Wondering if anyone is using anything 'new' to cut the Cable cord since I started this thread in 2010? We went without Cable for awhile, then Cox offered us this great promotion to get us back. We got it extended a couple of times but now they won't budge. We were paying about $130 for basic HD cable with DVR, 2 premium channels (HBO/Showtime), high speed internet, their modem/router and land line. However, without the promotion the monthly fee is over $200.

I'm back to, "it's just not worth it."

I used EyeTV in the past, but its no longer avoidable in the US.

I looked over some DVR/PVR's on Amazon, but the reviews are all over the place.

I was possibly considering Tivo but they have a subscription fee too (though not nearly as high).

Thinking maybe a whole home antennae in the attic with a Tivo in the living room with the ability to send the recorded shows to my office or bedroom.

Anybody using anything new on the market or something tried and tested?

Also looked at the HBO Now service since I have a lot of Apple products. But I honestly don't think I care to pay $15/month for it.

It's still a lot of cobbling services together and making due at this point. I run a Roku with Sling TV (love it), Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime. I wouldn't pay for the Prime if it weren't for the obvious 2 day shipping benefit. The Sling has really made it much better, now I have ESPN, CNN, Food, HGTV and AMC, along with a couple other channels. I am interested in the HBO service once they offer it off the Apple platforms.

It's pretty obvious that content delivery is moving away from big cable, and it seems to be accelerating, but it's still very much a work in progress.

It's still a lot of cobbling services together and making due at this point. I run a Roku with Sling TV (love it), Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime. I wouldn't pay for the Prime if it weren't for the obvious 2 day shipping benefit. The Sling has really made it much better, now I have ESPN, CNN, Food, HGTV and AMC, along with a couple other channels. I am interested in the HBO service once they offer it off the Apple platforms.

It's pretty obvious that content delivery is moving away from big cable, and it seems to be accelerating, but it's still very much a work in progress.

I received Amazon Prime free for a year with an Amex card I just got. I really like it so far - 2 day shipping, movies, music streaming , etc.

We are also back on Netflix with a promotion.

I hate that some of my local media apps (ABC, CBS, NBC, etc.) require you to verify a cable account to use them. Isn't the point to get away from cable!??!

I've had Dish network from about the start. I'm extremely happy with the service. I own my own system so I'm not tied to a contract or such. I pay month to month and have free HD for life since its billed to my credit card. I think I'm paying like $78 a month for the top200 (their middle package) I'm also paying for free repair at $5 amonth. If my system goes down, I just call. I've had seem bring me a new system before at now cost. I don't get charged a month equipment fee. No special offers to expire. I think I could upgrade to premium movie package of $10 for each service I'm not a movie watcher so my zillion channels are fine. I rarely have any signal outages. Just plug along and no stress over tv service, the way I like it. For phone and internet I use att just standard phone and dsl internet.

Wondering if anyone is using anything 'new' to cut the Cable cord since I started this thread in 2010? We went without Cable for awhile, then Cox offered us this great promotion to get us back. We got it extended a couple of times but now they won't budge. We were paying about $130 for basic HD cable with DVR, 2 premium channels (HBO/Showtime), high speed internet, their modem/router and land line. However, without the promotion the monthly fee is over $200.

I'm back to, "it's just not worth it."

I used EyeTV in the past, but its no longer available in the US.

I looked over some DVR/PVR's on Amazon, but the reviews are all over the place.

I was possibly considering Tivo but they have a subscription fee too (though not nearly as high).

Thinking maybe a whole home antennae in the attic with a Tivo in the living room with the ability to send the recorded shows to my office or bedroom.

Anybody using anything new on the market or something tried and tested?

Also looked at the HBO Now service since I have a lot of Apple products. But I honestly don't think I care to pay $15/month for it.

