Getting ready to possibly cut the cord

[Roger H. Veteran]

Well test it out now while you can since there are no caps now with Comcast (except in TN and 1 more place I forget which). So see how much data you actually use with Netflix and Hulu trials and see if it's enough of your shows as well are covered.

[xXys0seriousXx]

Looks like Nashville and Tuscon are the two markets where there are data caps... that sucks for anyone in those areas with Comcast...

[D e v i a n t]

That is actually an interesting point... I didn't consider that dropping the bundle might lower my cap, that could be problematic.

I am also ****ed with Comcast Cable and all its bull**** channels I dont watch and pay for. But I got a good bundle, Cable-Internet-Phone. I just switched to the new X1 Platform and the UI difference is like night and day. Aslo I got them to give the Extreme Internet at 110 mbps down and 22 mbps up for just another $20 a month extra. All in all I pay $159 for all three not including equipment costs but including free DVR. And the Data Cap is Transparent Non Existent, But its there Bud internally. :)

[Growled Member]

It's might be an option for you but it's not for me. My wife would kill me if she couldn't get network television. Watching it later is not an option. Myself, I could care less until Doctor Who comes on, and then I would be mighty upset if I couldn't watch it right then.

[xXys0seriousXx]

I am also ****ed with Comcast Cable and all its bull**** channels I dont watch and pay for. But I got a good bundle, Cable-Internet-Phone. I just switched to the new X1 Platform and the UI difference is like night and day. Aslo I got them to give the Extreme Internet at 110 mbps down and 22 mbps up for just another $20 a month extra. All in all I pay $159 for all three not including equipment costs but including free DVR. And the Data Cap is Transparent Non Existent, But its there Bud internally. :)

 

I pay just a little more than you do there for cable (which I never watch), my "Blast" Internet (55/10) and Xfinity phone which I will never ever use. The only reason I got this was due to the sales person pitching me on the "incredible" cost savings for all three as a package... it's incredible alright.

 

Since I never use the phone or TV options I am just annoyed having them in the first place and paying for them.

[JaykeBird]

I suppose my opinion may not be as valid, only being a college student living in a college dorm, but for me, even once I move out into my own apartment, I won't be getting cable. As a younger kid, I used to love watching TV shows and stuff, but as time went on and I became older (and school-work began taking up more of my life  :p ), I just was watching TV less and less, until it came down to me only watching Doctor Who, The Amazing Race, and a few others. Most of my shows I got off the Internet, so the time soon came where I just stopped watching it all altogether. Haven't turned on a TV myself in over a year, at least, except to connect it to my laptop. :)

 

Another thing I could mention is my dad, who for years and years paid for DirecTV, but recently, he bought a PS3, got rid of DirecTV, and is now watching Netflix over his PS3. I think it really works well for him because he enjoys watching older TV shows and movies, and Netflix has a big collection of them. I only wonder how he keeps up with sports, but, like someone else mentioned, he probably gets by watching them on the local channels.