Comments on: Weekend Poll: Are You a Cord-cutter?

By: Barrett Garese

Barrett Garese — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:08:12 +0000

Ironically, while I have to vote “no” for now, Beth and I were discussing this exact thing yesterday. We’re debating the Tivo/Antenna/internet that’s not Time Warner route and trying to figure out what our best options for our viewing habits are.

By: Liz Shannon Miller

Liz Shannon Miller — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:52:06 +0000

It’s a good alternate, though these options were based around the idea of evaluating the status quo as opposed to future decisions.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:11:50 +0000

I think your missing an option:

No, I am a cable subscriber, but I’m actively looking for ways to realistically cut the cord and/or reduce my cable bill.

By: gonzo90017

gonzo90017 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:45:42 +0000

I’m a former cord cutter. I was pretty happy with GBPVR and Zinc since most of the shows I watch are available “Over the Air”. Then I became a Beta tester for Sezmi and I decided to keep it. Cable channels are SD but for $20 a month I can’t complain.

By: cjkaminski

cjkaminski — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:27:13 +0000

The stats listed in that report show that the number of people with cable and broadband are increasing. It doesn’t seem to show people who are subscribing to cable who did not previously have it before.

Also I am interested to know why those people who are new cable subscribers decided to make the choice. For example, I know that Comcast offers basic cable to broadband-only subscribers for a $5 per month discount for a full year. Presumably they do this to help bolster their subscriber numbers for all kinds of business negations throughout the year.

By: Andrew Burke

Andrew Burke — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:16:13 +0000

dealing with your comments box “flying away” on the iPhonne

In Portland, many friends resort to a cable TV bundle to get cheaper Internet access. So, the Internet-only option is made to be unattractive. Way to go, OldTeeVee !

By: Jeremy Campbell

Jeremy Campbell — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:42:29 +0000

If it wasn’t for all of the sports on cable TV I would already be a full online video convert. But I think as early as next year I could take the dive and go entirely online. Props to Daisy Whitney for leading the cord cutting movement!

By: whatever

whatever — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:49:40 +0000

this poll is meaningless. we know what the readers of newteevee will say. also, you should include an option for ‘never had the cord in the first place’. get with it.