var json_comments = new Array("<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9582949\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=177213\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=177213\">JBlair42081</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9582949\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T16:54:18-05:00\">December 19, 2008  4:54 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9582949);\">Moderate</a> |</span>	<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"http://consumerist.com/mt-static/plugins/Moderate/moderate.js\"></script>	<script type=\"text/javascript\">		successMsg = \"\";	</script><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9582949');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>they should really look at installing boxee (boxee.tv) on their PC so they can even watch hulu, CBS, etc on the tv easily.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9582949, 'JBlair42081')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->										<div class=\"num-replies\">4 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9623591\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">majortom1029    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9623591\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-22T18:12:48-05:00\">December 22, 2008  6:12 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9623591);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9623591');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5114240/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable#c9582949\" rel=\"nofollow\">JBlair42081</a>: It states they have a pc they bought that is connected to the tv via hdmi cable so they are doing this already. Its caleld windows media center.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9623591, 'majortom1029')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9585812\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=156211\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-156211-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=156211\">joel.</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9585812\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T18:22:44-05:00\">December 19, 2008  6:22 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9585812);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9585812');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9582949\" rel=\"nofollow\">JBlair42081</a>: except if their PC is running Windows, they can't. Only Ubuntu or OS X.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9585812, 'joel.')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9587547\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=185880\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=185880\">FDCPAGuy</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9587547\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T19:12:30-05:00\">December 19, 2008  7:12 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9587547);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9587547');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5114240/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable#c9585812\" rel=\"nofollow\">joel.</a>: <br />What do you mean they cant running windows? There's an alpha for windows. You just need to have the invite for it.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9587547, 'FDCPAGuy')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9623422\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=156211\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-156211-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=156211\">joel.</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9623422\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-22T18:07:19-05:00\">December 22, 2008  6:07 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9623422);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9623422');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9587547\" rel=\"nofollow\">FDCPAGuy</a>: Not in the download area. Ah, I see, alpha invite from the forums... never mind.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9623422, 'joel.')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9588650\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=37033\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-37033-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=37033\">TechnoDestructo</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9588650\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T19:46:27-05:00\">December 19, 2008  7:46 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9588650);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9588650');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9587547\" rel=\"nofollow\">FDCPAGuy</a>:</p><p>So no, and no, then.</p>        </div>	<div 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href=\"#c9582949\" rel=\"nofollow\">JBlair42081</a>: Agreed, boxee means not missing cable.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583779, 'blitzcat')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9582971\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=627970\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=627970\">rtmccormick</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9582971\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T16:55:09-05:00\">December 19, 2008  4:55 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9582971);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9582971');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Probably works great as long as you don't care about any live sports.  And it kind of looks like she might wear the pants in that family, I don't think he had much of a say in it.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9582971, 'rtmccormick')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->																					<div class=\"num-replies\">15 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9600322\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=15848\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=15848\">FLConsumer</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9600322\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T05:45:48-05:00\">December 20, 2008  5:45 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9600322);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9600322');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9582971\" rel=\"nofollow\">rtmccormick</a>: Why sit home and watch them on TV?  Become an usher for a local sports venue!  Get paid to watch games.  Sure, it's not the comfort of your own couch but it is live and you can even get paid to watch them.  Have any skillset?  Work for the venue or team.  Same outcome, get paid to watch sports, sometimes from rather cushy seats with nice benefits.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9600322, 'FLConsumer')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9594097\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=136125\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-136125-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=136125\">ceejeemcbeegee is not here</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9594097\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T22:35:10-05:00\">December 19, 2008 10:35 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9594097);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9594097');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9582971\" rel=\"nofollow\">rtmccormick</a>: <i>And it kind of looks like she might wear the pants in that family, I don't think he had much of a say in it.</i></p><p>And how exactly did you come to such a conclusion?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9594097, 'ceejeemcbeegee is not here')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9591194\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=187035\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-187035-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=187035\">goodywitch</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9591194\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T21:01:24-05:00\">December 19, 2008  9:01 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9591194);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9591194');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"#c9582971\" rel=\"nofollow\">rtmccormick</a>: justin.tv?  That got my dad to finally go along with dsl when my mom wanted it.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9591194, 'goodywitch')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9585823\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=260025\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-260025-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=260025\">AbsoluteIrrelevance</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9585823\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T18:23:11-05:00\">December 19, 2008  6:23 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9585823);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9585823');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9582971\" rel=\"nofollow\">rtmccormick</a>: Thanks, I came here to say the same thing. I live in SF and the local channels barely show NFL games due being in the middle of two markets and Raider blackouts. In Fresno, I'd get 5 games every Sunday and it was never a problem. Now it's usually 2, making NFL ticket a necessity. Also, I'm a Laker fan, and their games are rarely on network here. If there was a bar near me with NFL ticket, I could consider dropping satellite, but some sort of pay TV is imperative here if you care about sports at all.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9585823, 'AbsoluteIrrelevance')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9585570\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=284426\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=284426\">LoveNoelG</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9585570\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T18:15:55-05:00\">December 19, 2008  6:15 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9585570);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9585570');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5114240/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable#c9582971\" rel=\"nofollow\">rtmccormick</a>: Are you expressing shock that women make decisions about how thier households run, and that many (evolved, confident) men welcome that?</p><br /><p>Do you live in 1954?</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9585570, 'LoveNoelG')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9591166\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Ingram81    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9591166\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T21:00:33-05:00\">December 19, 2008  9:00 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9591166);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9591166');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9585570\" rel=\"nofollow\">LoveNoelG</a>: Do you live in 1954? - God I could only wish. Life could be like that TV show, Mad Men. Drink and smoke at work. Have an affair and nothing would result from it. God that sounds awesome.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9591166, 'Ingram81')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9584559\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=111651\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-111651-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=111651\">The Cynical Librarian</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9584559\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:44:43-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:44 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9584559);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9584559');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9582971\" rel=\"nofollow\">rtmccormick</a>: Or, have a nice break from life and go get a beer at the local bar where they pay for the cable, and you pay for liquid joy.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9584559, 'The Cynical Librarian')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9588661\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1752\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1752-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1752\">Lars</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9588661\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T19:46:48-05:00\">December 19, 2008  7:46 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9588661);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9588661');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9584559\" rel=\"nofollow\">gyroball</a>: Ah, that liquid gold comes up to quite an expense/month if you watch say one sporting event out per week.  In grad school my room mate and I decided to do this and we were going to the bar about 4-6 times/month (Monday Night Football, College hoops, baseball) and the bar tab quickly exceeded the monthly cable tab.  So we saved money on beer and dipped into cable.</p><p>What would be nice is a la carte cable service to get a targeted package of channels for less price.  But I'm not holding my breath.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9588661, 'Lars')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9591213\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Ingram81    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9591213\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T21:02:01-05:00\">December 19, 2008  9:02 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9591213);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9591213');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9588661\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lars</a>: It be really awesome if I could trade in like Lifetime and WE and other crap I dont EVER want to watch to get like, more Discovery HD and Hist channels.