It does not have a "DATA" cord.
Your sure about that? My DVD player as several analog and digital data ports that "cords" plug into....

Poking fun at the cord cutter purists out there who insist on a better definition of "the cord" LOL!!!
It does not have a "DATA" cord.
Poking fun at the cord cutter purists out there who insist on a better definition of "the cord" LOL!!!
Poking fun at the cord cutter purists out there who insist on a better definition of "the cord" LOL!!!
Show me where on Netflix or Hulu Plus you can get more than a few rerun movies and TV series versus a full palette of live news, sports and network channel programs. Each has its application but neither covers anywhere close to everything.Show me where I can get cable TV or paid satellite TV for $7.99 a month and then I'll agree with you that it's just 'switching providers' and nothing different.
I believe that this definition paints with too broad of paintbrush and doesn't reflect the historical meaning of the term. Traditionally, a cord cutter is one who does not subscribe to service providing access to "broadcast" programming channel packages via terrestrial, satellite or hardwired. The accepted definition has been packages of broadcast linear delivered programming.
Interesting perspective.Paid or free access to single file or file libraries for on-demand viewing or listening (not broadcast) would not fall under the historical usage of the term.
Show me where on Netflix or Hulu Plus you can get more than a few rerun movies and TV series versus a full palette of live news, sports and network channel programs. Each has its application but neither covers anywhere close to everything.
I wanted to throw all media out there for the sake of discussion. My understanding of cord cutting has been of people cutting services to cut the payments to save money, brought on by the economic conditions of these times. I took a look at the issue from a financial perspective. Didn't the term originate from people unwilling or unable to pay the high monthly fees? If so, then it is a financial question. If not, then please discuss.
Interesting perspective.
Can't show you that, cause it just isn't there! Totally agree with you that Netflix doesn't cover anywhere close to everything. Although I do know some people that do have only Netflix for TV viewing and not because they can't afford paid services either, because they were sick of paying for crap.
My family here doesn't have just Netflix though. We have a OTA antenna that receives forty something stations, two C band dishes and six Ku dishes. The point I was trying to make is that there is a big difference from when we paid for cable TV and had no OTA antenna, FTA dishes or Netflix. Maybe I'm not a 'cord cutter' by definition, I could care less. My TV experience has gotten better by light years since 'cutting the cord' or 'not cutting the cord' according to some people. We've also saved some money, even though that wasn't our reason for getting rid of cable TV.
Just cable - a hundred something a month and never happy with it. No OTA, FTA, or Netflix.
Cable gone - replaced with OTA, FTA and Netflix- total- $7.99 a month- always happy with it -
Big difference, for $7.99 a month versus a hundred something a month we do have live news and network channel programs to watch via OTA, FTA and Netflix, don't care for sports, so I don't know what's available for that, and we're very happy with our TV service here now. Guess I'm a partial cord cutter because we still have Netflix.![]()
Poking fun at the cord cutter purists out there who insist on a better definition of "the cord" LOL!!!
My cord is 1/2 cut. (Dropped Dish Network @ $100 a month in favor of our local cable provider for $50 a month.)...
So to try to satisfy the purists out there, the "cord" can be cut, maybe not 100%, but the fact remains that some cutting was performed, does this now make one a cord cutter?
Think cord cutting versus cord elimination. Like budget "cuts", just a cut or reduction not a total elimination.
Metaphorically speaking:
I cut my finger, I did not cut it all the way off but the fact remains I am a finger cutter.
A person who cancels or forgoes a cable television subscription or
landline phone connection in favor of an alternative Internet-based or
wireless service: a popular way for cord cutters to view programming
on their TV is with a streaming video box
So do we now need to define a percentage figure? 75 to 100%?If your cord is cut 50% it is merely trimmed.
My cord is 1/2 cut. (Dropped Dish Network @ $100 a month in favor of our local cable provider for $50 a month.)
I'm still getting the channels I care about AND I am re-instated as a 'cord-cutter'.![]()
Yes Oxford Dictionary mentions phones:
Code:A person who cancels or forgoes a cable television subscription or landline phone connection in favor of an alternative Internet-based or wireless service: a popular way for cord cutters to view programming on their TV is with a streaming video box
So do we now need to define a percentage figure? 75 to 100%?
I don'tand if they are getting their internet via a cord?
I don't
Internet hot spot
yep. if you talk to hard core cord cutters, they are all about mobile / free wifi.
they get rowdy if someone refers to themselves as a cord cutter but still have their cable modem.... LOL.