We're poised on the edge of the building with our toes hanging over the edge and getting ready to jump... and have been for months. Every time I'm ready to jump, I think, "what if". For me the big "what if " is that I still need internet to do all these other things. As the tide of cord cutters grows, what's to stop the cable companies from just simply raising the price of internet service to compensate for the loss of TV and phone revenue?
As regards who to use if we do it, we're really already in pretty good shape with Netflix streaming, Amazon Prime, Xbox Gold, and Roku. They probably already account for twenty percent (at least) of what we watch and all have been pretty problem free. Network TV is another fifty percent via cable. The remaining twenty-five percent is the sticky point with the cable channels. There are so many to choose from now. Hulu, Sling, youTube, DirectTV Now, Xbox and PlayStation, and several more.
So, our phones will actually work with a cell phone which I can basically get free from Comcast. My guesstimate is that it will cost me around $90 monthly or less for internet and another $70 or less for a collection of services to replace the TV channels. So now I'm at $160 monthly or less vs the existing $255 a month or more. Probably about a $1200 a year or more in savings. I have another alternative with Centurylink ADSL internet, but that will be slower. It's supposed to be $45 monthly guaranteed for life (with a whole bucket of caveats).
So Patrick, call me "undecided in PA" and let us all know what you come up with as I'm pretty sure there are more people than just me interested in this.
Dave A.- South Central PA, USA
I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. - John Burroughs