Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="Chuck, post: 3673347, member: 1646"] My cord has been cut for a few months now. Family of four with two teenagers. Here are my observations for those considering the cut: [LIST] [*]I'm not saving as much money as I originally hoped, but I'm still saving. YouTube TV increased their price by $15 after my first month. Annoying, but I'm still saving $40 per month when comparing my fios home phone/internet/cable to my current fios internet/YouTube TV. I don't factor in all my subscriptions because I had them anyway. Also, my internet speed moved from 75/75 to 1 gig (although I don't get nearly that fast on wifi). We don't miss the phone. [*]It's not the same as watching cable. [USER=10325]@Watchdog[/USER], as [USER=114]@NJHusky[/USER] mentioned, you don't scroll through the channels and there is no "last channel" option when using a firestick (for Hulu or YouTube). That may be different on a Roku device. Also, I saw PS5 will have a media remote that maybe will have more options. You have to use the menu which can be a bit annoying to jump around. There may be a slight lag in starting the programming, but it's not too bad. [*]We don't miss cable at all. My son and I watch sports. My wife and I will watch some news. Maybe we'll watch a couple network / cable shows when they are back, but we use YouTube TV less than I thought. Either way, there hasn't been one time where we've said "I miss x channel" or "I wish we still had cable." [*]Although my initial decision to cut was financial, I actually find the product superior for my needs. Cable has some pros, but as mentioned above, we don't miss the product/service. An added benefit that I hadn't fully appreciated until now is the accessibility of the service everywhere. Cable charged a lot for boxes (and purchasing the remotes). I only had 2 cable boxes to shave some expenses. We had a tv in our bedroom and gym that could only get firestick content. Now that content includes YouTube TV. Also, when the family is watching something I don't like, I can watch a game on my ipad while still hanging out. [*]I don't find the YouTube TV DVR to be as intuitive as cable. I'm still getting used to that. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

Verification: First name of men's bb coach