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Leb
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cable bill
My cable bill is insane. I get the movie channels and pay $160 a month, which I think may be a good deal but just seems so high and wasteful.
Is there a way to watch HBO and not have it? I have Roku?
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Posted 10/21/16 1:16 PM  |
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MrsT809
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cable bill
Legally? Maybe not. But if you have someone else's hbo go login you can watch on your roku if it's a new enough model.
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| Posted 10/21/16 1:20 PM |
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mommy2B3
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Re: cable bill
I'd say that's a very good deal.. we pay $260 with Comcast.
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| Posted 10/21/16 1:34 PM |
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evrythng4areason
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cable bill
HBO now is like $8 a month or so
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| Posted 10/21/16 1:54 PM |
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NYCGirl80
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Re: cable bill
$160 for all the movie channels - and I assume Internet, too? - That's cheap!
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| Posted 10/21/16 2:03 PM |
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MrsQ0520
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cable bill
holy crap! thats REALLY good! haha I pay 158 and have basic family cable... no HBO showtime or anything like that. we have three boxes and all three services (if we cancel one it will go up...)
as far as getting HBO without paying for it... i agree that legally probably not, but you can use a family members login maybe to watch it. instead.
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| Posted 10/21/16 2:05 PM |
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MrsQ0520
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Re: cable bill
Posted by evrythng4areason
HBO now is like $8 a month or so
dont you need an HBO subscription though in order to get that? i tried it and they asked for my info and said i couldn't get it because i don't have the channel in my cable package.
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| Posted 10/21/16 2:06 PM |
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PearlJamChick
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Re: cable bill
That's for only TV, or does that include internet and/or phone?
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| Posted 10/21/16 2:11 PM |
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jamnmore
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Re: cable bill
Posted by MrsQ0520
Posted by evrythng4areason
HBO now is like $8 a month or so
dont you need an HBO subscription though in order to get that? i tried it and they asked for my info and said i couldn't get it because i don't have the channel in my cable package.
HBO Go is for people who are subscribers. HBO Now is a separate service that provides HBO access for an additional amount, not sure what it is.
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| Posted 10/21/16 2:15 PM |
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MrsQ0520
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Re: cable bill
Posted by jamnmore
Posted by MrsQ0520
Posted by evrythng4areason
HBO now is like $8 a month or so
dont you need an HBO subscription though in order to get that? i tried it and they asked for my info and said i couldn't get it because i don't have the channel in my cable package.
HBO Go is for people who are subscribers. HBO Now is a separate service that provides HBO access for an additional amount, not sure what it is.
AH! oops. I assumed thats what you meant. I tried HBO go. not Now. :)
I have to look into Now and see what that's about! Thanks!
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| Posted 10/21/16 2:20 PM |
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Leb
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Re: cable bill
Posted by evrythng4areason
HBO now is like $8 a month or so
They just told me $14.95.
ETA - Sorry read post wrong, I thought you were saying now it is $8, not HBO NOW as a service.
Message edited 10/21/2016 2:56:19 PM.
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| Posted 10/21/16 2:53 PM |
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Leb
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Re: cable bill
Posted by PearlJamChick
That's for only TV, or does that include internet and/or phone?
No it includes everything, apparently i am on the silver package.
There was nothing they could do because they have a movie channel promotion, so only to cancel HBO. But the guy was so nice and credited me $15 a month for 2 months so I could continue watching Divorce lol.
Then when the show is over I can cancel HBO.
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| Posted 10/21/16 2:55 PM |
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dctead
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cable bill
This thread inspired me to call Cable - I have the Silver package too with phone/internet... and the lowest they would give me is 178 plus tax.
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| Posted 10/21/16 2:59 PM |
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Kitten1929
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cable bill
Such a rip off. I'm honestly gonna cut the cord and go streaming.
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| Posted 10/21/16 3:00 PM |
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Leb
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Re: cable bill
Posted by dctead
This thread inspired me to call Cable - I have the Silver package too with phone/internet... and the lowest they would give me is 178 plus tax.
Yes that is what I have, apparently I am taking advantage of all their discounts, insist and speak with customer retention.
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| Posted 10/21/16 3:01 PM |
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Leb
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Re: cable bill
Posted by Kitten1929
Such a rip off. I'm honestly gonna cut the cord and go streaming.
I would love to do this too, but I don't even really know what this means, or how to do it?
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| Posted 10/21/16 3:01 PM |
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JennZ
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Re: cable bill
Posted by Kitten1929
Such a rip off. I'm honestly gonna cut the cord and go streaming.
We did MONTHS ago. Best thing ever. Zero regrets.
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| Posted 10/21/16 3:02 PM |
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Kitten1929
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Re: cable bill
Posted by Leb
Posted by Kitten1929
Such a rip off. I'm honestly gonna cut the cord and go streaming.
I would love to do this too, but I don't even really know what this means, or how to do it?
You would only get basic cable and internet from Optimum. Then you could stream Sling, Netflix, Hulu, and all the other On Demand services through an Apple TV, Roku or Firestick.
I priced it all out and I would save $60 a month if I do this. Just have to make sure DH is on board.
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| Posted 10/21/16 3:13 PM |
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MrsT809
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Re: cable bill
Posted by Kitten1929
Posted by Leb
Posted by Kitten1929
Such a rip off. I'm honestly gonna cut the cord and go streaming.
I would love to do this too, but I don't even really know what this means, or how to do it?
You would only get basic cable and internet from Optimum. Then you could stream Sling, Netflix, Hulu, and all the other On Demand services through an Apple TV, Roku or Firestick.
I priced it all out and I would save $60 a month if I do this. Just have to make sure DH is on board.
We did this years ago and it still cost over $100 a month. If you only get broadcast basic it was essentially 13 channels for $13 a month but you pay much more for Internet bc it's not considered triple play. Such a pain.
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| Posted 10/21/16 3:38 PM |
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JandJ1224
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Re: cable bill
We are at $220 /month for triple play with movie channels.
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| Posted 10/21/16 4:26 PM |
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Kitten1929
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Re: cable bill
Posted by MrsT809
Posted by Kitten1929
Posted by Leb
Posted by Kitten1929
Such a rip off. I'm honestly gonna cut the cord and go streaming.
I would love to do this too, but I don't even really know what this means, or how to do it?
You would only get basic cable and internet from Optimum. Then you could stream Sling, Netflix, Hulu, and all the other On Demand services through an Apple TV, Roku or Firestick.
I priced it all out and I would save $60 a month if I do this. Just have to make sure DH is on board.
We did this years ago and it still cost over $100 a month. If you only get broadcast basic it was essentially 13 channels for $13 a month but you pay much more for Internet bc it's not considered triple play. Such a pain.
Optimum Online is $59.95 and you can get broadcast basic for $16 month, so at $76 plus $11 for Netflix, $7 for HULU and $25 for Sling, it's still around $120
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