http://cheapencounters.com/2008/11/13/cutting-costs-my-dish-network-bill/ Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:32:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://cheapencounters.com/2008/11/13/cutting-costs-my-dish-network-bill/#comment-491 Close Encounters of the Cheap Kind » Blog Archive » Cutting costs by cutting the cable cord Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:24:27 +0000 http://www.cheapencounters.com/?p=343#comment-491 [...] Online streaming services are great, especially if you have a laptop you can hook up to your TV so you don’t have to watch everything on a small screen. We originally signed up for satelite service mainly for ESPN, and now that we are no longer under contract we will likely cancel service now that we are sure the ESPN360.com will display on our TV through our laptop. Monthly savings = $53.26! Of course if you aren’t ready to cut the cord on your cable, you may be able to reduce costs by changing your programming package (do you really need HBO?) or just asking for a discount. [...] [...] Online streaming services are great, especially if you have a laptop you can hook up to your TV so you don’t have to watch everything on a small screen. We originally signed up for satelite service mainly for ESPN, and now that we are no longer under contract we will likely cancel service now that we are sure the ESPN360.com will display on our TV through our laptop. Monthly savings = $53.26! Of course if you aren’t ready to cut the cord on your cable, you may be able to reduce costs by changing your programming package (do you really need HBO?) or just asking for a discount. [...]

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