I dumped cable and land line and saved $170 per month

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harrisonm

harrisonm

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I got my Cox Cable bill 6 weeks ago, and it had gone from $240 to $290 a month for internet, land line and TV. I called and said what is going on, and a guy got really rude with me. Now I pride myself in always being polite, so the guy got nasty and rude without provocation. I went to the AT&T store the next day. In Topeka they offer fiber optic internet and AT&T TV. AT&T TV is a streaming service like Netflix. We are now getting basically ALL the same channels we got before with better DVR capability and a slick voice operated remote. Plus, you get HBO, Showtime, and Cinemax free for 90 days. Internet is $40 a month and the AT&T TV package I selected is $50 a month for 12 months, then it goes up o $93. I dropped my land line, but there are cordless phone systems that have Bluetooth. As long as your cell phone is within about 30 feet of he base station, when your cell phone rings, the cordless phones all ring and you can answer (or make calls) without touching your cell phones. So far I am very happy with the setup. Plus, I added the AT&T TV app to my cell phone, and I can watch TV (to include DVR and on demand) just like at home. This will be very handy in the RV. Let's see, $170 a month is $2040 a year. What can I buy for the Cuda with that?
 
I have consumer Cellular for my Flip phone, and an additional line for my home "base station", $42.75 per month includes taxes and fees. Spectrum for internet at $14.99/month, and antenna for the TV, free. Total $57.74 or $692.88 per year. No bells and whistles, but it is all I need/want.
Plus no contracts, or auto pay.
 
harrisonm said:
I got my Cox Cable bill 6 weeks ago, and it had gone from $240 to $290 a month for internet, land line and TV. I called and said what is going on, and a guy got really rude with me. Now I pride myself in always being polite, so the guy got nasty and rude without provocation. I went to the AT&T store the next day. In Topeka they offer fiber optic internet and AT&T TV. AT&T TV is a streaming service like Netflix. We are now getting basically ALL the same channels we got before with better DVR capability and a slick voice operated remote. Plus, you get HBO, Showtime, and Cinemax free for 90 days. Internet is $40 a month and the AT&T TV package I selected is $50 a month for 12 months, then it goes up o $93. I dropped my land line, but there are cordless phone systems that have Bluetooth. As long as your cell phone is within about 30 feet of he base station, when your cell phone rings, the cordless phones all ring and you can answer (or make calls) without touching your cell phones. So far I am very happy with the setup. Plus, I added the AT&T TV app to my cell phone, and I can watch TV (to include DVR and on demand) just like at home. This will be very handy in the RV. Let's see, $170 a month is $2040 a year. What can I buy for the Cuda with that?
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It is definitely out of hand now days. I just have basic as well.
 
harrisonm said:
I got my Cox Cable bill 6 weeks ago, and it had gone from $240 to $290 a month for internet, land line and TV. I called and said what is going on, and a guy got really rude with me. Now I pride myself in always being polite, so the guy got nasty and rude without provocation. I went to the AT&T store the next day. In Topeka they offer fiber optic internet and AT&T TV. AT&T TV is a streaming service like Netflix. We are now getting basically ALL the same channels we got before with better DVR capability and a slick voice operated remote. Plus, you get HBO, Showtime, and Cinemax free for 90 days. Internet is $40 a month and the AT&T TV package I selected is $50 a month for 12 months, then it goes up o $93. I dropped my land line, but there are cordless phone systems that have Bluetooth. As long as your cell phone is within about 30 feet of he base station, when your cell phone rings, the cordless phones all ring and you can answer (or make calls) without touching your cell phones. So far I am very happy with the setup. Plus, I added the AT&T TV app to my cell phone, and I can watch TV (to include DVR and on demand) just like at home. This will be very handy in the RV. Let's see, $170 a month is $2040 a year. What can I buy for the Cuda with that?
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Yeah , wait till they start raising ur bill , it will happen !
 
I have basic cable, $60 a fire tv box one time 40 or so, joined amazon prime for 99 a year so free shipping also and a antenna for local tv then Vonage for home 29.99 a month. I am happy with it.
 
105.00 a month for basic cable with there high speed internet by infinity. I was paying as high as 250 a month some years back with cox’s premiums channels and internet. That **** needed to stop.
 
Dang that’s expensive I would’ve dumped it also. I don’t have cable or internet at my place, got tired of the bill going up and internet speed sucking. I just use the yahoo sports app for NFL and motor trend channel. I don’t need anything else, my girl doesn’t do tv which is great.
 
$55 a month internet here, with a $50 a month youtube TV streaming service.
105 combo beats the $200+ that direct tv, dish, etc all creep up to after a year or so.
 
Got rid of my satellite 5 years ago. Haven't missed it a bit. $50 a month for internet, antennae for TV (free), Netflix, and Amazon Prime. I don't watch enough TV to justify any more.
 
