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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:05 PM Original message |
Cord Cutters Aren't Deadbeats |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. I didn't have cable for years. n/t |
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Denninmi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. I've never had cable. |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. I've never had it, either. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #8 |
28. Your gym shows things that appeal to broad ranges of people |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. We pay for crap with Time Warner...basic HD is now up to $120 |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I have Time Warner too... but I only use the internet and get the basic tier. |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. Our viewing habits just never corresponded well to cable - we watched maybe 3 channels regularly. |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. My only real entertainment is Red Box & Netflix & the Internet. |
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Proud Public Servant (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. Cable only costs me 30 cents/month |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 08:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Interesting way to look at it. If you first had cable and then |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
7. Ah, the "smear the opposition" tactic! |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
10. Yes, because what sane person wouldn't spend $100/month to see Kardashians, |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
11. My biggest problem with cable is that I'm paying $60.00 a month to watch more commercials. When I |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
12. if i lived alone, i would, too. i dont watch tv anyway. and when there is something i want to see |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
13. I cut the cable cord when motorola shut off big dish. Got a Roku. Should |
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Nickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. LOVE my Roku box. I'm learning the ins and outs and adding the additional |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 12:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. I love AJ English and RT. Tom Hartmann is great. I am trying to |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
14. I pay TWO cable bills, and hardly watch at all. |
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rudyb (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
15. Not much there... |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. I'm in CT and I can't even get the local networks thru antenna. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Have you checked Antennaweb to see if there are any translators in your area? |
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Shandris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
18. 'A Dog's Breakfast'? |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
20. I've thought about cutting the cable. |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 06:18 AM Response to Original message |
21. I hate television. |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 06:26 AM Response to Original message |
22. i haven't even owned a TV since '97 |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
23. Another good reason to cut the cord--Cox Communication (a major midwest cable company) |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
25. There's more networks than ever. And more expensive production costs than ever. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
26. First it was people who "take bandwidth away from other people" |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
27. I tell them their $69 a month (or whatever) sounds like a good deal... |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
29. Cut the cord and STARVE THE BEAST |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
30. We don't have cable TV in my new place. |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
31. I don't live in mom's basement. |
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nomb (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
32. There is nothing broadcast on earth that can't be found free on the internet in an hour. |
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