tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455819.post7390341531433603200..comments2023-10-25T06:17:13.178-04:00Comments on The Freeholder: Glorious weather leads to saving moneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455819.post-52464862814318944752017-03-30T18:07:03.259-04:002017-03-30T18:07:03.259-04:00We killed our landline several years ago. We had k...We killed our landline several years ago. We had kept it for the burglar alarm, and when our provider finally announced that they were confident that cellular was working sufficiently for their needs, we bailed on it as soon as they could get out and install the new hardware. I've never missed it, although the first few days felt a little weird, after something like 50 years of always having one. But we've survived just fine. Cell service has held up even during prolonged power outages.<br /><br />I'm not sure what our final saving will be. I've been reading some stuff from folks who have cut the cable and found that there is so much of the content that is on cable that's available for free on a Roku or Amazon Fire TV that they wind up not even needing something like Sling. I figure we're in for some interesting experiments around here. The Freeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989697995675652792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455819.post-80858444656857211502017-03-29T18:57:05.121-04:002017-03-29T18:57:05.121-04:00I pulled my cable tv box 15 years ago, and the pho...I pulled my cable tv box 15 years ago, and the phone too. Total savings per month: $180.<br /><br />Got internet cable wired into my den instead, and bought a cell phone. Total cost ... about the same. But I don't waste my evenings watching television and whining "there's nothing worth watching on tonight".<br /><br />Instead, I waste my evenings on the internet ... watching the same old movies ... and exchanging emails with the same people I use to talk to on the telephone.<br /><br />That's what we call "Progress", pal.Jerry The Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181610016755426448noreply@blogger.com