In the last two months my cable /internet provider informed me my bill would go up to about 175 a month. I could not afford this. I called them to ask what they would do about it. I got horrible customer service. Apparently they only want to get new customers and don’t care about keeping their current customers.
In the past I’ve gone back and forth, argued, let them raise my blood pressure and essentially spent weeks being miserable at the thought of even talking to them on the phone. I asked them what the cost of internet alone would be – they told me $45. I looked at a different provider’s website for internet and the cost was $30.
My daughters all have a Roku. This is a device you attach to your tv and can access television shows and movies through Amazon, Netflix, Hulu and so on. My one daughter also got an antennae for her tv so she could get local stations.
We looked at the pricing and here is how it broke down for us:
Roku (2) – 150 (one-time cost)
Antennae (2) – 50 (we bought one for 10 and one for 40 which gets more stations – one-time cost)
Amazon prime – shared with one of my daughters – my cost will be 40 annually
Since we are sharing the prime account, my daughter and I will be sharing the cost of shows we both watch
Netflix – shared with one of my daughters – my cost will be 4 monthly
It took some getting used to but I’m finding I am not missing cable. The DVR feature I liked so much is even better because the shows on Amazon and Netflix don’t have commercials.
At this stage I’m estimating my costs will be roughly 50 a month for internet and tv rather than the $120 I was paying before they raised my rates. The $200 investment I think will be worth it over time.
I believe this will save me a lot of money, which is always a good thing for my overall budget.