Comments on: Goodbye cable TV http://www.geeksix.com/2009/12/goodbye-cable-tv/ The Gestalt of Comics, Movies, Games and Technology -- Now With Spin Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:48:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Where have you gone to Saturday morning cartoons? http://www.geeksix.com/2009/12/goodbye-cable-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-16709 Where have you gone to Saturday morning cartoons? Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:59:42 +0000 http://www.geeksix.com/?p=5877#comment-16709 [...] here we are, bright and early on a Saturday morning. And no I still do not have any cable television. But with my son getting older and slowly transitioning his way into a little bit of television via [...] [...] here we are, bright and early on a Saturday morning. And no I still do not have any cable television. But with my son getting older and slowly transitioning his way into a little bit of television via [...]

]]> By: John http://www.geeksix.com/2009/12/goodbye-cable-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-9340 John Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:40:37 +0000 http://www.geeksix.com/?p=5877#comment-9340 My wife and I have gone the last three years without any kind of television service, not even the local stations, and we can honestly say that we don't miss it at all. We went from having close to 300 channels to nothing. Between Hulu and similar sites and Netflix instant streaming we can watch what we want and control what our kids have available as well. We can happily state that our home is free of the vile taint that is Nickelodeon and the Disney channel. Admittedly I don't have a burning need to keep up on sports so that is not a factor in this for me. It's very doable. Give it a chance and you may find that you really don't miss all the worthless content you paying for before. My wife and I have gone the last three years without any kind of television service, not even the local stations, and we can honestly say that we don’t miss it at all. We went from having close to 300 channels to nothing. Between Hulu and similar sites and Netflix instant streaming we can watch what we want and control what our kids have available as well. We can happily state that our home is free of the vile taint that is Nickelodeon and the Disney channel. Admittedly I don’t have a burning need to keep up on sports so that is not a factor in this for me.
It’s very doable. Give it a chance and you may find that you really don’t miss all the worthless content you paying for before.

]]> By: Kirsten http://www.geeksix.com/2009/12/goodbye-cable-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-9322 Kirsten Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:19:39 +0000 http://www.geeksix.com/?p=5877#comment-9322 Wait one gosh darn second!!! Um, don't you think this should be discussed??? Like with friends who may hang out at your place a lot? And watch your son? And may need the sanity of cable TV? What about me Jason? WHAT ABOUT ME??? Okay. Maybe I'm overreacting. I haven't even turned my own TV on since Thursday's Bones episode. Wait one gosh darn second!!! Um, don’t you think this should be discussed??? Like with friends who may hang out at your place a lot? And watch your son? And may need the sanity of cable TV? What about me Jason? WHAT ABOUT ME???

Okay. Maybe I’m overreacting. I haven’t even turned my own TV on since Thursday’s Bones episode.

]]> By: Jason http://www.geeksix.com/2009/12/goodbye-cable-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-9318 Jason Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:05:31 +0000 http://www.geeksix.com/?p=5877#comment-9318 UT as in University of Texas who is on their way to a national title game after last night's heart pounding game against Nebraska? Or do you mean Utah? UT as in University of Texas who is on their way to a national title game after last night’s heart pounding game against Nebraska? Or do you mean Utah?

]]> By: Ben Hamill http://www.geeksix.com/2009/12/goodbye-cable-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-9309 Ben Hamill Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:36:02 +0000 http://www.geeksix.com/?p=5877#comment-9309 We had this debate when we moved (we = wife and I). UT football was the deal-breaker for us. We cannot stand not to watch the game live and while we have friends who have cable and large TVs, we like being in the hosting rotation (it's us and two other households, so...). Without live football, though, I'd be done with cable, I think. If I could just subscribe to each show individually... now that's something I could get behind. We had this debate when we moved (we = wife and I). UT football was the deal-breaker for us. We cannot stand not to watch the game live and while we have friends who have cable and large TVs, we like being in the hosting rotation (it’s us and two other households, so…). Without live football, though, I’d be done with cable, I think. If I could just subscribe to each show individually… now that’s something I could get behind.

]]> By: Amber http://www.geeksix.com/2009/12/goodbye-cable-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-9288 Amber Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:47:18 +0000 http://www.geeksix.com/?p=5877#comment-9288 I'm way at the top of South Mountain--talk about the boonies--but we do get cable, and I'm keeping mine for now. But do I need it? No. I can get anything I want from various sources, and do all the time. I can understand why someone would pull the plug on cable. I’m way at the top of South Mountain–talk about the boonies–but we do get cable, and I’m keeping mine for now. But do I need it? No. I can get anything I want from various sources, and do all the time. I can understand why someone would pull the plug on cable.

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