We have 72 channels on Cox. We watch no more than 15 or so during a given month. All the rest are blocked because they are worthless trash.
Yeh. I have 69 in Cox Basic Extended and I watch maybe 20. They have 2 ABC, 2 CBS and 2 PBS, 1 poor quality Fox, plus 3 other 'localized' channels, and just recently added WB and UPN. They did have 2 NBC, but dropped one for a new Spanish channel.
I would gladly get rid of 40 channels, if I could choose which ones.
I would try satellite, but I like cable Internet. Satellite Internet is around $70--way too high.
If/when the developing broadcasts over existing electrical lines become available, they may challenge both cable and satellite. Their Internet, however, from what I've read, is still much slower than cable. My cable internet recently upgraded (at no cost) from 1 Mbps to 4 Mbps.