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To: Ron who wrote (31305)	3/14/2011 11:01:37 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 51749

We have sprint for 5 of us, with unlimited texting, and unlimited calls for 125. We have Netflix for 16.45, and Blockbuster (unlimited rentals) for something like 20. We have a landline, internet and cable bundle, from Comcast, that costs us 100.00. We take a lot of magazines I get on sale at Amazon for 5 bucks a year- right now we have Vogue, Wired, Rolling Stone, Nintendo Power, Dwell, Architectural Digest, Redbook, Harper's Bazaar, Every Day with Rachel Ray, Marie Clare, Sunset, Better Homes and Gardens, and Popular Science. Whew. That's 65 dollars. That's us- all five of us, including our daughter at college (to whom Vogue and Rolling Stone go.) My daughter at college just uses a cell all the time- one of the 5 we pay for in our Sprint bundle.

To: Ron who wrote (31305)	3/14/2011 11:23:09 PM
From: SiouxPal	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 51749

So cool. Waiting for Apple TV to get Netflix. Fun to be alive at least half every day. (I have same RR)

To: Ron who wrote (31305)	3/15/2011 8:13:04 AM
From: Travis_Bickle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 51749

No cable, no land line, no newspaper, no magazines Blockbuster unlimited in-store rentals $30 Sprint 3G/4G internet access $65 (home and office use) Verizon cell phone $45 Total $140.00 per month

To: Ron who wrote (31305)	3/15/2011 9:41:48 AM
From: Metacomet	Respond to of 51749

our connection costs are: Comcast bundle, no premium channels, cable TV, landline phone, cable internet...$145/mo Netflix subscription, 1 DVD and unlimited streaming (via Roku).... $11./mo Verizon family plan, 4 lines including 2 with full data ....$170./mo No print media. $326/mo....ridiculous.

To: Ron who wrote (31305)	3/15/2011 4:05:10 PM
From: SiouxPal	Respond to of 51749

I have Roadrunner @$166 that includes TV, Internet, and one land line. As soon as my Apple TV arrives I'll join Netflix at $10. iPhone @ $87.

To: Ron who wrote (31305)	3/17/2011 3:30:30 AM
From: ~digs	Respond to of 51749

lets see comcast basic cable (local stuff plus a few extras namely discovery history travel channel) plus internet = 100bux a month (split 4ways) $1 / month traderdigs.com internet domain name via wordpress.org (12dollars annually) mlb.tv , 12 bux a month sirius , car plus streaming via internet/listen at home, 18bux per month used to buy CDs but finally went back to satellite radio in january after having been early adopter and getting fed up by prices jacked year after year (XM was 6.99/month circa 2002) paying 2.5x more now after the merger.. but really, 'bluegrass junction' alone is worth the subscription :-) cellphone, 20bux a month prepaid (250minutes) skype, 3bux a month unlimited calling have google voice number (portable to any phone / free texts) may upgrade to smartphone/android someday if i can get unlimited data near 50bux a month w/out contract no netflix presently but will resubscribe at some pt using redbox now, maybe twice per month ($2) once in a great while will buy a compelling song on itunes monthly media total = approx $81 no mags no newspaper no landline

To: Ron who wrote (31305)	3/20/2011 10:43:39 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 51749

All I get where I live is either satellite or land line. Use Direct TV, $85/month, and a more or less local dial-up ISP for $36/month. Dropped the newspaper years ago. Too much clutter for too little info. Can get cell phone service, but hope to be the last person in the country without one. Don't want to be a rat on an electronic leash. Verizon is $26/mo, and I use Working Assetsd for long distance. I'm solar; electricity costs me $4.25/ month to be on the grid. If I produce more in a year than I use, I get paid 8 cents/KWH. March ain't doing good, but it didn't rain in Feb, and I used 3 KWH for the entire month...net.