Welp, we did it.
We recently got rid of DirecTV and switched to only streaming. We're starting with Netflix and Hulu Plus.
In our first week without actual TV.. we didn't missed it. Possibly because we were too busy cleaning. But this is the life we'll probably lead once baby girl arrives. No time for TV, at least not live TV, only time for streaming episodes of things we've missed. Therefore this is perfect.
Let me break it down cost wise so you can see the differences.
DirecTV for the choice package, plus HD, plus DVR was a little over $100 a month.
Verizon DSL was $39.99/month.
Total: about $140/mo
Now, we're with Comcast internet at the intro rate of $29.99/mo for 6 months and Netflix which after the trial will cost $7.99/mo and Hulu Plus which is $7.99/mo.
New Total: $46
Therefore we went from $140/mo to about $46/mo .. savings? About $100. Cha-ching!
Something we need to decide though is how we plan to stream this. Currently we're using my iPad. We're not sure if we're going to get another box that can stream it for us (like a PS3/Roku/GoogleTV) because they all have different features and we're just not sure enough to purchase anything. All we know is, this is working out so far. We watch far less TV and it's just been great.
One tiny struggle is, we don't know if we'll keep Netflix instant streaming after the trial or switch to the DVD by mail service. The instant streaming doesn't really have much more we want to watch. Alex will be finishing Sons of Anarchy soon and we already watched most of the Party Down series. I know there's more out there but I just can't get into it for some reason. We'll see what happens.
Into the future we go..
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