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9591213, 'Ingram81')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9584141\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=453882\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-453882-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=453882\">The_IT_Crone</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9584141\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:32:31-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:32 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9584141);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9584141');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9582971\" rel=\"nofollow\">rtmccormick</a>: and I suppose you'd have no problem if it looked like HE made the decision? Jeez, welcome to the 21st century. Couples can work all kinds of ways now.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9584141, 'The_IT_Crone')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9583097\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=240645\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-240645-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=240645\">tande04</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583097\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T16:59:03-05:00\">December 19, 2008  4:59 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583097);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583097');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9582971\" rel=\"nofollow\">rtmccormick</a>: Where are you watching your live sports?  Or what are you watching?</p><p>All of the major ones I care about are on broadcast channels so I don't see how that would be an issue at all.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583097, 'tande04')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9583724\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=627970\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=627970\">rtmccormick</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583724\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:19:29-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:19 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583724);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583724');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583097\" rel=\"nofollow\">tande04</a>: <br />tande04, meet the digital television transition happening in February.  DTV transition, meet tande04.  You guys should spend a little time together, a little meet and greet maybe.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583724, 'rtmccormick')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9584735\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=240645\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-240645-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=240645\">tande04</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9584735\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:49:40-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:49 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9584735);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9584735');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583724\" rel=\"nofollow\">rtmccormick</a>: I must of missed the memo where the FCC bared live sports from being shown part of the digital transition.</p><p>How does that have anything to do with what live sports are available over the air?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9584735, 'tande04')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9588772\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1752\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1752-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1752\">Lars</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9588772\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T19:49:47-05:00\">December 19, 2008  7:49 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9588772);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9588772');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9584735\" rel=\"nofollow\">tande04</a>: Nothing at all.  But live sports are increasingly moving to cable.  And as pointed out on Deadspin <a href=\"http://deadspin.com/5098814/exploring-the-espn-business-model-hint-it-involves-swimming-in-piles-of-cash,\" rel=\"nofollow\">[deadspin.com]</a> a cable provider like ESPN has gained the upper hand on negotiating contracts with sports leagues.  They just locked up the next BCS contract, way overbidding Fox.  And the advantage they have is advertising and subscriber fees from cable companies.  Broadcast networks don't get subscriber money for being on cable/satellite, but ESPN does.  Coupled to the fact that every league has started their own channel that runs games and the writing is on the wall for sports fans.  Cable or bust.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9588772, 'Lars')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9583001\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=384510\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=384510\">bovinekid</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583001\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T16:55:52-05:00\">December 19, 2008  4:55 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583001);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583001');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9582971\" rel=\"nofollow\">rtmccormick</a>: Yup.  Live sports are the only reason I still have cable.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583001, 'bovinekid')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9583630\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=450539\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-450539-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=450539\">Tedicles</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583630\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:16:18-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:16 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583630);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583630');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5114240/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable#c9583001\" rel=\"nofollow\">bovinekid</a>:</p><br /><p>There are plenty of places that offer live sporting events (NHL, NBA, NFL, etc) usually they stream in international channels from abroad to get around the legalities, since these leagues already have contracts in place prohibiting them from broadcasting anywhere but their current partners....works for me, and don't have to keep cable just for sports...<br />Granted there is a price...but usually $15 per year or so, so a great money saver!</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583630, 'Tedicles')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9583143\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=17778\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-17778-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=17778\">DrStarkweather</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583143\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:00:55-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:00 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583143);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return 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class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=384510\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=384510\">bovinekid</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583701\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:18:33-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:18 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583701);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 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I can get the few NFL games I care about over the air from the local network affiliates, but I'm more of a college sports fan, and you really need cable for that.  You can generally do the internet pay thing with your school's sports, but if you wanted to watch other games, which I do sometimes, you'd be out of luck.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583701, 'bovinekid')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9583139\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=72607\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-72607-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=72607\">mzs</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583139\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:00:43-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:00 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583139);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583139');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583001\" rel=\"nofollow\">bovinekid</a>: When I was a kid I worked summers at boy scout camps. We had no TV and every morning I would read the sports pages. I was very fond of how well they used to describe the highlights of the games. It was better than watching. That seems to be a lost art these days. The articles are shorter and it seems that they must have a list of 30 synonyms the writers reuse constantly.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583139, 'mzs')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9583217\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=699416\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-699416-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=699416\">matthewharding</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583217\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:03:08-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:03 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583217);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583217');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>If I was living by myself, that would be the quickest way for me to dave $52 a month from Comcast.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583217, 'matthewharding')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->								<div class=\"num-replies\">2 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9592884\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=413611\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-413611-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=413611\">Inglix_the_Mad</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9592884\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T21:53:42-05:00\">December 19, 2008  9:53 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9592884);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9592884');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583217\" rel=\"nofollow\">Matthew Harding</a>:</p><p>The wife and I don't care. We cancelled our regular cable because we didn't watch it enough to really have it. All of the shows we watch are on OTA HD for the most part and available on Hulu otherwise. We have a PS3 (though 360 would work as well) and just stream the video for the cable shows we watch to the TV.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9592884, 'Inglix_the_Mad')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9602217\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Primate    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9602217\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T15:17:16-05:00\">December 20, 2008  3:17 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9602217);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9602217');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9592884\" rel=\"nofollow\">Inglix_the_Mad</a>: <br />I'm really interested in doing this myself. How do you stream this stuff to the PS3? I have a 360 but I assume it's similar. Do you have a website I could check out?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9602217, 'Primate')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9583246\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=128794\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-128794-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=128794\">CuriousO</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583246\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:03:57-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:03 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583246);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583246');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>50 HD channels? Where do they live? I live in Austin TX and I barely get 10 channels and only 5 of those are HD.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583246, 'CuriousO')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->														<div class=\"num-replies\">8 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9586193\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=201750\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-201750-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=201750\">Corydon</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9586193\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T18:32:54-05:00\">December 19, 2008  6:32 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9586193);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9586193');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583246\" rel=\"nofollow\">CuriousO</a>: 50 OTA channels in and of itself sounds kind of suspect to me.  I'm sure most major metropolitan areas have ABC, NBC, CBS, a public broadcaster or two, Fox and the CW.  Maybe one or two independent broadcasters in a big city (although I think most of these were scooped up by the CW).  That brings us to seven.