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Re:Comcast injects JavaScript into webpages to show copyrigh... by fluxquanta on Thursday November 19, 2015 @12:57PM (#10596275)
My HTPC is still running Windows 7 only for Windows Media Center (using a HDHomerun Prime decoder box and CableCard). Once the program guide information is no longer updated or Microsoft somehow forces me to get rid of Windows 7, I will in turn get rid of cable TV.

The only reason I still have it is for basketball, but there are an increasing number of services (legal or otherwise) by which I can get all of that streaming online, so I may end up cancelling even sooner if given an excuse to do so (like if service goes down or they decide to jack prices again).

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Re:Comcast injects JavaScript into webpages to show copyrigh... by redblacktree on Thursday November 19, 2015 @08:49PM (#10599079)
YMMV, but I also have TV service (U-Verse) only for basketball, and it saves me a ton of money to turn it off/sign up twice a year. Since it's only 5-6 months of the year (college basketball), I always get the "new customer" rate, and often there are enticements like gift cards. Something to consider.
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Re:Comcast injects JavaScript into webpages to show copyrigh... by edwhitesell on Thursday November 19, 2015 @09:42PM (#10599267)
When I had U-Verse I would call every 3 months and say I was cancelling. Then they would give me whatever latest "new customer offers" were currently available.

After 3 months those offers expired, I'd get a high dollar bill in the mail, so I'd call again... Wash rinse, repeat. I know multiple other people who did the same thing.

Now I only have data with TWC and receive letters 2-3 times a month from to tell me all about the great TV plans they are offering.

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