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I pay well over this for AT&T U-verse.

I also have netflix and attempted to use Hulu for a while. I couldn't find enough content I wanted to watch. It was too difficult to switch back and forth between content.

Now I have hundreds of channels. There are 3D movies available to stream from U-verse.

I will get the UFC fight tomorrow on PPV through AT&T which by itself will be $60 for 3 hours of viewing.

"In short, my cushy life as a TV free rider is only feasible because there lots of people like you who aren’t switching to Internet-only video. So please, keep on subsidizing my high-quality, low-cost couch surfing experience by paying your big cable bills for as long as you can."

Your viewing experience is not as good as mine. It's cute you think so.

it's cute you think so.

Oy.. So much smug over choice of entertainment packages. If you're into 3d movies and sports, cable sounds like a good fit for you. Others, like myself, aren't into sports (unless ESPN were to start broadcasting eSports), and I have no desire for 3d movies nor 100s of channels. For me, Netflix, twitch, and amazon gives me a better experience than cable.

It's almost as if, and this may be crazy, something being a "good experience" is subjective.

Based on the title of the article I deemed it appropriate.

"Please, Keep Paying $80 a Month for Cable So I Can Enjoy Cheap TV"

The author is picking up my scraps and he's welcome to them.

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