</p><p>Through in a few religious broadcasters, maybe a couple of Spanish language channels and we're up to 10, 15 at the outside.</p><p>Even if they live in an area that's served by two TV markets, we're still just getting up to 20-25 channels or so, mostly with duplicated programming.</p><p>I just don't see anyone pulling in 50 channels with a rooftop antenna from <i>anywhere</i> in the country, regardless of whether they're analog, digital or HD.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9586193, 'Corydon')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9618883\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=72607\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-72607-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=72607\">mzs</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9618883\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-22T15:06:32-05:00\">December 22, 2008  3:06 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9618883);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9618883');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9586193\" rel=\"nofollow\">Corydon</a>: I live near Chicago and I would say that the average is something like 3 channels per channel. For example I get three PBS stations, where one has 4 channels, the other 3, and the third 2. So for example WTTW is channel 11 and there is 11.1 HD PBS, 11.2 kids, 11.3 create, 11.4 Spanish. That is how people come-up with numbers like 50 but honestly they are exaggerating a bit when they get a number like that since there are duplicates. About a month ago I went and edited my channel list to get rid of the duplicates and near duplicates. What I ended-up with is:</p><p>2.1*<br />5.1* 5.2*<br />7.1* 7.2* 7.3*<br />9.1* 9.2*<br />11.1* 11.2* 11.3* 11.4<br />20.1* 20.3* (20.2 was just SD of 20.1)<br />23.x* (the rest were duplicates of ones on 26)<br />26.1* 26.2* 26.3* 26.4* 26.6*<br />32.1*<br />38.1* 38.2* 38.3 38.4 (there used to be a ton of religious channels now only one)<br />44.1*<br />50.1*<br />52.1 52.2 (maybe these are 62.x, these are usually religious or ads so I never watch)<br />56.1* (56.2 is a duplicate of 11.3)<br />60.1<br />66.1</p><p>Four of these are Spanish only and I get a ton of channels from Indiana that I have not listed except for one (56.1) as they are basically the same a what is coming from Chicago. The news and sports on those are different though. Two of the listed channels are weather and traffic. Also this is all from memory. The channels that my family watch a lot are starred. That comes to 25 channels, take away the weather and news and that leaves 23, very close to your estimate.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9618883, 'mzs')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9619445\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=350988\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-350988-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=350988\">Brunette Bookworm</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9619445\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-22T15:34:55-05:00\">December 22, 2008  3:34 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9619445);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9619445');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5114240/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable#c9618883\" rel=\"nofollow\">mzs</a>: Yeah, I live over in NW Indiana and I know that if you have an antenna you can get all those channels as well as pick up the South Bend channels. Nice for watching a Colts games...unless they decide not to air them and show the Bears instead.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9619445, 'Brunette Bookworm')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9591811\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Anonymous    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9591811\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T21:19:28-05:00\">December 19, 2008  9:19 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9591811);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9591811');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9586193\" rel=\"nofollow\">Corydon</a>: I get OTA from NYC (about 10 broadcasters), plus five or six local religeous, commercial and public channels.  The deal is that most of them are offering 2-4 different channels of programming on their digital signals. Even the religious channels are showing some good reruns of commercial shows. I get tons of free programming.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9591811, '')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9586062\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=74844\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=74844\">catnapped</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9586062\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T18:29:18-05:00\">December 19, 2008  6:29 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9586062);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9586062');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583246\" rel=\"nofollow\">CuriousO</a>: Same thing I think whenever I hear that claim.  We've only got seven channels locally and that had better be a damn good rooftop antenna to pick all of those up.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9586062, 'catnapped')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9585891\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=487386\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-487386-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=487386\">xwildebeestx</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9585891\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T18:24:47-05:00\">December 19, 2008  6:24 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9585891);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9585891');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583246\" rel=\"nofollow\">CuriousO</a>: The Bay Area. Reading comprehension FTW.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9585891, 'xwildebeestx')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9585782\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=94974\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-94974-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=94974\">Klay</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9585782\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T18:22:00-05:00\">December 19, 2008  6:22 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9585782);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9585782');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583246\" rel=\"nofollow\">CuriousO</a>:</p><p>So don't believe everything you read--however, in the Bay Area where they live there are over 65 *digital* channels available (<a href=\"http://www.choisser.com/sfonair.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">[www.choisser.com]</a>) but certainly not all are HD.  Most if not all would need a high-gain outdoor antenna as well (the \"rabbit-ear\" antenna idea mostly sucks in all but the strongest-signal areas).  Most consumers confuse and co-mingle \"digital\" with \"HD\" and we should save that discussion for a later time.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9585782, 'Klay')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9583820\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=521525\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=521525\">concordia</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583820\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:22:56-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:22 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583820);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583820');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583246\" rel=\"nofollow\">CuriousO</a>: Seconded. I live in Austin as well and there's only a handful of HD channels. Worse yet, even with an indoor antenna (I can't install anything extravagant, living in an apartment) the HD channels I'd get were prone to interruption and MPEG artifacting. When the signal got <b>really</b> bad it would actually lock up my TV, making me power-cycle it at the outlet.</p><p>Sorry, but my internet and cable with a HD DVR adds up to $110, or about $4/day. As expenses go, it's not so terrible.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583820, 'concordia')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9584279\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=128794\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-128794-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=128794\">CuriousO</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9584279\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:37:07-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:37 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9584279);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9584279');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583820\" rel=\"nofollow\">concordia</a>:</p><p>I kinda miss cable but, our apartment complex only allows U-Verse. I had U-Verse before and had nothing but problems. I guess I'm stuck with 10 channels.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9584279, 'CuriousO')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9587860\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=571201\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=571201\">MosesKabob</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9587860\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T19:23:41-05:00\">December 19, 2008  7:23 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9587860);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9587860');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5114240/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable#c9584279\" rel=\"nofollow\">CuriousO</a>: I'm getting UVerse installed tomorrow (disclaimer: I work for AT&amp;T). I was on the trial two years ago (when I used to work for BellSouth), and it was nothing but great. I'm hoping UVerse isn't a step backwards. What problems were you having with it?</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9587860, 'MosesKabob')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9597046\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">t325    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9597046\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T00:59:51-05:00\">December 20, 2008 12:59 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9597046);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9597046');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9587860\" rel=\"nofollow\">MosesKabob</a>: I just got U-Verse installed last Saturday (I work for AT&amp;T too) and I love it. And I'm not saying that because I'm an employee and pay half of what I paid for cable, I'd switch to U-Verse, AT&amp;T employee or not. No problems so far, and unlike Charter, U-Verse doesn't go out when it's cold outside, and we've definitely had some cold days this week.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9597046, 't325')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9591664\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=128794\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-128794-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=128794\">CuriousO</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9591664\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T21:15:12-05:00\">December 19, 2008  9:15 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9591664);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9591664');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9587860\" rel=\"nofollow\">MosesKabob</a>: I had Uverse but had to cancel it. Every time I turned the thing on all I would get is a Blue screen with ATT, I would get sound but other than the blue screen no picture.</p><p>I had a tech come to my house replaced the box and the same thing happened, after numerous techs the last one admitted that they are having issues and that they were waiting on an update from Microsoft, so I just canceled I had U400 and I didnt want to spend 140 for a service that worked when it wanted to and the fact that I could access one HD channel at a time. I could not record one HD show and watch another!</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9591664, 'CuriousO')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9583280\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=242944\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-242944-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=242944\">socalrob of the 24 and a half century</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583280\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:05:00-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:05 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583280);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583280');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>I've been trying to do something similar with my household, but no one is budging. I had a HD cable box, worthless. My cable service is lousy. So I ditched the box, plugged the cable into the back of the TV and bought some rabbit ears. I get HD over the air like this couple and its fine for me. It's what I wanted anyhow.</p><br /><p>I was grandfathered into a great Blockbuster online plan, 3 at a time, unlimited returns for the old price, and use that instead of the movie channels. In my case that saves a good amount a month, and we get what movies we want.</p><br /><p>But the family has to have their news and hgtv and classic movie channel. So 4 channels is all they watch and are paying 60+ a month for 2 cable boxes and service. sigh...