cancel my cable

Just an update. 3 days after I canceled my cable I got a call from the company offering me free cable for 6 months. Trying to suck me back in.

Anyways it worked, I decided since it’s free I might as well say yes. You can bet the day before the 6 months ends I will be back in their office cancelling it again! I am going to mark that on my calendar. It’s super basic cable so there are only 20 channels and it’s mostly crap so I have only had it on twice! Honestly, I’m happier without it.

Done! I took care of business yesterday as it was the last day of my special package deal. The cable is gone! I have lived with TV all my life, and it’s strange not having it anymore. I find that I still have an automatic response to reach for the remote and turn on some garbage show just for background noise. I noticed even the constant hum of the PVR box is gone. It is quiet and peaceful now. If I want to watch a show or movie I have Netflix.

On a sidenote- I also finally got my wireless internet fixed (they gave me a new modem). Bonus!

I talked to Shaw today. I have 10 more days of my current deal. Then I will return this PVR to them and probably cancel my TV, but keep my internet. Internet is $45/month, internet & TV is $60/month.

It’s only $15 but I still want to cancel and live TV free for a while. There is always Netflix and movie rental 1 block away from me when I’m in the mood for a movie.