Jeramie Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 My wife and I have had direct Tv for 15 + years. The bill has always been at least $100 a month. Doing pretty simple math that means I have spent at least $18,000.00 for their service. *Shutter* I’m sick of it.... I have two daughters (both young) that like Spongebob, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, etc... I dont let them watch too much TV but they do of course watch their shows. My oldest also love Full House for some reason. Im looking at alternatives to the $110.00 a month bill I get from the satellite company. Any suggestions? I have 4 tvs to power so that will make some difference.. Cable isnt available in my area so it has to be a satellite or internet based.. We watch Discovery, Travel, etc. If I really want to watch a movie I can always use Amazon Prime, Red Box, etc. but I’m open to the internet movie clubs (Netflix, etc). Are there sites where we can watch the Disney channel, nick, etc. cheap enough to lower this bill? If it wasn’t for the girls I would just tell them to pull the plug.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Netflix or similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Have you compared what your bill woud be if you switched to Dish network? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Call me a dinosaur, but I have one TV in the house on dish, Starz and encore for around 70 a month. I'm thinking of dropping starz to get to about 50. The dvr works great to resolve conflicts, but honestly the only thing I just got to watch is a college football game or two in the fall weekends and everyone respects that. My girls have grown up without TV in their rooms and it's cool with them, they outside 90 percent of daylight hours anyway. Still a waste of money considering we all grew up with 3 channels and rabbit ears for nothing and did ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bug House Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 ..... Still a waste of money considering we all grew up with 3 channels and rabbit ears for nothing and did ok. Bingo. We did over 2 years without TV service. Between Netflix ($8 a month) and Hulu and Network websites we had plenty to watch. My 3 kids could not care less about it. They like jake and pirates also....full episodes for free on Disney TV websites. My wife found a better deal on an Internet/cable bundle, so we signed up for 12 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Dish is $54/Mo. not the top package..but considering dumping it..all those channels and we watch 3 or 4 of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Ditching satellite? We keep our Dish on the welcome pack which is quite a few channels for around 25 a month tax and all, we will raise it up in the winter to get a few more channels since we're inside a little more, then take it back down in the spring.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) We call them up every few months and tell them we we need a better package or we are dropping them. They always seem to come up with some kind of offer that gets a few new channels and reduces our bill for a few months. We've had Direct TV for quite a few years now, and the customer service seems to beat the pants off of Charter cable. Edited October 11, 2012 by MUDRUNNER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Wish cable or the deal through at&t was available here to force the satellite companies hand. Thought we were paying too much at around $80 a month, I dropped the outdoor channel and one receiver. We had been in the $50-60 range for a good while and the price took some serious jumps a couple years ago. Calling them and telling them you are gonna switch sometimes will get you a better deal for a little while. Dish customer service when we had them as a customer was terrible, I actually contracted installations and ran service on them for a while and had troubles with their phone services then with trying to get customers programming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Satellite used to be a cheaper alternative to cable. Today I consider them all a scam. Every time an overpaid athlete gets a new contract the bill goes up. It is hard to imagine that just 6 short years ago I was paying half of what the bill is today. Basic cable and one tier without premium channels and HD reception is $80 a month as it is. A lot of money for most of which you don't watch. Those looking into satellite ought read the fine print before they sign a contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter42 Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 I have dish basic package at 25 a month I think dish is cheaper than direct anyhow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter42 Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 And you are from Oklahoma??? If so look into pioneer to see if they are in your area they are pretty cheap I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 in alaska i have one option, direct tv. it's about $60.00 a month for 6 months then i can go on laydown for 6 months. it's that or nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 i've got cable here digital with HD and a sports tier for $85 a month. basically i'm ok with it, because without the Sportsman's Channel and Outdoor channel i'd lose my sanity during the off season and have to hire a shrink. Figure the cable is cheaper. Sorry I can't help ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The_Kat Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 netflix if u have access to highspeed internet. I have Dish and it's 100$ a month in 4 rooms..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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