</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583280, 'socalrob of the 24 and a half century')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->									<div class=\"num-replies\">3 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9584979\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=290942\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-290942-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=290942\">usul356</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9584979\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:56:55-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:56 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9584979);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9584979');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583280\" rel=\"nofollow\">socalrob</a>: I did the same thing.  I was grandfathered into the blockbuster plan with unlimited in store exchanges and 2 at a time, it's great at the old price :)</p><p>I completely ditched cable though.  Now I just use off-air channels and my 360 for Hulu (via playon, a little buggy with FF/RW though).  I would definitely suggest Hulu as an alternative to cable.  It has old movies and shows like AMC and some HGTV type shows also.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9584979, 'usul356')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9583629\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=529488\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-529488-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=529488\">Oranges w/ Cheese hates what Christmas has become</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583629\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:16:17-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:16 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583629);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583629');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583280\" rel=\"nofollow\">socalrob</a>: My boyfriend and I are the same.</p><p>I only had internet to begin with but they offered me a killer deal for digital cable + HBO for only about $50 on top of what I was already paying.</p><p>I cancelled the HBO because I have Netflix, but I really can't cancel the digicable because the only channels we watch really are Discovery, Science, Military, History, and BBC America. None of those are available over the air :-/</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583629, 'Oranges w/ Cheese hates what Christmas has become')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9599267\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=171970\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-171970-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=171970\">the_wiggle</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9599267\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T03:49:52-05:00\">December 20, 2008  3:49 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9599267);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9599267');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583629\" rel=\"nofollow\">Oranges w/ Cheese</a>: cable a la cart - where are you? sigh.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9599267, 'the_wiggle')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9583389\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=103766\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-103766-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=103766\">Ash78 ain't got time to bleed</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583389\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:08:26-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:08 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583389);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583389');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>The only thing I'd miss is TNT, which is the only non-broadcast station we get on basic cable (13 channels) for $17/mo.</p><br /><p>It's the next-closest thing to just going with an antenna, and I rarely miss the other 50+ channels for the extra $40. Most of it is crap, but you don't realize this until it's gone (\"Why the hell was I watching Celebrity Fit Club again?\")</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583389, 'Ash78 ain\\'t got time to bleed')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9583403\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=240645\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-240645-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=240645\">tande04</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583403\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:08:57-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:08 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583403);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583403');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Nice article and all but those are some lucky people in my mind.  Like most cost cutting measures your mileage may vary depending on where you live and what point you were at before.</p><p>I don't have a existing roof top antenna.  I played with a couple of set top ones and they were worthless.  Even when I could get channels to come in I couldn't get the HD feed.  So good for them on that bit of luck.</p><p>I was also thrilled to find out when I cut my television cable it resulted in my internet cable going up $10 a month (with no service upgrade) so my savings were already cut into just by cutting the TV.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583403, 'tande04')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9602316\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Primate    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9602316\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T15:35:25-05:00\">December 20, 2008  3:35 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9602316);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9602316');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583403\" rel=\"nofollow\">tande04</a>: <br />I wonder if you tried the Winegard SS-3000<br />I bought one recently and it works great where I live. I get like 12 digital channels.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9602316, 'Primate')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9583461\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=481290\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=481290\">danep</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583461\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:10:38-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:10 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583461);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583461');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I was just doing this math myself and came to the exact same conclusion - paying $100-150 per month for internet and cable is a complete rip-off. A much better alternative is an antenna (~30 HD channels for free - only 10 are in English and not 24x7 weather, but that's still good), 3 Mbps DSL ($30), Netflix ($15), and Hulu and broadcaster's websites for everything else. Total cost, ~$45 / month for a much more flexible and mostly on-demand entertainment package.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583461, 'danep')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->									<div class=\"num-replies\">3 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9583867\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=659687\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-659687-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=659687\">cc82</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583867\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:24:28-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:24 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583867);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583867');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583461\" rel=\"nofollow\">danep</a>: <br />Need a land line for dsl, since I just use my cell, a phone line (w/ no long distance) + 3 Mbps DSL would cost $60, whereas my cable internet is $40.  Plus, no cable/satellite = no live sports on espn, tbs, fsn, etc.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583867, 'cc82')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9616473\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=481290\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=481290\">danep</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9616473\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-22T04:50:29-05:00\">December 22, 2008  4:50 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9616473);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9616473');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583867\" rel=\"nofollow\">cc82</a>: I have heard mixed reports. Some people in my area said they got \"dry loop\" service after enough complaining. AT&amp;T for whatever reason ended up giving me phone service but not charging me for it - probably because of all of the technical problems I have had with them.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9616473, 'danep')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9592047\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=608461\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=608461\">Sam I Am</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9592047\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T21:26:36-05:00\">December 19, 2008  9:26 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9592047);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9592047');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583867\" rel=\"nofollow\">cc82</a>: <p>That's not necessarily true. My husband and I have high-speed internet through Qwest with no phone line. </p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9592047, 'Sam I Am')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9596276\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=659687\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-659687-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=659687\">cc82</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9596276\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T00:18:14-05:00\">December 20, 2008 12:18 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9596276);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9596276');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9592047\" rel=\"nofollow\">MurdockLuniz</a>: <br />That would be sweet.  My area has Embarq, I'll have to check if they can do that.  Didn't see it on their website, but maybe they just don't like to advertise it.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9596276, 'cc82')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9583532\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">pmcpa2    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583532\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:13:31-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:13 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583532);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583532');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>50 HD Ch's??? $600 for a pc with tuner and Bluray?  Numbers don't add up there.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583532, 'pmcpa2')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->									<div class=\"num-replies\">3 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9583757\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=529488\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-529488-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=529488\">Oranges w/ Cheese hates what Christmas has become</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583757\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:20:29-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:20 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583757);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583757');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583532\" rel=\"nofollow\">pmcpa2</a>: While the HD channels seems a bit of a stroke of luck, $600 for a blu-ray pc and a tuner is well within reason.</p><p>Look on newegg. Blu-ray BURNERS are only $250.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583757, 'Oranges w/ Cheese hates what Christmas has become')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9628450\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Anonymous    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9628450\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-22T21:08:38-05:00\">December 22, 2008  9:08 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9628450);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9628450');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583757\" rel=\"nofollow\">Oranges w/ Cheese</a>: Why get a burner?  The BR internal player is $80 (today @ Newegg) and I can build a system for under $600 with tuner and BR easily. Doing it tomorrow in fact.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9628450, '')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9583621\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">pmcpa2    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583621\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:16:03-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:16 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583621);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583621');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583532\" rel=\"nofollow\">pmcpa2</a>: <br />Ok, Just looked at Cnet's article.  When you click on the link for the pc they list, it's more like $900.  Numbers still don't add up.  And 50 HD Ch's turn into 40 BS Stations, and maybe 10 network ones if you live in a major market.