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left-of-center2012

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Sat Oct 23, 2021, 03:46 PM Oct 2021

I cut the cable [View all]

I’m in Albuquerque and my Comcast bill for basic internet and one step above most basic cable TV cost me $149 monthly.

I discontinued the cable TV and kept the basic internet.
I don’t stream or game, etc. Just use email, read news sites, shop, listen to YouTube, and participate in about 5 internet forums.

I bought one of those flat indoor TV antennas for $10; hooked it up to my non-smart TV, and I get 80 TV channels sharp and clear.
About 30 are religious, shopping, or Spanish ~ leaving me still with about 50 channels I view including ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, Fox non-news, etc.
ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox have NFL games I watch.

My internet now, with taxes and fees, is $70 and change. Saving $79 a month.

(My cell phone is via Consumer Cellular)

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I cut the cable [View all] left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 OP
Congrats... 2naSalit Oct 2021 #1
get Pluto Tv....all of its free samnsara Oct 2021 #2
i pulled em 5 yars ago and never looked back AllaN01Bear Oct 2021 #3
Put in for federal credit IbogaProject Oct 2021 #4
"Put in for federal credit" ? left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 #5
actually means tested IbogaProject Oct 2021 #6
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