I decided that paying for 4 channels that I actually watch just isn't worth the money so in June i'm going to cancel all but the local channels.

Any of you feel the same way that the bang for the buck just isn't there anymore

I don't blame you. Most of the cable channels suck. I can't really cut anything though. There's too many mountains around here. Without cable or direct tv, I'd get exactly 0 channels on my tv.

I have enough movies and shows to watch for probably 4 - 5 years so I won't miss the channels at all.

I am keeping the locals only for the News/Weather and a few Network shows and sports that I watch on those channels

i cancelled my cable years ago for the same reason, just wasnt worth the money for what i was watching. since they switched to digital, i am getting 18 channels now, hoping for more.

I have about 360 series that I have bought and tons of movies, i'll finally catch up on those and with commercial interuption to boot

here is a list of all the stuff that i can watch anytime i feel bored. i havent watched hardly any of it yet. http://www.freewebs.com/videoscrounger

I gave up on Cable in September of 2006 (After seeing an "ED Pill" Commercial on :eek: :mad: :angryfire A CHILDREN'S SHOW! :angryfire :mad: :eek: ). In the years since "Cutting the Cord" I haven't missed it at all, and from what I've seen (while visiting friends or relatives who still have Cable), IMO it has not gotten any better. My Signature bears witness to what $65.00 a Month can buy (This is what I was paying for Cable when I ditched them). :happyface

PS. I calculate I watch about 1,100-1,200 TV Episodes each year along with 50 to 80 Movies. I'll let you figure out how long it will take to watch all the shows in my Inventory! :lol:

i remember when i had directv, i would get excited when they said they were adding more channels next month. then i find out its the golf channel and home gardening channel. thanks for nothing.

It is an attractive idea.I'd rather pay to NOT get most of the channels(junk) available on cable.We still love TCM and the Westerns channel though,so at this point I'm not cancelling cable yet.But since we get Antenna-tv and hopefully will get Me-tv soon it will be alot easier to cancel Cable.

Financially, is it profitable to cancel cable and buy DVD's of your favorite shows? I mean DVD's are expensive.

Financially, is it profitable to cancel cable and buy DVD's of your favorite shows? I mean DVD's are expensive.

Not if you consistantly keep your eyes on the Bargain Bins, and check out all the Used DVDs that people sell each weekends during their Yard and Garage Sales. I've picked up whole Series for as little as ONE DOLLAR! :D

My signature bears Testimony to what you can spend for JUST AS MUCH (Actually LESS, as I was spending $65.00 a Month for my Subscription Fee when I "Cut The Cord" in 2006, now it's $103.00 a Month! - IF I were to Re-Subscribe) as you would spend to watch those Hacked-and Slashed Commercial INFESTED Shows the Cable Companies toss at you. :mad:

How will you get along in life without Paris Hilton, Snookie, and all the Real Housewives????

It would be nice to cut out that cable bill, but there are so many shows I just hate to give up, True Blood, Hot in Cleveland, The Walking Dead, Being Human, Memphis Beat, Rizzoli & Isles, etc. Plus we live 50 miles from the major city where we get our local antenna tv channels & often they don't pick up that great.

Yeah, they got you hooked even if you like only one show, or one cable network station. And then I get ready to cancel my premium channel, but then I would lose True Blood.

^ Yeah & then they don't even give you that many episodes of True Blood but I still don't want to give it up. :lol:

Not yet. There are still shows on a few cable networks that I like. Plus, I like having some of the cable/business channels (CNN, CNBC) to keep up with what's going on in the world. Also, I've tried an antenna down here at the shore and I wasn't able to pick up much of anything.

We've thought about it. The original reason I got cable is because there's basically no reception out here, even with a roof antenna. I started off with the $20/month limited basic plan, and it kind of grew from there.

The biggest thing that prevents us from canceling is the fact that I'm disabled. That is, I'm home most days, and it's nice to have more options than soaps and court shows.

I don't think I could cut the cable because we'd only get one channel if we did and plus it would be poor reception. Besides, I find myself watching more of the specialty channels these days.

I used to have both at one time or another.


I havent had either in almost 6 years now, and dont plan on ever getting cable or satelite again. I got plenty of VHS and DVD's to watch, and besides I dont spend as much time as I used to sitting in front of the TV set.

We have also decided to cut the cord. We pay 104.00 for Direct TV, we have over 200 channels and NOTHING is ever on worth watching. Sick of struggling to pay it in this horrible economy and having nothing to watch.

Another thing keeping me from cutting the cord is DVR. Cable is the most convenient way for me to get it.

I'm spoiled! I rarely watch commercials anymore.

I have Dish Network and have the family package 50 channels for 24.99 plus I added HBO for Boardwalk Empire.

I looked into that package I may downgrade to that I just can't see paying over 100 bucks a month to watch basically nothing most months

I will probably never cut the sat cord. There are several cable shows that I like watching and I'm also a sports fan.

I downgraded today and I also but a media player so i am not missing a single channel I got rid of

I cut my cable ... back in November 2001. That was when I moved to my current apartment. The rent here is more than it was at the other place, so I had to cut something! I was paying something like $38.49 a month to Time Warner (which was Media One when I became a subscriber in October 1997).

Come to think of it, if the rents were identical I probably would have gotten rid of it, too. Over the years I lost respect for Time Warner. My view of the company still hasn't improved, and it probably never will.

I like Dish Network, they are good to deal with, I just don't like the channels at this point because the people who run them don't have any respect for the viewer