Thinking about cutting the cable...

joshnauburn · 10-24-2015, 08:58 PM

Figuratively of course...but same idea..thinking about cutting off cable at our house, and was wondering if any of you have done the same? I still plan on keeping our internet, but it seems like I watch less and less of live t.v. only thing I think I will miss is my sports, but maybe I can borrow a buddies login info for the big games..thoughts?

Chainsaw13 · 10-24-2015, 09:05 PM

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=38822

I cut the cord a few months ago. Glad I did. I luckily still get all the digital channels on my cable, so I'm not missing anything. Saved me nearly $100/month.

the nub · 10-24-2015, 09:29 PM

cut off cable probably about 7 or 8 years ago. you can stream just about any show, movie or game. the biggest win is I'm not tempted to watch the "News"

joshnauburn · 10-24-2015, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=38822

I cut the cord a few months ago. Glad I did. I luckily still get all the digital channels on my cable, so I'm not missing anything. Saved me nearly $100/month.

Thanks for the link, sorry to duplicate post. Awesome!

shilala · 10-24-2015, 10:26 PM

We just did it. We still get some channels because we have internet service, but we really don't miss it a bit.
We have Amazon Prime, which is basically free because we've had Prime for years, and we have Netflix.
Plus the kids watch youtube on the tv.

We have a google chrome, a couple fire sticks, and a few of the tv's are smart tv's, plus I run a plex server with over 1000 movies.
There's WAY more media than we can ever get to.

G G · 10-25-2015, 08:03 AM

I did it several years ago and we watch more tv now than we did when we had it. I use Roku and have Netflix and Hulu Plus. I also bought a onetime license for life to Playon and we use a plugin for that called Onechannel that has almost every tv show and movie known to man on it. It's probably not technically legal.

10-24-2015, 08:58 PM	#1
joshnauburn JOSHNAUBURN Join Date: Dec 2014 First Name: Josh Location: AL Posts: 65 Trading: (2)	Thinking about cutting the cable... Figuratively of course...but same idea..thinking about cutting off cable at our house, and was wondering if any of you have done the same? I still plan on keeping our internet, but it seems like I watch less and less of live t.v. only thing I think I will miss is my sports, but maybe I can borrow a buddies login info for the big games..thoughts?

10-24-2015, 09:05 PM	#2
Chainsaw13 Møøse bites can be nasty Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Bob Location: The Enchanted Mitten Posts: 7,179 Trading: (96)	Re: Thinking about cutting the cable... http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=38822 I cut the cord a few months ago. Glad I did. I luckily still get all the digital channels on my cable, so I'm not missing anything. Saved me nearly $100/month. __________________ My neighbor came by my house this morning at 2AM, pounding on the door. Good thing I was still up playing the drums.

10-24-2015, 09:29 PM	#3
the nub Papa Chino Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Nanaimo, BC Posts: 320 Trading: (2)	Re: Thinking about cutting the cable... cut off cable probably about 7 or 8 years ago. you can stream just about any show, movie or game. the biggest win is I'm not tempted to watch the "News"

10-24-2015, 10:26 PM	#5
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: Thinking about cutting the cable... We just did it. We still get some channels because we have internet service, but we really don't miss it a bit. We have Amazon Prime, which is basically free because we've had Prime for years, and we have Netflix. Plus the kids watch youtube on the tv. We have a google chrome, a couple fire sticks, and a few of the tv's are smart tv's, plus I run a plex server with over 1000 movies. There's WAY more media than we can ever get to. __________________

10-25-2015, 08:03 AM	#6
G G BR549 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Taylor, FL. Posts: 12,725 Trading: (10)	Re: Thinking about cutting the cable... I did it several years ago and we watch more tv now than we did when we had it. I use Roku and have Netflix and Hulu Plus. I also bought a onetime license for life to Playon and we use a plugin for that called Onechannel that has almost every tv show and movie known to man on it. It's probably not technically legal.