Trouble ditching Cable…..

Not us!

I usually pay my bills from the webpay feature my bank has.  I just had it set up to pay the bill twice a month (I divided it up so we were not hit once a month). We had the “bundle of features.

Home phone with unlimited long distance calling

Cable with a DVR box and another regular cable box (for the kids….)

Internet… the highest one that we can buy cause the hubby is a gamer

This crap was expensive!

*I used the home phone to talk to my Granny and my mom

*The cable I watched CNN and Sprout and the channels for the kids

*Internet, I could use my phone but once again… Hubby is a gamer

We upgraded all 3 phones on the account for the same price we paid for the phone. So now we can use the cell phone whenever we go. I always have it with me and I never miss a call. I like that, especially with the kids.

The internet stayed the same BUT if hubby leaves (deployment) we are going to either of these options :

I will teether my internet from my Android phone. I can use it as a wireless hotspot and the internet is very decent. I was even able to stream the Netflix on my Boxee.

Now for the TV. That was the part that took some research. We do not use game consoles so we had to think outside that box.

We went with Western Digital Live at first but I really did not like that. The software that was added to it was pretty standard and not able for upgrades. I do not like being confined like that.  So we ditched it.

We tried a Sony one but I did not like that one bit, I would advise against it.

Then we got the Boxee. I love it.

While we had the Western Digital Live I tried Hulu Plus and Netflix. Hulu Plus is really not what it seems. It is just older shows since they do not have the contracts to stream the newer shows.  It is an awesome idea but just not for me.

I went with Netflix. We have an awesome amount of shows to watch and the kids do as well. There are educational things galore and I like that.  We do only have one TV now so I have to sit though these shows but it is worth it.

The only down size to streaming TV shows and movies is that when the internet goes out or gets slow…. So does your show.

Unfortunately you can’t stream Hulu on your Boxee (or most devices for that matter) but there are ways around doing so with a laptop. I have got frustrated. I have a Mac and to be honest I am not paying $30 for a cable to watch a show I can watch on my laptop.

All in all, we are happy with our switch over. It did not take us much time to get used to and we were pleased

Where to buy: You can go to www.netflix.com

And you can purchase a Boxee Box (we have the box) or you can download an app from their website. You can make a Boxee with your laptop and not spend the almost $200 that we did (damn!)

Here is the link http://www.boxee.tv/make

Enloy watching Boxee and saving some moola