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A “connected” world means that you may not have to worry about your cable bill

 Lizzie Tyner | RSS | Sat, Jul 04 2009 | 1 Comment

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It wasn’t long ago that Bryce and I sat down and tried to figure out which bills we could cut out or cut back on. We both came up with a simple answer:

We could cut back $100 a month by simply cutting our cable bill down to just internet service and “basic” cable.

So we did.

I have to admit, the kids really don’t like not being able to watch Dora, but because we don’t have cable anymore, they end up watching more PBS if they are watching TV at all. Really, cutting back on TV means the kids are outside playing more.

As for Bryce and I, we just end up watching whatever is on at night and when I miss my favorite prime-time show, I can easily watch it online. We’re a fairly “connected” household and have several computers that are always connected to a high speed internet connection.

The main websites to catch your “network” TV shows are the actual network websites like abc.com, nbc.com, cbs.com, and fox.com. Also, HULU.com has become a very popular website that is not only free but also is legal, which there are ways to catch your favorite cable shows on the internet, but I’ll let you Google that for yourself rather than me telling you.

There are just so many other ways to get your television than paying outrageous prices for cable TV or satellite TV as long as you have an internet connection.

Also, don’t forget that over-the-air TV is all digital now, so that is another completely free option for everyone who has to have “cable service” with their cable internet (like we do).

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Cablevision completes first phase of WiFi project

 Jennifer McClelland | RSS | Thu, Sep 04 2008 | 0 Comments

If you live in parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York or frequent some commuter rail platforms and station Long Island AND are a CableVision customer, the first part of their WiFi project is complete. Meaning, if you currently subscribe to their high speed internet service, you can now get (for free) their WiFi network. They’re transmitting speeds up to 1.5 Mbps, which are DSL speeds.

They plan to complete their project in the 2 year time span they gave in May when they announced the project.

WiFi is a great idea, where we live, the population isn’t high enough to warrant a fully implemented WiFi network…especially one sponsored by our cable provider (Which is not Time Warner, CableVision, or Comcast). I suppose though, even though it doesn’t say, if you subscribe to ONLY the WiFi service, do you still have to pay the rental fee on the cable modem?

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