Still Cable Free

So, it's been almost one year now that I cut my ties with cable, and I still couldn't be happier.  The ROKU box is wonderful and has given me zero problems.  It's so easy to use I will be investing in a second one for the bedroom, but this time probably the streaming stick

So - let me up-date.  SLING TV.  This was the third best investment (ROKU being the first, HULU the second).  Originally I lamented that I would be missing FX, SYFY, BBC America, and various other stations.  Well, it's been less than a year and they have added those stations to their basic package (and more)  that together with HULU make it the best thing I've done in years!   I can watch SLING TV on my laptop as well and probably on my phone if I had a smart phone!

I've had some people say that I'm STILL paying a lot.  Compared to Comcast?  Verizon?  Dish?   Yes, I have to pay for my Internet (and I still have a land line), but I no longer have to pay for that pricey DVR box because I can watch all the shows I normally watched on the DVR now with HULU and SLING and there's no additional cost or fancy box.   Even when I threw in a treat for a few months of HBO ($14.99) I was STILL paying $90 LESS than when I had Comcast.

And since October I've talked to the people at ROKU - NEVER, HULU- NEVER and SLING once. SLING responded to my e-mail requests immediately and my one lone phone call was answered promptly and I wasn't transferred all over the place.  It was a delight to deal with.

Compared to the number of times I had to call Comcast over the course of a year to "ping" the box from Puerto Rico (where their customer service is) I am WAY ahead.