Has anyone given up cable or satellite TV for internet?

BCEagle91
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:27:07 +0000

We’ve only had cable for one of those trial periods ten years ago. 21 years ago, I bought a mobile home antenna, put it in the attic and we watched broadcast off of that. When digital came around, the signals were too poor to get more than two stations so I bought an 8-foot antenna ($60) and installed it in the attic. Gets about 15 stations even though we’re fifty miles outside of Boston. My wife watches it from time to time. The kids watch one show on broadcast.

I watch science fiction shows on Hulu. I’m watching the US Open this week at the US Open website where they stream up to five matches live and I can go from match to match. I like the CSI series on ABC too. No need for cable tv for this household.

If you’re not too far from a major metro, a good antenna might get you a decent number of broadcast stations. Some friends of mine love Netflix. If I do want to pay for content, I can just buy it on my iPad for viewing. There are lots of entertainment options out there.

Be aware that these networks might eventually charge for internet content. Hulu is already doing this for iPad users with its Hulu+ service.