Have you thought about switching to the economy package? You get most of the popular channels and that is about 40 to 50 dollars a month. You still have access to a DVR.

i'm down to just cox internet... cox converted my landline to a voip setup but was still charging landline prices. the final straw was around a month ago, when I came home to 27 messages on my answering machine and received a robocall about once every three minutes for a couple hours before i just unplugged my phone. the voip service i subscribed to is a fraction of the cost that cox was charging me monthly and provides features to block known spam callers. i haven't gotten a spam call once since i've switched. -M

i'm down to just cox internet... cox converted my landline to a voip setup but was still charging landline prices. the final straw was around a month ago, when I came home to 27 messages on my answering machine and received a robocall about once every three minutes for a couple hours before i just unplugged my phone. the voip service i subscribed to is a fraction of the cost that cox was charging me monthly and provides features to block known spam callers. i haven't gotten a spam call once since i've switched. -M

Martin, can you share what voip service you're using?

It looks like HBO Now was just the beginning for Apple. $30-40/month estimate plus internet would put it in the $70-80 range.

Report: Apple planning streaming TV service (http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/16/apple-tv-service/24882145/)

Have you thought about switching to the economy package? You get most of the popular channels and that is about 40 to 50 dollars a month. You still have access to a DVR.

We are on their most basic HD cable package with a DVR. We are always gonna have to have high speed internet 50MBS or higher.

Their lowest end packages with acceptable internet, HD cable and after DVR add-on, etc. still hit $100 or just over every time we add them up.

We'll probably drop the landline, premium channels we were getting free and go from 100mbs to 50mbs and see where that its us. I think it was still only a $50 savings.

I'd like an over the air option with a DVR and the ability to stream the DVR to 1-3 other TV's. I'd either want to pay for the equipment upfront ($100-$300). Then a high speed internet service for about $60/month or less. Add in some services like Netflix and keep the whole thing to say $100 month or less.

It looks like HBO Now was just the beginning for Apple. $30-40/month estimate plus internet would put it in the $70-80 range.

Report: Apple planning streaming TV service (http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/16/apple-tv-service/24882145/)


I would certainly consider that. Apple TV's dropped in price fairly significantly the other day (below what people are selling them used for). I purchased additional ones for my other TV's outside and in guest rooms.

Martin, can you share what voip service you're using?

sure... i went with a device/service called ooma. the device costs around $120 on amazon (i've seen it on sale for $110) and if you want to keep your existing phone number there is a $40 charge to port it. the basic service costs around $4 per month in taxes and fees (e.g. 911 service). the "premier" service, which adds additional call blocking and other convenience features, costs another $10 per month. domestic long distance is included in both plans. i can't tell any difference in sound quality between ooma and cox.

i was spending around $40 per month on service and fees at cox. with ooma, i'm spending $14 per month. at that rate it will take less than a year to make up for the up front costs for the device and number porting.

-M

We don't have cable, just internet but have any of you tried out Sling TV (https://www.sling.com/)? I had a trial and it worked pretty well. We ended up not keeping it since we really don't ever sit down to watch shows.

$20 bucks a month with no contract. Comes with Espn 1 and 2, amc, food, travel, hgtv, ifc, tnt, tbs, travel, disney, CN, CNN, abc family. They are adding history and lifetime next month I believe. They have add ons if you want extra channels as well.

We still enjoy Amazon Prime and Netflix. Keeps us pretty busy. I might try HBO Now when it comes out in April (or July after the Apple exclusive deal is up).

I've had Dish network from about the start. I'm extremely happy with the service. I own my own system so I'm not tied to a contract or such. I pay month to month and have free HD for life since its billed to my credit card. I think I'm paying like $78 a month for the top200 (their middle package) I'm also paying for free repair at $5 amonth. If my system goes down, I just call. I've had seem bring me a new system before at now cost. I don't get charged a month equipment fee. No special offers to expire. I think I could upgrade to premium movie package of $10 for each service I'm not a movie watcher so my zillion channels are fine. I rarely have any signal outages. Just plug along and no stress over tv service, the way I like it. For phone and internet I use att just standard phone and dsl internet.

Oklip,
I have everything you mentioned including free HD and I have the and I pay a little more, but I don't own the equipment. And I'm not on a contract. What is the advantages to owning your own equipment? By the way, I pay $8 for the free repair service and they don't hesitate when there's a problem. Not long ago, they replaced my receiver and It was a later model with somethings that were new/improved. I also am not a movie watcher so I don't take any premium channels. I receive free pay for view offers once in a while and I never use them. And once in a while they give a premium channel to everybody for a weekend and I have never watched them either.
C. T.


