Cord cutting can be a bit scary. After 30 years of paying for cable TV cutting it off is confusing for many people. Yet after they make the jump many people report they were shocked. So what surprises did they find after they canceled their high cable TV bill? Here are the top 10 things that surprised cord cutters after they canceled cable TV.
#1 The Amount of Content
Price and amount of content. My wife and I wrote down every channel we actually watch and decided we needed and it was 19 channels, and pretty much all the major players (Hulu, Sling, etc.) have those channels. I have a feeling most people are in the same boat
— NoOneCares (@weasel425) March 17, 2018
Alexandra Spingarn on Facebook said: “More and better content, no antenna but I have free Pluto that has the news channels! I love Netflix and trying Britbox and, of course, Amazon.”
Kathy Abbott on Facebook said: “I was surprised at the way cord cutting allowed me to fall in love with TV again! Instead of mindlessly watching the limited offerings of cable, I now had everything at my fingertips. We discovered we love British TV. So much so that I dream with a British accent! We also find old favorites, long forgotten and binge from start to finish. I have traveled the world without ever leaving my living room.”
#2 Savings
Found out how few channels that I actually do watch. Was able to cut costs down from nearly $150 a month to $50 and still have access to main sports channels and HBO without having to pay an arm and a leg
— Derek (@BSUaddict) March 17, 2018
It was more relief than surprise. Being able to cut a bill, which was $220 down to $100 allowed for money to be used for real life (more important) expenses.
— Jerry Nunez (@RagePersonifide) March 17, 2018
#3 How Little They Watched TV
Pete Esche on Facebook said: “How much we can live without.”
Lee Kesler on Facebook said: “How I don’t use all the channels that were on cable.”
#4 The Free Legal Content
Ben Martz on Facebook said: “The amount of free content out there.”
#5 Live Sports
Jay Lyons on Facebook said: “My biggest surprise was I could still get live sports. I had been trying to cut the cord for a while but until Vue launched live sports were limited. Now most of the live streaming services carry plenty of live sports. With DTVN I get all the sports and cheap HBO.”
#6 They Now Watch More TV
John Austin on Facebook said: “That I ended up watching MORE tv after cutting the cord! Should have done it YEARS ago.”
#7 No Commercials
Michael Longfellow on Facebook said: “We primarily use Amazon Prime and Hulu commercial free. Now, when we watch something OTA I am amazed at how many commercials they have and how annoying and insulting to your intelligence many are!”
#8 The Quality of Streaming
Was worried that stream quality and buffering would be terrible. Now if you come watch tv at my house if I didn’t tell you, you would have no idea it’s streaming and not cable
— Bill Mooney (@BMooney625) March 17, 2018
Wendy White on Facebook said: “How perfectly clear reception was with the new digital antennas. I thought it would be snowy and ghosty like the 60s!”
#9 4K HDR Content
Ron E White on Facebook said: “All of the above and 4K HDR content with an ever expanding universe…:
#10 They Just Didn’t Miss Cable
Maureen Amy on Facebook said: “I was surprised that the only thing I missed was the clock on the cable box. “”
David Rodriguez on Facebook said: “How little my wife missed cable… actually she didn’t miss it at all. Wonder why I waited so long.”
Sheri Bell-Forrest on Facebook said: “I was surprised how much I did not miss cable. I think I spent more time channel surfing than enjoying shows. Now my TV time is limited to things I really enjoy, and I now enjoy more non-TV-related activity.”
No surprise…$ 60.00 a month less than cable..and had all the channels we want… surprised at how great streaming is… surprised we didn’t miss cable.. https://t.co/sZAg4D29wZ
— Joanne Wood (@Jwoodgatr) March 17, 2018
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