Technically no one holds a gun to anyone's head but .. If you want things .. such as Sports you have to pay. If you can survive on Netflix but some may like other programming they can only get through the provider. Remember just because that works for your needs doesn't mean it is the same for everyone
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i think you misunderstood ... i never said, or insinuated that my solution works for everyone. nor do i pass judgement on anybody that spends any amount of money on cable, phone, etc.
what i am saying is that too often people complain about their bills, meanwhile they're driving a BMW with a new iPhone every year, have the premium cable packages and take a trip to Aruba every winter. if that's what they want to spend their money on, so be it. it's just the people that complain about it, but aren't willing to sacrifice anything that bothers me.
personally, i'll skip the bmw. give me the honda accord with $15k left in my bank account instead. and forget hbo, i'd rather take my son to a few playoff games every year!