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CK_John (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-17-08 10:10 AMOriginal message At what point will people drop their ISP connection to pay other bills? I think this may be a barometer of how well or how bad the economy really is. I wonder if there are any charts showing paid connections?
ramapo (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-17-08 10:13 AMResponse to Original message 1. Last resort People need their cable TV and ISP
ananda (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-17-08 10:15 AMResponse to Reply #1 2. Why? Edited on Thu Jan-17-08 10:17 AM by anandaWhy do people need their cableand ISP?Computer access is free at local libraries,and as for tv.. weelll...Also, I think cable companies and/or ISPproviders need customers much more than thecustomers need -them-....
LiberalHeart (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-17-08 10:49 AMResponse to Reply #2 16. Yep, I dropped my cable TV before Christmas, watching free digital... ...and I'm thinking of dropping back in my ISP to a slower speed that would save me a few bucks. I won't go with the library idea, though, because I rely on the computer for news all day and into the wee hours of the night.Haven't missed cable TV yet, largely because MSNBC live streams political stuff.
Kittycat (684 posts) Thu Jan-17-08 10:15 AMResponse to Reply #1 3. No, people WANT those connections. I've seen people complain online about not having enough food in the house they were so broke. But yeah- how much is that internet costing you?
ixion (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-17-08 10:22 AMResponse to Original message 6. internet would be the last thing to go for me, at least. I feel disconnected without it.
DS1 (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-17-08 10:33 AMResponse to Original message 10. I dropped cable over a year ago. I'd drop booze and walk to work in the cold before dropping my ISP line. And no, dial-up is right out. I'd offer to pay half of someone else's and piggy back off their wireless before that happened.
warren pease (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-17-08 10:56 AMResponse to Original message 18. I'd rather give up heroin and strawberry cheesecake than cut off broadband access. n/t
You got off your ass, now get your wife off her back.