I previously posted that we cut our cable. I had been hesitant at first since we were in a “contract” and they would charge us a cancellation fee, but it was our last fixed expense that we could cut, so we took the plunge a few months ago.
I am REALLY glad we did. First off, Comcast never charged us that mysterious cancellation fee. They were QUICK to turn off the premium channels, and it took about 5 days for someone to come out and cut the cable altogether.
After spending some time on the phone explaining to the customer service rep that we did NOT want basic cable (several times), we thought all was well. It was sort of amusing when the Comcast “guy” (do they have a job title?) came to the door explaining that he was downgrading us to basic. We reiterated we didn’t want ANY cable, and then had to place another call to make sure the correct changes were made to our account.
We have missed some of our favortie HBO shows, but we’ll rent them or pick them up on DVD for a marathon viewing. I prefer to watch some shows that way.
Second, we have been using the internet for viewing a few programs, and the kids can use sites like Cartoon Network, NickJr, and Playhouse Disney to access their fav shows.
We eventually want to put an antennae on the roof. We tried a smaller antennae around the time of the Oscars and I was BLOWN AWAY by the quality of the picture. I wondered why anyone would pay for the crummy, degraded Comcast signal when they could see most of their TV that clear. We opted to return the smaller antennae since it did not get all the channels, and the quality on one channel was only so-so.
The big bonus to using the antennae is being able to hook up our TiVo again. I miss our TiVo and the ability to skip commercials (you have to watch several while viewing TV online).
Have you cut the cable? Do you think you could?
Kelly
