dojustice
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I don't know a lot of ppl who still have satellite/cable, but if you do, please refuse to help pay for Fox News' hate.
You can also use this website if you just want to petition your cable/satellite provider to drop Fox News https://unfoxmycablebox.com/
MV edit: for all you folks dissing cable/satellite subscribers, please consider there are wide swaths of the rural US where switching to streaming isn't possible bc there's NO BROADBAND. And these are many of Fox News' biggest fans. Not a coincidence. Support rural broadband initiatives pls
Mgbox
Why would you get a credit because you don't want Fox. You don't get a credit if you ask for no pickles on a burger.
FlintNorth44
But it is a looooong phone call, so be prepared.
Arcygenical
I bet, without a doubt, fox is still getting that money somehow. Cable companies will eat the cost, or something.
jamieb03303
Benji1990
I dont vote because i cant find anyone to vote on. I’m planing to vote blank next time
Chromentor
mrthewhitee
I checked my cabled a while back to make sure, fox News is not a part of thr basic cable packages anymore. This is a good idea.
Crispo
Fox new should not be allowed to have "News" on the name if it is labeled as entertainment and not journalism
BluePlanet514
That doesn't work w/my cable company. We are dropping cable next week.
Tairu8
I feel like this wouldn’t actually work for most people. I suspect this is largely based on who you get on the phone when you call.
BBarber23
Congrats Paul Cogan. Still a loser.
truespartangaming
Haven't bothered with a cable package since I was a teenager. It's beyond useless in the age of internet.
Tmissfrizzle
I got a cool trick to not pay for fox. How I get around it is being too poor for cable. Modern problems my dudes.
EroticZombiePants
Fox News not Fox.
Cartoones
Didn't know you can even ask for a credit because of one channel you don't like? This is shocking that the agreed
GermanSausagesAreTheWurst
Actually I need to call them anyway about something else. Think I'll mention this.
dakotaranch
Except Fox viewership is more than MSNBC and CNN combined so they are unlikely to cave.
elinveronicap
But at least you've made your point, and that's worth something. For me.
b1candy2
80 million pay for fox. 3.5 million watch it in any given day.
totallyruinedyourday
Who watches cable still?! Why do that to yourself?
GermanSausagesAreTheWurst
I don't watch it, but my internet is cable. Not a lot of choices around here. Thinking of getting a 2nd phone just to use as a wifi hotspot.
jridley
We're getting a base package with like 80 channels. I watch nothing at all, my wife watches 4 sports channels. Can I get the rest refunded?
ThrowAwayAcct0000
Think of it like you're haggling one-on-one in an outdoor marketplace. The person on the other line is selling something, and you're
ThrowAwayAcct0000
haggling back. That's all it is, just be willing to walk.
Roamingoats
Heads up, this doesn’t work on multiple levels. One, even if your cable company does credit you back for the cost of a local, the (1)
Roamingoats
Broadcaster is still contracted to put the network in your bundle. All you’re doing is making the broadcaster pay out of pocket. (2)
Roamingoats
Two, if you’re referring to your local fox network, that’s an entirely different ball park as locals are publicly funded. A credit (3)
Roamingoats
Means nothing to them cus your broadcaster isnt the one paying to keep them in business.(4)
beerfordean31415
Dump cable. You won’t miss it.
swellguy18
I've not had cable for my entire life. I pay for 3 streaming services, watch YouTube, and sometimes pirate.
FlintNorth44
This.
donsterkay
Dump your cable, get basic internet, sign up for only a few streaming services.
donsterkay
Save money and Fuck Fox. I did it so can you.
areyouelonmusk
You lost most of us at "all it takes is a phone call". Have you ever talked to a cable company rep? I mean, after 40 minutes on hold.
VaultGirl69
Millennials can't afford cable...
PandaDander
I don't pay for any type of network television service and I never will, so I guess I'm doing my part
Shewy92
Just remember Fox =/= Fox News. Fox is owned by Disney and News is owned by Murdoch
FlatPlutoSociety
Fox Broadcasting Co is still owned by Murdoch. Disney didn't buy the TV network.
ProfXomox
Or, you could stop paying for cable
MisterRichard
I mean this is all well and good but Fox is far and away the most watched channel on cable.
codenameRadical
Yeah, that's intentionally misleading, though. It's the most watched cause it's the only one that caters to their shit. It gets them all.
b1candy2
80 million people pay for fox. Only 3.5 million watch it in any given night.
itsthevoiceman
astrangehop
It's been a while. Do they still have DuckTales on in the afternoon?