I pay $21.60 USD monthly for a Mexican landline, which includes wifi/internet connection and unlimited free calls anywhere in Mexico (here), and free calls to the USA and Canada. I put five to ten US dollars a month on my Mexican pre-pay "outdated" cell phone (not a smart phone) for times I am away from home.

We also have three ATT cell phones (Mom, Dad, daughter), but pay an average of $300.00 monthly for those billed together. I also have an android, but only turn it on to use it with my whatsup connections.

I don't watch off the air TV any longer, too many commercials. It's Youtube and Netflix, although Youtube interruptions are becoming worse and worse.
 
4 Cricket lines for 100$
Internet service for ? 75ish Melissa pays the bills...
Amazon Prime and a Roku.
 
Does anyone else feel like Netflix gets all the "B" quality movies?

We got it a while ago, and I've been truly disappointed with the movies I've watched on Netflix
 
Mine is $190 for internet , tv and land line . No other options are available here in the mountains , sucks . To get broadcast tv I need to be 30 miles or less from the source , no dice . They have us by the shories
 
43 a month home phone and internet and 35 a month for two cell phones. If it ain't cheap, I don't buy it.
 
Was paying spectrum close to $200 a month for landline, cable and internet. Then an additional $50 plus for cell phone service. Finally got fed up last yr. and now have spectrum internet for $44, sling tv blue for $25 and android tracfone for $10. Now paying grand total of $79 a month compared to $250 +. Use digital antenna for 40 crystal clear local & additional channels plus free apps like pluto & tubi.
 
The only TV service we have is an antenna on the roof. lol
 
cant get Velocity channel with an HD antenna...
Moving on.
FYI folks, call in to Your provider " My bill is very high for what I am receiving , I think I need to move on. "
> routed to a customer loyalty Rep, 12 month promotion bill reduction (58$ per).

End analysis, all the providers are the same, focus on customer service :).
 
DSL Internet $60
Netflix HD TV $14
AZ Prime TV $9
Basic talk VOIP $12

$95 Total w/taxes a month, no contracts. All shows are On Demand so no recording needed, I watch what I want when I want.
 
???
With respects , how much per month for Your HD receiver rental
???
 
harrisonm said:
I got my Cox Cable bill 6 weeks ago, and it had gone from $240 to $290 a month for internet, land line and TV. I called and said what is going on, and a guy got really rude with me. Now I pride myself in always being polite, so the guy got nasty and rude without provocation. I went to the AT&T store the next day. In Topeka they offer fiber optic internet and AT&T TV. AT&T TV is a streaming service like Netflix. We are now getting basically ALL the same channels we got before with better DVR capability and a slick voice operated remote. Plus, you get HBO, Showtime, and Cinemax free for 90 days. Internet is $40 a month and the AT&T TV package I selected is $50 a month for 12 months, then it goes up o $93. I dropped my land line, but there are cordless phone systems that have Bluetooth. As long as your cell phone is within about 30 feet of he base station, when your cell phone rings, the cordless phones all ring and you can answer (or make calls) without touching your cell phones. So far I am very happy with the setup. Plus, I added the AT&T TV app to my cell phone, and I can watch TV (to include DVR and on demand) just like at home. This will be very handy in the RV. Let's see, $170 a month is $2040 a year. What can I buy for the Cuda with that?
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About that FREE. HBO Showtime and Cinemax just try to stop them billing you for it after the FREE 90 days. lol

I called them. I wrote it on rhe bills and subtracted it from the bills and they still keep billing me for it.
 
Antenna TV, but don’t have time to watch TV on a regular basis.
When I do I get plenty to see on free you tube or to listen to on free Spotify
 
mech1nxh said:
cant get Velocity channel with an HD antenna...
Moving on.
FYI folks, call in to Your provider " My bill is very high for what I am receiving , I think I need to move on. "
> routed to a customer loyalty Rep, 12 month promotion bill reduction (58$ per).

End analysis, all the providers are the same, focus on customer service :).
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We don't get any "of those" programs. Learn to live without. Complaining about the price and getting a 12 month deal is good and all but what about the next 12 months? We swapped back and forth between Direct TV and Doosh Network for years. Neither of them ever offers existing customers any specials at all. Nothing for years of loyalty. Yet, new customers get X months free, free equipment, no contracts, blah blah blah. Not for me. Been without satellite out here now over ten years. It's a ripoff.
 
my68barracuda said:
Antenna TV, but don’t have time to watch TV on a regular basis.
When I do I get plenty to see on free you tube or to listen to on free Spotify
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Yeah, with all the digital channels, we have close to 30 different ones to watch. It's better than paying 100 plus bucks a month for 250 plus channels and nothing good is ever on. Plus, we hit the discount movie bins at WalMart and I shop Ebay. We have over 2K DVDs. I do want to convert them to flash drive. But until I find an affordable and easy quick way to do it, we'll just stay where we are.
 
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