ice27828 get yourself a subscription to MLB.TV, it's cheaper then getting it on Direct TV (satellite) and you can watch archieved games.  Check it out if you like baseball.  The only games you will not see are those that are blacked out in your area (ZIP Code) because you are in the viewing area.

I had the same package - until I changed Voice. And then only because Vonage has free over seas calling. I have had NO (Emphasize NO) problems with any of their services.  Others have told me horror stories, but I am not going back to Comcast anytime soon!

I thibk the horro stories may come from certain locations. I had none from either but very happy with Verizon. My situation may be a bit different from many. I'm retired, live alone since my wife passed, and as long as I have my present services it helps me stay busy. I have no need for those fancy cell 4G phones but knowing from my grandchildren that is all they know and those phones can do a lot. I enjoy being home so I get to watch and do things on bigger screens. lol. It is really something however the way the world is thinking and going.

@Philly A season of MLB is like 120 bucks, although because basic cable don't come with sports channel well not in Canada, by the time I add sports channels and tax I am probably looking at the same price for the same period of time.

I don't understand why people get bundles, are they really cheaper?

to me, TV is dead. I just upgraded my net connection to optic-fiber one, 40/20 Mbit no FUP for 12 EUROs per month and i am going totally rely on that - even for watching TV stuff. Sopcast FTW!

Sigh. Fiber is a pain to work with but worth all the results.

I haven't had a TV since I moved out of my parents house at 19.

Put a rotary phone in front of them and see how bewildered they become.

Pfah, give them a telegraph and a morse code chart!

I'm glad I don't live where you guys are at.

I'm in Canada and my cable charges are 160$ a month that includes digital tv high speed 1.5 connection and local phone.

60% of my charges is internet. We don't have unlimited connection here so I have to pay by quantity. I have three kids with ipods and wifi connected. It gets expensive when I have to pay for 200 gig download a month. Streaming costs a lot for us Canadians.

6 months later.  New hardware costs now more than paid for by the monthly savings and still happy as a clam.  Don't miss the cable channels a bit.  Happened to be in a hotel for the past 4 days & channel surfing fully reinforced my decision - wasn't diddlysquat worth watching except football.  History, TLC, Discovery (the ones I used to really enjoy) - all have gone to hell, have practically nothing relating to their channel names & are completely worthless now.

Glad to hear its working out for you.

Upgrade the old CRT behemoths to new svelte LCDs?

The CRT's were retired just before the switch.  One was a ~29" JVC box that weighed at least 100#, purchased prior to 1990.  We've come a long way.  The cost of these displays is dropping like a rock and they're getting thinner by the minute.

I wish they'd work on making better pictures than just making them lighter and thinner.

Well, can't blame the display for the content.  57 channels & nothin' on... but nothin' never looked better!