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 I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for.
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| I currently have a TV and internet package with Verizon Fios. When I signed up a few years ago I picked the slowest internet and the full gold package of TV channels. When it comes to TV I have pretty much everything aside from Netflix (HBO, Showtime, NFL Network, NFL Red Zone, etc.). Over the last few years I have also gotten free upgrades to my internet service and have a multi-room DVR as well. As my current deal with Fios was coming to an end I received an e-mail that contained deals that would have increased (not decreased) my premium if I committed to another two years. Sure enough, at the end of my deal they raised my rate again. After receiving a letter today stating that HBO and Cinemax would be removed from my current deal I am ready to look at my other options. Anyone who is using substitutes for cable / Fios, please post your setup and rates in this thread. Perhaps we can help each other figure out the best way to cut the bills so we can buy more comics instead of paying these guys. |
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 I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
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| Great idea!!! Being Canadian, I obviously can not contribute to this thread, but a great idea @drchaos! | ||
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| they make you play the switch game-they all screw the old customers-switch to comcast for 2 years | ||
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| I cut cable completely over two years ago. We have Fire TV and Amazon Prime for our primary source. We also have Netflix. We switch out the premium channels (HBO, Starz, etc.) every few months to keep them fresh. There is no need to have them all on all the time. We also picked up Hulu for the first time for $1/month on the back Friday deal. We have a digital antenna for local networks. We've saved a lot of money by doing this and highly recommend it. However we are unusual in that we read more than we watch TV, and have times where we go weeks without even turning one on. Hulu is well worth the $1 per month, but when the price goes up in a year, we'll probably switch out between that and Netflix every few months. I was not interested in Hulu until we tried it and actually are enjoying it. |
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 Why just the women? I like bears.
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| I haven't has a TV bill for way more than 5 years. I don't miss it one bit. Rabbit ears and Roku gets me all that I ever need or want. |
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| I am so glad I ditched cable! I was paying DirecTV almost $90 a month and there was never anything on when I was home (I work afternoons, so the only time I really watch TV is late at night or during the day). Nowadays I pay $7.99 for Netflix, $9.99 for WWE and I have Prime video which is included with my Amazon prime membership. There is always something on whenever I want to watch and I am saving money hand over fist! | ||
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| So how do cord cutters handle sports? | ||
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Why just the women? I like bears.
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Quote:Originally Posted by moodswing rabbit ears and TNTovertime |
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| @moodswing I stopped watching sports and honestly can't say that I miss it, which is odd because I was a huge sports nerd. | ||
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| If you have the NFL app you can watch the games for free on your phone. There’s always local TV, although those HD antennas can really suck depending on how your house is positioned. There are also packages like Sling for it you are a total sports nut and want to watch everything. | ||
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Why just the women? I like bears.
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| The only sports I miss are the games on ESPN. But not paying a dime for TV in well over 5 years is a good trade-off. ps - I have had no phone bill in over 5 years, also. MagicJack = $35/yr (yes, that's A YEAR) |
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| I dropped cable 2 yrs ago...best thing I ever did...we get 37 local channels and the kids never even noticed. Still plenty of games on: NFL, college bball and Football, NBA...There's a peace in not scanning through 1000 channels just to find nothing worth watching. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by moodswingI missed the sports the most when we cut cable out. That was over 5 yrs ago. But I bought an antenna for around $60 and I get all the regular NFL games on Fox, NBC and CBS. They come in crystal clear on my TV. Then we do Netflix for $10. A month. We save a lot of money this way. |
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I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for.
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| Do any of the cord cutting options (Hulu, Amazon, etc.) have any of the ESPN channels or NFL Network? | ||
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| I use AT&T Gigapower internet at 1000Mbps, which is great for streaming via Netflix. I'm on a three year promotion for $80/month. I'm also an Apple/Mac user, so I have an Apple TV hooked up so I can watch all of the Movies/TV accumulated over years of iTunes purchases, and play my music over the home theater stereo system. I've also got HBO Now for $15/month; which, unless HBO invests in another property that interests me, will probably be canceled next year after the conclusion of Game of Thrones. Disney has plans for special promotions once Disney Plus rolls out later this year. The top tier package is rumored to include Disney+ (Walt Disney, Marvel, Pixar, Lucasfilm, & National Geographic content), ESPN+, & Hulu; though none of the plans have price points attached yet. NFL Network's contracts across all platforms, as well as the broadcast TV rights, expire in 2022. If the Disney service has enough subscribers, I'd imagine they would look at either pickup NFL Network as a paid add-on to the streaming service, or perhaps add additional games to the ESPN+ package. Depends on how much the NFL charges, and how much control the NFL would want over advertising/creative/etc. While I am an Amazon Prime member, I haven't gotten a Fire stick as I don't know anyone who uses it, and haven't tried it. Do you feel it is worth it? |
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| Find the fastest and least expensive internet, buy sticks and stream from Hulu, Amazon, or however is available in your area that has the shows you enjoy. Buy your own equipment to save even more. | ||
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| I have Apple TV in one room and fire stick in the other. The biggest difference (aside from the Apple TV costing me more) is that you can’t watch your iTunes purchases on FireTV). | ||
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| I've been on Verizon FiOS for a while... recently cut the TV portion of our plan, increasing Internet speed but overall reducing costs. We went to gigabit fiber, and still have Amazon Prime, Netflix, and now use YoutubeTV for most "normal" TV, including sports. I haven't regretted the switch, and am saving some money while having 30x the Internet speeds up/down. | ||
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 I’m not an ant. I’m a rootin tootin Hornet!
