It's hard to believe it's been 6 months now living without cable in our life. It's been hard at times because we have a TV series we absolutely love: "House". But with change comes a change in thinking. My wife can wait a day or two after a new episode and download it for $2 on iTunes. Still much cheaper than having cable. My son continues to watch his morning cartoons, but now, it's internet TV. I like ToonJet, because it's continual commercial free vintage cartoons, like Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes, and Woody the Woodpecker. Netflix, Hulu and Cartoon Network.com are a few others that he likes. One cool thing that we've done is hook the laptop up to the TV. Our flat screen has a PC input, so we can hook it up with a monitor cable. Many programs are already in high resolution, so most of the time, it's like watching regular TV.
I wouldn't say it's been the easiest thing in the world to stop cable "cold turkey". I'd be lying if I said I didn't wish for moments where I could just wind down in the evening with a little channel surfing. With only a computer dishing out entertainment, there is a little sharing that has to be worked out sometimes.
Overall, I would highly recommend trying it. You can always get cable back (and probably at a discount for new customers).
2 comments:
We did away with cable almost 3 months ago when we moved. We haven't missed it one bit. We started up a netflix subscription and it's doing just fine at $18/month instead of $40 or more/month.
The only thing I miss is being able to turn on the TV to watch sports.
We've also noticed we get more stuff done. Instead of sitting in front of the TV, we've actually become a better family.
I wish I had got rid of cable a long time ago!
You can watch tons of stuff online. We don't even use our TV. And, the money has been insurance for our budget. There are so many sites where you can stream or watch for free online. Most of the major networks have the shows online. It may lead to the cable companies lowering their prices!
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