Comments on: How Much Do You Pay For Television?

By: JEM

JEM — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:12:02 +0000

Hubby and I have been married 4.5 years and we have not given in and gotten cable yet. We only get ABC, NBC, and CBS with rabbit ears….we are going to buy a new TV as our christmas present to ourselves to get ready for the switch to digital…but we still won’t buy cable. Who has time to watch it anyway?!?!

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:25:21 +0000

interesting.. we pay $54/mo for Comcast cable internet and basic cable (channels 2 thru 70 something). It’s not a promo rate either.

By: Izzy

Izzy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:20:29 +0000

Nada! We got rid of cable in 2005 in our effort to pay off our debt – We were paying $203 for cable/month, internet and phone. We never watched the tube so we dropped it and kept the internet and phone. We got Netflix and are super happy with it. I had never heard of hulu before, my dh would love that!

By: Sunflowers

Sunflowers — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:32:43 +0000

We don’t pay for cable. If we want to watch something, we do it online, for free.

By: Ott

Ott — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:29:52 +0000

I pay $86 a month for digital cable (200+ channels) with about 30 of those channels also in HD. Also included in that is my internet.

I’ve considered dropping my HD as well. But I think it’s more than worth it, especially if you’ve already invested in a high quality HD set. I’ve realized I’ve spoiled myself with HD and 5.1 surround sound – luckily I’ve held off on DVR (so far). I also tend to not look at my cable expenses as a monthly “fee,” but more as an annual charge – at least in my mind I feel more comfortable paying it that way.

Point of information: a pair of 1970’s era rabbit ears will pull down over-the-air HD broadcasts just as well as these so-called “HD antennas.” Don’t get sucked into buying something needlessly expensive….although I do admit that a 1970’s era pair of rabbit ears would look quite out of place next to a 2008 HDTV.

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:31:56 +0000

Are you on the Dish Ultimate HD package? If so, call up a CSR and switch to TurboHD. Its the exact same thing but $10 a month cheaper, but there is a $5 processing fee to change your programming. also drop the Dish Home Protection Plan. its optional, and there’s no reason to have it, it’s just a way for them to make an extra 5.99 a month

By: stocks

stocks — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:56:30 +0000

We have the dish network also, costs about $100 a month as well, internet runs us about $45 a month, so between those two “luxuries” that’s $1800 a year. Is it worth it?
Yeah, money is temporary but happiness is not…

By: DD

DD — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:15:17 +0000

We cut our cable in 2001.

Yes we’ve missed it at times these past 7 years. But then I think of the thousands of dollars that we’ve saved, and all of a sudden we don’t miss it all that much.

By: Uncommonadvice

Uncommonadvice — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:31:59 +0000

I’ve fallen into the trap that I advise others not to – and I’m only just realising it. I pay £52 per month for Sky and £12 per month for love film. When you add in my mobile, broadband costs and TV license, I’m paying over £100 a month for items that I don’t really want!!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:28:27 +0000

We have DirecTV with an HD DVR that I talked them down to half price on – $150 – and pay $65 a month. I also got them to knock $10 off the programming each month as well as waive the HD upcharge, another $10, for a year. I just bought an HDTV last Thanksgiving – mostly to watch hockey – and “had” to have the HD package. It is great, but like you I’m not sure it is worth the money. That will surely change once hockey season starts again.