Save $100 Bucks, Heck Yeah!

@cintol (11261)
United States
April 21, 2020 7:41pm CST
With our cable company we have our cable, internet and phone. They keep raising the rates and last month the bill was $300 a month. Enough was enough, all we had was basic tv, no movie channels, no sports channels, nothing. We looked into Hulu live and guess what, for $60 a month we get all our channels, plus movie channels and saved $100 a month on the bill. The shows are on the same time as with cable so I just have to turn on Hulu Live and I can watch all my shows exactly as I did with cable. Best move we have made in a long time!! Do you use Hulu?
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@shaggin (72116)
• United States
22 Apr 20
I didn’t know Hulu has a live thing like that. My boyfriend has Hulu. I just have amazon prime and Netflix.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
22 Apr 20
We didn't know either until my daughter told us, its great and we love it. Should have done it much sooner and dumped the cable company and all their fees. We have prime and netflex too but I like having my live shows.
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@FourWalls (67775)
• United States
22 Apr 20
I do not. I only have free apps on Apple TV. I cut the cord three years ago because, like you, I never knew from month to month how much my bill was going to be. It was an outrageous price to pay for watching just baseball, so I got the MLB subscription and ditched cable.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
22 Apr 20
Free is good!! You were much smarter then me, I should have cut this cord long ago too but so glad I did it now and to have all the channels I watch for a third of the cost, can't beat it.
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@LadyDuck (471337)
• Switzerland
22 Apr 20
Hulu does not exist here, but we have Internet, TV and phone at 125$ a month with our local provider (all phone calls are free for Switzerland and Europe).
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@LadyDuck (471337)
• Switzerland
23 Apr 20
@cintol Hulu is not available here in Europe, there is Netflix but it is a sub-version of what you have, very little available in languages different from American English.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
24 Apr 20
@LadyDuck Thats too bad, so you don't have much of choices do you?
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
23 Apr 20
Wow, thats a great price for all 3, you are lucky. Sounds like you don't need the Hulu, you are already set.
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@sallypup (61000)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Apr 20
I'm glad you saved all that money. Only thing I do is listen to some radio dramas on Youtube.
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@sallypup (61000)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Apr 20
@cintol I write short stories so I find plays and short drama stories quite intriguing- the Twilight Zone radio dramas fit that bill well.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
22 Apr 20
@sallypup I have never listened to them, maybe I should look into that and give it a shot
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
22 Apr 20
Haha, my husband likes to listen to those as well, I am not much of a YouTube person but my grandkids sure are
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@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Apr 20
We don't but that sounds a great deal for you.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
22 Apr 20
Its a great deal for us, I don't watch a lot of TV but the grand kids and husband do so its nice for them. I do have a few shows I like and glad I can get them.
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@Dena91 (16587)
• United States
22 Apr 20
Only used hulu when it was free on computer being streaming became main stream. We use SlingTv with our roku. Enjoy the savings each month since we cut the cords a few years ago. Glad you are saving money now too
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
22 Apr 20
@Dena91 Good to hear, I agree with you, companies should allow people to choose. We had so many on ours we didn't use with cable but yet we were paying a fee for the spanish channel and the sports channel which we didn't have.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
22 Apr 20
Thanks Dena, it took me a while to figure it out but I will be saving now lol. How do you like the Sling TV, I have heard a few people mention it but have never tried it.
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@Dena91 (16587)
• United States
22 Apr 20
@cintol We enjoy it a lot. You could have different channels added on for an extra $5/month. We got the basic package which was $25/month. They have a sports package, and others. I still think a company would be wise to allow the customer to choose a certain number of channels for a set price. There are some channels on our package that we don't watch because we have no interest in them.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
29 Apr 20
$300 is crazy for sure, Al has a hard time using a smart TV so for now, I keep the cable which makes it easier for him. We pay about $200 for really good cable and Internet from Comcast, I dropped the phone.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
30 Apr 20
I wish we still had Comcast here but they say we can't because this cable company has a 10 yr contract in this area, I hope it ends soon.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
2 May 20
@cintol We can't have it t our Florida home either, we have to have another company which is not as advanced as Exfinity.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
3 May 20
@BelleStarr Ahhh, sounds like here, this town is so far behind in the times. I feel for ya Belle
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
27 May 20
You still veg out and watch television? (No wonder you're never on myLot!) We have a small television that is only hooked up to a DVD player and Pretty's game consoles. (Honest, we haven't watched a television show in over 12 years now. *shake my head* Uhm... I still don't know where all my time goes, though. ) We haven't had a home phone in over 20 years. And my cell phone plan is only $35 a month... Unlimited talk and text with 6 GB of high speed data. (Of course, I only use 500 MB of that per month. ) We have unlimited high speed internet through Suddenlink and pay $65 a month for it. I'll make a note of Hulu and tell anyone at Walmart who's looking to cut their costs. (You might be surprised how many people are getting fed up with their cable and internet companies! I get two or three people every day I work asking me if there are any better alternatives.) Thank you for the information.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
6 Jun 20
@cintol Local channels, too? Wow! That's great!
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
6 Jun 20
@DaddyEvil Yes, I see everything on Hulu that I watched on cable, and if I miss a show, I can go into Hulu and find it and go back and watch all the ones I missed!!! BONUS!
