tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607690618431085686.post8925519523170840051..comments2024-01-13T00:18:50.571-08:00Comments on behind mommy lines: Thinking About the Unthinkablecraftyashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00601454517957445469noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607690618431085686.post-7703881693311243332014-03-24T10:46:20.641-07:002014-03-24T10:46:20.641-07:00We got rid of our DirecTv when we moved into our n...We got rid of our DirecTv when we moved into our new house (in 2012, I don't guess it really counts as the "new" house now, in 2014.) Anyway! After a year and a half-ish of no cable and no DVR, we're good, really! It took a little getting used to, but I truly don't miss it. It's cut out a lot of mindless background noise TV for me (I rarely watch it anymore at all, except for shows Josh and I watch together.) I did think I'd miss my trash tv (Teen Mom, amirite?) but I really don't.<br /><br />We have Hulu Plus to watch most of the shows that we watch during the current season (usually avail. days or weeks after the original air date)- stuff like The Daily Show, Modern Family, etc.<br /><br />We have Netflix for watching other shows (we love to marathon seasons of shows that have been out for a while.) Also, Netflix shows like House of Cards and Orange is the New Black.<br /><br />Annnnd we iTunes subscribe to seasons of shows we just can't wait for. (The Walking Dead, Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy.) These aren't cheap, but one season is still less than half of ONE month of our old satellite bill. <br /><br />(oh and if your parents/or someone close has a subscription and will share the password with you, you can also borrow it to watch HBO Go shows. Game of Thrones, etc. Not that we do that, *cough*) If HBO would just get with the program and let people by a one-off subscription without having cable, we would totally do that. <br /><br />Anyway, we stream all of this through our Apple TV. And we have an antenna for basic cable stuff. (Losing CNN actually was the hardest for me to give up. I like my morning news! But I've gotten used to the CBS morning news and actually prefer it now. Hi Norah & Charlie! Call me!)<br /><br />Of course we get away with this because we don't care about sports at all. I know that can be a deal breaker for a lot of people.<br /><br />Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589363291277996604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607690618431085686.post-88252126019168481522014-03-24T06:35:56.375-07:002014-03-24T06:35:56.375-07:00I feel jealous of everyone who does this, but we n...I feel jealous of everyone who does this, but we never will. Sports (especially baseball) make it near impossible. Our local sports station plays 150 of 162 baseball games on tv, but it's cable only. No possibility of change here. We've dropped some things that we don't get enough of, but otherwise we're stuck until our local teams aren't blacked out if you watch them by app.aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497610922396448733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607690618431085686.post-91862251529564935602014-03-23T09:49:33.726-07:002014-03-23T09:49:33.726-07:00Dooooo it! We cut cable in 2005 and have never loo...Dooooo it! We cut cable in 2005 and have never looked back. There is SO MUCH content available now! And if you have an antenna you can still watch and record network TV! Try it for a while and if you hate it you can sign back up with a new provider at probably a lower price. <br /><br />Here, I wrote about our setup a while back. http://www.adellstevens.com/2012/11/27/we-dont-have-cable-and-we-love-it/A'Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665877479249525739noreply@blogger.com