so...cutting back
I am seriously considering canceling cable tv here
my reasons why...
it costs way too much ($75 mo for basic cable here...and let's be real people, I have no business having something I can't afford in today's economy)
the new digital upgrade on TimeWarner here sucks mightily
(we have lost channels...the digital picture freezes, but the sound track keeps going...the digital guide has to "reload" every time you try to use it...the digital music channels are now fucked and the music sounds like it is skipping)
why I don't want to...
damn, I will miss my shows like Heroes, LOST, and ER, etc
so...
I am planning to buy one of the digital tv converter boxes and see if I can get a few regular channels with that
*if* you need to have an antennae, we do have the tower type that is actually taller than our house
but the antennae cords have been torn up by Road-Dawg when he trims the bushes around our house
I am not sure if you need an antennae *with* the converter box
I am hoping you don't
but we do have the tower if we need it
If all fails and we get no tv at all
we will still have a dvd player
and most tv shows come out on dvd eventually now
we can get news & weather online (even local newspapers)
and
we could subscribe to netflix for dvds and still save big over the monthly cable payment
I looked into other ways to save money
but I can't get rid of my landline/phone here because the DSL is dependent on that
and
the only other way I can get rid of any bills
is to default on my credit cards...which I will put off as long as I can
if anyone else has any money saving ideas
i am all ears
my reasons why...
it costs way too much ($75 mo for basic cable here...and let's be real people, I have no business having something I can't afford in today's economy)
the new digital upgrade on TimeWarner here sucks mightily
(we have lost channels...the digital picture freezes, but the sound track keeps going...the digital guide has to "reload" every time you try to use it...the digital music channels are now fucked and the music sounds like it is skipping)
why I don't want to...
damn, I will miss my shows like Heroes, LOST, and ER, etc
so...
I am planning to buy one of the digital tv converter boxes and see if I can get a few regular channels with that
*if* you need to have an antennae, we do have the tower type that is actually taller than our house
but the antennae cords have been torn up by Road-Dawg when he trims the bushes around our house
I am not sure if you need an antennae *with* the converter box
I am hoping you don't
but we do have the tower if we need it
If all fails and we get no tv at all
we will still have a dvd player
and most tv shows come out on dvd eventually now
we can get news & weather online (even local newspapers)
and
we could subscribe to netflix for dvds and still save big over the monthly cable payment
I looked into other ways to save money
but I can't get rid of my landline/phone here because the DSL is dependent on that
and
the only other way I can get rid of any bills
is to default on my credit cards...which I will put off as long as I can
if anyone else has any money saving ideas
i am all ears