TV service providers in Mn - What's the best one to go with?

[CRF]

Wondering if anyone sharper/smarter than I am (and believe me, it wouldn't take much!), that has some insight/opinion as to what the best TV service provider is in the twin cities area? I'm looking for ideas as to which company to go with. It's getting about time for me to start looking and I really dread doing it. I'm with Spectrum right now. I've had Directv previously, and was with Frontier after that. I switched to Charter/Spectrum maybe 3 -4 years ago. I HATE all of them. All have a bazillion channels that we never watch, and they all gouge the hell out of you on pricing. My wife and I need a land line phone, internet, and TV service...and it has to obviously get Bally Sports North. I'm kind of old school, so that probably limits my options somewhat too. We barely use cell phones and have Consumer Cellular for those. No need for a cell plan. We don't have any smart TV's, but I do have a Firestick on the main set, so we do some streaming. We don't need or want any movie channels like HBO/Showtime/etc. Like I mentioned...TV, internet, and land line phone service. That's about it I guess. Anybody have any good intel for an old geezer like me? Thanks in advance. 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

On 8/18/2022 at 2:27 PM, CRF said:

Wondering if anyone sharper/smarter than I am (and believe me, it wouldn't take much!), that has some insight/opinion as to what the best TV service provider is in the twin cities area? I'm looking for ideas as to which company to go with. It's getting about time for me to start looking and I really dread doing it. I'm with Spectrum right now. I've had Directv previously, and was with Frontier after that. I switched to Charter/Spectrum maybe 3 -4 years ago. I HATE all of them. All have a bazillion channels that we never watch, and they all gouge the hell out of you on pricing. My wife and I need a land line phone, internet, and TV service...and it has to obviously get Bally Sports North. I'm kind of old school, so that probably limits my options somewhat too. We barely use cell phones and have Consumer Cellular for those. No need for a cell plan. We don't have any smart TV's, but I do have a Firestick on the main set, so we do some streaming. We don't need or want any movie channels like HBO/Showtime/etc. Like I mentioned...TV, internet, and land line phone service. That's about it I guess. Anybody have any good intel for an old geezer like me? Thanks in advance. 

Good question! There’s a significant contingent of cord cutters in these parts, I’m one of them, now.

the hard part is TV bundles are very regional.

I live in Wisconsin and my local telephone cooperative was (when I lived in my cooperative service area, now I live in Comcast’s and SUUUUCKS!) by far the best deal for the full bundle.

If your area has the telephone coop still, make sure to add them to your comparison list. The big companies (Spectrum, ATT/DirecTV, Comcast/Xfinity) are all pretty much the same.

The one advantage to the big carriers is you can add your cell to the package too, which might save you some money.

[gunnarthor]

Has anyone used T-moble for their home internet needs? They have a decent offer down here in Southern MN but I'm not sure if it's better than the vile Spectrum would be.