Home Networking...

[kandrathe]

I just upgraded my home network due to the ever increasing need for bandwidth. A few weeks ago, I canceled everything except for the basic cable package (minimal channels), and upgraded the bandwidth to 50Mbps -- keeping it at about 45$ / month. I catch up on "popular" shows when they get to Hulu, or Netflix, or somewhere else on the Internet.

I'm probably not the only one who's migrating from broadcast media to streaming media.

I stopped subscribing to cable tv about a year ago, and my only regret is I didn't do it sooner. I actually haven't watched cable tv traditionally for a long while, it was just a matter of officially doing it.

I would even respectfully suggest to you, to take a hard second look at the need for keeping that basic cable package. Unless it is really cheap because of a bundle\deal that you have, or some channels that your family must have. A digital antennae, if your location is suitable may cover that gap.

edited ps. Unless Netflix does a bone head move like a huge price hike and gets greedy and arrogant, similar to most cable companies. It's incredible how much I get from their subscription, even netflix canada vs netflix us, and factoring in ISP cost it still comes in cheaper, compared to what I got with cable tv.

I hate the way my cable company operates. If I had any other alternative for high speed Internet I'd have jumped. At this point we keep basic cable because my wife's octogenarian father, who lives with us, likes to watch the Golf channel and MSNBC {wince}. See, there really is a hell.