Comments on: Cutting the Cable TV

By: Negra

Negra — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:33:17 +0000

Haven’t had cable for years! Luckily most of the major networks actually have a lot of their shows available online for free. HULU.com is where I spend most of my time. HULU is a centralized location to find old and new shows from several networks. Best of all its free and it has great quality because its actually legal.

By: SouthernMyst

SouthernMyst — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:19:36 +0000

Haven’t had a TV in the house for 4 months now. Haven’t had cable now for a year and 2 months, but before that the other people I lived with paid for the cable; haven’t watched that much TV for years, now. I can veg out for hours on end, if given the opportunity (have to be careful when I house sit), but I like myself much better when I do more productive things than that.

I have quite an extensive movie collection, and can always rent or check out from the library; as for the TV shows I miss, I just buy from iTunes store or rent, or borrow from a friend. It works out quite nicely.

By: Little Birdie

Little Birdie — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:03:33 +0000

I had Dish Network (a TERRIBLE company) and they pissed me off.. so I decided to save $65 a month and get rid of it. Goodbye TV.

I’m totally ok with it.
I miss some shows, some times.. but not much.

I watched the debates on-line.

I get my news on-line.

I still have my DVD player for the rare night I want to watch a movie (I would rather go out to the movies).

I’m bored I read a book, listen to music.. or do what I am doing right now.. waste time on the internet typing to people who probably don’t care too much :)

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Save Money on Movies, Music, Television, and Books — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:42:40 +0000

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By: AskDong » One Topic: Television

AskDong » One Topic: Television — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:02:14 +0000

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By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:26:26 +0000

I’m going through the Slingbox Software Agreement (what I’m using out in CA) at and I don’t see anything about it being against the license. If it eases your mind to stay within the “paying for cable” rule (that I can’t find), send a penny a year to the person. I already suggested splitting the cost.

It’s worth noting that this is the exact purpose of the Slingbox. The founders wanted to watch their Giants game when they couldn’t be around for the local broadcast. I can’t be around for the Red Sox local broadcast, so I purchased the product. It’s silly that they’d suggest that I set up a home and a cable connection in area. If that is their intention they shouldn’t hide it in a licensing document, but put it in bold letters that people know BEFORE they buy the product. I’d go as far as saying that enforcing the phrase of the licensing agreement amounts to a bait and switch tactic.

By: Ummmm

Ummmm — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:07:07 +0000

Something everyone seems to be forgetting:

Slingbox’s licence agreement for using the player outright states that only the person PAYING FOR THE CABLE has the right to access it through the player. This means what some people here are doing is against the agreement, and what you’re suggesting is also against the agreement.

Simply put its breach of contract. Not that I care, just want you to be aware. Anything that screws the stranglehold of media on the consumer is good in my book.

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Weekly Financial Review #13 — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:32:41 +0000

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David Bach and my two major pet peeves — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:10:27 +0000

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By: Ro

Ro — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:01:37 +0000

This week, we bought a Radio Shack antenna, booster, cords and guide wire to switch to antenna. Antenna.web maps your location for best signals. We have 14 channels so far that are excellent quality. We’re pulling the plug on Dish Network this week ($69 a month) and looking forward to cutting more monthly bills that are bleeding us to death. Bell South’s taxes and mystery fees for basic phone line is $14.50 a month ($69 total). I am reading Mary Hunt’s book about living for half price. We are making a game of budgeting, opting for viewing our own videos vs rentals as well as library videos and exchanging with friends. The stress levels are coming down as the bills become less. Entertainment is too time consuming, anyway!

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Ask the Readers: What Electronic Gadget should I Buy Myself — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:31:55 +0000

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By: brenna

brenna — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:08:55 +0000

Just made it through my first two weeks cable-free, and surprisingly, I’ve hardly noticed that it’s gone. In fact, it feels downright wonderful not to be staring at a screen during my free time. I had digital cable, and virtually every TV show that I watched was part of the cable package (TLC, Discovery, etc.). I was probably keeping the TV on each night for 3 or 4 hours, and on days off for even longer. So far I have had no regrets, and I feel ten times better filling my time with things that are enriching, or which allow me to have actual conversation. A few shows on DVD are more than enough to pass any dead time. Even if you think you “gotta have cable,” as I did – you may be surprised by the results…

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:09:52 +0000

Well, much like many of you, I simply gotta have cable. I got Comcast, or should I say they go me for $65/month. I guess it’s not as bad as a couple others…

I got a HDTV after my older set went and I simply love the HDTV stuff, but over-the-air wont pick up ESPN, Discovery etc. etc.

When it comes down to it, I only watch maybe 15-channels in total with my wife watching probably 5-more for a GRAND TOTAL of 20 freakin’ channels, yet I am forced into 100 with my package that I simply can’t get any lower. Verizon Fios isn’t in my area and I currently don’t have any other options at the moment other than the dish. I am stuck, stuck, stuck!

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:10:56 +0000

Sylvie – What your friend may have been thinking of was the fact that over-the-air ANALOG broadcasts will be cut off in a couple years (sometime in 2009, IIRC). Basically, the broadcasters were given a ton of free spectrum for digital/over-the-air broadcasts, but in return, they have to exchange the spectrum used for the old, analog broadcasts. So when that happens, if you want to keep using an old, analog TV that’s not hooked up to cable or satellite, you’ll need an adapter to convert the digital signals to analog.

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Lazy Man and Money » Best of Lazy Man and Money - Volume 1 — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:12:52 +0000

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By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:46:32 +0000

I think your friend’s source is full of it too. If anything TV stations would just stop broadcasting the signal over the air if they didn’t want people to pick up the signal. People could even make their own rabbit ears. In college I found that just plugging in cable (even if you don’t subscribe) turned the whole dorm’s cable wiring into a big set of rabbit ears giving me pretty good reception.

By: Sylvie

Sylvie — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:05:05 +0000

A freind of mine was just told that Rabbit ears were becoming illegal. I can’t find anything on the internet to back this up. It sounds ridiculous to me. I think my freind’s source is full of it. Any response.