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
27 May 20
Haha, once in a while I do, I don't watch a lot as I have to care for the kids all the time, but I do watch what they have on. Your internet is much cheaper then ours, we have unlimited high speed as well. Yes, I didn't know about it until my daughter mentioned it, Hulu Live gives you the local channels and movies. Its well worth the $59.99 a mth, in with the new and out with the old cable.
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@wolfgirl569 (105945)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Apr 20
I have basic hulu.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
22 Apr 20
My daughter had that here for us until we got rid of cable and she told us about the hulu live.
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@RasmaSandra (79714)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Apr 20
Good for you. No, I watch over the Internet and on my videos and DVDs
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
22 Apr 20
Your smart, I should have learned this years ago.
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
23 Apr 20
I'm glad you like Hulu Live. Yes, I do, but not Hulu Live.
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Apr 20
@cintol Yes, it is. I keep up with my shows. Do you get CBS on Hulu live? I know it's not on Hulu. I have CBS All Access for that.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
24 Apr 20
@just4him Yes, I believe we get most of the big channels because I was just going to get that and found it on Hulu
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
24 Apr 20
I like watching the Doctors now and then and a couple of other shows once in a while so with that I can. Hulu is great
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
22 Apr 20
@cintol I am so glad you found something better. I had a cable here it I also had basic cable and they did not know how to fix problems and when sent technicians they did not listen to the problem and did not care and only exchanged boxes all the time and that never solved the problem. When Netflix came here my technician helped me set that up and got a TV for it and then I was set and it is cheaper than the horrible cable I had. Congrats to you and I have happy to see you back with us. How are you?
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
22 Apr 20
Hanni, I have missed you my friend. I am doing well and how about you. How are you and Sophie doing? Nice that the tech helped you set up for Netflix, that was nice and yes it is much cheaper. We are happy with the hulu so far, just got sick of paying cable for so much we didn't watch and fees and taxes we didn't use.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
24 Apr 20
@Hannihar Its nice you have him to help, we are getting many choices here of different places to provide it but I think cable is on its way out here.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
23 Apr 20
@cintol Cindy, it is so good to have you back. I have missed you too and thank you for asking about Sophie. My computer technician helps me with so many things. He is great. I understand about having a cable that is horrible and have to wait till something comes along that you can have instead.
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• Agra, India
22 Apr 20
No..but I'm glad that you managed to get a good deal
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
22 Apr 20
Me too, I will never go back to cable.
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@porwest (90118)
• United States
22 Apr 20
I do not use Hulu, but I do have Netflix and Prime. Cable bills get ridiculous. Ours combines Internet and we pay about $190 a month.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
23 Apr 20
Thats not bad, we're at about $170 a mth now because we split the Hulu with my daughter. Pretty soon cable companies won't be needed.
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@porwest (90118)
• United States
23 Apr 20
@cintol I don't know. The more these streaming companies vie for exclusive content that you can only get on one service or another, I don't necessarily believe anyone will save any money at all in the long run.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
24 Apr 20
@porwest You could be right but by then we may not be watching tv. Once we all get out of this quarantine we might just do more outside!!!
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@AmbiePam (92474)
• United States
5 May 20
I still have regular digital cable, but it time for me to call and get my bill down. The cost of my internet is reasonable, but the price of my cable is just silly. Good for you for saving so much moolah!
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
5 May 20
Well I never realized how hulu and all the others worked before, I wish I knew coz I would have gotten rid of cable long ago. Good luck getting that bill down.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
27 May 20
Wow! That's quite a saving.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
29 May 20
Yes and I am really happy with the hulu
@mom210 (9117)
• United States
29 Apr 20
I wish we could do that, we have a data cap if we go over we get charged $10 extra every time go over by so much. We have been charged $30 extra in a month for going over. Streaming takes a real toll on our data. I am so ready to send the internet and cable packing but it is all we can get right now.
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@mom210 (9117)
• United States
21 Jul 20
@cintol nope we are in a rural area and our only option is satellite or the DSL we have. I have been told satellite is way worse.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
30 Apr 20
You can't get an unlimited data plan that would benefit and still save money getting rid of cable and getting something like Hulu Live or a Firestick? I don't think we will ever go back to cable at this point, Im not paying their prices anymore.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
22 Jul 20
@mom210 We had satellite when we were in CO, it wasn't bad but I had to brush it off every time we had a snow storm
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
24 Apr 20
We don’t use Hulu, but our cable bills aren’t too bad. We also use Netflix and Amazon Prime.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
24 Apr 20
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
24 Apr 20
We have Netflix and prime but my daughter got a deal for hulu for $1 for the year, then when cable went up again we found that hulu had local channels and choice made!! LOL
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@JESSY3236 (19912)
• United States
4 May 20
I don't have Hulu. My mother had thought about getting Hulu, but decided to keep Netflix instead. I might be getting Sling.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
5 May 20
You will have to let me know if that is good, I like the hulu live but not opposed to look into others.
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8 Oct 20
I use to. Right now I just have Amazon prime and a 10 channel thing with my cable company that only cost $10 so hubby can watch his football.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
9 Oct 20
Easiest way to go these days, cable bills are just too expensive to have when there are 100 channels and you watch 5, just not worth the money.