I switched from cable to Hulu plus live TV for the football season because they were having a promo. It was considerably less than cable, especially when you factor in the inclusion of Hulu and Disney +. It's not as user friendly as cable. The DVR does not work nearly as well and I struggle to start games in the middle. I know what happened in the first quarter! Just put me in current time. But Uverse charged me an extra $10 for each box, plus $10 to have HD TV. Plus $10 for local channels. Plus tax (which was more than $10 a month.) Hulu is just a flat rate with no extras. My only minor complaint is I still have the "with ads" version of the Hulu itself because it's more than $20 to upgrade to live TV and Hulu without ads. (And side note: how come no streaming service includes PBS?)
I think there's a decent chance I switch over entirely to streaming services (and a HD antenna for broadcast stuff) in the new year. I just ... don't get enough use out of the actual cable package anymore compared to everything else.
And there was a flaw in your argument in favor of bundling: not everything costs the same. If you're a sports fan like me, then you're getting your money's worth. The cable company pays more for ESPN and company than any other single item. It's not costing me anything to subsidize Oprah, Disney, AMC, etc. But if you just like that stuff, you can stream just the channels you want for as long as you want and cancel for a lot less than basic cable. But if you want to watch football? You either have to pay for cable or a live TV streaming option. You can't just buy ESPN and stream your favorite team in market - YET.
Have you tried picking it up with rabbit ears? I did this to get PBS for a while. Then I caved and just paid for Youtube TV. DVR there is very good and no ads but it's basically as much as cable.
You can't get ESPN or the SEC network with rabbit ears. I could pick up the local Fox and CBS affiliates to watch the Falcons lose every week, but to watch UGA play, I have to have cable. Go Dawgs!
I switched from cable to Hulu plus live TV for the football season because they were having a promo. It was considerably less than cable, especially when you factor in the inclusion of Hulu and Disney +. It's not as user friendly as cable. The DVR does not work nearly as well and I struggle to start games in the middle. I know what happened in the first quarter! Just put me in current time. But Uverse charged me an extra $10 for each box, plus $10 to have HD TV. Plus $10 for local channels. Plus tax (which was more than $10 a month.) Hulu is just a flat rate with no extras. My only minor complaint is I still have the "with ads" version of the Hulu itself because it's more than $20 to upgrade to live TV and Hulu without ads. (And side note: how come no streaming service includes PBS?)
I think there's a decent chance I switch over entirely to streaming services (and a HD antenna for broadcast stuff) in the new year. I just ... don't get enough use out of the actual cable package anymore compared to everything else.
And there was a flaw in your argument in favor of bundling: not everything costs the same. If you're a sports fan like me, then you're getting your money's worth. The cable company pays more for ESPN and company than any other single item. It's not costing me anything to subsidize Oprah, Disney, AMC, etc. But if you just like that stuff, you can stream just the channels you want for as long as you want and cancel for a lot less than basic cable. But if you want to watch football? You either have to pay for cable or a live TV streaming option. You can't just buy ESPN and stream your favorite team in market - YET.
Have you tried picking it up with rabbit ears? I did this to get PBS for a while. Then I caved and just paid for Youtube TV. DVR there is very good and no ads but it's basically as much as cable.
You can't get ESPN or the SEC network with rabbit ears. I could pick up the local Fox and CBS affiliates to watch the Falcons lose every week, but to watch UGA play, I have to have cable. Go Dawgs!