Archive: May 29, 2014 - Gary Borders

Discovering The World of Streaming TV

For months I resisted subscribing to Netflix, the online streaming video service, despite entreaties from our 16-year-old daughter. “We have enough digital distractions in this household eating up our money,” I proclaimed. Satellite television with a kajillion channels and rarely anything worth watching. Wireless internet, of course. A monthly cell phone bill that is equal to some folks’ car payment. Good thing we don’t have any car payments. But then I took pity when she was laid up convalescing after a mishap and went to its website to gather information. For $7.99 a month, we could...

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