Change channels to eliminate cable costs

Think you’re alone in wanting to cut the cord? Tons of U.S. citizens (*500,00 and 750,000 in the last two quarters respectively according to DirecTV and Fortune.com) are saying goodbye to cable services. Ok, by weight, tons of tons of tons with our country’s obesity problem, but you get my drift. It’s easy to eliminate cable costs – or at least reduce them. Right now, Amazon Prime is doubling subscribers, Netflix has amassed 50 million customers (*according to Fortune.com) and Apple plans to spend $1 billion this year on content. That’s telling when it comes to guessing how subscribers are voting with their wallet. Hint to cable providers smiling over their market monopoly tactics: it’s not with you. When cable bills add up to $2000 a year or more for Roanoke residents, go figure, locals and those across the country are thinking – do I need this? Maybe not. You […]