I quit cable TV

[ErikL]

Going to get a Roku and a HDTV antenna.

Move on...

 

[Chops54]

That sounds interesting. Your reason for the change?

 

[ErikL]

US ~$70 per month, Comcast monopoly and multiple crap channels.

 

[Martyn Miles]

I have never has cable television and I would never subscribe to Sky and give that evil Murdoch crowd a penny !

 

[Tigerjones]

I have never has cable television and I would never subscribe to Sky and give that evil Murdoch crowd a penny !

Same here.

 

[Cheese]

I'm always so proud to boast about the absence of a TV in my home. And happy to hear other people complain about their addiction.

 

[Jonathan Ribee]

Television?


It will never catch on I tell you.

 

[formbypc]

... monopoly and multiple crap channels.

I'd suggest the same applies the world over, whether for cable, satellite or digital terrestrial providers.

How many Sky subscribers in the UK actively watch more than 5 or 6 channels, do you think?

 

[Cheese]

I have never has cable television and I would never subscribe to Sky and give that evil Murdoch crowd a penny !

Or Bouygues in France. Or Berlusconi in Italy. etc.

 

[mmterror]

We now have Lovefilm and Netflix streaming accounts. I'm seriously considering ditching terrestrial TV altogether.

 

[TheDecameron]

On demand, advert and Murdoch- free would seem to be the way ahead.

 

[Cesare]

I'm always so proud to boast about the absence of a TV in my home. And happy to hear other people complain about their addiction.

We've gone a different direction - putting the TV in the upstairs spare room. Socialising around a TV is very difficult as the programming is all designed to be the centre of attention - fine when you want it, but it's surprisingly rare that we want to sit around together, not talking to each other.

 

[Chops54]

US ~$70 per month, Comcast monopoly and multiple crap channels.

I have Virgin. I've just received a letter telling me that my services will increase by £4.50 at the end of Jan. Goodbye Virgin.

 

[rally]

I have Virgin. I've just received a letter telling me that my services will increase by £4.50 at the end of Jan. Goodbye Virgin.

Ditto

 

[Martin D]

mmterror

so true

 

[vuk]

Television?
It will never catch on I tell you.

jonathan.

you have just won this (t-shirt) for your prediction:

vuk.

 

[Chops54]

Not many of those in a pound

 

[martin clark]

[size=-2]According to XKCD I attained Peak Smug[/size]

 

[Linds]

Those that are saying "Goodbye Virgin", what are you doing in 2014 as an alternative?
(My service is going up by £2.50 so I must be on a more basic deal than you high rollers with the £4.50 increase).

 

[Stuart Frazer]

I got off the Sky subscription service when they tried to increase my bill. I don't really miss it, other than the football and F1 that I used to enjoy. I couldn't justify the costs. I wonder if these cost increases are their way of filling the cost void of those lost subscribers?