and get DSL. You can get a gadget that connects your computer to the TV and watch whatever you want without paying for anything you don't want. When you buy cable, you pay for a zillion stations you never watch. DSL internet is not free either -- might even be close to the same price in many places, but you don't have to pay for the corporate nonsense if you don't want to.

You can get all of C-Span and the White House information on the internet.

We combine Netflix and the internet and don't miss cable at all.