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583621, 'pmcpa2')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9583654\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=103766\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-103766-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=103766\">Ash78 ain't got time to bleed</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583654\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:16:52-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:16 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583654);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583654');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>50 HD channels?</p><br /><p>I wager:<br />4 networks<br />41 music channels<br />5 weather channels</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583654, 'Ash78 ain\\'t got time to bleed')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->										<div class=\"num-replies\">4 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9589531\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=77175\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-77175-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=77175\">veronykah</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9589531\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T20:11:51-05:00\">December 19, 2008  8:11 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9589531);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9589531');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583654\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Name's Ash78, Housewares</a>: You forgot the spanish channels and the shopping channels. At least here in LA, those make up the bulk of the free OTA channels. The Spanish channels come in PERFECT too...</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9589531, 'veronykah')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9584594\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=420644\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=420644\">LiquidGravity</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9584594\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:45:28-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:45 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9584594);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9584594');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583654\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Name's Ash78, Housewares</a>:</p><p>I don't get it either. Perhaps they are confusing DTV with HDTV?</p><p>And I wager (that they are confusing the two and):<br />5 major networks (including PBS)<br />15 public info channels<br />25 music channels<br />5 weather channels</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9584594, 'LiquidGravity')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9601902\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=196743\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-196743-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=196743\">scoosdad</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9601902\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T13:52:16-05:00\">December 20, 2008  1:52 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9601902);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9601902');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9584594\" rel=\"nofollow\">LiquidGravity</a>: </p><blockquote>Perhaps they are confusing DTV with HDTV?</blockquote> Exactly.<p>And I say BS on \"50 channels\", here's why:</p><p>The article says they live in Oakland.  I'm assuming that's California.  Oakland California would have the greatest number of local channels available versus, say, another Oakland such as Oakland MD.</p><p>I just put in a theoretical location for their antenna into antennaweb.org, which is a website designed to show you all of the possible stations you could receive with varying grades of off-air antennas.  Even by putting their location atop the highest point in the hills above Oakland (for virtually 360 degrees of reception) and using the best possible antenna, the greatest number of digital stations reported by antennaweb for that spot would be 23, nowhere close to 50.  And most of those 23 are low budget local stations or shopping channels, not national network affiliates which would be most likely showing HD programming.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9601902, 'scoosdad')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9601906\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=196743\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-196743-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=196743\">scoosdad</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9601906\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T13:53:09-05:00\">December 20, 2008  1:53 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9601906);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9601906');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9601902\" rel=\"nofollow\">scoosdad</a>: And even if some of those digital channels had multiple iterations, or \"multicasting\" on the same channel, it still would not come close to 50.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9601906, 'scoosdad')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9585297\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"n/a\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a title=\"n/a\" href=\"n/a\" rel=\"nofollow\">RogueSophist</a>    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9585297\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T18:07:20-05:00\">December 19, 2008  6:07 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9585297);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9585297');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9584594\" rel=\"nofollow\">LiquidGravity</a>: Exactly. No way these people have 50 high-def channels. 50 digital channels, including a few high-def, maybe.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9585297, 'RogueSophist')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9583733\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=659687\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-659687-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=659687\">cc82</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583733\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:19:46-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:19 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583733);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583733');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I'd be down with ditching my cable if it weren't for live sports, too much mlb and college bb is on cable... I don't feel like going to a bar every time a game I want to watch isn't on a network broadcast.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583733, 'cc82')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9583795\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=145596\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=145596\">silverundertone</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9583795\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:21:47-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:21 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9583795);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9583795');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>read a damn book?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583795, 'silverundertone')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->									<div class=\"num-replies\">3 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9638907\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=283730\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=283730\">WhitneyGH</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9638907\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-23T14:57:37-05:00\">December 23, 2008  2:57 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9638907);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9638907');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9583795\" rel=\"nofollow\">silverundertone</a>: Wow, that's not at all a judgmental stereotype. Maybe you can climb down off your elitist high horse for five seconds and realize that just because people are looking for cheaper, more efficient ways to watch TV doesn't mean they're illiterate couch potatoes who never pick up a book, or go outside, or have other interests besides, y'know, television.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9638907, 'WhitneyGH')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9588122\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a 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My library is a pretty shady place, but it is part of a loan system so I can still get all the new releases. Plus if you go to redbox.com and sign up the texts, you get a free movie rental every Monday.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9583810, 'calquist')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9584017\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=72365\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=72365\">Justinh6</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9584017\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:29:04-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:29 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9584017);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9584017');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Maybe they are using an OTA tuner, not just a regular antenna.  That would be over 50 channels for free, crappy ones, but free ones.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9584017, 'Justinh6')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9584122\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=96755\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=96755\">philipbarrett</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9584122\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:31:57-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:31 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9584122);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9584122');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>We've lived without Sat/Cable for about 6 years, I'll happily trade no ESPN for no Nickelodeon/Disney/Cartoon network.  We combine an OTR antenna with an HD Tivo and the Netflix On-Demand service.  More TV than I have time to watch!</p><p>Total monthly cost &lt;$30</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9584122, 'philipbarrett')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9587617\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=110622\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=110622\">samurailynn</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9587617\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T19:14:44-05:00\">December 19, 2008  7:14 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9587617);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9587617');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9584122\" rel=\"nofollow\">philipbarrett</a>: I've lived without it for almost 9. (Although there was about a 9 month period where we got cable free with the apartment rental.) As an adult, I've never had cable. I honestly don't think I ever will.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9587617, 'samurailynn')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9584192\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=19855\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-19855-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=19855\">I_can_still_pitch</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9584192\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:34:09-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:34 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9584192);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9584192');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Trying to watch a live sporting event on a pc internet feed is ridiculous at best. I pay a total of about $120 a month (average - more during baseball season, less off-season) for a sat package and MLB extra innings. I get almost every game that is played, every day in high def. Instead, I buy good used cars in cash and don't have car payments. That is a good way to save. New cars are horrendously overpriced and you pay double with a car loan. I paid $6000 for a 2000 A4 Quattro that runs like a top - no car payment = glorious live sports in HD instaed of squinting at a pc monitor or watching a degraded pic fed via the net.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9584192, 'I_can_still_pitch')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9584271\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=312747\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=312747\">Elcheecho</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9584271\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:36:49-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:36 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9584271);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9584271');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>my dish network HD package is about $35 a month, not contract.  seems like a lot of work to save $13 month, not counting the computer.</p><p>also, agreed, $600 computer seems pretty useless when all tvs (not monitors) come with tuner and you can get a PS2 for $400.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9584271, 'Elcheecho')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9584897\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=38530\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=38530\">Erwos</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9584897\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:54:40-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:54 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9584897);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9584897');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9584271\" rel=\"nofollow\">Elcheecho</a>: The computer is being used as a DVR, which your PS3 isn't going to be doing (at least here in the USA). Of course, there are now stand-alone, subscription-free ATSC DVRs on the market for cheaper, I believe.