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    Default Re: Thinking of cutting Cable TV - Need your Advice.

    Cable Internet where we live is like $70 a month. My elderly relative that we take care of
    has to have all her shows so we can't cut the cord yet.
    But we watch 6 shows a week max.
    I really like Top Shot but could easily live without TV if she didn't watch TV.
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    Default Re: Thinking of cutting Cable TV - Need your Advice.

    Here is an interesting article from PC Magazine. Apparently the big cable companies are moving towards streaming programs A La Carte through devices such as Roku. It will be interesting to see how it develops and what it will cost. Eventually, this would allow you to get just ESPN, for instance, without being forced to pay for it in a bundle of channels you would probably never watch.

    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401827,00.asp

    It's been about a year now and I'm still using my two Roku receivers and a "free TV" antenna, and still have not even considered going back to cable.
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    Default Re: Thinking of cutting Cable TV - Need your Advice.

    i main reason i went to brighthouse was the huge increse in download speeds.

    the tv, phone and internet package was the cheapest way to go in the long run

    cost the same to me as slow dsl, 40 channels and local phone

    p.s. i also get tons of HD channels
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    Default Re: Thinking of cutting Cable TV - Need your Advice.

    I finally got the rest of the family to cut the cord. From cable to Direct TV to Dish Network. I stopped watching TV years ago. The only thing that has stopped the rest of the family is the lack of any service available via antenna due to our location in the mountains.

    The final straw came from Dish Network when the wife discovered a large amount owed them over and above the typical monthly rate. It turns out we received a number of 'premium' channels for a free 'introductory' period, after which time we were required to cancel. In either case, the bill was sent to our street address for months, and we don't receive mail here. When they finally got smart and sent it to our mailing address, we were confronted with a bill for several hundred dollars that nobody up the chain of command would dismiss or reduce.

    We paid, and sent their equipment back to them the very next day.

    No we have Roku, and a laptop hooked to the TV. Couldn't be happier.
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    Default Re: Thinking of cutting Cable TV - Need your Advice.

    has anyone tried "pookyfish" ??

    you can check it out on youtube videos

    free live tv, movies and full season's available thru your computer

    Free online TV, Surf over 3000 channels - YouTube
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    Default Re: Thinking of cutting Cable TV - Need your Advice.

    here's a good link with nothing to download

    Watch live TV channels broadcasting on the Internet.
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    Default Re: Thinking of cutting Cable TV - Need your Advice.

    here's a site thats in New York and Boston so far, but, they are expanding "8 bucks a month"

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