Comments on: Internet & TV & Phone, Oh My!

By: Good Reads: The Office : Domestic Cents

Good Reads: The Office : Domestic Cents — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:54:49 +0000

[...] for visiting! If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.Since cutting our cable and getting rid of our DVR, David and I have drastically cut down on the number of TV shows we follow. The Office made the cut [...]

By: kat

kat — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:29:06 +0000

for other video options you can try sling.com, tv.com, chooseandwatch.com, and tidaltv.com.

By: Super Mega Dad

Super Mega Dad — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:26:17 +0000

The reason you don't notice the difference in your internet speed is that you probably just download web pages, you don't need that much bandwidth for this. Where the speed comes into play is high bandwidth things such as streaming video or downloading files. 1.5 mbps is still pretty fast, so you probably won't notice too much of a lag even streaming the videos. Also, where the need for speed would come into play is if you have multiple computers hooked up and they are all streaming videos at the same time. 1.5 mbps is fine for a normal household. Super Mega Dad’s last blog post..Transformers - More Than Meets the Eye

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:59:17 +0000

I am so proud of you! I can totally understand how hard it is to finally decide to make those deep cuts. And I applaud you for giving up the DVR. We waited as long as we could before we got it, and now that we do, I'm afraid I'm hooked. But you are saving so much money...congratulations! Courtney’s last blog post..Yes, but I want it now

By: Country-Fried Mama

Country-Fried Mama — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:08:46 +0000

We are about to cut our landline altogether, I think. We have a phone, internet, cable bundle, so it will probably only save us $30-$40 a month, but every little bit counts right now. I am hanging onto my DVR with both hands, but it's definitely on the list of possible cuts if things get tighter. I will be sad to see it go, but I bet we would also see some savings in our electrical bill if we got rid of it. That thing is on all the time. Country-Fried Mama’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

By: Janice

Janice — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:24:15 +0000

Unfortunately for me (well…maybe “fortunately”…) cable tv and high speed internet aren’t even an option for us out here in the country! We did have dishnetwork for about a year but gave it up and went to a rooftop antenna which gave us 4 channels, then came the digital tv “partial conversion”. Got the coupons, bought a converter box for $20,now we get 7 channels! (CBS, WCAXtra, NHPTV, VPT, plus two other VPT channels ‘Create’ (crafts, cooking, gardening) and “World” (very interesting). w/out the converter box we get ABC. I’m hopeful that after the full conversion in June we’ll get even more. All for free!
* $30.30 to Fairpoint communications every month for unlimited local and caller id. I buy calling cards at Rite Aid when they go on sale buy 1 get 1 free. It’s $.02 per minute.
* Trac Fone for cell service because it’s a pay as you go, no bills no hassles. This is a luxury though, not a necessity. I use it VERY sparingly.
*Recently downgraded from Earthlink dial-up which was $21.95 to $9.95 for 10 hours a month.

My reasons for doing these things are so we don’t waste our money and so I can afford to work part time and still afford to pay half of our living expenses. Plus it allows us to save money because we don’t know what the future holds, there are always unexpected things that pop up in life and they are usually BIG, like replacing of vehicles, furnaces, appliances, you just never know. We like the security of having a savings to fall back on when life throws us curve balls.

Blessings!

By: lylah ledner

lylah ledner — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:56:13 +0000

Hi there….Nicki…first – thanks for stopping by the Lylah Blog – loved your comment on the book that’s changing me

second….i’m so glad you came by…which prompted me to visit you AND great spot in the world here. i LOVED reading what you and your husband are doing to become debt free. After reading about reducing your cable/tv stuff down you could have heard me say, “Honey, is there anyway we can get a cheaper package with Cox Cable?” See…you spurred me on for one more area to re-visit.

Blessings…lylah

lylah ledner’s last blog post..This Book is Effecting The Way I Think About Food, Water and Other Things

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:24:42 +0000

Yea for Nicki’s hubby!!! And you, too, Nicki. Way to go

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By: Nicki

Nicki — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:49:41 +0000

We watch shows on hulu too!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:48:06 +0000

We have downgraded to the basic cable in our home, with cable modem and no home phone line for about $53/month. I never had the DVR so I don't know what I am missing! We do miss the sports channels- but we bring it back for college football since our local cable company does not require a contract either! Somedays I wish we had a home phone line when our cell phones don't work well at our house, but then I just think that we need to change our cell phone provider to correct that. Good luck with your change!! The internet has most of the extra shows we would watch for free and limited commercials too! Check out hulu.com! Sarah’s last blog post..From Snow to 70 degrees ..