Does cord cutting save money? Not always.

So by now I’ve shown you a few different methods for cutting the costs of your cable bill. Maybe you’ve seen them… but what if you REALLY try to stick it to the cable company and just use them for internet. Screw the TV, right? Well. you might wanna sit down for this. Or stand up and bend over as the case may be.
I’m not even gonna take credit for this ridiculousness. I read about it on the awesome website TechDirt.com - you should really check them out. As Carl Bode writes:
“While the rate of cord cutting is expected to double for Comcast this year, the phenomenon isn't having as dire an impact on the company's bottom line as you might expect. That's thanks to Comcast's growing monopoly over broadband…[letting] the company not only jack up the standalone price of broadband (starting at $75 in many markets), but it allows the company to implement punitive and unnecessary usage caps and overage fees to drive up your bill should you embrace streaming alternatives”
He goes on to explain that when you cut cable TV and just use the cable company as your internet provider, you actually save them a bunch of money, since they don’t have to pay licensing fees to Chanels they carry.
So let’s talk about that for a second. If you just have internet and decide to use another service, like UA-cam TV, DirectTV Now, Sling TV, Hulu whatever… they still make money. And their crappy setup with data limits and speed limits means the more you stream, the more you pay them. So what can we do? Well… if you want to be a purist, you’d cut the cord completely and use an antenna to watch TV and… that’s that. Go buy game of thrones on VHS or something. But since nobody wants to do that, competition for internet service providers is all we’ve got to hope for.
As Karl points out, a number of towns and villages are getting sick of this crap, and building their OWN internet service providers. The prices are fair, easy to understand, and the services are reliable. It’s a hodgepodge, but with a country as big as the U.S., it kind of makes sense.
When people say things like: “well in Japan the internet speeds are way faster” Well, take a look at the size of Japan compared to, say, California. They’re around the same size. So yeah, it’s a bit more difficult to wire big old America.
In the mean time, tell your elected officials that you want more competition for internet providers. If you only have one that you can pick from, there’s not much you can do when they start to crap all over you. On that cheery note, that’s all for this episode - remember to like, share and subscribe. Until next time, I’m James Papadopoulos - thanks for watching! Wait, no… before I go…you really should reach out and be a part of your democracy. You can google your reps or simply fo to www.usa.gov/elected-officials and you’ll be able to find the contact information based on where you live. Go let them know you’re mad as hell and aren’t gonna take it anymore.
LINKS TO SOURCES:
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The issue is "How can I make my monthly bills cheaper?" not "How can I screw the cable companies over more?"
Also the statement about Japan falls flat when you consider that Japan has a more *denser* population overall (Tokyo has more of a total population with less square miles than New York City)