clon: I'm such a tightarse, I mourned the loss of the free stations we got when we signed up!
Then, just for February, we were given every single station (except for SEXTV and the Playboy station) free for the month.
Again, I think I cried on the 28th.
I never thought I'd get into cable, but I kinda love it now. As a 'compromise' we added the movie network which gives us 8 more channels, plus a whole heap of movies and series on demand.
But yeah, I'd be lost without it, too. I feel for you buddy.