Cut your cable bill

[sasvermont]

Although I have thought about cable from time to time, but never wanted to spend any money for it. So, this has no impact on me, as I have a zero bill at this point. I wonder why so many people put it so high on their priority list. I spend enough time watching TV as it is. I would end up spending many more hours glued to the TV if I had cable.

[pomtzu]

Wouldn't work here - not living in the country. I really do want more than just NBC, CBS, ABC. We don't do the pricey upgrades like HBO, etc and have Video on Demand - much of which is free. - and of course there's RedBox or NetFlix for other movies. Without cable - no internet either - again - not in a FIOS reception area. And since my son pays the bill anyway - then I'm not worried about it! For 3 T.V.'s (2 with hd hookup) with TONS of channels, and internet, runs $150. I don't think that's too horrible for all of that

[kaycountrygal]

I do not have cable (dish here in the country); I have a good regular antenna on my rooftop and can get the digital HD programs of CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, CW, PBS etc very clear and sharp. I just cannot make/let myself spend at least $100 a month on cable tv programs. Years ago I had my computer upgraded so I can "drag" programs from computer to my big tv which is great (they're located in same room). I do have $8 instant Netflix and sometimes I rent movies from VuDu via my BluRay.

Many people do not realize that if they have a digital hd tv and are in a good reception location and have rooftop antenna they can get digital HD programs from the regular networks and they do not have to subscribe to cable to get regular networks. I have helped some of my neighbors who were upset when digital came and they thought they had to get cable/dish to see regular networks-not true--if you're in a good reception area with good antenna. For two of my little tv's, I use the old fashioned rabbit ears and can get a few channels but not as many as with rooftop antenna.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I live in a condo complex and I can't get good reception without having cable. I used to have pay for it on my own but now it's included in my homeowners dues so we have to have Comcast. Since I have this, I do get a slight discount for my internet and digital phone service from Comcast too. My parents don't have cable in their Saratoga home which is where they spend the most time. They do,however,have it in their San Clemente home which they spend maybe about 2-3 months a year. I don't know why they got cable in that house. It doesn't make any sense to me.

[Jessika]

Unfortunately, there aren't any SAFE sites that allow you to stream local NHL and MLB games... so I do have to get tv access. But that includes AMC so I can watch walking dead

We went for 2 years without subscribing to uverse tv. We subscribed to netflix and used redbox and if there was a show we wanted to watch (namely, Walking Dead) we would go to my parents' house and watch it as a family. We still do, actually, eventhough we subscribe to tv now. But I got tired of trying to stream cardinals games audio and being a few minutes behind what was "live" on tv... and watching it is still way better than listening to it. Also considering many sources that allow you to stream games only allow you to watch "away" games because the tv networks here have exclusive rights to home games and its illegal for other sources to broadcast it unless you subscribe to certain services... $15/month for just baseball or $60/month for 200 channels... think I'll go with 200 channels.