Seniors, do you have internet & cable? I am thinking of getting rid of cable. I am alone most of the time so no one watches the tv.?

Question

How much do you pay? I am paying $95 for Comcast internet & tv & it seems too high. If you cut out your tv do you regret it? Please give details. Thank you.

Answer 1

If you are paying $95 for cable TV and Internet you are getting a good deal. The only decent Internet in my area is through cable. We have hundreds of TV channels and our phone is through them as well. We don't do much else entertainment wise so we feel it's worth it. Each time our contract is nearly up (at least a month before) my husband calls and negotiates with them. Only the 800 number, not the local office. He has been able to get them to keep it the same or even lower it a bit the last 6 years.



If you don't use the TV you should see what they would charge you for just the Internet.

Answer 2

I have a fast internet on my computer and then on my phone. I don't find cable a necessity since I'm a movie buff and so I have Netflix. I can sit down and watch a bunch of series I used to love and can sit down and start it when I am ready. So far I haven't missed cable at all and I have found that I love the British stuff...especially the murder mysteries. I think cable is outrageous and I can only see it if you have a large family to amuse otherwise it's just too much money. You can put that amount away and take a vacation each year...well, a little one which often are as good as the big ones. I'm thinking of getting rid of internet on my phone. Too much money and repeat of services.

Answer 3

I'm around 60, does that count as a senior? We haven't had cable or satellite TV for at least 5 years, maybe more. We absolutely have good internet. Several things fill the entertainment and news gap.



1. There are still over-the-air stations, and most of them have subchannels. So what used to be channel 2 is now 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4. We live in a metro area, so there are about 80 channels we can get without paying a dime. Of course, just like cable, we watch only a few out of those channels.



2. We tend to get news and weather from the internet, although we might occasionally watch TV news.



3. We can check out DVDs for free from our local public library.



4. Our DVD player is actually a streaming Blu-Ray player, so connects to our wireless internet. We don't pay for any premium content, but some things like YouTube, Crackle, and SnapFilms are free. If you have an Amazon Prime membership, they will make a lot of movies and shows available to you free.

Answer 4

Yes I have cable,internet and the landline phone all together in a bundle which is cheaper.

I pay 112.00 a month for all 3

But what you're pay ing pretty cheap and that is up to you if you want cable or not but you can't get all networks online to watch WITHOUT paying a fee to watch it online.

You must also have just the basic cable which means you only have local channels.

I prefer to watch my news on TV

So you have to think about all that before dropping cable.

You also got to think that people who use their cellphones spend more money on that then they do on cable and internet together.

Down the road all networks will start charging a fee to use their websites.

Answer 5

I haven't had cable or satellite for over 20 years and I don't miss it. We did splurge a couple hundred dollars and got a really nice over the air antenna with a remote and so we get all local network outlets and lots of retro TV (over the air oldies). The internet is AT&T for $90 and it's high speed 4G Wi-Fi so we can both use it at the same time. Our phones are cheap pay-as-you-use flip top Tracfones. My husband uses his MUCH more than I do mine. He took to texting like a duck to water and is constantly talking to family members via text. Anything on cable television that I'd like to see can almost always be obtained from Netflix or the library.

Answer 6

I'm in the midwest and I have cable for TV and the phone company for internet. I pay $84 a month for the both of them together. After seeing what others are paying, you seem to be right in a good price range, but if you don't want cable TV, by all means cancel it and save some money.

Answer 7

69 now and Dropped COX Cable seven months ago.

They raise the fees 25%± every 3 years, and drop channels at will. And this round they are scrambling the signal so instead of using my TV's channel selector I would have to Rent Cable Boxes as well for each TV.

TRAP: The Digital TV Broadcast signals are Terrible.

I used to (analog) get New York Stations (22 to 180 miles away).

Now Digital signals from 3 to 18 miles, Line of Sight, away are hit and miss. Great pictures when they come in. But a lot of the time signals drop, digitize, audio stutters, and pictures Freeze at the oddest times.

So out of the current 18 channels detected, Only 6 actually come in with consistent signals regularity.

