Ok, finally doing it!

So sick of my Comcast bill, this last one was $152, and we watch like 3 or 4 channels... $40 of that is for internet. So $112 a month and we watch 3 or 4 channels? Makes no sense. Crazy.

Ordered a Roku, already have Netflix, and I think I'll try Amazon Prime.

Has anyone else gone this route? Tips and tricks??

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Steve Austin ‏@steveaustinBSR Seattle Seahawks damn sure opened a can of Whoop Ass tonight. #industrialstrength 9/15/2013

I go this route half of every year. I have basic cable ($20/mo) for just the local channels in HD so I can record the Seahawks games during football season, and the rest of the time, I have no cable service.

High five, brotha. Comcast can tickle my zipper. I'll gladly pay for HBO, Showtime, AMC, the local channels, ESPN, and NFL Network if I can just pay for those. Like you pointed out, just to get those, I have to have 900 extra channels and the cost is well over $100/month for that.

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Sam Bradford is a game changer.

*He can change a win into a loss.
*He can change a loss into a win by getting injured.
*RedAlice is right.

Yea, the Seahawks thing will be interesting. I've been going over my options there, that's really the only thing that gave me pause.

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Steve Austin ‏@steveaustinBSR Seattle Seahawks damn sure opened a can of Whoop Ass tonight. #industrialstrength 9/15/2013

I watch too many other sports to give up cable (and all the crap channels that go with the sports channels). But if I could tell Comcast to get stuffed I would.

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...and with one kiss of his bicep he proved, without a shadow of doubt, that he was every bit as much of a DBag as his coach, and most of his team's fanbase. Finally, he could call himself a Niner!

I've been cable-free for about 2 years. I subscribe to Netflix, Hulu+, Amazon Prime, and keep Comcast for the interwebs.

There are options for watching Seahawks games. Last season, I either watched at a friend's house, at a sports bar, or managed to find a stream somewhere. I also have the Game Rewind from NFL.com, and being able to condense the game is pretty awesome - but you have to wait until the games are over (sometimes until the next day) to see them. That was the hardest part.

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Super Bowl XLVIII Champions

*Is waiting for a couple of snobs to come in here and call Twisted a cheapskate*

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Sam Bradford is a game changer.

*He can change a win into a loss.
*He can change a loss into a win by getting injured.
*RedAlice is right.

I completely respect a man that lives within his means and doesn't take what he doesn't pay for! since you started

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And this post is not directed at anyone personally.

Good work covering both sides of the hypocritical aisle, DTex.

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Sam Bradford is a game changer.

*He can change a win into a loss.
*He can change a loss into a win by getting injured.
*RedAlice is right.

Hulu and Netflix are all anyone needs. I had cable, would watch about a cable show a day, maybe, then hit the Roku anyway. Would never pay to go back... except for football of course.

Did this a couple months back - we just run Netflix and Hulu+ now... what is that, like $16 a month? Not only do I not miss forking out all that $$ to Dish, I don't even miss not having it. And then for the 1 time cost of something like $15 you can get rabbit ears for picking up local channels in HD, so that covers my Seahawks, except for NFLN games.

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"I don't know what you're talking about." GT

Was thinking about this, some people at my work mentioned it too.

Also volsunghawk, this NFL Rewind looks interesting, looks like it's $24.99 for the season? Interesting.... I have no problem not watching the game live and taking up 4 hours of my Sunday (my family would love it) and then catching the condensed version Sunday night?!

Also, Hulu+ compared to Amazon Prime, which one do you guys recommend? Which has latest movies, or newer tv series? I'm leaning towards Amazon actually.

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Steve Austin ‏@steveaustinBSR Seattle Seahawks damn sure opened a can of Whoop Ass tonight. #industrialstrength 9/15/2013

Twisted, I'd get the deluxe package. $70/year, but you get every NFL game for all teams, including playoffs/Super Bowl, going back 3 years. That's the one I get. Also, Hulu+ is going to give you more value by far than Amazon Prime. Prime's a direct competitor to Netflix, Hulu+ is different.

@TriCHawk: As long as you're in the local market, even NFL Network games are broadcast over the air locally. If a game is not blacked out, NFL rules require it to be available over a local broadcast regardless of what network has that game.

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Sam Bradford is a game changer.

*He can change a win into a loss.
*He can change a loss into a win by getting injured.
*RedAlice is right.

Cool, I'm fully on board now.

Yea, I'll get a delay in watching my AMC, FX and HBO shows, but honestly those are the only channels that have shows I watch.

F paying for those other 897 channels I ignore.

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Steve Austin ‏@steveaustinBSR Seattle Seahawks damn sure opened a can of Whoop Ass tonight. #industrialstrength 9/15/2013

That's nice. You can replay the 49er beatdown as many times as you want.

Where I live, we never get Hawk games unless national.

This last year I got Sunday ticket for the first time, and I DVR'd every game. It was sweet because I had signed up and they threw it in for free. This year I am quite sure they will be lookin' for some payback.

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Good for you ! I think the last time I had cable was 2006, besides Netflix, Seahawks games, Jeopardy and 2 weekly series, I don't watch television much at all.

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http://personal-spectrum.com/

Last year it was ofdered at a really good deal. When they auto charge you, which they will. Just call and complain saying you don't want it anymore. They'll cut you a deal.

Watch too many different sports and shows to give up cable. But it has crossed my mind to slash it back to basic in the summer months when I am rarely in front of a television. Good for you though, too often people pay for things they don't really use.

Yeah - I'm in Eastern WA, so I believe I'm out of the local market for Seattle.

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"I don't know what you're talking about." GT

Amazon prime is a good deal. $79 and you get free two day shipping for you and 5 friends. Plus you get access to free streaming of Amazon Prime. They are adding all the time. Amazon has a higher streaming quality than Netflix too.