Hmm, so maybe we should use the term "contract killers" rather than "cord cutters"...but I fear the local state and federal authorities might start prying into our personal lives a bit more than they already do.
When I say cord cutter I'm referring to not paying out a substantial chunk of money each month for cable or satellite services. Since last February we've used OTA and Amazon Prime almost exclusively (the granddaughters bring their Netflix account with them when they visit). We have been Amazon Prime members since before we ever streamed so it was more or less a "gimme".
But, no, I guess I'm not truly a cord cutter. To be a true cord cutter I guess I would have to live in a house with no electricity or other modern convenience. Things that plug into an a/c receptacle have cords and there's a big "cord" bringing that a/c to the house. Public water?...that's a type of "cord", too. Going off-grid is basically what a cord cutter would have to do...and refrain from sneaking in a satellite receiver or a remote OTA antenna.
But, that is getting too deep into semantics. My thought is that when someone talks about cord cutting in regards to their television content it is about doing away with expensive $$$ payments to satellite and cable companies each month. There is indeed a change in viewing habits involved...we've found we watch less television now...seems a lot of shows on satellite that we watched were "just because they were there". We find that we watch Amazon Prime very little and that most content that we watch is OTA. I'm just trying to fill in the ESPN slots for the college games in looking for a "live" streaming provider...then, after Alabama wins the College Football Playoff National Championship I'll cancel the streaming service.
ValentineWeather's situation seems about as close to cord-cutting as most people will ever get.
Tomato, tomahto, 'mater....