</p><p>We tried this, but it wound up not working out. I like the Discovery line of channels too much to give them up. Mythbusters is awesome in HD. :)</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9584897, 'Erwos')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9584348\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=96755\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=96755\">philipbarrett</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9584348\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:38:56-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:38 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9584348);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9584348');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Oops meant to add...</p><p>I travel for a living and only need a couple of hours of satellite in a hotel room to remind me why this s**t isn't worth $80 p/month.</p><p>How many 3 day old \"breaking news\" stories still airing 3 on all the cable news networks can you watch?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9584348, 'philipbarrett')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9615686\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=99943\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-99943-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=99943\">FLEB</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9615686\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-22T02:43:01-05:00\">December 22, 2008  2:43 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9615686);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9615686');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9584348\" rel=\"nofollow\">philipbarrett</a>: Same sort of thing here. I do have cable, but it's the Laughably Basic package, so I don't get the news networks. I used to like them back when I had them, but either they've gotten worse or I've gotten more discriminating. It's the same exact thing, down to the script, sometimes, over and over. Now, granted, that's the point of something like CNN Headline News, but the repetition is creeping into the other stations as well.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9615686, 'FLEB')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9584789\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=62793\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-62793-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=62793\">catskyfire</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9584789\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:51:20-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:51 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9584789);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9584789');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I'm so glad that worked for them in Oakland...</p><p>I'm not sure it'd be so great where I am, Lincoln, Nebraska.  Antenna and rabbit ears only pick up the local stations, nothing from far away Kansas City or anything more than your basic networks, and PBS.</p><p>I mostly have cable for my computer.  Every time I think about downgrading to basic, I get hooked on a show that isn't on basic.  D'oh!  At least I never got into the box needing channels like HBO and such.  I've stuck with Blockbuster Online ever since I realized that, at the time, they were closer, and faster, than Netflix, and so have one of the nice plans with coupons that I can use for video games as well.  (Try it out, either hate it and don't waste my money, like enough to play once...and am done, or then go hunting for the game somewhere cheap.)</p><p>I am glad for movie rentals, though.  The urge to go to the theater (10 bucks plus goodies add up fast (I know, could skip them, but...it's part of the experience.), anyway, the urge to go to the theater goes away except for a few times a year.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9584789, 'catskyfire')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9615701\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=99943\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-99943-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=99943\">FLEB</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9615701\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-22T02:45:20-05:00\">December 22, 2008  2:45 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9615701);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9615701');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9584789\" rel=\"nofollow\">catskyfire</a>: Can you pick up anything more over DTV? I've heard there's better range. (I live in town, so the only \"DTV advantages\" I get are over-strong directional signals that bounce off buildings and distort themselves, giving far worse picture than I would get miles away.)</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9615701, 'FLEB')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9584910\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=277086\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=277086\">tinmanx</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9584910\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T17:55:02-05:00\">December 19, 2008  5:55 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9584910);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9584910');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I need my discovery fix.  It's the only reason I still have cable.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9584910, 'tinmanx')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->								<div class=\"num-replies\">2 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9619510\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=350988\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-350988-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=350988\">Brunette Bookworm</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9619510\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-22T15:37:52-05:00\">December 22, 2008  3:37 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9619510);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9619510');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5114240/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable#c9584910\" rel=\"nofollow\">tinmanx</a>: @<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5114240/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable#c9585404\" rel=\"nofollow\">RogueSophist</a>: Hehe, me too. Only reason I still have cable. Plus, the Comcast OnDemand stuff on Discovery and NatGeo are like extra crack. I could give up cable if I had to, but I can afford it for now.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9619510, 'Brunette Bookworm')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9585404\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"n/a\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a title=\"n/a\" href=\"n/a\" rel=\"nofollow\">RogueSophist</a>    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9585404\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T18:10:43-05:00\">December 19, 2008  6:10 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9585404);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9585404');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9584910\" rel=\"nofollow\">tinmanx</a>: Seriously, high-def Discovery and \"NatGeo\" are like high-def crack.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9585404, 'RogueSophist')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9585200\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=76955\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-76955-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=76955\">SadSam</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9585200\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T18:04:31-05:00\">December 19, 2008  6:04 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9585200);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9585200');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>My Mom uses a HD antenna and she is perfectly happy without cable (of course she never had cable in her life so its not cutting back for her). And as someone who grew up without a t.v. in the house (and no I'm not 80, I'm in my 30s) its actually quite easy to live without t.v. and be happy. Me and Mr. Sam plan to cut out the t.v. when we have kids.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9585200, 'SadSam')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9585346\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=495097\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=495097\">Real Cheese Flavor</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9585346\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T18:08:54-05:00\">December 19, 2008  6:08 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9585346);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9585346');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>When I moved into a new apartment 3-4 years ago, I called the cable company to move my service over to my new place.  Previously I had the off-the-books $15 a month plan that pretty much had only the local channels and one or two channels that nobody watches anyway.</p><p>The cable company wanted almost $100 to reconnect the cable since apparently the previous tenant had it disconnected for nonpayment.  I told them that was ridiculous, paid the outstanding balance on the account and closed my account.</p><p>I've gotten by with Hulu and other free sites like that for the most part.  Anything that wasn't free was available on iTunes and given how few shows I watch I usualy spend about 2-3 months worth of cable fees for a year's worth of shows.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9585346, 'Real Cheese Flavor')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9585371\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=474373\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=474373\">tlhorset</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9585371\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T18:09:35-05:00\">December 19, 2008  6:09 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9585371);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9585371');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Since they have a computer, they should use it to start <a href=\"http://blog.gallopinc.com/2008/10/netflix-pushes-streaming-service/\" rel=\"nofollow\"> streaming netflix movies</a>.  They could watch as many movies as their bandwidth connection would allow.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9585371, 'tlhorset')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9585795\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=717781\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-717781-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=717781\">brbn_nattie</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9585795\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T18:22:12-05:00\">December 19, 2008  6:22 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9585795);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9585795');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>If you have internet access and a dvd player, then ditching cable is painless. I've been without cable/satellite for over 3 years and it's easy! Here's how I survived:</p><br /><p>-My tv hookup picks up the basics {ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS and random shop networks}. Most of my favorite shows are on these channels anyway. {yay FREE!}</p><br /><p>-I watch all my premium channel shows, like Dexter and Trueblood, online FOR FREE.</p><br /><p>-I have the cheapest subscription of Netflix {rent 2 movies a month 1 @ a time with on-demand access for $6}.</p><br /><p>-Use my Erewards{FREE} member points to rent a free blockbuster movie every month.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9585795, 'brbn_nattie')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9585833\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Sam Wille    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9585833\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T18:23:27-05:00\">December 19, 2008  6:23 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9585833);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9585833');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I don't have $600 at the moment to plop down and buy a brand new computer.  My wife enjoys her soaps (General Hospital) and reality TV shows.  The package I have with Charter is OK, but nothing to call back home about.  She gets to watch what she wants and I get to toy around on the computer.  Our respective hobbies shouldn't have to become married, even if she and I are.  I don't understand the appeal of her soap opera, and she doesn't get why I have to format the HDD again because I'm trying to create a new dual-boot PC with Windows and a Linux distro.</p><p>My wife hates watching movies repeated times and I can only watch a comedy so much (two times) before I have the lines memorized and I begin annoying my wife. I'm fortunate to have been able to get her to watch Clerks, Mallrats, and Monty Python &amp; The Holy Grail with me.  I'm not about to ruin it by cutting cable.