I have a SMART TV so I use a LAN cable to connect to my router. I spend most of my time connected to NETFLIX and YouTube.

Also have a library of some 300 commercial VHR tapes (plus 100 homemade), 150 DVD discs. (plus 80 homemade)

Answer 8

Internet is $72. No cable. Antenna. But we also do streaming through Amazon Prime ($100 a year) and Netflix ($9 a month.)



Considering we were paying $10 for Internet access in 2002, it really ticks me off how much we have to pay now, but it's a monopoly.

Answer 9

I have Comcast Xfinity (I think, I didn't ask for it, they just foisted it and it's cost on everyone suddenly). I had had extended basic for many years but when the monthly cost got up there close to $100, and considering I was almost never home to watch tv except in the middle of the night (rerun time), I decided to have Comcast cut me back to just basic service so I could get the basic network stations (CBS, NBC, ABC, 3 PBSes, and Discovery for some reason) since watching the news is something I still like to do since the newspapers are so crappy. But my tv now sometimes won't turn on at all and I am really having trouble with the idea that flat screen tvs have an average life expectancy of about 5-7 years. I've never been a good tv watcher, tend to wander off to do other things. So during one of these nights now that I'm retired and do have time for tv but the tv wouldn't go on, I decided to find out how to watch tv on my computer. I'd heard it can be done and I did find I could. Of course, I have no idea what's on when and have never gotten seriously hooked on most tv shows so I haven't a clue what I want to watch (except for Game of Thrones). And watching tv on a computer, if you at least have DSL or better, you can watch tv on your computer for free--and you can also sometimes find movies you want to watch (I subscribed to HBO-Go and already had Amazon Prime which gave me some free movie time). You just don't have the use of your computer if you're watching tv on it too (well, you have the use, but you are supposed to be LOOKing at the show). You should ask around to find out how to get tv on your computer. Since my phone company can't seem to keep my landline phone line working, which means I don't have my DSL to get online, I"m thinking of going wireless come the new year--phone, computer, tv (maybe)--it'll be more expensive then what I pay now for each of those but it might be worth the price since I now do all my banking and bill paying, make appointments, change appointments, etc. all online so it's become vital to me (when I coudldn't get online or make phone calls for 2 weeks, I actually had to go out and buy envelopes and stamps just to pay my bills, I'd almost forgotten how to do that).

Answer 10

I pay Centurylink 37 bucks a month for internet service. I pay a local cable company 76 a month but don't have any other options out in the boonies, I had an antenna and got two stations. I used to have direct TV but everytime it rained or snowed my signal went to crap.

Answer 11

I have both cable TV and Internet service from Comcast, for which I pay $95.00 each month. I live in a neighborhood that is surrounded by hills, which means that my TV reception is very poor without cable.



When Comcast offered cable service in my neighborhood in 1990, I immediately became a subscriber. When Comcast started to offer high-speed Internet service, I subscribed to that service as well.

Answer 12

I have Comcast Internet and cable with just basic tv package and mine is $198. I am getting ready to stop it. I use the internet on my phone usually and watch very little tv.

Answer 13

I have Comcast for cable TV, internet and phone at $180+ a month.

Answer 14

When I moved, I had plan to just get out-of-the-air channels but I got one channel and it was in espanol. So I had to get cable. Yikes where do you live? I have to pay $145 for cable and internet service.

Answer 15

have Optics Broadband and watch TV from Computer Programs on my TV



over 80 love some of the Modern technology

Answer 16

i don't have television at home and i don't miss it at all. if i really want to catch something like wimbledon i do that on computer at the local library. i think of how many hours i've wasted in front of television - never again. in uk we currently pay about £145 per annum for the tv licence and then pay monthly subscription fee in addition.

Answer 17

The only TV and internet I can get are from satellites. Even my cell phone service is sporadic. Both services are pricey. Enjoy what you have.

Answer 18

We have internet for $15 per month. No tv. Pay as you go cell phones which run for mine $15 per month and husbands about $12 per month. No smart phones.

Answer 19

No. I'm using what the paid staff have

when they aren't chasing somebody.

Answer 20

i don't watch tv anymore and just have the internet.