A while back I blogged about making a decision about whether or not we were going to get satellite TV. The decision then was to not get satellite TV, and that remains the decision. But, I do have an update.
My folks bought DW and me a brand new high def flat screen TV for our birthdays in November. Please, don't read that as a very expensive high-end deluxe TV. It's a nice TV, but my mom didn't break the bank. And, it replaced a mid 90's era box like analog TV.
During this same time, we got fed up with our very slow cell internet connection. We finally tracked down the single company that could provide true high speed internet to our very rural surrounded by woods location. For the record, that company is Hughes Net. We've been with them for about two months, and we are actually pleased with their service. We do pay them $96 per month. Remember, they are our single option.
Anyway, with this new TV, and high speed internet, it seemed a shame to continue limiting ourselves to DVDs. So, we bought the Netflix streaming package. The available movies that we can watch seems limited, especially with young children in the house, but we were away from TV for long enough that the television shows are like brand new to us.
DD1 even made a YouTube video for a home school project yesterday, and we got to watch that on the TV.
So, it's been fun with the new TV and internet connection. We aren't slaves to the TV. It's not on all day. It's not even on every day.
Our current TV situation
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