MY CURRENT SERVICES
America's Top 200$ 74.99
Protection Plan$ 8.00
DVR Service$ 7.00
HD Free For Life (reg $10)$ 0.00
Monthly Charges$ 89.99

We don't have cable, just internet but have any of you tried out Sling TV (https://www.sling.com/)? I had a trial and it worked pretty well. We ended up not keeping it since we really don't ever sit down to watch shows.

$20 bucks a month with no contract. Comes with Espn 1 and 2, amc, food, travel, hgtv, ifc, tnt, tbs, travel, disney, CN, CNN, abc family. They are adding history and lifetime next month I believe. They have add ons if you want extra channels as well.

We still enjoy Amazon Prime and Netflix. Keeps us pretty busy. I might try HBO Now when it comes out in April (or July after the Apple exclusive deal is up).

I wasn't aware that Sling TV had added AMC...that may be enough to get me to try it.

...have any of you tried out Sling TV (https://www.sling.com/)? ...

I don't see where you get any of the big 3 (ABC, NBC, CBS). That's mostly all we watch, plus some AMC.

I don't see where you get any of the big 3 (ABC, NBC, CBS). That's mostly all we watch, plus some AMC.

We have a 10 dollar antenna. HD OTA is nice for weather events. Hid behind the TV.


I wasn't aware that Sling TV had added AMC...that may be enough to get me to try it.

They added it about a month after they sent out Beta invites. People are pretty happy. I believe they added a 3 day replay for certain channels as well.

We have a 10 dollar antenna. HD OTA is nice for weather events. Hid behind the TV.

But you have to watch them when they air. No DVR. I don't like planning my evenings around watching TV. I like to watch when I have time and pause for telephone calls etc.

We have a few TV's in the house on OTA antennas and virtually every TV has an Apple TV connected too.

Sometimes I wonder why I don't just reconnect my VCR or recordable DVD unit.

But you have to watch them when they air. No DVR. I don't like planning my evenings around watching TV. I like to watch when I have time and pause for telephone calls etc.

We have a few TV's in the house on OTA antennas and virtually every TV has an Apple TV connected too.

In that case I would just watch them at their respective websites. My wife sometimes watches her shows on the CW website or ABC. We have a Home Theatre PC or we just watch on our laptops.

and if they don't have a website you can watch your show on. I watch mine from Viptv.net and stream it through Chromecast.. works like a charm

The only reason I have DirecTV is for the NBA. When the season is over, I suspend our account until it's back in full swing and just use HD Antenna ($20), Hulu, and Netflix to watch all of our shows and movies. Requires a little sacrifice, but totally worth saving $500 in the course of a year.

Super intrigued by Sling TV. If I can get ESPN and TNT for $20, then we might stick a fork in DirecTV altogether.

I'm currently using the Cox Flex plan. Internet Preferred, HD box with local channels, HBO & Starz. Comes to $80 a month. Checked their website and new subscribers can get the same plan for $70 + you also get Encore.
I've got Netflix and a "shared" Hulu + account.

Really tempted to cut off the cable box and try Sling TV, if it doesn't work out come back to the Flex plan at the lower rate.

I saw today that Yahoo is now promoting a seventh season of Community. I wonder how crowded the entertainment options will get? It must be very tempting for them to start buying content. TV sure isn't what it was. With all the options listed above, it'll be interesting to see what finally falls by the wayside or becomes the king of the market.

I'm currently using the Cox Flex plan. Internet Preferred, HD box with local channels, HBO & Starz. Comes to $80 a month. Checked their website and new subscribers can get the same plan for $70 + you also get Encore.
I've got Netflix and a "shared" Hulu + account.

Really tempted to cut off the cable box and try Sling TV, if it doesn't work out come back to the Flex plan at the lower rate.

Cox tried to get me to the Flex plan as well. It got to the point where they called every two weeks to ask why we didn't have TV service and how they could make it work.