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9585833, 'Sam Wille')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9587484\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=222420\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-222420-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=222420\">vastrightwing</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9587484\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T19:10:32-05:00\">December 19, 2008  7:10 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9587484);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9587484');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>Congratulations! Awesome! I'm watching SDTV with antenna and it's good enough. I watch other stuff on Hulu or Fancast and this is good enough for me. I rent videos 1 at a time, since I don't watch that many movies. I get crazed if I spend more than $40-$50/mo on passive entertainment. There's so much to do without spending money on junk.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9587484, 'vastrightwing')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9587868\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=212948\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-212948-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=212948\">Serenefengshui</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9587868\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T19:23:52-05:00\">December 19, 2008  7:23 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9587868);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9587868');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>It's just TV, I mean, let it go. We've been happy without cable for several years now. We get our DVDs from the library, watch what little broadcast interests us online (networks have HD episodes).</p><p>Read a book. Have a conversation. Bake some cookies.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9587868, 'Serenefengshui')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->								<div class=\"num-replies\">2 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9622837\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=717781\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-717781-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=717781\">brbn_nattie</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9622837\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-22T17:46:25-05:00\">December 22, 2008  5:46 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9622837);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9622837');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5114240/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable#c9587868\" rel=\"nofollow\">Serenefengshui</a>: Thanks for mentioning the library. I keep reminding my parents and friends that they can just as easily \"rent\" DVD's at the local library and save money. Oh and in anticipation of complaints about the local library's crappy DVD selection....</p><br /><p>I believe you can reserve a DVD from any library within your public library network. They will simply send it to your local branch and notify you when it is ready for pick-up. Easy peasy!</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9622837, 'brbn_nattie')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9590548\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=537475\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-537475-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=537475\">pecan 3.14159265</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9590548\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T20:42:49-05:00\">December 19, 2008  8:42 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9590548);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9590548');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9587868\" rel=\"nofollow\">Serenefengshui</a>: I do all of the above. And watch TV.</p><p>Anytime I think \"it's just TV\" and I think I can just let it go, and maybe cancel it, I remember that I really enjoy television, and it's not just mindless entertainment to me. I hate reality TV, I don't watch it, so what I do enjoy are dramas and science fiction shows, and there are plenty of good things to watch out there. And I love my DVR.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9590548, 'pecan 3.14159265')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9588075\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Anonymous    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9588075\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T19:30:13-05:00\">December 19, 2008  7:30 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9588075);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9588075');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>We just have basic cable that is included in our condo association fees. Using two cheapo media center PCs instead of our old TIVOs and we are saving bundles of cash. Did upgrade our internet for $10 more a month, but now we are downloading shows like mad on torrents and getting a $hitload of games and applications too.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9588075, '')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9588312\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=529070\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=529070\">FionaMallard</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9588312\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T19:37:16-05:00\">December 19, 2008  7:37 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9588312);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9588312');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>After lifetime cable-users, my boyfriend and I ditched cable and went antenna-only.  We recently got our government coupons for the DTV boxes and get about 4 more channels than we did with just antenna, including public television's Create, which helps fill the hole left by HGTV, Travel, and Food Network.Netflix, Hulu, and iTunes can fill the rest of the gap.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9588312, 'FionaMallard')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9589302\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=24620\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-24620-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=24620\">Keter</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9589302\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T20:04:00-05:00\">December 19, 2008  8:04 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9589302);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9589302');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I live in an area that receives no usable signals for TV and only some radio.  I don't miss it.  I can get what little I want to see or hear over the Internet.  I guess I never got bitten by the media bug because I have always worked so many hours there just wasn't time to watch TV and radio interrupts my concentration.  I never even owned a VCR or DVD player - by the time I could afford to buy one, I had lost what little interest I had.  How do I spend my time instead?  Reading, writing, making things...much more relaxing and you have something to show for the time.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9589302, 'Keter')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9589737\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=131723\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-131723-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=131723\">theblackdog</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9589737\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T20:18:42-05:00\">December 19, 2008  8:18 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9589737);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9589737');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I dropped cable over a year ago when I moved and started using Netflix (may add a Roku box soon), so where's my big write-up on CNET?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a 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href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9589997\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T20:26:39-05:00\">December 19, 2008  8:26 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9589997);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9589997');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Read a book!</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9589997, 'squidbrain')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display 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class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9625502);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9625502');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9589997\" rel=\"nofollow\">squidbrain</a>: Sometimes an avid reader still enjoys watching tv from time to time.  A shock!  I know!</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9625502, 'CFinWV')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9590205\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">xipander    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9590205\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T20:32:42-05:00\">December 19, 2008  8:32 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9590205);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9590205');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>does no one use fta (free to air) satellite? I'm in florida and if i point mine at the nimiq 2 sat. i get _hundreds_ of channels, in multiple languages, and all the free payperview i want. :/ really just need a decent fta reciever (like a coolsat) and a B.U.D. and a good forum to keep you up to date.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9590205, 'xipander')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9601352\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=16383\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=16383\">elisa</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9601352\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T09:41:08-05:00\">December 20, 2008  9:41 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9601352);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9601352');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9590205\" rel=\"nofollow\">xipander</a>: What is this? can you explain more? Do you need a satellite dish? what is a bud and what are good forums?</p><p>(pardon my ignorance...I had just not heard of this before, sounds like a good deal!)</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9601352, 'elisa')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9591532\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=405607\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=405607\">MaryCleopatra</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9591532\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T21:11:34-05:00\">December 19, 2008  9:11 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9591532);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9591532');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I wrote an article about this last month: <a href=\"http://menendez.com/blog/how-download-your-favorite-shows/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://menendez.com/blog/how-download-your-favorite-shows/</a></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9591532, 'MaryCleopatra')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9592300\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=474558\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-474558-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=474558\">Marshfield</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9592300\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-19T21:34:49-05:00\">December 19, 2008  9:34 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9592300);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9592300');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>If I lived in the NYC metro area, where the land is flat and signals strong I could totally do this.  Growing up we had channels 2,4,5,7,9,11 and 13 (and then later on crappy UHF) and it was plenty of TV choice.</p><p>But now.. I dunno.</p><p>We would miss all the cable shows on HGTV, Discovery Health, History channel, and Lifetime Movie network.   That's at least 70% of what we watch.</p><p>The kicker is that broadcast reception in our area (Seattle) totally sucks, lots of hills make ghosts on every channel.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9592300, 'Marshfield')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9596362\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=445010\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-445010-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=445010\">Quatre707</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9596362\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T00:22:30-05:00\">December 20, 2008 12:22 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9596362);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9596362');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>50 chanels SUUUUUUURrRRRrrrreeeeee.......</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9596362, 'Quatre707')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9596631\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=488475\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-488475-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=488475\">HogwartsAlum</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9596631\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T00:36:15-05:00\">December 20, 2008 12:36 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9596631);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9596631');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>The only shows I watch on regular TV are LOST and Desperate Housewives.  Other than that, everything I watch is on satellite.  I live alone and would miss it too much.  The TV's always on unless I'm not home or taking a nap.</p><p>And I read, write, go on the Internet, etc. while I watch TV.  