Sanity check from you cord cutters

[radios1]

And just the stations that are strong enough. For me that is 61 stations

it's rare that OTA has anything worth watching, and then, it's on after 7PM.. here's a free internet channel to fill the void. COMET TV Sci-fi Network

 

[drssg]

it's rare that OTA has anything worth watching, and then, it's on after 7PM.. here's a free internet channel to fill the void. COMET TV Sci-fi Network

FWIW, I get COMET TV OTA. If I just randomly turn on the TV, there’s usually nothing I want to watch. Add a DVR, and I can easily get more stuff queued up than I’ll ever watch.

 

[Oaktree]

She and her husband are both 24... they pay $258 a month for their phone plan and $160 a month for cable... cable use to be over $200

This works out to over $5,000 annually!!!

If I were them I'd look into getting a better cellphone plan. $258/mo? Really?
Tell me again how a cellphone saves you money.

And just the stations that are strong enough. For me that is 61 stations

Unfortunately for me that number is 1. And I'm not really interested in public tv.

it's rare that OTA has anything worth watching, and then, it's on after 7PM.. here's a free internet channel to fill the void. COMET TV Sci-fi Network

Most of my watching is OTA channels (primarily CBS), though we never have the tv on until after 6 or so (wife likes the evening news). Daytime tv has never been worth watching IMHO.

As far as Comet goes...last fall our cable system replaced My Network TV with Comet. Nothing but grade B horror movies, pure dreck IMHO. Bring me back my reruns of Bones, Castle and CSI Miami!

 

[ultrarunner]

If I were them I'd look into getting a better cellphone plan. $258/mo? Really?
Tell me again how a cellphone saves you money.



Unfortunately for me that number is 1. And I'm not really interested in public tv.



Most of my watching is OTA channels (primarily CBS), though we never have the tv on until after 6 or so (wife likes the evening news). Daytime tv has never been worth watching IMHO.

As far as Comet goes...last fall our cable system replaced My Network TV with Comet. Nothing but grade B horror movies, pure dreck IMHO. Bring me back my reruns of Bones, Castle and CSI Miami!

I think part of the high cost is trading in for the latest Apple Phones and Watches...

 

[ultrarunner]

I don't owe anyone a nickle, never have, but a lot of people, that owe lots, sure have more and nicer stuff than I do. Makes you wonder who's right sometimes.

100% right... My folks had a neighbor... new German cars, his daughter in the most expensive school and about the biggest cabin cruiser you can tow with a 3 axle trailer... the old guy down the street said one day he must have a money tree in back...

It all came crashing down... see, he refinanced his home 5 times in 7 years... cash out refi...

That 200k home had 900k in debt when he walked away in 2009... plus, I can't prove it but he sold the appliances, furnace and even the water heater as he was leaving...

While it lasted he was the definition of living large... when it crashed... he filed BK and his wife left him... he was living in a Shelter last I heard...

 

[hawkeye08]

My sister refi'd their home and spent the cash, maxed out credit cards, lived high off the hog, until they lost their house, but no big deal since her husband's folks had passed and left them their place.. which shared the water well.. last I heard, the foreclosed house was still vacant. Not the way to live in my opinion, but to each his own.

I have responded on some of these cord cutter threads, but truth be known, never had cable nor wanted it. I admit to watching some internet stuff now, Amazon Prime, Netflix, free VUDU, etc. We have always just had the OTA channels and it was fine when they weren't so biased. Now I am glad to have several internet news sources to balance broadcast TV out.

 

[goeduck]

Anyone sign up for Fox Nation on ROKU? How is it?

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Anyone sign up for Fox Nation on ROKU? How is it?

First month $0.99 then $5.99/month. Terms Apply. Offer starts 5/6/19 and ends 5/19/19.

not cheap,but cheaper than full cable still

 

[goeduck]

not cheap,but cheaper than full cable still

Do you get the live Fox News feed as on cable or YouTube TV?

 

[shooterdon]

I just use Rabbit Ears... 50+ stations and half in English.

No interest/time for cable.

I was talking with our young receptionist in the break room today... she was working on her budget...

She and her husband are both 24... they pay $258 a month for their phone plan and $160 a month for cable... cable use to be over $200

This works out to over $5,000 annually!!!

Add to that car notes/insurance totaling $14,000 annually plus rent of 18,000 and then utilities of $3,000

So they have spent 40k before buying groceries, clothes etc...

No one "needs" $5k in phone and cable costs. Stupid people do stupid things. Both should get second jobs if they spend that much time on their phones or watching TV.

There I go being judgmental again...and I am trying so hard to be better....but I abhor stupidity.