https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:16:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv/page/2#post-1795771 Sun, 03 Aug 2014 07:35:38 +0000 looch 1795771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still have the bundle with internet, cable and a land line (for our alarm system). It doesn't make sense to try to uncouple, the two services we need separately cost more than the bundle, so we still have cable, but we don't ever watch it...I am going on about 18 months of not watching TV, outside of some Disney Channel and kids DVDs. I have no idea what is going on with Orange is the New Black, but I don't feel like I am missing anything anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv/page/2#post-1795674 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 21:50:06 +0000 photojane 1795674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: We love fios too! We have internet, cable, and phone for $84.99/month. That includes all of the HD channels &amp; a multi-room DVR. The internet alone is $74.99, so I'm happy with my cable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv/page/2#post-1795668 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 21:40:17 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1795668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NCSUchick27: we haggled with comcast to get the bill under $100. We just have the basic 100 comcast channels. No HD and no DVR but we stream other stuff as needed. I refuse to pay more than $100/month </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795655 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 21:11:10 +0000 photojane 1795655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we first got married we just had Netflix and super cheap broadband internet. Broadband isn't offered where we live now, so the internet + cable packages aren't much more than the internet only price. I didn't mind not having cable at the time, but I honestly wouldn't want to go back to that. I love my cable TV! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795638 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 20:34:58 +0000 Pepper 1795638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got rid of it not too long ago, and it was an awesome decision. We bought a Roku, and we have Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus (we use Hulu Plus the most!). We also bought a digital antenna for local stations. We don't get a lot, just FOX, NBC and CBS... but it's enough for us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795630 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 20:20:51 +0000 Boheme 1795630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a BluRay player with a ton of apps on it - we use Hulu Plus and Netflix most frequently. We've been without cable for a year, and we don't miss it! We could honestly get rid of Netflix and just use Hulu Plus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795626 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 20:15:18 +0000 skipra 1795626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hotchildinthecity: good to know! Thanks for the tip! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795599 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 19:39:32 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1795599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skipra: If we miss an episode of Walking Dead, we just buy it on Amazon for $2 or something. You can buy a whole season pass on Amazon or iTunes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795594 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 19:37:13 +0000 skipra 1795594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a digital antenna and get the basic stations. Good enough for us but we don't watch much anyway. No netflix or hulu but DH wants the Amazon box since we have Prime. We'll see, I don't think we'd use it. Only thing about no cable is I don't know how we'll watch Walking Dead! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795529 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 17:11:30 +0000 artsyfartsy 1795529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ditched it in January. We got an Apple TV for the living room and one for our bedroom. We have Netflix and Hulu and we borrow my moms Comcast login to access other channels. We also like to watch a lot of YouTube channels. There's basically nothing we can't watch. With little to no commercials!! We love it and it's way cheaper. </p> <p>We had friends ask us if we had seen a certain movie that had just come out and we had never heard of it. We realized it's because we rarely see any ads or commercials. That was a good feeling. Lol</p> <p>ETA: You can plug your laptop in to your TV to access Netflix so you don't need an Apple TV or other device. But we got them because of the airplay with our iPhones and access to iTunes and iTunes Radio right on the Tv. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795521 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 16:46:40 +0000 immabeetoo 1795521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I meant to say above, we often just plug our laptop into our TV with an HDMI cable to stream - so you don't really need to buy anything extra if you don't want to (assuming you have a laptop). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795519 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 16:45:43 +0000 immabeetoo 1795519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: ah; that is what it was about here too, I thought you said it was cheaper than internet &amp; streaming so that's why I thought you must have a deal! I have heard that some companies have started offering "secret" deals with only the sports channels if you call and try to cancel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795518 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 16:45:28 +0000 sorrycharlie 1795518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: yeah, that's what I mean - 118 includes internet. So for internet only, it would be $50 ish.. Which would in theory save is 68 but then with the cost of all the subscriptions, something to buy to stream them all upstairs, the savings wasn't enough for DH to let me cancel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795510 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 16:30:16 +0000 jetsa 1795510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: don't you pay for internet anyway though?</p> <p>We are debating this. We are trying to find a DVR and antenna so we can still record from the local channels. We have amazon prime and netflix. Prime is just a perk I dislike it for streaming. We have an internet tv. We knocked down our directv a few months ago but still pay $45 for fees, locals, and food/DIY channels. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795508 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 16:16:51 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1795508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsScottish: I have Apple TV. What do you need to know? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795495 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 15:51:47 +0000 lady grey 1795495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes we did this when LO was around 5 months since I didn't want to TV on around him anyway. Also his room is right off the living room so we can't really watch tv when he is asleep, it would be too loud. We have Amazon Prime and Netflix. I just watch free stuff off Hulu. My parents have HBO and we have access to their HBO Go on the lap top and that is amazing! See if you can find a friend who would give you there HBO Go login- they can use it on up to 5 devices.</p> <p>We watch everything on the laptop or iPad, fyi. DH still uses the actual TV to play video games once in a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795445 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 14:25:18 +0000 birdofafeather 1795445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ditched it 3 years ago for hulu, netflix and amazon. Hulu is the only thing I pay specifically for watching tv. We use a roku to stream and there are lots of other channels: hbo go (use my parents log in), PBS kids. I do miss random shows on hgtv and bravo but overall, it's been awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795442 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 14:17:38 +0000 owlmom 1795442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a lot of research into it when we got fed up with directv, but ultimately we chose not to because we didn't want to give up live sports. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795434 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 14:07:44 +0000 DillonLion 1795434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have Netflix and Apple TV. We haven't had cable in over three years and don't miss it at all. Anytime I'm somewhere that has cable, all I see is all the crap available and continue not missing it: ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795334 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 11:03:58 +0000 NCSUchick27 1795334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we can get an HD antenna to pick up the local channels. We already pay for Amazon Prime and we share a Netflix account with my parents. </p> <p>We don't really watch sports so we wouldn't miss that. I would miss watching HGTV, Food Network, and TLC though. :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795328 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:53:24 +0000 rrachael 1795328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have basic basic cable - meaning only local channels {abc, nbc, cvs} ... and then HuluPlus, Netflix and Amazon Prime. We wouldn't do Amazon Prime just for the streaming, but it's definitely an added perk to an otherwise awesome service!</p> <p>The device we use a google chrome cast! It's awesome. You can "cast" Hulu and Netflix from any computer or smart phone. It also works with YouTube and a couple others, but not amazon prime and not Apple videos, iTunes, etc, because Apple wants you to get apple tv. It wa so cheap and easy though, we love it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795324 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:49:12 +0000 matador84 1795324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a roku streaming stick and I LOVE it! I called to see what it would be to cancel our cable and it would save us 60$/month! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795316 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:37:15 +0000 MrsScottish 1795316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone have Apple TV?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795309 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:32:05 +0000 sorrycharlie 1795309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NCSUchick27: oh that is a bummer!! I hope they come to your area in the future! they have great customer service, too. I called and was like, "cox is offering a discount and free hbo channels for new subscribers.." and they gave me a $10 credit on my bill each month for a year, and gave me all the movie channels for $19 a month. haha! i was like umm okay, sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795307 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:31:51 +0000 MrsScottish 1795307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I have been having this debate for months. We are in canada though so our streaming abilities are different. We maybe turn our tv on for an hour or so in the evening to watch certain shows but usually just watch netflix or stream online. I am trying to convince him to drop it all together.<br /> Any of you ladies know if these streaming progress you talk about work in the great white north?? We currently have netflix- switch between the American and Canadian one depending on what shows we are watching :)<br /> Thanks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795295 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:24:33 +0000 NCSUchick27 1795295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: We had FiOS in our old apartment, but we can't get it in our current apartment. We loved FiOS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795293 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:22:09 +0000 sorrycharlie 1795293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NCSUchick27: oh that stinks. comcast is big in the state over, and my aunt recently had fios come into her area and left comcast so fast your head would spin! she hated it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795290 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:21:33 +0000 NCSUchick27 1795290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our internet and cable bill has crept up to $167 per month. We are pretty much stuck with Comcast if we decide to keep cable because there aren't many other options where we live. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795279 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:03:18 +0000 rins72 1795279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had Netflix and Hulu for about a year, with Roku. It was fine and I could probably go back to it. Hubby missed college basketball and racing stuff and I love me some HGTV! We also couldn't get shows like Big Bang through either of those services, which was a bummer but not a dealbreaker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-getting-rid-of-cable-tv#post-1795276 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:01:49 +0000 sorrycharlie 1795276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: I don't know about cheap..we pay 118.50 each month, includes internet, a HD channels package, a set top box and a DVR. haha. but internet alone was somewhere around $50, then round to $10 each for subscription services..DH was like, no, you're not taking my sports channels for the small difference. haha! </p>