I just told them I don't want to deal with the boxes and rented equipment. Those fees add up man! Eventually I asked to talk to a supervisor about stopping the calls. I haven't had one in a few months now. I pay 60 bucks for fast internet that should be enough for them.

I believe Sling TV is also still doing the 7 day trial. Test it out before you buy.

Apple is unveiling something soon that is said to compete with cable service.

Another vote for Sling TV. I'm loving it. Between Sling (which has ESPN, ESPN2, CNN, etc.), Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon, I feel covered. Sling (owned by Dish) is doing great. They just announced new channels today: A&E, History and Lifetime arrive on Sling TV this month (http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/17/sling-tv-adds-a-and-e-history-lifetime/)

I use every service above through one device - my Roku. Since Sling added the Roku channel, it's made it much simpler.

You can get the 7-day Free Trial here - https://www.sling.com/

Apple is unveiling something soon that is said to compete with cable service.

Probably their streaming television service...

Apple Said to Plan Limited, Low-Cost Streaming Service (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/business/media/apple-said-to-plan-limited-low-cost-streaming-service.html?_r=0)

Do any of these boxes have Fox Sports SW? Or are you able to watch Thunder games without cable?

CT, the reason I own my own equipment is back in the old days of Dish, you went to the electronics store and bought your system, read the instructions, (and if you could find an installer you paid them) and you put the system in. Due to lack of parts for my old systems, Dish brought me whole new equipment. My old Big C band dish repairman taught me how to install and trouble shoot a small sat dish system without the fancy equipment they use now. I'm just one of the original customers and set in my ways.

Do any of these boxes have Fox Sports SW? Or are you able to watch Thunder games without cable?

I don't see Fox Sports ever being big enough to cut the cord from traditional cable/satellite since their most watched channels are regional. I have Fox Sports 1 and have really never watched it.

Do any of these boxes have Fox Sports SW? Or are you able to watch Thunder games without cable?

If you have a cox email account on someone who has HD Cable you can use that to log into Fox Sports GO to watch the games. Or just pay a friend 5 bucks a month for it.

If you are a die hard fan of the NBA you can also do League Pass. Pay about 200 and get every game.

if you live in OKC and want to watch Thunder Games don't buy league pass. All thunder Games are Blacked out in this region. you can watch all other teams unless they are playing OKC but don't waste your money if you are trying to Thunder up!

CT, the reason I own my own equipment is back in the old days of Dish, you went to the electronics store and bought your system, read the instructions, (and if you could find an installer you paid them) and you put the system in. Due to lack of parts for my old systems, Dish brought me whole new equipment. My old Big C band dish repairman taught me how to install and trouble shoot a small sat dish system without the fancy equipment they use now. I'm just one of the original customers and set in my ways.

Oklip,
I fully understand, and I purchased Directv from Sam's early on, installed it myself (it was interesting setting up the dish) and would still have it if Dish hadn't made such a good offer. That's when I sold my equipment and let Dish furnish newer and better "stuff". I wanted dvr, local channels, and HD and they offered two of the three for free. I also got free additional receivers (bedroom access) as long as I kept the system hooked up to a phone line. I pay for the dvr. I'm pretty set in my ways as well, but this was a pretty good upgrade, I ended up paying less each month for a lot more. And not for one year, I've had Dish Network for about twelve years and it's still cheaper.
C. T.

if you live in OKC and want to watch Thunder Games don't buy league pass. All thunder Games are Blacked out in this region. you can watch all other teams unless they are playing OKC but don't waste your money if you are trying to Thunder up!

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Glad I could help. I have been a cable cord cutter for quite a while. I feel like I have gone through thousands of pages on the internet to find the best legal way to view my content without a cable subscription.

The best is during NFL time. I use Adfreetime to go to the UK and purchase NFL Gamepass. Every NFL game in HD and also RedZone. About $114 USD.

I dropped cable a little over a year ago. The only thing I had not mastered was Thunder games. and I actually did have a work around but this will work much better.

Probably their streaming television service...

Apple Said to Plan Limited, Low-Cost Streaming Service (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/business/media/apple-said-to-plan-limited-low-cost-streaming-service.html?_r=0)Yeah. I just saw an article on it. It might be worth checking into. I'll probably wait until reviews have been submitted.

