[ale] Cutting the satellite

[Cy Kurtz]

I had 120 some channels of nothing to watch .. and was spending too much
time watching TV. What put me over the edge was the realization .. over
and over .. that I was paying for commercials. I pulled the plug in the
spring of 2010 and there was some withdrawl.

I put a diy antenna in the attic right away and picked up 9 local
stations. They are local affiliates CBS, ABC, NBC, and FOX. That wasn't
enough, so I picked up a roku box .. love it.

Just a month or so ago, I went back in the attic and put that same
antenna on a rotor, so now I pick up the local affiliates, plus SCETV. I
was going into serious PBS withdrawl.

Do it. You'll save money and time, and a lot of that stuff you think
you're going to miss you can find on the internet, whether you surf to
it or go roku.

You'll still be in the minority, but this is how majorities become
majorities. 

Go for it,

Cy Kurtz


On Friday, 2011-06-17 at 13:46 -0400, Chris Fowler wrote:
> I read all these threads from people who have cut the cable, satellite,
> etc and I would really love to but I think I'm in the minority.
> 
> <flamebait>
> I don't watch brain rot.  I don't even know what the 
> local stations are because they broadcast brain rot
> </flamebait>
> 
> These are the channels on Dish I watch:
> 
> Science
> Discovery
> History
> History International
> Nation Geographic
> Animal Planet
> Travel
> PBX
> 
> Kids:
> Nick
> Disney
> Toon 
> 
> Wife:
> Turner Classic Movies
> Local TV with brain rot (a.k.a. American Idol)
> 
> I'll pay $20/mon extra just for the extended package so I can get
> Science.  
> 
> How can a person like me cut the Dish?  Giving up Mythbustersand Kari
> will put me on suicide watch.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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