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In reply to the discussion: How do you consume "television"? [View all]Sympthsical
(10,399 posts)51. My bill kept climbing to over $200
I'd call them back, cut a deal to trim it down to $160, then it'd start climbing again.
And I finally realized I was only really watching HBO at the time for various shows. Once HBO became a stand-alone streaming app, I decided I was done throwing money out the window.
As more and more streaming apps worked with Chromecast and similar tv dongles, there just wasn't a need to have cable to experience high quality programming and movies on the main tv.
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I've had the same experience in the Caribbean and remote-ish places in Europe
LearnedHand
Jan 2024
#39
Live TV is an option, and, in pseudo-DVR fashion, you can "record" live shows to watch later
Silent3
Jan 2024
#29
No cable, no satellite, no broadcast, two or three ad free streaming services, and DVDs.
hunter
Jan 2024
#22