ChromeIsRubbish
Nah, but Fox "News" has DICKTales on all day.
uniruler
That's because the younger generation doesn't watch cable...
Shewy92
Plus Fox is owned by Disney now. Fox News isnt and is the cancer one
Leithreas
How's that work, are they entirely separate channels now?
inikini
Fox News wasn’t part of that merger
LordFancypantsicus
Yup. Murdoch was more than happy to part with the entertainment division so he could really put all his energy into poisoning society.
MisterRichard
Unless you're talking about the Simpsons, Fox means Fox News in common parlance. I know the broadcast channel still exists, but...
PalaverQuader
sourkraut2
tagyoureit
What's scarier is it's the most watched on all the military bases I've been on for the last 20+ years.
CatchySensibleName
Of course. The GOP have been pandering to LE and armed forces for decades, so they're on their side when they seize power.
RedWingedBlackbirds
Fuck
tagyoureit
Yup
Ripplingtwinkie
Who the fuck has cable? I watch all my shit through the internet.
Roaddog184
And that's the difference between the GOP/GQP and the educated. They are older and think cable and the like are the best choice for tv.
mrthewhitee
My cable company keeps giving it to me for free. Only reason I still have it
MechKelly
Literally millions of people. Thousands of available HD channels, no buffering issues, and don't have to pay for a dozen streaming services.
Carmichael106
Old white Christians.
Messina
Where I live, cable tv and internet comes in a package. You can split, but price only goes down 3 euro'ish
RednapxpandeR
Boomers
compd
I switched my parents over to Roku from DirecTV... Now I see OAN as the #1 used Roku channel....
florpglorp
The set of all fox viewers and the set of all cable subscribers are nearly the same set.
badbmc
That's pretty much what I was thinking. I cut the cable 10 years ago. Spent $40 on a digital antenna. Never looked back.
SonOfChicken
My dad was on cable for sports. Got him set up with kayo instead. Much cheaper
xj4low
We have cable. Wife likes all the cooking shows and I haven't sailed the seas in over 10 yrs. So much more to learn.
cardinal29
HDTV antenna for broadcast channels, a Roku box and buy your services à la carte. Prime, Netflix, Hulu or Food Network
wuzziwuzzi
People with kids and mentally disabled relatives
AllisDashChalmersWasAnInsideJob
Who the fuck is a white supremacist in this day and age? No offense, but I would love to possess this ignorance. A
Ripplingtwinkie
Wow you make a good point, until now I honestly didn’t know a single person used cable television.
AlwaysInTheshadows
If you have a streaming service you are also paying Fox news.
thedadwhobeatshiskidwithjumpercables
Streaming live tv yes. Not for a Netflix or Hulu sub
Ripplingtwinkie
I’m not willing to boycott streaming to own the pubs
cardinal29
It's not true. Netflix, Hulu Prime have nothing to do with FOX News. The "basic cable package" services like Sling do.
donsterkay
need to see proof on that one.
legobumb
Agreed
TheGriffin
Rural areas with inefficient internet services and boomers
Froggie243
Streaming cable is the same stuff without the physical cable
OceanCitySoul
Does your internet come in on a cable?
AllisDashChalmersWasAnInsideJob
Sort of. It technically is attenuated through a satellite dish, connected to a modem through cables. Also get it through my cell phone radio
Ripplingtwinkie
Yep but it doesn’t come packaged with basic cable
ladylambi
Ugh I would cancel mine if it wouldn't fuck with my internet discount
Jace99
My question exactly. And I’m old! My kids got me off cable 8 years ago and haven’t had to watch a commercial since. Plus I’m saving $80 /mo>
Jace99
>Canadian rates are ridiculous. I’m saving that much and the kids and I share family plans for streaming.
PalaverQuader
how old? i think my mom likes the commercials on TV; my dad uses streaming way more
Jace99
A lot closer to 60 than 50. I wouldn’t have known how it even works if I didn’t have a millennial and a gen X. Don’t miss paying to see ads!
PalaverQuader
aye. stopped using cable around 2008. when i started media studies at a university. a TV-Program also has the intention of "programming >
PalaverQuader
the viewers" the 20.15 (german tv primetime) is something they picked and the viewers adhere to. strongly adhere to. the entire evening >