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I cut cable on November 9, 2012 - this was such a big deal for me that I wrote the date on a stickie and stuck it on my monitor, so I'd remember the date. Sure I was scared to see the cable box leave; of course I was worried I had made a mistake.
Lemme tell you: I have never looked back.
No, I didn't stop watching television - in fact, I'm watching TV about the same amount of time that I was before. However, things are different now.
Big Money Saver
First things first: I'm saving around $100/month by opting for streaming TV via my ROKU HD instead of paying for TimeWarner cable (I had the account that was one above the basic service -- the one where you got TBN but no HBO or Showtime). Start up costs here: around $50.00 for the ROKU device (I got it online at Roku's website) and about 10 minutes maximum to set things up.
Monthly charges? I pay $8/month for Netflix and $8/month for Amazon Instant/Prime Videos. My internet charge is for "turbo" from TimeWarner, and that's around $50.00 per month. I signed up for Hulu Plus at $8/month but I never use it ... well, for Revenge on ABC when a new show airs. I'm rethinking Hulu Plus right now: I could catch Revenge online at the ABC website for free, if that's all I need with the Hulu Plus membership.
Set up? It's a walk in the park.
Seriously, this gizmo is easy peasy, set-up wise. You do need to be ready to access the web with your laptop or tablet or whatever in order to do the initial login, etc. but it's not hard. Astonishingly easy.
