Okay my post for the day. I am cutting the cable cord. Friday I tried to watch a show on On-Demand. It said $5 to rent. WHAT?? I tried a bunch of channels and shows and they said the same thing. I do not want to tell you what I pay for cable and I pay for two premium channels and get one for "free" in the package. I tried those premium channels on-demand and once again $5. I thought it must be a mistake. So yesterday I called the cable company and they told me that on November 3, they changed the policy and many channels are no longer free for on-demand. The letter explaining will be mailed out next week. WHAT? That seems a bit backward. Aren't you supposed to get the letter first?
I spent the evening figuring out what to do. I checked out HBO Now, Showtime, and Hulu. They all have 7-day trials so I can try them out.
This morning I called the cable company and told them I was canceling my premium package. The customer service person seemed unconcerned. I have been a customer for more than 25 years and I guess that means nothing these days. I now have basic cable and that may be going away soon. I want to check out Hulu first to see if I like it.
Then came the time consuming part. Last night I tried to log into Hulu with no success. Today I called customer service and told them I was unable to log in. I had a Hulu log in about 10 years ago when it was a free service. Turns out my log in was active in the free service but I was unable to use it with the current service. The nice guy had to contact three different departments to clear it up but it got straightened out. I got the free 7 day trial.
Now I have to see if I like it. It has DVR, on-demand and live TV. So far so good.
Until tomorrow...
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