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ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 10 Aug 23

When I was a child, KTBC was the only TV station in town and it was owned by Lady Bird Johnson. My father did not have the highest opinion of LBJ, her husband, back in the 1950s, and honestly LBJ was a bully and a braggart. Dad...

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The wonders of cable TV

marguicha @marguicha (230331) • Chile 3 Apr 22

When cable TV started here a zillion years ago, it said that we would pay because it would not have any commercials. I believed that as I have believed a lot of false things along my life. But today, the cable TV I have repeated...

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Roku is better than cable

Nate @NateB11 (816) • United States 25 Apr 21

We've had a Roku TV for probably 5 years now and also had cable and yesterday finally came to our senses and got rid of the cable and I discovered that our Roku TV is better anyway. We can watch a lot of the same shows plus a...

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I cancelled the cable TV

youless @youless (114117) • Guangzhou, China 14 Oct 19

In fact cable TV isn't expensive here at all. However, I still cancelled it. Since it is quite convenient for me to watch everything via the net from my TV. So I am not interested in having cable TV any more. A penny saved is a...

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Our Saturday mornings

sweet as honey @sweetashoney (3597) • United States 6 Oct 19

How many of you remember Saturday morning cartoons? When I was young there was no such thing as cable and we didn't have very many channels to choose from. Each Saturday we would get 50 cents for our allowance and hurry to the...

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Cable TV

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 11 Feb 19

UGH!!!!!! Cable TV is so expensive! I had my cable subscription put on hold for a few months and I was told by the company that I could continue it or do it again at any time. So I tried to do it again and was told that it would...

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Signal problem

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 3 Oct 18

There's been a fluctuating problem with my internet signal since last night and even today it's been interrupting my online activities. Every 30 minutes I had to go back and check the modem. Then there's a cable problem, one of...

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Man, When I Cut the Cord, I CUT It!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86568) • United States 21 May 18

Last July I decided that cable television wasn't worth $160 of my money, given how precious little TV I watch. I cancelled my cable and, for $20, got a subscription to MLB (where I can watch all the baseball games I want [save...

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Do You watch TV on Your Smartphones?

Nitin @nitirrbb7 (4317) • India 20 Mar 18

We have this App named as JioTV App provided by our mobile service provider which provides us with 600 cable channels which can be watched live or later. We recently blew up our cable set top box a reason of which our cable...

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Thoughts on cable tv...

Angel Santos @Montecristodog (787) • United States 21 Oct 17

Lately, I cut down on my cable TV. With my wife not being able to work full time because of health issues, it was necessary. My wife, at first, was sad. Nonetheless, to keep she who must be obeyed happy, I subscribed to Hulu....

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Do you have cable tv?

aubrey @averygirl72 (38847) • Philippines 24 Aug 17

I know it would be nice to have cable but it is added expenses for the family. There are a lot of choices for good shows when you have cable. Can you afford a cable tv?

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Bye Bye Miss Overpriced Pie

Four Walls @FourWalls (86568) • United States 5 Jul 17

Spectrum is gone. I turned on my TV and they turned the connection off. So I'm down to online (which they want $106 a month for) from them. That will last until Friday, when AT&T will be out to install internet service for...

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Back to the old cable TV.

marguicha @marguicha (230331) • Chile 21 May 17

It´s a good night, dear mylotters. I finished The Crown but decided to leave Netflix for a while. I cannot stay up too long either as it is cold in spite of the heated on all day. So I looked and looked And found a show...

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Direct TV or dish

goingeagle3 @eagletrek2 (5514) • Kingston, New York 7 Nov 16

Which one do you like. Me I have no experience with dish TV .so far with direct TV I like it A lot. The only downside is now they are own by at&t. But compared to cable the direct TV Is a lot better no loss of service during a...

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Price of cable TV is getting higher now days

ajithlal @ajithlal (14716) • India 11 Sep 16

Longtime ago I was able to afford to pay cable TV without any problems. Now days it is getting higher and higher day by day. Sometimes I wonder should I go for DTH connection, which I can choose package and go for lesser amount...

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No Cable TV today

cherigucchi @cherigucchi (15934) • Philippines 19 Jun 16

Our cable subscription is shared with my in-laws and we do alternate when it comes to paying the bill monthly. The problem is that when its their turn to pay they have missed it twice already that is why its the second time around...

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I ended up watching a cooking chanel.

marguicha @marguicha (230331) • Chile 26 May 16

When my husband was alive, the remote control was his. There was a tacit agreement about what was mine and what was his. The remote control belonged to him and I discovered that many of my woman friends had lost the thingy. Now...

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Are You a Handy Jane?/Handyman?

@acelawrites @acelawrites (19272) • Philippines 16 Apr 16

Sometimes we women have to do things at home when no man is at home and no one to rely on to for fixing things. This morning, the cable TV didn't work because there could be a power outage at the place where the office of the...

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The Walking Dead and Itunes

Jillybean1222 @jillybean1222 (6406) 11 Oct 15

So we have never had cable television. In the past, I have watched The Walking Dead on a sketchy website called couch tuner. It works. But it sometimes is a pain in the you-know-what. I was contemplating the iTunes season pass...

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Do You Still Have Cable TV?

elmiko @elmiko (6630) • United States 8 Apr 13

I can see why so many would ditch cable with access to video at a more affordable price now. Are you one of those people? I've been thinking about getting rid of cable myself. I personally think the cable companies did it to...

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