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Message: [QUOTE="WickedOrange, post: 1164184, member: 915"] I canceled my cable in April of '09. I'm going on 5+ years without a cable box in my residence. [B]Hardware:[/B] I installed a HD Stacker TV antenna in my attic for local channels. [url]http://www.dennysantennaservice.com/tv-antenna-attic-installation.html[/url] Before I moved to the suburbs, I used a Terk HDTVa Indoor Amplified High-Definition Antenna. I will admit it was an eyesore. I only set it up when I needed local tv, not convenient. [url]http://www.amazon.com/Amplified-High-Definition-Antenna-Off-Air-Reception/dp/B0007MXZB2[/url] I have a PlayStation3 and a Roku3. Prior to the Roku3, I used an old computer I got from work for free. [B]Accounts:[/B] I have an optimum cable internet service, it's not ideal but I have no other choices. I get ESPN3 with this service. $59.95 Netflex account with ability to borrow two blue-ray discs at a time ( I pay a little extra for the blu-ray upgrade). $24.59 Total monthly service outlay: 84.54. Roughly ~$450 in hardware amortized over five years (plus the bonus of using the PlayStation for games) $7.50 $92 a month and I don't feel I miss anything. I'm a year behind on shows like the Walking Dead and HBO stuff, but it doesn't bother me at all. Family of five has never bumped up against the monthly bandwidth cap. I've been living the dream for five years. :) Living in NJ and not giving the big 10 a dime is very satisfying. If you went to the grocery store to buy a banana and they forced you to buy a fruit basket, they would be out of business real fast. Disclaimer I occasionally cheat with a family member's watch espn account to see college football/basketball in real time. But with three young kids, between the weekend gymnastics, lacrosse and soccer I see most of my cuse games on espn3 these days. I'm also looking into Simple.tv as my next upgrade. Maybe the money in sports has peaked in real real terms. Maybe the espns will not be signing such big content deals (real terms) in the future, so they can protect their margins in the shift to digital. I know... crazy thought. How would america survive if college football coaches were not the highest paid state employees. [/QUOTE]

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