cutting the cable, as they say… hawaiiboy.micro.blog
@maique we were thinking about it for a while. It came down to $$$. Spectrum kept adding fees. $16 more started last month.
@hawaiiboy well done! I’d love to cut cable but my wife still has shows she likes to watch. I’ve tried to talk her away from the dark side of the force a few times but haven’t got through yet. 😂
@hawaiiboy I have no idea about the prices over there, truth be told. $16 would be a hefty increase for our plan, we pay around $57 for cable (fast internet, a ton of channels, and landline(!))
@peterimoore My wife was the hold up here until that last price increase. Our local stations all have Apple TV apps for local news and features. We’ve come across a few niggles, but we’re working through it. Mostly things aren’t on at a specific time that we’re used to, it just streams when it does.
@hawaiiboy sadly our streaming options in Canada are pathetic due to the usual “licensing issues” which is a political excuse for the real reason; the broadcasting regulatory body caters to the cable corporations, not the consumers. I should take another look at Apple TV for regional channels, but I’m not holding my breath.
Most of my TV time is spent watching streams, with the exceptions of Jeopardy, re-runs of Frasier, and local news. I'd drop those in a heartbeat if my wife said she was done with cable.