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In reply to the discussion: I want to cancel cable tv but keep Internet [View all]MontanaMama
(24,038 posts)Charter/Spectrum is the best internet in our area and they are the primary cable company as well. I was paying $179 a month for internet and their basic cable package which was garbage. We cancelled their cable and kept their internet. As a punishment, Spectrum raised our internet price from $54.99 to $65.99 a month which sucks but we were still ahead financially. I subscribe to Sling TV which is streamed through a Roku stick. We get more tv than we did with the cable and quite a bit of content that we didnt get before. Sling has news, movie, cooking/home/garden, comedy, outdoor packages that can be added or subtracted for cheap...like $5. If you try it and dont like it, just log on to their website and change it up. I have 3 tvs and a Roku sticks/remotes for each of them and no bulky cumbersome cable box. Theres DVR service that is really great, imo. If I forget to record something and Im away from home, I can use the Sling app on my phone to record it. Ive been really happy with it and get more tv than we watch for $54.98 a month....and Sling offers packages for less than that. NBC is the only network Sling offers but CBS can be added for $5.98 a month. I dont know about ABC etc. With the Roku stick, you can stream Prime, Showtime, HBO etc and a million other things too. Im saving around $60 a month and other than the occasional network special program like the Oscars or Grammys, I dont think were missing anything. Check it out. Its working well for me.
Edited to add that you can get MSNBC and CNN with Sling.