Apple TV service revenue and user projections - Business Insider (http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tv-service-revenue-and-user-projections-2015-3?utm_content=bufferd9aef&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

Well, I bought a Tivo Roamio in like new condition at a pawn shop for $70. I'm going to give it a try and see how I like it. Haven't set it up yet.

Should I do the lifetime subscription? I can get $100 off the normal price with a promo code.

Update on our cord cutting for those who may be considering it.

We went from $125 month in 2010 for cable/DVR, high speed internet and phone all the way up to $175 for the same thing just a couple of months ago (after some promotions we were on ended that had us around $145/month).

To get our bill down from $175 we turned back in their HD DVR and instead bought a like new Tivo Roamio from a pawn shop for $70 and lifetime subscription to Tivo for only $200 . We dropped our HBO/Showtime, Movie Pak and Bonus Pak.

Turned in the modem/router we were renting and bought our own (refurbished NetGear R6300 for $67 online - Cox wants almost $200 for the same one new).

Cancelled our Cox phone and have been using MagicJackGo (I know, I figured it would be crapola, but so far its worked great and is so cheap - also its just an extra phone in case cell service goes out).

We now have Cox down to $83/month (after taxes/fees) for an 'economy' TV lineup and 'premiere' internet. Anyone else have this same combination that wants to share what rate they are paying? I hate that Cox makes each customer negotiate a rate instead of a flat fair rate for everyone. I was hoping for closer to $70/month.

We are going to monitor what shows we watch/record with Tivo and if overwhelmingly they are local channels, then I'm cutting the cable completely and just going with Internet.

Thats a pretty good rate. What are you internet speeds?

Streaming TV Is Bigger Than Ever -- But Pause Before Cutting The Cord (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/07/streaming-tv-cord-cutting_n_7013080.html?utm_hp_ref=technology)

"Streaming video over the web is not a replacement for the quality and reliability of broadcast TV,” said Dan Rayburn, a principal analyst at Frost & Sullivan and the executive vice president of industry news site StreamingMedia.com.

Rayburn said that streaming services aren't as reliable because they are dependent on the public Internet and must encode their video for a number of devices, while pay TV providers deliver video over a private, closed system.

“There's a lot of single points of failure that exist when you deliver video over the Internet that aren't there when you deliver pay TV,” he said.

“It's much harder to guarantee service over a network you don’t control,” he added.

Viewers have little patience for buffering. A recent report from Conviva, a company that optimizes online video, found that only one-quarter of people will watch a video online for more than four minutes if there are issues like interruptions or lower picture quality.

An increasing number of people, especially young people, are choosing to get their video online rather than through expensive TV bundles with hundreds of channels they don't watch. But if live TV streaming services don't become more reliable, people may think twice before cutting the cord.

The above article provided some food for thought. While I have contemplated doing what others have tried, I think I will let the dust settle first.

Thats a pretty good rate. What are you internet speeds?

'Priemiere' = 100MBPS

Streaming TV Is Bigger Than Ever -- But Pause Before Cutting The Cord (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/07/streaming-tv-cord-cutting_n_7013080.html?utm_hp_ref=technology)

[I]"Streaming video over the web is not a replacement for the quality and reliability of broadcast TV,” said Dan Rayburn, a principal analyst at Frost & Sullivan and the executive vice president of industry news site StreamingMedia.com.....

Speaking of. That is one thing I love about the Tivo - it will search many different sources for the streaming content I'm looking for. So far I haven't had any issues with quality.

We also watch a lot of streaming content (movies and tv episodes) via our iPads or iPhone while at the gym. No issues there either. But it is dependent on the wifi where we are in most case. Mercy Health center has excellent wifi. Downtown YMCA has terrible wifi.

Another big reason we cut the cord (sort of) now is because its summer and we watch very little TV in the summer months.

Update on our cord cutting for those who may be considering it.

We went from $125 month in 2010 for cable/DVR, high speed internet and phone all the way up to $175 for the same thing just a couple of months ago (after some promotions we were on ended that had us around $145/month).

