long time.
Now that Netflix isnt streaming Dexter anymore, I'll have to find an alternative way to watch that. Any ideas?

[Future240]

Netflix ftw. More tv shows/movies than I could every watch.