So, is it worth dumping cable?

I do not regret dumping my cable. it is saving me money, and since i have fewer channels to chose from, I spend less time on tv. I do seem to spend more on sites like this to kill time, but I am earning in the process so that is a good thing.

wow,the cable is so expensive in your country. In China, we pay only 200-300RMB for our TV cable each year, which is about 50 US dollars a year. But I think maybe your cable have more channels and more options.

Yes I did, leave my satellite service back in February this year. As I was paying almost $100 a month and I could no longer pay that amount. I had been with the company for about 10 years and loved it very much. It was a choice I had too make or not eat every month. I can tell you I miss my TV service to the point that I do not even turn on my set anymore. I do go online and stream all my favorite TV shows and sometimes a day after it airs. But I will tell you something as much as I miss it I will no longer pay for it anymore. As figuratively speaking that is $1200 dollars a year I was giving them. So I feel I made the right decision. But if you cancel think about whether your contract is up as if not you will pay a fee. I had to pay a fee but the fee was like $80 bucks, compared to the $1200 I would have given them I think I did the right choice.

Its worth your effort Tony. Doing this will save you many thousands of dollars over a few years. You can use such money to help pay down a car or home purchase. To me, wasting 80 dollars for Verizon Fios is not a great idea. So, I've decided to stop my cable subscription once my contract ends. There are so many things I could have done with such money, and I don't think cable shows are worth the cost. Tony, setting your laptop as the set box is an extremely great idea. I hope this works out for you in the long run.