I found a way to save on my cable tv...

[smokey the elder]

DVR, whoever provides it, rules! I've gotten to where I rarely watch anything "live" anymore (except sporting events). Record it and "dit" through the commercials.

[Laura's Babies]

WOW! You GO girl!! That is a lot to save! I am sure they are having people cut back on their packages right and left with the hard times a lot are going through now.

I only have basic cable, about $14 a month. I just can't see paying for anymore than that with how I work and nobody here to watch it. I have DSL light through my phone company who has the fiber optic now but the basic on that is about $50 a month and not as many channels as cable..

One thing we learned through Gustav, when the cable goes out so does your TV, internet, and phones. With the fiber optic, the fiber optic has a battery backup in the box outside and you can make a few phone calls, once you hook up a generator, you have phone and TV! With Cable, you don't until their lines are all repaired. Our local cable company lost a lot of customers after Gustav, they all switched to fiber optic. Also, our cable company takes about a week to 10 days to get around to fixing something when you have a problem and call it in, the phone company only takes a day or two.

[ChrisH]

Well done, Donna!

[GILL]

WAY TOO GO, Donna