Just get a digital converter box or a HDTV with a built in ATSC tuner (all LCD and plasma TVs sold these days have them). Then you can pick up dozens of stations and substations for free. Of course some of the stations are religious, Spanish, or infomercial channels.

And if you want movies, just head over to Walgreens, Walmart, or any other place that has the RedBox kiosque. You can rent a new release for a dollar. That beats the hefty pay-per-view price that cable/dish networks charge.

Why pay cable/satellite when you don’t have to.

I dont understand people who still pay money for cable. Cancel your cable!! Dont let people rule over you and tell you, that you need to pay more for your addiction!

See, at least with cable and satellite services, you have the option of not subscribing. In other words, you can’t be forced to subscribe to it. Unlike the things our own federal government is going to force all of us to pay for (i.e., healthcare), regardless of whether people want it or not. Imagine paying for something but you don’t even sniff the benefits for 4 years. Yep, that’s what we’re all facing.

Hope to see you all at the polls with steam coming out of your ears.

We had Cox and they repeatedly charged us for a land phone line and internet service we didn’t have. After 8 months of incorrect billing we switched to Direct TV and their billing is good. However, they have raised some fee or another every two months or so since we made the switch. I went for years without cable and think I will again. Between local digital signal, the internet, plasma tvs, netflix and my trusty digh def dvd player I will survive just fine.

Ala carte pricing should be available. Why should I have to pay for stuff I don’t want and would never watch? It’s like going to the market and being forced to buy a cart full of stuff that you don’t need or want.

And to add insult– the ‘cable barons’ keep adding more commercials on top of the price increases. What a great business model: more c**p, more commercials, more fees.