Comments on: Goodbye Expanded Cable TV: What Will I Miss Most

By: C

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:48:23 +0000

With the conversion to digital broadcasting- you can pick up good free local TV. No need to pay even for basic cable. All you need is the conversion box or a digital TV and an atenna. In trying several indoor antennas – we found the cheapest Radio Shack atenna worked best. The web site http://www.antennaweb.org allows you to put in your address and determine the local channels you can receive for FREE.

By: downtown

downtown — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:06:55 +0000

There is too many online choices that are available for free to waste money on cable. Hulu.com is a good source.

By: Lisa G

Lisa G — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:51:33 +0000

I just canceled my DirecTV two days ago. I am coughing up the $180 early cancellation fee, but it will pay for itself in 3 months. I say it’s better to pay $180 now than over $600 in the next 10 months if I chose to fulfill my contract. I am suffering from cable news and ESPN withdraw, though.

By: gabriel oakes

gabriel oakes — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:59:25 +0000

I remember when I first axed cable- I realised the only things I missed were 24 (then in it’s first season) and The Simpsons. 1 1/2 hours of essential television per week, the rest just a waste of time.

Now I waste my time with internet of course but I’m not wasting my money paying for both…

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By: Clair Schwan

Clair Schwan — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:36:23 +0000

I haven’t watched TV in my home for more than 10 years. It hasn’t hurt me one bit.

I don’t know what to be afraid of anymore, but that doesn’t scare me. I don’t have any talking heads spoon feeding me my opinion, but that’s only what I think. And, satisfaction with my life is much higher because I don’t have commercial advertising to tell me all the things I really should be buying in order to be a worthy part of the American pop culture.

All in all, it is a great choice to turn off the tube. Life is much better if you live it instead of just watch it. At the end of my life I will never regret not having spent more time staring at the TV.

Clair

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