August 9, 2016
Over 6 years ago, I cut the cord . For the following 3 years, we enjoyed OTA with Tivo , Netflix , YouTube and Hulu , etc... We took advantage of the savings and enjoyed the new TV and equipment we were able to purchase in lieu of paying for cable. After 3 years cable free, we moved and were offered a promotion as a "new customer" and plugged back in.
For the last 3 years, we have been enjoying 50Mbps Internet + Cable TV + DVR from Time Warner Cable here in Raleigh, NC. {INSERT FRUSTRATING RANT HERE REGARDING RECENT EXPERIENCE WITH BILL JUMPING TO OVER $150/MO} I decided to cut the cord again. The day of the issue (yesterday), I cancelled all accounts and all services.
I went to Best Buy on the way home and picked up the following equipment: Tivo Roamio 1TB OTA $399.99 Mohu Leaf 50 $59.99 Netgear DOCSIS Cable Modem $59.99 Apple TV $89.99 (with Sling TV signup promo ) Total: $609.96 Straight out of my old playbook, I called Earthlink and ordered the latest promotion for 100Mbps internet (currently $39.99/month for 6 months with no contract, up to $49.99 after 6 months).
Process was simple and easy. Called with my new cable modem MAC Address and service was activated in minutes.