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we have time warner - i work inIT and i would never ever ever have time warner if i could help it but they have such a monopoly in the carolinas and their services are the highest of any cable provider out there - i know this from experience
Cable and internet is included in our rent - so im not going to complain right now - but befoe this apt we were paying around 140 a month for HD cable, internet, (1) dvr box and hbo.
We have pretty much te hsame package and we have Fios. It is actually more expensive not to have phone than to have it so we have a phone that only telemarketers use...lol.
I got rid of my landline a couple months ago and now only use my cell phone. That save me about $50.
My service is through Qwest or I think they changed names. It is now CenturyLink. (Seattle area) I chose Qwest over comcast because I wanted Directv and they offered a bundled package.
I just looked at my bill. I pay $120 for internet and directv service.
I considered switching to Clearwire internet to save some $ but saw some bad reviews. We are going to call Qwest/CenturyLink and see if there is anything they can do about our pricing.
ETA: Oh, that price includes two DVR boxes. We have a HD tv but I don't want to pay for the HD channels quite yet.
We only have interenet and no cable or phone. Waaay cheaper and we still get to watch pretty much whatever we want.
We use hulu plus and netflix on demand through our xbox (can watch on TV). For a total of less than $20 a month. We have network V through old school rabbit ears (ABC, NBC, PBS, FOX, and a few others and many are in HD)
I think its Comcast. I think with TV and internet its about $50 a month? or maybe $60? And we truly can watch what anyone else watches.
I don't know what ours cost monthly (DH pays those bills) but we have the following:
@lefeymw- I have considered this. I guess if we even get strapped for cash it is a definite option. But DH and I love TV at the end of the night.
We went through a local company that's only offered in the immediate area because they don't make you sign a contract. We have internet and then cable TV with a couple of upgrade packages to make sure we get all of the channels plus HD. I believe for the two we pay around $80-100 a month. The price includes one main box and basic cable in the other rooms. There were options that were cheaper but you had to sign a two year contract for the temporary low prices and we aren't sure we'll be here for two years.
We were worried about a smaller company at first but it actually works really well.
We go through Insight. We don't have home phone, but our cable and internet is bundled and $99 a month (they tried to jack it up to $120 but after I called and tol them we only needed internet they gave me our old bundle price and Showtime for free). For that price we have cable with Showtime movie package, one DVR, and our internet connection.
@roxy821: You can watch all the major stations when the air via free network television (just buy the rabbit ears), and through hulu you can watch them on demand the next day saving the commercial time! I love it! As well as catch up on many past seasons. With netflix you get some older shows from many different stations as well as fitness videos that rotate.
Both have movies as well.
We are currently watching Friday Nigh Lights and Battlestar Galactica on netflix download. We want to watch Lost next I think. I just finished 2 seasons of Cougar Town and caught a few jersey shore episodes. No DVDS or anything. And we still caught Whitney and 2 1/2 men this week for the new season.
We have Cox cable. The only other real choice (because we're in an apartment that's not conducive to satellite) is Century Link and their speeds are just not good. We have the internet/cable/phone bundle. Currently we have 2 cable boxes, one of them is a HD DVR. I think we pay around $120 a month. I stand corrected, it's about $150.
@lefeymw- Rabbit ears do not work in our area. Are you sports fans? Getting DH to give up his football or sportscenter is probably going to be my biggest hurdle.
I should look around the area and see if there are smalled companies, it seems like bees are getting a better deal from those companies.
@roxy821: He doesnt have to! At least with the Xbox.
DH is a super avid sports fan. He gets to watch clips on-demand (no commercials) of lots of sports, sports clips,. sports center. He gets ESPN 3 as well as any games that are on the networks. He does miss some of them that are on ESPN 1 during the week. He gets live and replay games via the xbox
@lefynm- Thanks! I just need some supporting facts before presenting lol! I am in charge of all household stuff but I know if he lost his sports he'd flip
@roxy821: I thought DH would watch less sports when we got rid of cable... but now he watches more :( Not sure how that worked out!
In our area Time Warner has a pretty large monopoly when it comes to tv/internet services. Their customer service is awful and we ended up getting a bundle package through Verizon that includes Direct TV w/ DVR for 2 tv's, landline phone, internet, and our 3 cell phones. I beleive the bundle package without our cell phones was less than $100. Time Warner prices used to be comparable but it seemed like every month our bill was higher for some reason. We did have to sign a 2 year contract. Also, any start up fees, installation fees etc. were waved. I was pretty nervous about switching to satelite but we've had it for over a year now and I'm pretty happy with it.
No home phone - never used it
No cable/dish - I can watch everything online
ATT for internet
We have the Comcast Triple Play with sports package and it is roughly the same or maybe slightly higher than your cost for tv with hd dvr, phone, and internet. I personally would only pay for internet if it were just me but DH is a tv addict. I don't know our exact cost since he's in charge of our cable.
Home phone? I didn't know people under the age of 45 still used those things…
Seriously we pay for 2 cell phones, and thats enough. We live in a prewar building which is only wired for time warner cable and yea, they charge us a small fortune due to the fact that we HAVE to use them.
@msgraphics: I felt the same way- until I found out our apartment complex offers free alarms and monitoring but you have to have a landline. We basically get it free in our bundle (like the OP) so it's totally worth it. :)
no TV- we watch everything online through Hulu, Amazon or Netflix
phone - cell phones only
internet - Cox which just includes internet, we pay about $45/month
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Hello Bees,
I wish we could live without cable or internet but that doesn't look like it's happening anytime soon.
For cable we have HD TV, 2 DVR's, and Whol House DVR, and three boxes in total (2 hd and 1 regular)
For phone we have regular service with long distance, call waiting, etc.
For internet we have high speed wireless.
In total with tax and fees we pay $165 per month. I would like to lower the price of the plan if possible but having the HD tv (no movie channels) makes everything higher. Getting rid of the phone isn't much of an option because we saved money in the bundle to cover the phone.
Whic provider do you have? What is included? And if you don't mind how much do you pay a month.