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milestogo

(16,829 posts)
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:45 PM Apr 2018

Is there a decent cable television provider out there?


8 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
No cable for me
3 (38%)
AT&T
1 (13%)
Cablevision
1 (13%)
Comcast
0 (0%)
Charter Spectrum
0 (0%)
DirecTV
0 (0%)
DISH Network
1 (13%)
Verizon
0 (0%)
XFinity
0 (0%)
No they all suck
2 (25%)
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Is there a decent cable television provider out there? (Original Post) milestogo Apr 2018 OP
Comparatively speaking, Verizon JenniferJuniper Apr 2018 #1
My area only has 2 choices that I know of. milestogo Apr 2018 #2
I've moved a lot. JenniferJuniper Apr 2018 #11
I have Spectrum...used to be TWC...and they have been good...I have them for the internet and they Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #3
Just wait till you've had them for a year - they will start charging you for tv. milestogo Apr 2018 #8
Then I leave. There is no contract these days...and when they raised the price $10.00 I left...the Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #12
DISH has been good for me KT2000 Apr 2018 #4
Certainly not Comcast left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #5
I have Cablevision crazycatlady Apr 2018 #6
No cable for me gyroscope Apr 2018 #7
MSNBC. milestogo Apr 2018 #9
No cable, no satellite, no broadcast. hunter Apr 2018 #10

JenniferJuniper

(4,512 posts)
1. Comparatively speaking, Verizon
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:49 PM
Apr 2018

Fios has the best product. Worst customer service ever though.

Charter Spectrum's product is a throw back to the '80's.

Meh, to Comcast.

Time Warner sucks.

Demsrule86

(68,632 posts)
3. I have Spectrum...used to be TWC...and they have been good...I have them for the internet and they
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:53 PM
Apr 2018

gave me free tv.

Demsrule86

(68,632 posts)
12. Then I leave. There is no contract these days...and when they raised the price $10.00 I left...the
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 09:53 AM
Apr 2018

TV portion...this was before they gave it to me for free...retention called and lowered it...next month they raised it again this time I left until they offered it for the same price as the internet which is free...check every month so far no issues. There are great streaming options out there...I like both Sling and Playstation Vue...but there are others. I get Direct TV now free with my cell phone...which I like because you can use it anywhere...and hubs can use it in the new house.

KT2000

(20,586 posts)
4. DISH has been good for me
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:54 PM
Apr 2018

their customer support is good, they have monthly free previews of channels on higher tiers, and their price is less than our horrible local cable company.

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)
6. I have Cablevision
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:58 PM
Apr 2018

They suck. However, I only use one of their big 3 services (internet). NEver had a landline and cut the TV cord.

 

gyroscope

(1,443 posts)
7. No cable for me
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:58 PM
Apr 2018

why would I want to pay to watch endless commercials, of which there are far too many on cable and satellite. having a commercial break every five minutes destroys the enjoyment of any show I'm watching.

hunter

(38,322 posts)
10. No cable, no satellite, no broadcast.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 11:29 PM
Apr 2018

Our television plays DVDs and standard resolution Netflix. That's all it does.

I once made an antenna that got quite a few broadcast stations but it hasn't been connected for many years now.

An inexpensive medium speed DSL connection serves us well.

I find older DVDs in thrift stores and we sometimes rent newer titles from RedBox.

My wife and I frequently download books so we're more likely to be reading than watching television anyways.

Free books from Project Gutenberg could probably amuse me for the rest of my life, so I don't really feel deprived without cable.

http://www.gutenberg.org/

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