I came across this article today about customer complaints against satellite television. Strangely, they didn’t include my complaint which was of course the cost of 500 channels when no one watches more than 10.
I officially broke up with Dish Network in March and can honestly say that I have not missed it at all. I did not sign up for a different service, I just decided to try and live on DVD’s and internet. Believe it or not, it is working. I did for a split second, wonder if I should sign up for something else, when I noticed my daughter deeply engrossed in Fineas and Ferb at my mom’s house. I mean, I actually felt sorry for her that, even though she has a bazillion DVD’s she can watch, she still misses the shows she watched when we had Dish Network.
So I asked her if she missed Fineas and Ferb and as expected she said yes. “Do you want to see if there’s a Fineas and Ferb DVD?” I asked her.
“That I can buy and watch all the time?”
“Sure,” I told her. And it was like Christmas.
I didn’t expect there to be a Fineas and Ferb DVD, but there was. Actually any television show you can think of is on DVD, apparently for those of us that are unwilling to pay for cable or satellite television. We bought one Fineas and Ferb with a million episodes and one iCarly DVD with a billion episodes for around $20.00. My daughter has watched those DVD’s nonstop. Which is fine, because the Scooby Doo DVD’s were beginning to annoy me (and I love Scooby Doo).
And, she can watch those DVD’s whenever she wants as many times as she likes. She’s happy. I’m happy.
Still beats paying almost $70 a month for satellite television. I still miss the Food Network, and even if they have a DVD I don’t miss it enough to buy one. I also miss those marathons of Intervention and Hoarders. On the flip side, I haven’t stayed up til 3:00 a.m. because I’m hooked on one of those marathons.
I bought some real movies to watch at night when my daughter goes to sleep but I haven’t had time to watch them. Which further proves that I never needed Dish Network in the first place.
So if you’re considering ditching the satellite but are unsure (or afraid) as I was, trust me. That extra money each month will make it worth it.
By the way, utilities are still out of control. Too bad I can’t ditch electricity too.