To get our bill down from $175 we turned back in their HD DVR and instead bought a like new Tivo Roamio from a pawn shop for $70 and lifetime subscription to Tivo for only $200 . We dropped our HBO/Showtime, Movie Pak and Bonus Pak.

Turned in the modem/router we were renting and bought our own (refurbished NetGear R6300 for $67 online - Cox wants almost $200 for the same one new).

Cancelled our Cox phone and have been using MagicJackGo (I know, I figured it would be crapola, but so far its worked great and is so cheap - also its just an extra phone in case cell service goes out).

We now have Cox down to $83/month (after taxes/fees) for an 'economy' TV lineup and 'premiere' internet. Anyone else have this same combination that wants to share what rate they are paying? I hate that Cox makes each customer negotiate a rate instead of a flat fair rate for everyone. I was hoping for closer to $70/month.

We are going to monitor what shows we watch/record with Tivo and if overwhelmingly they are local channels, then I'm cutting the cable completely and just going with Internet.

I've cut the satellite cord completely. I use Roku, OTA antenna and Sling. I pay a little less that $25 a month for TV. I'm held captive for internet because I have two choices, of cable or the phone line and I choose cable because of the faster streaming. It's surprising how much I don't miss it.

I've cut the satellite cord completely. I use Roku, OTA antenna and Sling. I pay a little less that $25 a month for TV. I'm held captive for internet because I have two choices, of cable or the phone line and I choose cable because of the faster streaming. It's surprising how much I don't miss it.

I'm guessing my cable tv is about $25/month and my faster Internet is probably about $55. I'm good with that and its a tax write off, but I would consider ditching cable TV altogether.

Also if anyone is looking for a good DVR for an OTA antenna I recommend the Tablo DVR. https://www.tablotv.com/

Nice to record some OTA shows then stream them to pretty much any box, tablet or phone. Loads better than SimpleTV

I'm held captive for internet because I have two choices, of cable or the phone line and I choose cable because of the faster streaming.

Kelroy,
There are other alternatives for internet that I believe are competitive with the two choices that I'm assuming are AT&T (DSL or Uverse) and Cox. I used one of them for a few years until DSL became available in my area and due to price at the time, I went with DSL even though I hated leaving a local business that had been good to me. Now, his prices are about the same as the big boys.
C. T.

My family and I went 3 years without Cable TV.
We went with, high-def tv antenna, high speed internet, Netflix, a Jailbreak Apple Tv and other Apple devices.

The way to go is with a jailbreak Apple TV that will stream 1000's of other options that are not available in the US. I don't think that the newer version of Apple TV can be jailbroken, but I'm not up on all of the latest since now I do have Cox once again.

I recently moved to another house and while moving Cox offered me 2 years of essentially free digital cable along with my high speed internet and home/office phone lines. It's hard to say what I pay right now because I have multiple phone lines wrapped in to the bill. But the digital cable is costing me about $20 more per month than I had been paying.

I'm sure after this 2 year offer runs out, that I will dump Cox tv again.

Kelroy,
There are other alternatives for internet that I believe are competitive with the two choices that I'm assuming are AT&T (DSL or Uverse) and Cox. I used one of them for a few years until DSL became available in my area and due to price at the time, I went with DSL even though I hated leaving a local business that had been good to me. Now, his prices are about the same as the big boys.
C. T.

I've used DSL before and got about 128 Kbps to 3 Mbps and with cable I'm getting around 30 Mps and since I do a lot of streaming that works best for me at this time.

I've used DSL before and got about 128 Kbps to 3 Mbps and with cable I'm getting around 30 Mps and since I do a lot of streaming that works best for me at this time.

Kelroy,
Actually, I was referring to local businesses that offer competitive broadband, not DSL. I have DSL and I do a lot of streaming and have never had a complaint. I would return to the local company that I used if I weren't moving out of the area he serves which is N. E. OKC, Edmond, Guthrie, Jones, and Choctaw.
C. T.

Kelroy,
Actually, I was referring to local businesses that offer competitive broadband, not DSL. I have DSL and I do a lot of streaming and have never had a complaint. I would return to the local company that I used if I weren't moving out of the area he serves which is N. E. OKC, Edmond, Guthrie, Jones, and Choctaw.
C. T.

