Chapter 1
Why Cut the Cord?
IN THIS CHAPTER
Having fun dissing the cable company
Seeing if cutting the cord is right for you
Understanding the benefits of cutting the cord
Touring a world without cable
You can get a TV signal into your home these days in many ways, but most methods involve running some kind of cord into your home and then into a device. That device might be a TV, a set-top box, or even a cable modem.
So far, so obvious. My point here is to bring your attention to the cord itself, which carries this book's symbolic load. Why? Because a new and growing legion of people are using their cable TV cord as a symbol for protest.
Who are these people? The cord shavers (also called cord trimmers) take steps to reduce their cable TV bill. The cord avoiders look for online alternatives to paying for cable TV offerings. Next are the cord haters, who really dislike paying for cable TV. All these people look on in envy at the cord nevers, people who have never had a cable TV account.
The cord shavers, cord avoiders, and cord haters can't be cord nevers, but they can certainly ...
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