I really want to cancel our cable because it's so expensive, and I almost never watch it. It would be way cheaper for me to buy the couple of shows that I do watch (esp with Netflix on demand and Hulu offering so much these days).
Anyone going cable-free?
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
We don't have cable, per se. The hubs actually climbed on top of our roof and attached these crazy antennas and we pick up TV channels through that. For free. But if there's a storm or anything, we get no TV.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
We don't have cable! 
We watch regular programming or watch our shows online or on netflix.
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
No, we watch a lot of cable so we would never cancel!
pomegranate / 3503 posts
We canceled our cable half a year ago. Even with dvr, we were just not watching enough of it to justify the cost.
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
We're tossing around the idea of kicking cable, but I just can't give it up quite yet. We don't have as much available through Netflix in Canada, and we can't get hulu up here 
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
@BoogieBea: yes even with dvr we barely watch tv. i watch maybe once every 2 weeks now!
pomegranate / 3388 posts
We didn't have cable for a while, and I'm thinking of going back to that. Our TV has internet, so we can stream netflix directly to it. Same goes for hulu plus (although we don't subscribe to that service yet). I feel like we waste a lot of useless time in front of the TV watching cable shows that we wouldn't watch for any other reason except they happen to be on. Once baby arrives I know we'll have our hands full, so I don't see a lot of reason to keep the cable box in our life. Plus all of the cable companies rip you off after the initial 6-12 months of subscribing.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
No way. We're tv people. When lo goes to bed, the tv goes on.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
I don't think we would ever cancel our cable because we use our DVR all the time. It's the only way we watch any shows.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Our directv is currently suspended. We needed to save some money around christmas, so we asked to have our account suspended. Not having cable wasn't that bad. I think we agreed to get rid of it completely. Although, we can't see the show walking dead and when breaking bad comes back, I know we'll wish we had it.
nectarine / 2797 posts
We love TV so we would have a hard time giving up cable. Even with everything that is available online, the major issue for us would be NFL. games - no way to watch those other than on TV!
coconut / 8234 posts
We still have cable--though we only have the basic TV channels because we get our internet through cable.
pear / 1723 posts
We've always just had the lowest option that gives us the network channels (abc, cbs, nbc, fox), and our tv picks up the signal in HD, so it's worth it to us to watch news, sports, and a few evening shows clearly for about $15/mo.
We tried some antenna options, but we live on the edge of town and get no/bad signal. Oh well.
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
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.
clementine / 994 posts
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.
When we had cable we DVR'd *everything*, so watching everything on Hulu/Hulu Plus feels exactly the same.
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
@joyjoy: we got a Roku from friends and we LOVE IT for netflix! How is hulu plus? Considering subscribing...
Your comment about PS3 reminded me that xbox now streams ESPN. But I hate jumping from input to input.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
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.
bananas / 9118 posts
No, my husband would die without his ESPN!
@Mrs.Wagon : well now that I've seen your post about the X-box...
grapefruit / 4671 posts
I could never give up cable haha, I'm liek a crackhead.
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.
coconut / 8498 posts
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.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
DH would die without his Directv NFL ticket.
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.
clementine / 994 posts
@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.
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.
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
No cable for us since June of 2011 and we don't miss it AT ALL. Ever.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
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.
coconut / 8854 posts
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
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
@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.
kiwi / 575 posts
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!
nectarine / 2504 posts
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.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
@MrsBrewer: They usually have a free 2-4 week trial thing going on so that you can try it before you buy it.
pear / 1764 posts
We are cable free!! We have high speed internet (couldn't stand not having that! no way!), netflix & 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.
persimmon / 1255 posts
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.
When we run out of shows to watch on Netflix, we'll probably subscribe to Hulu Plus.
pear / 1764 posts
@Red: That's why we ended up adding Hulu Plus & it has been a nice addition & a great way to be able to watch current shows!
persimmon / 1255 posts
@sulli301: I do miss my trashy reality TV shows, might have to subscribe to Hulu Plus sooner, lol.
pear / 1764 posts
@Red: hahaha don't feel bad, I was watching the bachelor women tell on this morning while DD napped 
haha
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