07-03-2025, 04:33 AM
I dropped my U-Verse TV service to Basic. It's a slight bummer because I liked being able to just turn on the TV and start with my favorite channels while scrolling through the guide to find something I wanted to watch.
But it was too expensive, there's no live sports I'm currently interested in and I have plenty of streaming available.
I might re-up to more channels when football begins, but in the mean time, I think I can get 90% of what I want without adding any additional paid streaming services. I also have a DVR full of already recorded shows and movies.
The only two shows I'm watching these days are The Librarians: the Next Chapter and Resident Alien. I'm pretty sure I can still watch Resident Alien. I'm not sure about The Librarians without having cable or a streaming service that includes it, but it's no big deal if I have to wait a few months to watch it.
The problem I have with streaming services is figuring out what I want to watch. With live TV, I watch what is on at the time (except for DVRed shows). With streaming, I spend so much time indecisively looking at all the choices and half the time give up without actually watching anything.
But it was too expensive, there's no live sports I'm currently interested in and I have plenty of streaming available.
I might re-up to more channels when football begins, but in the mean time, I think I can get 90% of what I want without adding any additional paid streaming services. I also have a DVR full of already recorded shows and movies.
The only two shows I'm watching these days are The Librarians: the Next Chapter and Resident Alien. I'm pretty sure I can still watch Resident Alien. I'm not sure about The Librarians without having cable or a streaming service that includes it, but it's no big deal if I have to wait a few months to watch it.
The problem I have with streaming services is figuring out what I want to watch. With live TV, I watch what is on at the time (except for DVRed shows). With streaming, I spend so much time indecisively looking at all the choices and half the time give up without actually watching anything.