Almost
a month ago we kicked Direct TV to the curb.
Got
tired of the rates going up, them changing the channels
with
no prior notice, or dropping a channel without notice.
We
used the smallest unit they had.. which I believe it has
125
channels.. but in that count is the
music channels we
don't
listen to... also we don't do the religious, nor do we do
the
sports channels. So that cuts out a
lot.. and of course
you
can cross off the commercial (like QVC?)selling
channels
as well. Actually I think we watch
about 20
channels
off and on. ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX.
And
we watched regularly A&E, DISCOVER, NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHY
WILD, and some hunting channel that
the
King found. Occasionally CNN, TCM, and AMC.
And
that is about it. That is what? 11
channels.. so guess
it
is less than 20. For that we were paying $75 a month.
We
now pay nothing. We have an antenna on top of our house from
the time before Direct TV. We have the possible of 14 channels
or maybe more. but there is 7 of those we wouldn't watched
as they are 51.1 thru 51.7 and are religious. I say we have
the possibility of it as with all the wind storms we have had over
the past 2 and half years, the antenna has shifted over a bit. Right now we get two channels all the time
and a couple others
if the weather is right. CBS and NBC.. So we need to go
up and turn the antenna slightly. Be nice to have a rotator.
But
we haven't gotten around to do it.. because we have been too
busy.
Having
just the two channels hasn't been bad actually. It is
the
channel 4 series. That is ABC, which also cares the METV ...Memories
Entertainment TV. Which carries, just about any 1960
show you want to see. Bonanza, Big Valley, Dragnet, Gillian's
Island, Rifleman, Mod Squad, Adam 12, and etc.
I
refer to it as the dead actor channel, as we have spent
our
time asking each one of us... is he or she still alive??
So
we are saving $75 a month. And it isn't so agitating
when
the King falls asleep most of the time in front of the tv
and
paying $75 for that.
And
if we get bored? We can read a book or
play games.
1 comment:
I wish we could drop the ones we don't use. The way the tiers are set up here, we have to get a whole bunch we don't want just to get one that we do want!
$200 per month with no HBO or Showtime. No competition until just recently.
How crazy are we?
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