Cable went up. Again.
Cable co raised the rates again. We have the tv/phone/internet package for $150/mo including taxes. Since it's not going to get cheaper, we are looking for good ways to cut the cord. 1. We ...
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covetsthesun wrote:
I've read articles about cable tv cord cutting...and things like Roku and Netflix are mentioned. I don't know anything about these devices. Are these viable options for cable tv and how do they work? One of our friends got a set top antenna for "free" local network tv and a netflix subscription.
You can't get all of your cable channels via roku/netflix. I use a Tivo DVR with an over-the-air antenna and get all the major stations (and I don't have to watch commercials). I supplement that with netflix and Amazon Prime. I tried Hulu Plus but it didn't have enough of what I wanted to see and I wasn't willing to pay them and watch commercials.
For NFL football, I subscribe to the Game Pass (can't remember the price, something like $60-$75 a year). I can watch all of the games starting the day after the game. Any that are broadcast over the air are recorded by my tivo. Also, no commercials on Game Pass so a game is only about 2 hours long or you can watch the ultra condensed version in 25 minutes. (This is on my roku.)
The other person responding mentioned Sling (not to be confused with the sling device). That is another way to get a basic set of channels.
On the roku, I also pay $5/month for Acorn TV -- British TV shows streamed to the house.
I will acknowledge that sports are the one thing that cable is better for. To watch the local college teams, I have to go to my parents or borrow their login to watch them online.
With Netflix, I tend to watch shows a year behind their original air date. So, I'm always a year off. I tend to binge watch some of them. :)
With this combination of things above, I am happy to not have cable.
