How do you "cut the cord"? Please help.

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marcusluvsvols

marcusluvsvols

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Atnt uverse just jacked my bill up to 200 a month for wifi and basic cable package..no hbo etc. Time warner cable is the same prices here now that they are trying to merge with comcast. Both my kids kn Christian school simply cant afford it anymore. So how do you do it guys? How can i get rid of these clowns or at least cut it to only wifi and stream or get my tv from an antenna? Thanks for your help.
 
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Oh, I dont know....I would never cut the cord, but was just letting you know its been vetted on here and you should be able to find it somewhere in the pub
 
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Thx bc. 1 found 1 called "replacing satellite and cable" about 5 pages in but it was just people using their relatives login info or sharing somehow. Some people can get all their tv from the net these days im just not sure how...
 
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HD antenna, some kind of streaming device, an Internet connection and the will to tell the cable Co you no longer need their TV service
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
Thx bc. 1 found 1 called "replacing satellite and cable" about 5 pages in but it was just people using their relatives login info or sharing somehow. Some people can get all their tv from the net these days im just not sure how...
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You should be able to get direct tv and AT&T a lot cheaper than 200. Maybe 130.
 
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Make a list of the shows you watch and figure out where they're available streaming. If they're not on the main services (netflix, hulu, Amazon, etc) then decide if seeing them immediately is truly worth the cost. Once you put it all on paper the cost of TV service just doesn't make sense
 
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It can be done. I did it for about a year, but I ended up missing some of my favorite channels and DVR, so I went back.

Keep your internet. Get an HD antenna for your local channels and a streaming device such as Apple TV or Roku. You can stream apps on their such as Watch ESPN (you'll need a friends login), etc

You can also add Netflix or similar for TV shows and movies
 
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Losing ESPN and other networks carrying major sporting events like TBS is the major bummer. Yeah, if you're willing to lie and say you're someone else it solves the ESPN problem.
 
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By the way, my nephew was telling me about Chromecast (I think it was Chromecast) where you can pay a one-time fee and access all the of the WatchESPN channels. If true, that's a game changer.
 
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salutethehill said:
By the way, my nephew was telling me about Chromecast (I think it was Chromecast) where you can pay a one-time fee and access all the of the WatchESPN channels. If true, that's a game changer.
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Not legally. Maybe he paid a one-time fee to somebody in Russia and he gets access to crappy streams from vipbox or firstrow sports or something.

I find the legitimate WatchESPN streams to be distractingly janky when I watch on a big TV. It's watchable in a pinch, but I'd hate to watch UT football that way. (Other streaming content works fine, so it doesn't seem to be my connection.) I'd love to stop paying for TV too but I don't see any way around it for anybody who's seriously interested in sports.
 
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We pay for faster internet streaming service.

- we pay for netflix $9 a month

we have an iPad

buy the connectors for iPad for your tv. download cbs app and whatever else channel.
the cbs shows are a week later. so you will be a week behind everyone else watching it. but its free. just can't watch sporting events on espn but oh well. so in essence. for home telephone, internet, and netflix. i spend $105 a month.
 
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There is a lot of information spread out over a lot of places online. I have not yet pulled the trigger, but the majority of my research either started or was done on a reddit sub-forum dedicated to cutting the cord: reddit.com/r/cordcutters

There are some handy links, write-ups, and discussions.

If I were to cut the cord, I would increase my internet speed, purchase a Nexus Player or two, sign up for Sling.TV (has ESPN/sports packages), set up OTA digital antennas with the Nexus Players in such a way that I could utilize an external HDD for DVR purposes. That would be mainly for my live TV (sports) needs. For episodic TV, I would wait and watch online/Netflix, utilizing my Chromecasts (Nexus Player also supports casting) to watch on one of my TV screens. Also, if you have digital media on your PC or external HDDs, Plex is your friend.
 
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Here to second sling tv. I'm saving around 80$ a month.

Sling TV: Everything you need to know - CNET

20$ a month and it has everything I need. Throw in Netflix for 10$ and tennis channel for 70$ a year and I have all the programming I care about. I think the HBO app is 15$ a month for roku streamers as well.
 
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I'm paying like $70 for DirecTV. I only want sports and I haggled with them. You have to get the 2nd lowest package to get ESPN and ESPN2, TNT and FS1. So I told them it was dumb that I had to pay $10 extra to get the only 4 channels I need, and they gave me the lowest package price for the first year. I was an existing customer threatening to walk, though. Not sure they'd give same deal to new guys.

I'm also not paying for insurance on my equipment.
 
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BearCat204 said:
People still have home phones???
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When you have kids I want you to think this through. Paying 20 bucks a month is a hell of a lot cheaper than getting them a cell phone. Just a thought. At least until there of age and actually need a cell phone. Nothing is more funny than seeing these 10 year old with I phones lol.
 
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