Frustrated
As I look ahead to the next year and our goal to be back in a house by next summer, I've been looking at ways to cut our budget in order to get more money in savings. One of the things I have been looking into is dropping cable. Since we mainly watch sports and movies, and now that football season is over and there's a Blockbuster just down the road, it doesn't make uch sense to me to pay $60 for our television portion of our cable bill each month. I made a couple calls to the cable company. Despite the fact that my bill appears to show a fee of $9.99 for internet (with a $10 credit for the package with television), the cable company tells me my internet alone will cost $30 a month if I cancel the cable TV.
So I call other internet providers. There are plans for $15 a month for basic DSL, but only if you have a landline phone already in place. Otherwise, everywhere I turn it's $22+ for internet alone.
What happened to free TV? What happened to internet for $10 a month? What has happened?
I am so frustrated at spending $80 a month for the TV.
Which makes me wonder, what will people do in 2010 when it's all HD? Will everyone be forced into cable or satellite? Are the days of free television over? And if so, why are we paying for the shows and still being forced to watch so much advertising?
UGH!!!
So I call other internet providers. There are plans for $15 a month for basic DSL, but only if you have a landline phone already in place. Otherwise, everywhere I turn it's $22+ for internet alone.
What happened to free TV? What happened to internet for $10 a month? What has happened?
I am so frustrated at spending $80 a month for the TV.
Which makes me wonder, what will people do in 2010 when it's all HD? Will everyone be forced into cable or satellite? Are the days of free television over? And if so, why are we paying for the shows and still being forced to watch so much advertising?
UGH!!!
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