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[Pax]

... We were just about to cut the cable cord, but comcast has a monopoly in our town and we found out that if we cut the cable, they would jack our internet rates up three fold. GRRHHH.

We ran into the same thing back in IL, it was infuriating; so I canceled all our service with them, got a tablet with 4G on it, and upped our cell data plan to 10gigs, saved a bunch of money and never looked back. Comcast is the devil!

[emily_in_nc]

Comcast is the devil!

And its demon twin, Time-Warner! SO glad we don't have to deal with them now. As full-time RVers, we do have a Verizon MiFi device and data plan, but that's IT for utilities now.

[Pax]

And its demon twin, Time-Warner! SO glad we don't have to deal with them now. As full-time RVers, we do have a Verizon MiFi device and data plan, but that's IT for utilities now.

We get basic cable provided by our HOA through Brighthouse, we had to get broadband for my honeys work at home gig, when she's done we'll go back to the basic "free" service and our phones for connectivity.

My presence on the web has decreased dramatically since we moved to FL, I'm outside a lot more and when I'm home I just use my chromebook to check TE, and my fake FB account to see if our favorite restaurants are offering any specials. It's really nice; I used to be heavily involved in a couple of motorcycle forums, spent literally hours every day reading/writing on them. Very glad that's in the past now.

[Helene2013]

One reason I can't wait to see retirement arrive (+/-4 years now). So we can become RV fulltimers too and be free of way too many things related to a home/costs. Staying in such small environment and traveling/staying 6 months in winter 6 in summer somewhere forces you to think about plans and other junk we think we MUST have but realize we DON'T need. Viva marketing and the likes to work our heads in the needs.

Personnally, I would not have a tv and my goodness I'd save tons of money on the tv itself, and the cable fee, and the roku plan and.... and.... In Quebec, I think we have the highest fees for such services in north america. Can't wait to get out of here. But it is what it is for now....too close to early retirement to make such a move.

[emily_in_nc]

Personnally, I would not have a tv and my goodness I'd save tons of money on the tv itself, and the cable fee, and the roku plan and.... and.... In Quebec, I think we have the highest fees for such services in north america. Can't wait to get out of here. But it is what it is for now....too close to early retirement to make such a move.

We do have two flat-screen TVs in our motorhome (it came with them) but only an antenna for picking up over-air stations. Some locales give you all the major networks; others, you're lucky to get one or two channels. It's fine for our (minimal) TV needs most of the time, though we are pretty unhappy that the NCAA basketball tournament final 4 is being broadcast only on cable for the first time ever, since my alma mater (UNC-CH) is in it. Sigh...can't have everything, I guess. The price we're paying (free!) makes our set-up fairly sweet, despite its occasonal shortcomings.

[Catrin]

Free is good Emily! Pity you can't see the NCAA games though...but good luck to your team! I don't have cable either, but do stream Netflix to my tv.

[emily_in_nc]

Free is good Emily! Pity you can't see the NCAA games though...but good luck to your team! I don't have cable either, but do stream Netflix to my tv.

Since we have metered internet, Netflix and that ilk is not an option. I can watch (occasionally) an hour-long show after the fact online, but I have to watch the bandwidth. Fortunately, I don't watch much, so it all works out. We may have enough excess bandwidth this month to watch a little of the games, or we can watch at my mom's (DirecTV) if we feel like it, but they are on so late, we probably won't. We'll be fine no matter what! First world problem for sure -- I guess living in Mexico with nearly no US TV has helped cure me of any lingering TV addiction I have!

[Crankin]

I am an Apple fan because I find all PCs and Android products very difficult to use. I have a PC at work, which I only use to connect to our e-medical notes/scheduling software and email. And frankly, most of the time, even though I am sitting at my desk, I check my work email on my IPhone! I have only received 240 emails in 2.5 years, so it's not a major thing. If I have to type a Word doc on my PC at work, I don't know how to do anything. One day I had to call DH and ask him how to cut and paste, as I am so not used to right clicking.
We had a Netflix plan for years, like 2 movies a month. It was so cheap, they never publicized it. Finally, when it got to the point we didn't watch even 2 movies a month we dropped it. We can get it on our TV, along with Hulu, and Amazon, and now we have the Comcast movies, too. But, I can't sit long enough to watch. Once in awhile on a Friday night we might watch a movie, but otherwise I am either sleeping, eating, or riding.