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The "cord cutter" term is a little odd because you're still probably buying internet from the cable company; you're just not buying their video services. When
by ben1040 9y ago
The "cord cutter" term is a little odd because you're still probably buying internet from the cable company; you're just not buying their video services.
When I first signed up for cable, Charter Spectrum had me on a promotional plan - 130/5 internet and extended basic cable (essentially everything but HBO/Cinemax/Starz/Encore), for around $110/month.
This was a 1-year promotional price offered only to new customers. After 12 months, it went up to $65/month for the internet and an additional $90/month for the TV. I chose instead to sign up for DirecTV Now streaming, because even at buying a "bundle" of channels, it was significantly cheaper at $35/month vs the cable company's offering.
- usaphp 9y agoI am paying $120 for 300mbps internet + TV + phone and some soccer sport pass right now, I just contacted Charter (who bought TWC here) to ask how much just the internet would cost me, and they told me it is going to cost $105 just for the internet. So by "cord cutting" I actually only hurting myself here, no?
- ghaff 9y agoYes. The details will vary--and I've been meaning to look into what my options are--but you probably won't save nearly as much by switching away from Triple-play type deals to straight Internet as you might assume.
- votepaunchy 9y agoAre you paying for a DVR? Verizon and Commcast charge about $15/month per TV.
- usaphp 9y agoNope, don't have a DVR
- TAForObvReasons 9y agoTechnically you're saving 15 dollars a month, so it's not really "hurting" per se.
- benchaney 9y agoI am assuming that he is implying that if he cord cut, he would have to spend more than 15$/ month in subscription fees. That seems like a much more reasonable interpretation than assuming he doesn't know that 120 > 105
- scarface74 9y agoIf Charter is anything like Comcast, by not going through them for my cable I save monthly: $50 - 5 additional cable box rentals $10 - "HD Technology Fee" $5 -- Broadcast access fee $3 -- Regional Sorts Fee That's $68 I avoid by using Hulu + Sling + CBS All Access. We have 6 TVs, 3 Roku sticks, a Roku TV, and 3 Apple TV's.
- ves 9y agoOut of curiosity, what are you doing with 6 TVs? Even when I lived with my parents we only had two.
- Simon_says 9y agoYou need a TV in every room so you're never left alone with your thoughts.
- scarface74 9y agoWhat do you find so strange about it? Even growing up in 70s and 80s, my parents had three televisions. It's not like TVs are luxury items. We had one in my room, one in their room and one in the family room. Now, they have five -- two additional TVs one in my dad's "man cave" and one in my moms office. TVs last forever or at least they did back in the CRT era. My Dad's TV is one I bought in 1996 when I first graduated from college. All of their TVs are CRTs. Even all of ours were less than $400 bought over the course of 7 years.
- Simon_says 9y agoSince you asked, it's not about cost. I've never owned a television, so I find the whole thing quite bizarre. Whenever I see how friends and family use their TVs in their houses and what plays on them, it redoubles my desire to never own one. I don't mean to be that guy, and it's not like I don't squander my time on trivia pursuits (I'm on HN, after all). But the quality is just so bad, and the ads so obnoxious. Maybe you don't notice if you're accustomed to it? I know that in the last 10-15 years there have been a handful of great shows. Real works of art. But a house doesn't need more than one TV for such intentional viewing. Surrounding yourself with TVs flabergasts me. But I don't think you're strange. You're normal; I know I'm the strange one.