You can put your Telo on a battery backup and you will only be dependent on your Internet. If you get a home line as part of a "package" it will be dependent on your internet/cable. 

i got a $28 dollar antenna from walmart 2 years ago. got chromecast last year. that's $14 a year for the rough equivalent of basic cable. i can cast any surfing contest or other sporting event that is live on the interweb to my TV. that cost was about $50 to purchase. i get bored with, or, don't want to watch anything, i read a book, practice chords, go do some diy on the house, walk the dog. total entertainment costs for the coming year: $9 plus $25.

peterg,

Yep, all very plausible lacking one very important consideration that you seem to miss! There is a female in this equation!!! God Help Me.

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Dora Hates You

yeh. the dawg dont give a damn what's on.

Doing some digging and reading and find that AT&T has been really pushing Direct TV because they are going to drop U-Verse like a turd, as soon as possible.

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Dora Hates You

Spectrum is a total scam. They offer three choices; no good channels for cheap, some good channels for expensive and a bunch of good channels for a fortune. Thery have two internet speeds, 60 and 300....that's it. Customer service blows the ole donkey pole.

As and added bonus, you can no longer pick and choose small packages like sports or Spanish channels. It's all or nothing.

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I was right.

The poor SOB next door to me is a hard core NFL junky; NFL Network and Red Zone, etc. He is straight up freaking out about Speculum's pricing. He only subscribes during the season, so he still has Blighthouse pricing through the rest of this season. He is already starting to go through pre-withdrawals thinking about next years pricing.

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Dora Hates You

My bad, but I had to make a "late" payment to Speculum. Guest what? Yep, the price went up.

I looked back at a previous Blighthouse late payment back in the beginning of last summer; $6.00 fee.

Now; $8.95.

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Dora Hates You