I have often wondered what life would be like without cable. Well today I took the first step and cancelled my digital cable, but I didn’t stop there! I dropped my home phone service as well. I know it may sound crazy, but parting was a big step. Not that I watched all of the channels I had access to, but it was just the satisfaction in knowing I had access should I decide to watch those channels. It was also nice to have PayPerView and On Demand for entertainment purposes.

Prior to taking such a big step, I did my research and here are the things I did to prepare for the “downgrade.”

• I purchased two stream players, one for my great room and one for my bedroom.
• After receiving and connecting them, I signed up for Netflix ($7.99/mo).
• A few months later I signed up for Huluplus ($7.99/mo).

I practiced, and yes I do mean practiced watching TV using my streamer. I have other channels that were free in addition to Netflix and Huluplus. I downgraded a couple of weeks ago and finally turned in my digital cable box today because yesterday was the last day of my billing cycle. I am officially free of a cable bill!!!

It is just like watching regular TV without alot of commercials. I have plenty of movies to watch in addition to some of my favorite TV shows and I even have a free movie channel! There are also other channels to subcribe to including sports channels.

If you are interested in ways to save money also, check out www.roku.com and www.hulu.com. I am sure you will enjoy it as much as I do!

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