https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:57:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable/page/2#post-88319 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:59:25 +0000 katdevargas 88319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we actually haven't had a tv at all for 3 or 4 years now. if we want to watch a movie, we watch it on the laptop &amp; I honestly have no idea what the shows are that are out now, so I don't feel like I'm missing anything by not being able to watch something weekly. the few shows that I've heard of that I've actually wanted to watch {downton abbey.... and I can't think of anything else}, I was able to view via netflix {season 1} &amp; pbs's website {season 2}. I think that most shows are now available via the station's website if you're willing to wait a couple of days to see it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable/page/2#post-88283 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:22:41 +0000 polkadots 88283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we canceled our cable a long time ago. We pay 28 bucks for internet and netflix. and we also have an antenna so we get alot of our favorite channels for free! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable/page/2#post-88279 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:19:58 +0000 Mrs. Bee 88279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: ugh cable companies are the worst. time warner would overbill us too because we had autopay on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable/page/2#post-88272 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:07:32 +0000 Maysprout 88272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We canceled ours several years ago. Comcast would just add random charges all the time and we didn't really watch much TV so it felt like a huge waste of time to have to call them all the time and money, since we didn't watch much. We ended up getting a netflix watch instantly and its been good for us bw that and hulu. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable/page/2#post-87733 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:12:16 +0000 alongfarview 87733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We haven't had cable for a few years now and I really don't miss it. We find our shows through netflix, hulu or over the air channels, and for the most part it works fine. Plus our bill was completely out of control, so it was really nice to stop having to pay that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87712 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:42:40 +0000 sulli301 87712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Red: hahaha don't feel bad, I was watching the bachelor women tell on this morning while DD napped ;) haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87708 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:38:51 +0000 Red 87708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sulli301: I do miss my trashy reality TV shows, might have to subscribe to Hulu Plus sooner, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87706 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:36:39 +0000 sulli301 87706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Red: That's why we ended up adding Hulu Plus &amp; it has been a nice addition &amp; a great way to be able to watch current shows! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87704 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:35:37 +0000 Red 87704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We canceled our cable about 6 months ago and I really don't miss it.....and I used to watch A LOT of TV. Now that LO's here though, I just don't have time. Until a month ago, we only had Netflix and I've actually really enjoyed watching old TV shows I missed. Recently, we got a HD antennae to get local channels (only able to get 3) but that's only because my husband likes to watch the news. </p> <p>When we run out of shows to watch on Netflix, we'll probably subscribe to Hulu Plus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87673 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:09:46 +0000 sulli301 87673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are cable free!! We have high speed internet (couldn't stand not having that! no way!), netflix &amp; hulu plus! It isn't so bad at all except for sports but we usually go to a friends anyways or watch at a restaurant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87665 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:06:24 +0000 MaisyMay 87665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: They usually have a free 2-4 week trial thing going on so that you can try it before you buy it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87649 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:59:39 +0000 Mrsbells 87649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can downgrade to a cheaper package.. and save money that way </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87639 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:44:29 +0000 keiki_mama 87639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've been cable free for over a year now! We have a Roku and subscribe to Hulu and Netflix. It's super easy to access our shows through Roku. I do miss Food Network--there are limited shows streaming online. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87625 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:35:23 +0000 ALittleP 87625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have cable until my husband and I moved in together. I wish we didn't have it now. We watch too much TV but my hubby would be so sad if he couldn't have his ESPN! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87612 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:23:27 +0000 MrsBrewer 87612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: Ohhh very cool. I might have to look into that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87606 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:21:43 +0000 MaisyMay 87606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: You pay about $8 a month for extra shows and programming, plus some shows that are available 8 days after they air are available just 1 day later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87600 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:17:09 +0000 MrsBrewer 87600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What's the difference between hulu and hulu plus? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87599 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:16:36 +0000 MrsBrewer 87599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just got rid of our cable 2 months ago. It's sad but we were totally addicted to TV. But now, I love it. I don't miss it at all. Like a lot of other people I watch my favorite shows that I miss on hulu </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87595 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:14:13 +0000 Mrs. Bee 87595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: can't live without hulu plus!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87594 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:12:42 +0000 MaisyMay 87594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't had cable since spring of 2008 and seldom miss it. Once in a while there will be something that I really want to watch that I'll have to miss, but that's okay. Hubs has a slightly harder time because he loves sports but he'll watch when we hang out at his parents' house. We don't use netflix or huluplus, but we do watch hulu.com nearly every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87573 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:49:21 +0000 DillonLion 87573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No cable for us since June of 2011 and we don't miss it AT ALL. Ever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87557 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:36:05 +0000 joyjoy 87557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon Hulu Plus was essential to me for giving up cable since we can get the latest episodes a day or so after they air. Since it has more recent seasons than Netflix I ended up really liking it for catching up on shows that people told me I would love but I never got around to watching. I love Hulu Plus, but since we don't have regular tv/cable, it's really all I watch. </p> <p>For sports and anything that we can't get on the Roku DH streams it from his laptop connected to the tv with an HD cable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87527 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:23:53 +0000 mrsjyw 87527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH would die without his Directv NFL ticket.</p> <p>I on the other hand, can go without it--- I watch most shows online... and can learn to get by with the ones I do watch on tv. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87521 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:22:01 +0000 Weagle 87521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went without cable for the first year and a half, and then got it when we bought our house. We're now *thisclose* to canceling because it is SO expensive! We're probably going to put up an antennae and maybe get a Roku or just a Hulu Plus account. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87507 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:16:27 +0000 plantains 87507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could never give up cable haha, I'm liek a crackhead. </p> <p>I use Netflix, but as good as it is it doesn't cover all the bases for me. I don't bother with Hulu Plus, I just stick with DVR. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87502 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:14:25 +0000 lemondrop 87502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, my husband would die without his ESPN! </p> <p>@Mrs.Wagon : well now that I've seen your post about the X-box... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87501 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:14:12 +0000 mediagirl 87501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We gave up cable. We hooked up an old school rabbit ears antenna to our TV and it picks up a bunch of HD channels. We also have an attachment to our computer (that is plugged into the TV) that acts like a DVR. Honestly, more often than not, we are watching shows from DVD (Netflix) or streaming. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87497 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:11:24 +0000 mrs. wagon 87497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@joyjoy: we got a Roku from friends and we LOVE IT for netflix! How is hulu plus? Considering subscribing...</p> <p>Your comment about PS3 reminded me that xbox now streams ESPN. But I hate jumping from input to input. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87492 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:07:59 +0000 joyjoy 87492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have cable, but I still "watch" a lot of tv (I like to leave it on in the background while I do stuff around the house). We have a Roku with Netflix and Hulu Plus subscriptions, so we pay about $20/month for my tv-always-on addiction. We could have used the PS3, but hubs liked having a different machine dedicated to tv since it would be on a lot. </p> <p>When we had cable we DVR'd *everything*, so watching everything on Hulu/Hulu Plus feels exactly the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-cancel-their-cable#post-87487 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:06:33 +0000 mrs. wagon 87487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were thinking about it before I went back to work and we were looking for ways to cut expenses. But we are TV people too-- well, I am a huge TV person (love to have it on in the background) and we just couldn't see living without ESPN. </p>