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| I cut out everything about three years ago I bought fire sticks. Get on YouTube it will show you how to program and download apps to watch everything for free. It is legal in the US but illegal just about every where else. Thousands of movies free also. | ||
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I used to be a huge sports fan. But now it's becoming duller than dung. The NFL is evolving into Arena football. The NBA is literally a running game of h.o.r.s.e. It's not worth watching until the last few minutes and even then it's a running game of h.o.r.s.e    |
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| NFL is slow and boring...would love to see that talent play on CFL sized fields with CFL rules (hate punts and kickoffs into the end zone and get a free 25 yrds!!) If Formula 1 got a streaming service I could easily cut the cable |
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Quote:Originally Posted by KatKomicsI do miss the F1 too. I also miss Detroit Tiger baseball. |
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| Fortunate to live in an area where I can get a new customer price, by switching companies (Spectrum, ATT, Verizon, WOW) when they jack the price up. | ||
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| We had 5 TVs and 5 directv boxes along with a monthly bill In excess of $200. After a very frustrating incident with directv, I decided to make the break a couple of years ago, and this is what I have put together. Keep in mind that High speed internet is key. First off, you have to have the right WiFi. Eero spreads internet around the house like butter on warm bread. I have 3, one on each floor. No dead spots, full speed anywhere in the house. I experimented with DirecTV Now and YouTube TV concurrently and settled on YouTube TV mainly because of unlimited recording. Not paying DirecTV anymore was frosting on the cake. I think they are both priced around $30 a month, so not excessive. On the 2 main TVs I have a 4K Apple TV box with YouTube TV, Netflix and Amazon Prime apps. On the other TVs that aren’t used as much I have Google Chromecasts where I can cast the same apps. No more satellite boxes sucking energy 24/7, no more ludicrous monthly bills. True, I don’t have as many channels but I have the channels I used 95% of the time and haven’t noticed a difference. |
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| Question for those who have cut the cord for TV. Assuming you have still have internet access at your house, what are you paying for that internet access alone? When I looked into this, the cost for just the internet was high. I may eventually do it, but not right now. | ||
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| Last year I broke up with DirecTV after almost 20 years of service. After AT&T purchased them, what they could offer as incentives got locked down. But having AT&T cell phones, DSL, AND DirecTv (which I was paying them over $500 a month for in total)I thought for sure I could get some kind of deal. I even got flyers in my mailbox showing that I could get the exact service level that I had for $90 a month (if I was a new customer). After going back and forth (because I had to call each service separately), the best deal I got was that I could save $20 a month...IF I upgraded to the next tier on my cell phone plan which would cost me an extra $20 a month. So I dropped DirecTV and the AT&T DSL. Because of my distance to the switch, my DSL was maxed out at about 3 Mbs. I went with Comcast, got 150 Mbs and the cost was about the same per month. My solution is not perfect, but I ended up with the same programming choices. Primarily, we went with PlayStation Vue. It has all the basic cable channels and they are adding more local channels. Currently, we have 2 of the local network affiliates on there. For the others, we use "rabbit ears". Their are different tiers of service, I added the top level package (got HBO and Showtime) and the sports pack. @Moodswing, the sports pack has all the regional Fox Sports, NBC & CBS Sports as well as ESPN, NFL RedZone, NFL Network, MLB TV, etc, etc. When it comes to sports, I actually have way more options than what I did with DirecTV. All for about $90 a month. I was paying DirecTV $160-$170 a month. And since I'm mostly a football fan, I can drop the sports package and save a little money when it's not football season. We also have netflix and Amazon Prime. For the TV's that don't have the PlayStation hooked up to them, I got either a Roku or a Firestick. You can download the PS Vue app to stream TV in addition to the Netflix and Prime. It's a bit more cumbersome switching from one app or another or having to go to the over air antenna, but at the end of the day, I'm saving money. |
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 If the viagra is working you should be well over a 9.8.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Lonestar We cut TV a couple years ago, but then our internet provider (Comcast, no other options, sigh) offered a TV package on top for like $10. Since we can't even get local channels via antenna we picked it up and have some cable again. I think we pay maybe $100 a month, most of which is internet. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Lonestar I'm paying about $60 a month for internet, but I had internet before I cut the cord, so cost wasn't really a factor. I work from home so I have to have it regardless of where we get our TV. |
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Why just the women? I like bears.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Lonestar $60/month (AT&T) |
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| We cut the cord about 12 years ago. I miss live NHL but the benefits far outweighed the live sports. | ||
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