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44. My wife and I quit television entirely many years ago. No cable, no satellite, no broadcast.

Reply to True Blue American (Original post)

Sun Mar 17, 2019, 12:34 PM

Mar 2019

Our television plays DVDs and Netflix. That's all it does. We rent DVDs from the neighborhood Redbox, buy them in thrift stores, and trade them among friends and family. Occasionally we'll buy a movie we really like.

We have an inexpensive DSL internet connection. It's fast enough for a single stream of Netflix. Netflix just raised their prices, we now pay $8.99 a month.

My wife and I have been living without "traditional" television for many years now. As others have noted here on DU, once you quit traditional television you never go back.

For myself, television commercials and "news" have become intolerable noise. I never see television commercials anymore except a few clever ones people post here on DU as youtube videos.

Our adult kids don't even have DVD players in their homes. They do everything with Chromecast from their phones and laptops. Other than Netflix, I don't know what streaming services they subscribe to.

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Question For All? [View all] True Blue American Mar 2019 OP

I am about a year away from changing Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #1

They just raised True Blue American Mar 2019 #2

I gave up Uverse in favor of spectrum Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #3

I just want others to share True Blue American Mar 2019 #6

Myself i could do without the TV entirely Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #13

I love streaming since many of the programs are shown without commercials csziggy Mar 2019 #27

Dennis Donavon True Blue American Mar 2019 #9

Happy to help! I want all cord cutters to succeed... Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #25

I use both Generic Brad Mar 2019 #4

I was OK with Spectrum True Blue American Mar 2019 #5

Cord cutter here, and doing it on 8 mbps down... Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #7

Thank you for that! True Blue American Mar 2019 #8

Pluto is a gem, and I hope it stays that way! Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #10

It was on Pluto True Blue American Mar 2019 #14

DirecTV (satellite) did that to me... Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #17

I understand there True Blue American Mar 2019 #20

My internet is via fixed wireless, but FiOS is coming! Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #22

Just remember, Viacom is a monopolizer. Iggo Mar 2019 #37

C_SPAN only provides streaming if you subscribe to a cable service csziggy Mar 2019 #28

Thank you for that. True Blue American Mar 2019 #38

Also check out Pluto csziggy Mar 2019 #40

I have Pluto. True Blue American Mar 2019 #43

Thanks for this information and links Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #11

Anyway I can help slay Big Cable, I'm happy to help! Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #12

Same here! True Blue American Mar 2019 #15

But, we got this HUGE tax cut! Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #19

I refuse to say what happened to me this year.:( True Blue American Mar 2019 #21

Had the same kinda year... Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #23

I am hearing the same all over. True Blue American Mar 2019 #24

Yes, mainly because there isn't much in the way of cable offered shows we care to watch. sarge43 Mar 2019 #16

Brilliant, Sarge!:) True Blue American Mar 2019 #39

Yes, I had Dish, they make all kinds of True Blue American Mar 2019 #18

Happily streaming pandr32 Mar 2019 #26

Which one? True Blue American Mar 2019 #29

We had Kodi until our new TV in the living room this year pandr32 Mar 2019 #41

I'm nearly eleven years into not having a TV PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #30

Reading is my prime True Blue American Mar 2019 #31

During one earlier time of no TV, long before the internet, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #32

Yes! True Blue American Mar 2019 #33

In first grade I attended St. Francis de Sales Catholic school PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #34

I honesty do not think True Blue American Mar 2019 #35

I always have a book with me. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #36

We read a lot more as well. pandr32 Mar 2019 #42

My wife and I quit television entirely many years ago. No cable, no satellite, no broadcast. hunter Mar 2019 #44

Thank you for that. True Blue American Mar 2019 #45