Unfortunately I like in a somewhat new development area and I only was able to get cable was because I talked the only cable company in the area to run it's lines another 300 feet. My only other other option was DSL and I didn't want that so my option was pretty limited. I'm grateful Charter came out and ran a single line down to my house.

Kelroy,
Actually, I was referring to local businesses that offer competitive broadband, not DSL. I have DSL and I do a lot of streaming and have never had a complaint. I would return to the local company that I used if I weren't moving out of the area he serves which is N. E. OKC, Edmond, Guthrie, Jones, and Choctaw.
C. T.

What companies? I don't know of any local places that offer broadband just some that do wireless like Windstream and AtLink

We just recently cut the Cox cord, now internet alone is still 66$.

I really wish I had more options. I have AtLink now and my only other options right now seem to be satellite. ATT has phone lines, but say they can't do any kind of DSL. I have 3mb down which usually does netflix fairly well, but I'd really like the option to have about twice that speed for when I have multiple devices.

Has anyone looked into or tried wireless internet at home? I know Verizon is offering the 4G LTE at home service, with 5-12 mb down speeds (claimed).

I have FIOS (which is all fiber optic and pretty great) and since I need high-speed Internet, the basic HD TV package is only $20 more.

So, I can't justify cutting the cable just yet.

Plus, I'm fairly addicted to my TiVo units and they really don't work without some sort of cable access.

Has anyone looked into or tried wireless internet at home? I know Verizon is offering the 4G LTE at home service, with 5-12 mb down speeds (claimed).

Don't they charge you for usage?

That would never work for me.

Don't they charge you for usage?

That would never work for me.

I'd assume so, but I can't seem to find any pricing or details on their site. It looks like you have to go into a retail location.

It's a little different then cutting the cord completely but I have been using an Apple Tv the past week and really enjoying it. I did it more for HBO now which just started yesterday and so far has been working great but as a big sports fan the ESPN app no different than cable and with fox and abc having their programs on it, its a step in the right direction for being able to use it without cable.

What companies? I don't know of any local places that offer broadband just some that do wireless like Windstream and AtLink

Fight,
I used Airosurf but there are quite a few in the metro area. Check your yellow pages either online or your phone book. Airosurf is owned by a local very nice man and has been in business for more than eleven years.
C. T.

Update on our cord cutting for those who may be considering it.

We went from $125 month in 2010 for cable/DVR, high speed internet and phone all the way up to $175 for the same thing just a couple of months ago (after some promotions we were on ended that had us around $145/month).

To get our bill down from $175 we turned back in their HD DVR and instead bought a like new Tivo Roamio from a pawn shop for $70 and lifetime subscription to Tivo for only $200 . We dropped our HBO/Showtime, Movie Pak and Bonus Pak.

Turned in the modem/router we were renting and bought our own (refurbished NetGear R6300 for $67 online - Cox wants almost $200 for the same one new).

Cancelled our Cox phone and have been using MagicJackGo (I know, I figured it would be crapola, but so far its worked great and is so cheap - also its just an extra phone in case cell service goes out).

We now have Cox down to $83/month (after taxes/fees) for an 'economy' TV lineup and 'premiere' internet. Anyone else have this same combination that wants to share what rate they are paying? I hate that Cox makes each customer negotiate a rate instead of a flat fair rate for everyone. I was hoping for closer to $70/month.

We are going to monitor what shows we watch/record with Tivo and if overwhelmingly they are local channels, then I'm cutting the cable completely and just going with Internet.

Our internet for the Premier package with Cox is $73.99. We also have the Economy/Starter - they charge us $30.49 for that!

Experimenting now with Sling (love it so far).....$20 + $5 for a package she wanted because it has LMN. Here's what we get:

http://i.imgur.com/PVMbDmM.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SgXFyRt.jpg

Yes, lots of duplication. But this is just an experiment right now.

We access Sling, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu through a single device (a Roku).

As of today, I think the Internet Services (above) are going to win out. With an easy A/B to Over-The-Air for networks and all the sub-channels, which I watch more than anything else OTA (MeTV, Antenna TV, etc.)