How To Make Your Cable Company Hate You

I cancelled my cable TV subscription three months ago. My Time Warner bill had been rising steadily--$1.50 here, $2.75 there--at regular intervals. When it reached $85 a month, I'd had enough. I cancelled my cable service, vowing never to return. The 24-hour shopping networks, cricket matches in Bangalore, colon-cleansing infomercials--I wouldn't miss any of it.

Since dumping cable, I've been relying on Netflix's streaming service and over-the-air broadcast TV. There are some drawbacks to this approach, particularly if you're a cable news or sports junkie. The good news is that my monthly TV bill is now a mere $9.73 for Netflix streaming (and one DVD rental at a time) plus tax. By dropping cable, I'll save more than $900 over 12 months. Yep, that buys a lot of colon cleanser.

By Jeff Bertolucci, PCWorld Sep 29, 2010 5:21 AM

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