scrubbedexpat091

We tried the skinny tv package and ended up costing more vs a package deal. The skinny package comes with largely useless channels, so unless all once watches is traditional networks (CBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, CTV, Global and such) the skinny option really isn't useful. I wish there was an option to simply pick 10-11 channels and that is it, I don't need or watch the various French channels for example, and would rather replace those with something useful to us.

We tried the threaten to cancel with Shaw and it worked the first time and they extended the promo, but hasn't worked since, they were happy to just cancel the service, but as Telus wants a deposit, there really is no other option so Shaw it is.

Aviator

We ditched broadcast TV years ago, never missed it, just stream now. CBC can be streamed, Netflix, Amazon Prime. Plenty to watch and a great saving on bundled TV, most of which is garbage. Pay no more that $20 a month.

Zoe Bell

Exactly what we do.
After a year we added up what we'd spent on Netflix subscription, stuff we bought on iTunes and even the hardware ( Chromecast and Apple TV)

Still came to less that 6 months cable

BristolUK

Even when we had Starchoice/Shaw for TV and BellAliant for phone and internet it was the same. We had a bilingual package that included my football channels plus several others that the others in the house wanted. It was cheaper than the (then) basic plus (only) one added channel.

The current skinny package (BellAliant) doesn't allow for themed add-ons - and that's what the football channels are. Taking the next one that does allow the football add-ons (and those channels only) takes it to $70 and that's already more than the TV element to my bundle costs.

I'd love to. My only "TV" watching is the football. Everything else is mostly by Netflix and BBC iPlayer. My stepson streams a lot too. Two others in the house do watch some live TV but it's nothing they couldn't stream. I really don't understand why most of their "live" watching involves reruns of stuff like Bones and CSI that they've seen before.. .but that's another topic.

The football is the issue for me. Unofficial streams are watchable but subject to interruptions and sometimes low quality. The official streams won't give me the selection I have from TV and they will actually cost more than I would save by dropping the TV.

The internet we have right now is essential and no matter how I work it - Bundle of 3; bundle of 2; take internet from one provider and TV from another - the amount I pay in addition to the internet/phone cost is actually a bargain for the reliable football offering.

If only I'd grown up not being interested in it

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Zoe Bell

We don't VPN stuff anymore. Buy it if needed. Even with that it worked out cheaper.

I will admit to not paying attention to what has closed captions or not