Cable went up. Again.
Cable co raised the rates again. We have the tv/phone/internet package for $150/mo including taxes. Since it's not going to get cheaper, we are looking for good ways to cut the cord. 1. We ...
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We are cutting the cord here at the house. OTA provides 30 watchable channels and another 30 Spanish, religious and shopping. Right now we tape with 20 year old VCRs. The Cell phones provide 20 gig's of internet at high speed and more at reduced speeds. A freedompop hotspot with rollover will be the back up.
The cords I am cutting are a landline for $70 a month that is used for the security system that will cost a few bucks to switch to cellular.
A Comcast cable bill that went from $57 a month to $130 when they forced me into a bundle to get their modem that provides public wifi. They fought me to drop the TV part until recently when I called to shut it off. Now they are willing to let me have it for what I use too but it is too late. I know I don't need it.
We do have a portable satellite for when we are in the mountains and there is no services at all. It is month to month and gets turned on and off as needed.
So we are dropping $200 a month and it will cost $10 to turn on the phones hotspot. I'll miss the occasional streaming of hockey or college football but I can listen to them and use much less data.
The cords I am cutting are a landline for $70 a month that is used for the security system that will cost a few bucks to switch to cellular.
A Comcast cable bill that went from $57 a month to $130 when they forced me into a bundle to get their modem that provides public wifi. They fought me to drop the TV part until recently when I called to shut it off. Now they are willing to let me have it for what I use too but it is too late. I know I don't need it.
We do have a portable satellite for when we are in the mountains and there is no services at all. It is month to month and gets turned on and off as needed.
So we are dropping $200 a month and it will cost $10 to turn on the phones hotspot. I'll miss the occasional streaming of hockey or college football but I can listen to them and use much less data.
