Cutting the cable

[hrj]

I did it -- I've freed myself from the tyranny of cable tv. (And the Comcast operator only did three layers of trying to change my mind before capitulating.) At one point I was thinking of waiting until I'd tried a "dry run" to double-check what my regular broadcast reception was, but writing out the month's payment last night just kicked me over the edge. I will, of course, regret the decision when the next Olympics roll around again, but I'll live.

Comments

[wulfsdottir.livejournal.com]

Then again, one month of "new subscriber" rates every two years to watch the Olympics is probably a much more tolerable burden than paying regular rates every month...

/enabling

[hrj.livejournal.com]

Or, as noted, I can show up at friends' houses with Olympics-watching snacks ....

[wulfsdottir.livejournal.com]

It's good to have friends. :)

[duchessletitia.livejournal.com]

You can always wander over my way to watch the Olympics.

[thread-walker.livejournal.com]

I would love to cut the cable. We hardly watch TV and we have an extensive DVD library. But everytime I suggest it, he asks, 'Are you mad, Woman! No Cable? Nevah!'

But I keep trying. One year I shall wear him down.

[ldyanna.livejournal.com]

We did it the beginning of March. I don't miss it but Crimson is already having withdrawls and bought a good antenna this weekend so he can watch a few channels.

I was hoping the tv would be on less, but it hasn't seemed to work that way yet!

[hrj.livejournal.com]

It isn't so much about having the set on less -- I tend to use it as background noise and "company", given that I live alone. But I get perfectly good antenna-reception (for my purposes) on the broadcast stations, and a lot of my watching is DVDs anyway. It's much more about begrudging that $65 per month considering how little investment I have in needing to watch specific non-broadcast programs.

[mariedeblois.livejournal.com]

Bonne chance. I've been without satellite tv for about a year and a half and am mostly ok with it (though I do sometimes miss Food Network).

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Good for you!

I'd have been rid of mine for years except it's the best local ISP, and they require cable service for internet service :P