The thing is, there isn't even really anything I want to watch on TV, I prefer the stuff I see on PBS. So cable makes no sense for me.
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We haven't had cable for at least five years.
My cable/internet is provided by a group deal via my landlord, so I couldn't change service providers if I wanted to.
I am just waiting for someone to try and sell me on AT&T phone service so I can share the tale of my years-long struggle with collection agencies they sicced on me in error and tell them I'd resort to carrier pigeon before going back to AT&T.
75% of what I watch is network anyway, or Ion reruns. It's sports that keeps stopping me from making the change, and to a lesser extent news channels.
I got rid of cable a year or two ago. I don't really miss it -- I've got Netflix and Hulu, and Amazon Prime, and I've got my parents' password for HBO Go.
I have trouble watching news on TV, they present the information so slowly and angle it for effect, then there are the heartwarming stories that waste my time. I love the Internet for news, multiple sources and lists of headlines that show lots of events that I can pull up for deeper investigation.
Cable itself is the smallest part of my "cable" bill; it's the high-speed Internet that's the most expensive. Even if I cut cable, I'd still have to deal with Comcast for Internet (alternatives exist here, but none workable; satellite isn't reliable enough, and DSL from the phone company isn't fast enough). So cutting cable just feels like punishing myself and not really getting enough money back to be worth it.
I don't really watch or read news any more, except by happenstance. I do listen to NPR for the ten minutes I drive to and from work, but I often as not tune that out and think about something else. And yet, I don't feel like I don't know what's going on, somehow.
Yeah, I still get my internet through Xfinity (they have successfully converted me about what to call them - I always got Comcast and Cox confused but Xfinity I can remember is the one I have now). Which is why I got a visit from one of their guys wanting to upgrade my service. Nope!
Around here, Xfinity is Comcast.