Does anyone still use cable?

[Johnny-Boi]

I set up a poll to see if i'm the only one who hasn't touched cable in almost 5 years.

[spartaman64]

does using my friend's netflix count LUL i offered to split the cost but he wouldnt take it

[JZStudios]

We used to have Netflix and Prime. Netflix started getting rid of good shows and movies so it got cancelled. Prime was cancelled because of an issue and I guess just fuck setting it back up. At this point we rarely use my brother's Hulu account and rely more on broadcast to watch re-runs of Home Improvement and 3rd Rock.

Just seems to be very little of actual interest on TV, cable or otherwise, and all the streaming platforms are full of garbage and hard to find good shows/movies if they exist. Every time I started up Hulu or Netflix it was 30 minutes of searching to just turn it off.

[FeIIex]

I haven't watched cable in over 5 years, cannot believe my parents spend over 130 a month for it

[Johnny-Boi]

3 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

does using my friend's netflix count LUL i offered to split the cost but he wouldnt take it

yes

[jaslion]

Using friends netflix counts it seems and the other is well a swashbuckling adventure :p.

[FakeNSA]

Possible addition: Prime video. Limited, but still a valid option that I use from time to time.

[Johnny-Boi]

1 minute ago, FeIIex said:

I haven't watched cable in over 5 years, cannot believe my parents spend over 130 a month for it

lol, same, alll of my family actually even my 62 year old grandma p*rates movies on her roku, and my other two grandparents use britbox, and hulu live. and i'm pretty sure my uncles fave is something not aloud to be discussed on this forum

[Johnny-Boi]

@JZStudios, yeah youtube is way better, new content every second, and millions of channels to choose from, all for free with minimal ads. 

[Guest]

We still use Cable TV, Considering for our Unlimited Gigabit Internet plan it actually cost us more not to have it bundled with Cable and Phone with xFinity by Comcast.

If I have it I might aswell use it.

Package Deal $110 USD, Internet Only $140 USD. Both include taxes, equipment rental, and misc fees.

[Kilrah]

I have cable because my Internet connection is through a cable provider and my plan I subscribed to long ago includes TV, but I never watch it - Youtube Premium only. 

 

I looked into ditching the cable sub, but it turns out that my grandfathered plan with TV is cheaper than a current net-only plan I could switch to, it would cost me an extra 5 bucks a month to downgrade from 200Mbps with TV to 100Mbps without TV 

[FeIIex]

2 minutes ago, Johnny-Boi said:

lol, same, alll of my family actually even my 62 year old grandma p*rates movies on her roku, and my other two grandparents use britbox, and hulu live. and i'm pretty sure my uncles fave is something not aloud to be discussed on this forum

I can get 1.5 Gigabit internet (1.25 down, 900 up due to bottlenecks with the modem they ship tho) for 105.99 CAD monthly, but the cable package is 110 a month, and that's without every channel.

 

I have one friend who still watches cable, but when you're spending that much, why not just save and get a bunch of services like Hulu or netflix instead?

[Eighjan]

18 minutes ago, Johnny-Boi said:

I set up a poll to see if i'm the only one who hasn't touched cable in almost 5 years.

This is for US members only, I take it...

[Johnny-Boi]

Just now, Eighjan said:

This is for US members only, I take it...

i guess? do you not have cable where you live

[Teddy07]

No,

I quit watching TV eight years ago

[FeIIex]

Just now, Johnny-Boi said:

i guess? do you not have cable where you live

I think hes talking about how services outside the US are not as robust. (Canadian Netflix pales in comparison to American, but a VPN fixes that)

[diamondarrow67]

I only have cable for internet, otherwise I dont even use my tvs for anything besides roku and gaming

 

[DrMacintosh]

Just to be clear, basically 99% of anyone who says they use AppleTV+ is not paying for it. If you buy a new Apple device you get 1 year of free AppleTV+

[aisle9]

Netflix (possibly cancelling)

Disney+ / Hulu / ESPN+ bundle

DC Universe / HBO Max bundle

CBS All Access

Amazon Prime

AppleTV+ (until the trial ends)

[Johnny-Boi]

14 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Just to be clear, basically 99% of anyone who says they use AppleTV+ is not paying for it. If you buy a new Apple device you get 1 year of free AppleTV+

i know

[PhantomDragon]

No. Only got the Internet since like 2012. Instead of basic cable I have Netflix, Prime, Hulu, and Youtube Premium.

[Eighjan]

1 hour ago, Johnny-Boi said:

i guess? do you not have cable where you live

All we have - in the UK, that I know of - that directly connect to a TV is:

Cable - a combination of many US services from a single supplier.

Sky - satellite TV.

Freeview - digital via a TV aerial.

 

Things like Netflix & Amazon Prime are equally offered as internet or TV service, usually both at the same time.

[StrawberryShortCakes]

1 hour ago, Johnny-Boi said:

I set up a poll to see if i'm the only one who hasn't touched cable in almost 5 years.

Try 13 yrs, since I'm 13 lol. My mom buys dvds/Blu-rays/watch online free. 

[Real_PhillBert]

Netlix

Hulu

Amazon Prime

Disney+

Plex

 

I have more than enough content to watch. I cancelled my cable about ten years ago and haven't looked back. 

[Johnny-Boi]

44 minutes ago, StrawberryShortCakes said:

Try 13 yrs, since I'm 13 lol. My mom buys dvds/Blu-rays/watch online free. 

i haven't used a disk to watch anything in like 3 years, i transferee it all to digital