I've NEVER had cable, mostly because it hasn't been available out here where I am and we are in a "dead spot" relative to getting any kind of dish signal. Never really missed any of the "vast wasteland". I DO get about 6 channels through a regular digital tv antenna. But the girlfriend is asking about some kind of cable content, so I'm gonna look at Hulu or something like it to come over the phone line. Not really looking forward to the headache but I understand it is cheap enough.