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by watty 5274 days ago
The author claims he cut cable yet pays $340/year to get NFL Sunday Ticket on his PS3 - really?

The only reason I still have cable is for ESPN. They have live sports that are exclusive to ESPN and the only way to get ESPN is to have cable.
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dieseltime 5274 days ago
Exactly. Throw in a ~$200 subscription to NBA League Pass and you're now probably not saving that much money. Live sports is still the biggest challenge to cutting the cord, yet the author spends just one paragraph touching on this. For anyone who watches live sports on a regular basis, dropping cable just isn't an option. And no, driving down to the local bar to catch a game isn't an option either.
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ams6110 5274 days ago
Yeah I cut the extended subscription last year and no longer have ESPN which I sorely miss but am living without. If I could have a-la carte channels I would definitely be back on board, as there are about half-a-dozen channels I would be willing to pay to get, without 150 other crap channels.
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tomjen3 5274 days ago
Lets not stop at choosing your own canals -- which my TV provider has started to do, except the channels worth watching are not part of the offer -- and let me choose my own shows. That is what could have been so nice about iTunes and it would have enabled me to watch more SciFy.

But no, no then they would make less money.

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