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Originally Posted by Gigi3000
How did you all get started with any of these things? Seems so confusing
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It was pretty simple why we got started and it was simple to do: 1) Comcast kept raising their rates to the point where Comcast cost more per month than SECO billed for an all-electric house, which just seemed odd, 2) We were irritated by 90% of the channels they offered for non hi-def and 3) Husband kept remarking that if something were to happen to me, the first thing he'd do is get rid of Comcast.
So to make things easier for all, we decided to turn in the boxes to Comcast and pay them for internet only. (We looked at CenturyLink but they could only bring 10 mbs to our location). We installed a Roku, subscribed to Netflix, and had an attic antenna installed for local stations. Upgraded the router so all areas would get a decent signal.
The antenna became undependable after a few years so now we pay Locast.org $5.50 per month for local channels for news and weather. The only cable channels we miss are Turner Classic Movies and occasionally C-Span. And life is much simpler without cable news.