I learned how to do that when I was a kid and I couldn't decide between cartoons and a book.  Sometimes when I'm writing, I'll mute the sound but leave on the picture.  It's easy for me to lose track of the show but if the TV isn't on, I can't concentrate.  My brain needs something to block out.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9596631, 'HogwartsAlum')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-9695781\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=553835\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=553835\">fatcop</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9695781\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-28T06:08:27-05:00\">December 28, 2008  6:08 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9695781);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9695781');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c9596631\" rel=\"nofollow\">HogwartsAlum</a>: I've seen every episode of Lost and have yet to actually watch it on a television. Free from ABC's website.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9695781, 'fatcop')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9596930\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=210076\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-210076-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=210076\">Ailu</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9596930\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T00:52:36-05:00\">December 20, 2008 12:52 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9596930);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9596930');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>My husband and I are actually planning on doing this after the 1st of the year when our Directv contract runs out.  We already have the computer and Netflix streaming.  But does anyone have any recommendations on rooftop antennas?  Any advice would be appreciated!</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9596930, 'Ailu')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9597096\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=309547\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-309547-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=309547\">tlingitsoldier</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9597096\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T01:03:11-05:00\">December 20, 2008  1:03 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9597096);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9597096');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I've been without TV service for about 2 years now and I really prefer it. I have taken to watching movies or TV shows that I get off the internet. I also have an Xbox 360 so I installed a program called PlayOn ($30 one time fee) and I get access to ESPN, CBS, Hulu, Netflix, and Youtube from my 360. The Netflix on the NXE is much better but I really only bought the software for access to Hulu. It even cuts out the annoying commercials on TV shows. Also, I believe the Netflix in PlayOn doesn't require you to have a Xbox Live Gold membership to access it. Just a Netflix account.</p><p>I really prefer not to have a live stream off constantly changing programs. It cuts down on my vegging-out time because I'm not just staring at the TV flipping channels and getting caught up in the next show.</p><p>People look at me in awe when I tell them that I don't have cable but when they see the selection of shows that I have for so little per month they are truly amazed.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9597096, 'tlingitsoldier')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9597188\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=433752\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-433752-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=433752\">Meathamper</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9597188\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T01:09:46-05:00\">December 20, 2008  1:09 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9597188);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9597188');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Not a very aesthetically-pleasing computer for the living room, but it gets the job done. And I think that if you plug into the hookup you currently have, you get 5 or 6 different PBSes, making it feel like the Discovery Channel anyway. Good tips though, gonna try it out when my contract dies.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9597188, 'Meathamper')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9599059\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=8966\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-8966-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=8966\">quail</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9599059\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T03:33:39-05:00\">December 20, 2008  3:33 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9599059);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9599059');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>With the wife, a teenage kid, and a mother-in-law under the same roof with me it's been hard to convince them to dump the expanded cable. Something I've been aiming at for some time. Sad thing is that I'm hooked on BBC America, IFC, and the DIY Network now.  Makes it hard to push the point.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9599059, 'quail')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9600297\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Anonymous    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9600297\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T05:42:58-05:00\">December 20, 2008  5:42 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9600297);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9600297');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Does anyone have a solution to the live sports thing? I'm serious. The only reason we subscribe to cable is so hubby can watch live sports. Otherwise, it's garbage. </p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9600297, '')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9601517\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Anonymous    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9601517\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T10:52:34-05:00\">December 20, 2008 10:52 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9601517);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9601517');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I haven't had cable for over a year and I'm far from miserable.  Sure we have all been brainwashed into thinking we need to be constantly overloaded with useless info, watch 4 re-runs of Law and Order daily and keep up with the latest not-so funny sitcom, but the reality is none of this is a necessity.  I read more, play games, talk to friends and family, the possibilities are limitless.  </p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9601517, '')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9601979\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=431264\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-431264-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=431264\">radiochief</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9601979\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-20T14:15:36-05:00\">December 20, 2008  2:15 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9601979);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9601979');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I was paying $150/month for Comcast Triple Play (with one HD Box). But I need to cut expenses- we are having a child in May.</p><p>I dropped the CTP. Killed Digital Voice and Cable picked up- the Family Plan for $30.00. It gives us Disney, OTA channels, and Discovery. So my phone dropped from $48 to $32, and my cable bill dropped from $110 to $80.</p><p>I wish my town would get FIOS and then my bldg would allow it. It's killing that he only choice we have is cable. I do have to buy another HD Indoor amplified antenna. I had the Terk bowtie amplified one, and that picked up all the HD channels in the area.</p><p>I just signed myself up on the Boxee list for Windows. I am also looking into a Netflix subscription and possible that Netflix box.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9601979, 'radiochief')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9609970\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=121966\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=121966\">Psychodad1961</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9609970\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-21T14:43:37-05:00\">December 21, 2008  2:43 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9609970);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9609970');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>History Channel in HD! Thats what I pay cable for!</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9609970, 'Psychodad1961')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9615022\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">SkidooNevada    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9615022\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-22T01:19:00-05:00\">December 22, 2008  1:19 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9615022);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9615022');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>Investigate the free-to-air sites. You can easily get all the Dish stations and more--even Italian tv.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9615022, 'SkidooNevada')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","","","","","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9625234\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=61356\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-61356-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=61356\">420greg</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9625234\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-22T19:11:27-05:00\">December 22, 2008  7:11 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9625234);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9625234');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Here is Orlando Florida I get 56 channels with my roof antenna.</p><p>The best one is 27.2 \"the retro television network\"</p><p>There are some repeats. I have 4 PBS feeds for a total of 13 of the channels. 6 or 7 spanish, 3 or 4 religious, and even a shopping channel.</p><p>Also being so close to the space coast I get the Nasa channel.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9625234, '420greg')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9625621\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=587956\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-587956-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=587956\">ScottRose</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9625621\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-22T19:25:48-05:00\">December 22, 2008  7:25 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9625621);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9625621');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I know this depends upon the costs of cable and phone, etc, but I pay $130/mo for cable/phone/internet (30mpbs/5mbps).</p><p>$30 (DSL) + $17 (NetFlix) + $40 (Phone line for DSL) + $18 (HTPC actually capable of recording HD w/Blu @ $850 for 48 mos. -- useful life) = $105/mo.</p><p>Not a huge savings..  And they don't come out of that with an unlimited phone plan either.</p><p>Then again, they could just spend $0/mo. by going to their local library, reading, and not talking to anyone far away.  They probably wouldn't die that way either.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9625621, 'ScottRose')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9638840\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=283730\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=283730\">WhitneyGH</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9638840\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-23T14:54:56-05:00\">December 23, 2008  2:54 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9638840);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9638840');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>When I was a broke college kid living on my own, I lived happily with my TV receiving only one channel (the WB, and even then only sporadically) for two years. I'm fine to go without TV as long as I have shows on DVD and can somehow maintain access to every second of <i>America's Next Top Model</i>.</p><p>My husband, however, is a TV addict, so we have the huge 250+ channels (plus HD) satellite TV package. We can afford it, and it makes him happy, so I'm not going to complain about the cost. (Which, really, at $103 per month is not that bad.)</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9638840, 'WhitneyGH')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-9673441\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=10572\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-10572-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=10572\">synergy</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2008/12/how-to-cancel-cablesatellite-tv-without-being-miserable.html#comment-9673441\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-12-25T22:41:31-05:00\">December 25, 2008 10:41 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(9673441);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=9673441');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>Awesome! Kudos to them! I get Netflix for the same reason. :)</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(9673441, 'synergy')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","");