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20. Cutting the cord was one of the smartest things I have ever done.

Fri Aug 7, 2015, 12:55 AM

Aug 2015

I dropped paid TV about 12 years ago, when I realized my DVD collection had more up to date movies than all the premium channels combined. It will soon be 2 years that I ditched the cell phone. One single land line with voice mail, is all I need. I, like you, am saving money, and not missing them one bit.

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Media stocks getting hammered as pay-TV subscribers cut the cord [View all] dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 OP

I reached the point about three weeks ago bvf Aug 2015 #1

I have them irisblue Aug 2015 #2

My objection to Hulu Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #3

Anothter major consideration Old Codger Aug 2015 #12

I have that same problem with Hulu Politicalboi Aug 2015 #28

So does cable. Far more than Hulu, and yet tens of millions pay for it. whatthehey Aug 2015 #25

Not me, I thought it was going to be like Netflix Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #39

We dropped tv, got 70.00 savings dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #4

Cutting the cord was one of the smartest things I have ever done. Seeker. Aug 2015 #20

There ya go! - ruffburr Aug 2015 #29

i'll bet shanti Aug 2015 #33

I cut the cord awhile back Go Vols Aug 2015 #5

Good! It is well past time the M$M die off. They obviously don't care about their audience or truth. Rex Aug 2015 #6

People can't afford cable anymore romanic Aug 2015 #7

"the rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor" - Leonard Cohen nt msongs Aug 2015 #8

K&R Go Vols Aug 2015 #9

I would but...baseball. Xithras Aug 2015 #10

mlb.com is the best way to watch FlatBaroque Aug 2015 #11

It took 50 years for my complete bvf Aug 2015 #13

Baseball....What is this...Baseball, you speak of? Katashi_itto Aug 2015 #18

ACTUALLy you can... yuiyoshida Aug 2015 #19

I'm watching Free Speech TV online (www.freespeech.org), Paladin Aug 2015 #14

We cut the cord 2 yrs ago. PasadenaTrudy Aug 2015 #15

I cut the cord with extreme prejudice... hunter Aug 2015 #16

can't stand Hulu but Neflix and antenna TV works for me Skittles Aug 2015 #17

The second I can watch msnbc on demand, that cord is toast! Stardust Aug 2015 #21

You know that msnbc runs its programming on its web site, eight? dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #22

No, I didn't know that! I'll check it out-- you may have just saved me a bunch o' money. Thanks Stardust Aug 2015 #24

The internet provides a lot of topical shows dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #27

I'm over a decade ahead of 'em. Triana Aug 2015 #23

What about the contract that still has to run out? I have about 6 months left. jwirr Aug 2015 #26

You will have to pay it now or wait 6 months till it is gone. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #30

Thank you. I have patiently paying off my bills lately so I guess I can look at this as paying off jwirr Aug 2015 #31

i have direct shanti Aug 2015 #34

Thanks for the info. jwirr Aug 2015 #35

hah shanti Aug 2015 #32

One of my big reasons for keeping it would be great grandchildren who visit and want to watch. jwirr Aug 2015 #36

yeah, there's that shanti Aug 2015 #37

Mine are getting to that. I only live 2 blocks from the library so we often walk their - they have a jwirr Aug 2015 #38

Good, I hope they all go bankrupt. nt bemildred Aug 2015 #40

Forcing people to pay for something that they won't ever use is a bad business model Yavin4 Aug 2015 #41

Exactly.. sendero Aug 2015 #42