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suckolux

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So in my medicated mind I may have missed if this topic was brought up before? Looking to downsize my Xfinity bundle, and have! Ordered Netflix when they started on dvd ages ago, streaming only now and finally xfinity fixed my broken street line in front of my house for a year?? Yes, refunds came, now that it works well, doing lots of streaming netflix and a friends vudu account. Loved orange is the new black and now finding Grace and Frankie a riot! Watch if you can, beats other stuff I have found, outside many books from public library.Please let me know if you have other ideas? And no I can't get any open air tv in my area, tried.
 
Welcome to TV in the 21st century

Count me as a cable cutter as well. When I was in some tough financial straits a few years ago, I cut out cable entirely, and invested in a good antenna. The public library here has a pretty good DVD collection that one can check out for free, so I made good use of that as well. As my financial condition steadily improved, I eventually was able to justify upgrading my 20-year-old TV set and even bought a Blu-Ray player but I didn't go back to cable.

The Blu-Ray player has network capability but it was six months before I worked up the courage to press the "Netflix" button. Once I did, life was never the same. Now, about 99 percent of my TV viewing is through Netflix and Hulu. I really like having the flexibility to watch TV on MY schedule. Between the two, there's not much that's ever been on TV that I can't access. The two streaming services complement each other in that Netflix leans more heavily toward movies while Hulu concentrates on TV series. It even carries a lot of the current network shows with new episodes coming available on Hulu the day after they're shown on the network.

When I moved last year, AT&T talked me into a minimal U-verse TV bundle with local channels and 12 channels of HBO for $10 less than Internet alone. The best part of the package, other than it serving as a conduit for Netflix and Hulu, is the HBO Go streaming channel, which allowed me to binge watch the first four seasons of 'Game of Thrones' the week before season 5 started.

Netflix and Hulu together cost less than $20 a month, which is an absolute bargain compared with bloated cable packages full of crap we never watch.
 
Nice! I am stuck with Comcast for my internet, no way around that and again, nothing on antenna and dish not allowed either
 
Time Warner Cable (TWC) is the local cable monopoly here. We dodged the Comcast bullet when that merger was aborted a few months ago, although now TWC is being acquired by Charter. AT&T is also starting to muscle in on their action with U-verse. Interestingly, I was talking with a friend who has TWC for Internet only and she discovered that she's getting the local TV channels along with TBS and WGN America for free. Apparently, TWC has no way to completely filter out the TV signal.
 
<span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought about doing this, too. But, when I pencilled it out, it was almost the same as what I pay for DISH now ($68). Though, I did include in that calculation, a ROKU 3 device (I think it's $10 a month, plus the cost of purchase - about $100), plus Netflix, plus HULU, plus a faster internet connection. I need the ROKU to do the streaming, I think. I'm not sure.</span>


 


<span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you guys know what your internet connection speed is? I tested mine awhile back, and of course cannot find the results at the moment. Someone told me that my current speed would not be fast enough, so calc. in an additional $20/month for a faster connection. If I didn't need to upgrade, it would be cheaper for me to cut the cable too. That day, though, is coming soon enough. </span>
 
My internet speed, being Comcast can vary a lot! from 12 mgs up to 75 if nobody around me is home I guess? I know before I had dsl and it was 2 and it ran roku just fine, could even check my email quickly.
 
Mine's supposed to be up to 24 but most of the time it runs somewhere between 17 and 20. I ran Netflix successfully at my old place with DSL running at 3.
 
<span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">So, wow, I just tested mine. It ranged between 15 to 20, averaging 18. You can do this at speedtest.net  I guess I DON'T need to upgrade to a higher speed! Hurrah! </span>


 


<span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I have to build up the courage to cut the cable. I DO love my DVR that comes with my DISH service, but that is part of what I pay a month - I think it is about $6 of the monthly charges of $68. Since I can pull up and watch just about anything on these other services, why keep the DVR?</span>


 


<span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for the info, guys.</span>
 

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