From what I can tell, most Villagers are cost sensitive to a point. Overall, most are streaming and there are very few with outdoor antennas.
You will find people spending $300 and more per month and don't want to do anything about it because they are "set in their ways". The cable companies depend on these people. On the other end of the spectrum you have people looking for the absolute cheapest service and will spend time to keep looking for the cheapest. Then you have everyone in between.
Personally, I don't have YouTube TV or any full featured steaming service because we don't watch a lot of TV. We do have Netflix, Amazon and AppleTV where we use a lot of free services to get what we want to watch. If there is something special we want to watch, I'll sign up for that service then turn it Off when done. That's the beauty of streaming. Unfortunately, for a lot of us here in the Villages, many don't to do this and rather have something like YoutubeTV to emulate what cable was giving them.
There is no "right" or "wrong", just the way it is.
What's happening is cableTV is getting way too expensive so everyone is looking for alternatives. Now, even YouTubeTV is being affected by the networks increasing their content fees. Is there a way to get totally Free TV and get what you want? Depends on what you watch. The only thing streaming does for us is give us a choice. With very little effort, once we have a reliable and cost stable internet service, with a click of the mouse we can subscribe to what we want and when we want it vs having to negotiate with a cable company. This trend is why cable companies are offering cell phone service. They need a way to retain and provide a service that people want besides TV and Internet to stay in business given the competition they are facing.
It's a good thing most have a lot of choices here in the Villages.
Last edited by jrref; 02-14-2025 at 10:04 AM.
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