[mythtv-users] Any cord-cutters using MythTV?

[Tom Dexter]

On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 8:46 AM, Michael T. Dean
<mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>
> Note, too, that the biggest issue after cutting the cable TV cord is getting
> Internet service at a reasonable rate.  Often the Internet service cost is
> significantly reduced for cable TV customers because of bundling, so many
> people I've talked to who are thinking about cutting the cord find out that
> after unbundling the Internet service (and, therefore, paying its full
> price), the cost savings are significantly less than they expected.  I'm
> mentioning this only to encourage you to get the full facts before making
> decisions so that you don't suffer any disappointments or make matters worse
> for yourself without seeing much or any benefit.
>
> Mike

We moved into this house in 1989 and it had no cable at all. At the
time we didn't get it and used only an antenna. I only added cable
later for Internet and have never had any pay TV. Later (2007) with
digital OTA being available I built my MythTV systems. Your point
about getting Internet only is definitely valid...which is why I
detest the fact that Internet access is so closely coupled with pay TV
in the US...don't get me started.

However another consideration to keep in mind: While you tend to pay a
premium for Internet only, my experience is that it doesn't tend to go
up (at all in my case), where the "deals" you get on bundles tend to
be very temporary. My final Internet bill (Optimum Online) comes to
about $80 a month. However...not only has it not gone up, but for that
price I started with a 100 Mbit service, which has since increased to
200, and now to 400 at the same price. So there's all that to keep in
mind as well.

Now that I have a TV (an LG OLED) that supports it, we've been using
VUDU for movies. I'm not nuts about the fact that they're owned by
Walmart, but the service is good, and was one of the few with no
monthly cost (which is also the case for Fandango I believe?).

Tom