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Old 06-13-2016, 09:51 PM
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I've never had cable TV. We lived in a small town where cable was not available in the 80s, and I got used to watching only the regular local broadcasts. When I first moved to Raleigh, we were on a tight budget because we hadn't converted our first home to a rental, so we skipped cable. When I found out how much it cost, I decided against getting it.

I have Time Warner internet cable through Earthlink. Time Warner bills me, but I get Earthlink emails and server space. Paying for cable TV is not a requirement.

You can get Earthlink cable internet for $35 a month.
Really? Hmm...

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I got rid of cable in 1997. Nineteen years is a lot of Pontiac money.

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Old 06-13-2016, 10:01 PM
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I got an Amazon Fire stick for Christmas and haven't watched much cable since. Been thinking about cutting the cord from DirecTV.

All you need is broadband. As I have both Amazon Prime and Netflix as well, the Firestick has apps for them. I can now watch YouTube on my 46" TV, which is endlessly entertaining.

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