[Husker] Alternative ways to see the Nebraska football games

[Jay Schlechte]

I haven't cut any cords...  I never put them in place.  I could never
justify the $15-20 when I was in grad school and prices have just kept going
up.  I have a landline and internet.  No cell phone, no satellite, no
cable.  When I look at the cost versus use analysis those items just come up
short.  Our family has purchased and used a couple of times the "disposable"
cell phones where we get 60 days for $30, but that's it.

Now that high speed internet is widely available, I am also waiting for ala
carte sports programming to be available over the internet.  One of these
years it will come.

GBR,

Jay

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Sounds like Jay is one of those "cord-cutters" who have dropped cable and
> satellite completely. It's becoming a growing trend, but right now, it's
> impractical for sports fans because while there is a good infrastructure in
> place via NetFlix, Hulu, and Apple for television programs, it's a hit and
> mostly miss mishmash of technology for live events.
>
> I do imagine that in 10 years, though, cable and DirecTV will be dinosaurs
> for the most part.  It'll die harder and faster than hard-wired phones
> because unlike cell phones, internet-based television delivery is going to
> give you the same quality of communication eventually.  And when that
> happens, $70+ a month cable bills are going to be a thing of the past once
> people will have the ability to select their programming ala carte.
>
> The Pac-12 and K-State are already heading this direction; their new
> networks are online, not traditional cable networks.
>
>
> Mike Jaixen
> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> http://www.cornnation.com
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