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I know some of you all are really tech savvy. Suggestions on cutting the cords/saving money?
20 years with T-Mobile cell phones(Grand Father deal). Just a 3 TV's, 1 desk top. and 2 laptops. Just the 2 of us. I have ATT U-verse 450, and they are rubbing my fur the wrong way.
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What are you spending per month?
I cut the cord. My cable provider raised my rate for Internet, TV, and phone to $225/month WITHOUT premium channels. I went the ROKU direction. A 4K streaming device was $99, one time fee. There is a lot of free content--but little football. I added YoutubeTV for local channels and ESPN, ESPN2, SEC Network and more and I pay $50/month. I added Netflix for approximately $20 /month. My internet and phone is through a cable provider and is $85/month. Total--$155/month.
Depends on what tv shows are you watching. Do you watch local tv? Etc...
Pretty happy with Hulu Live/Netflix/Amazon Prime combo. When GoT was on we did HBO Now for an extra 15 bucks a month. There is more quality content in this combo (for kiddos too) than we can keep up with, honestly, for half the price of a mid-level DirecTV package. Hulu Live also has record capability and gets me really good spirts channel coverage. Note: I have primo internet capability as I live in a cesspool of a metropolis. The above option would not work well for the rest of my fam that lives in rural GA, relying on satellite internet.
I use YouTube TV, Netflix, Hulu, and HBO for streaming and don’t have cable. I also split the cost with a couple other people for those services, which greatly reduces my monthly bill. If you’re just streaming videos you don’t need blazing fast internet, so perhaps you can cut your bill a bit by reducing the speed of your internet.
If you order things online Amazon Prime can save you more on shipping cost than the 12 bucks a month membership fee. Sling's sports( Orange) package was 25 bucks a month last I checked, it's not a bad deal at all. Amazon Prime has some really good original content, plus a large library of movies and tv series. They release the entire series of new content at once so it's perfect for binging. The Boys is the latest Amazon series released, I just finished binging through the first season, it's a lot of fun.
Speaking of VPN, the Hideaway VPN I mentioned in OP below is now released. Costs $60/yr. If you tried the beta, it is (I think) $35 for 1st year. Disclosure, I haven't tried the final version yet. Likely will. Supposed to be hot rocks.
https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/13554/techno-apps#latest
Personally I like PS Vue
I don't have much to say about cable service since that's largely dependent on the provider in your area but I highly recommend everyone ditch their cable and get YouTube TV. It's $50/month, and I'm mad because it used to be $35 before they added Food Network, has all the channels you need including locals and the UI and technology is incredible.
I think you do have to be careful about nickel and diming yourself to death with all the various streaming services but in the end, still totally worth it. And if you find that you don't use something, much easier to cancel than it is when it's all wrapped together in a big, bloated contract with Comcast or similar.
What about the clicker? The one provided for my Visio is pretty weak. If I cut the cord, can a typical remote deal with the variety of services? Say, it is YouTubeTV and Hulu (or Netflicks)..
short answer: no clue.
we have been cord cutters for the last several football season using both sling and Hulu with Live TV. if you are using a smart TV the remote control is a non-issue, it’s inherently designed to run apps, no matter which you chose. Our current setup is Sling Orange with the sports package plus a UHF HD window antenna for local channels (CBS). Our roku TV seamless changes between Prime Video, Netflix, Sling, etc. 150mbps internet + Sling is $120 all in.
YouTubeTV or Hulu Live are the way to go. whether you want Netflix/Hulu/Amazon Prime or not those aren't included for a "cord" subscription anyways, so they don't factor into the cost of the change.
What you should do:
get a $50-60 Roku device for each TV that doesn't have the ability to watch apps already (non smart TV). this is a 1 time cost and it is very easy to use the remote to navigate through different apps.
Get either Hulu Live or YouTube TV. I have Hulu for $60 a month. No HBO but unlimited devices & 200 hrs of DVR capabilities.
THEN the MOST important part is to get the highest speed internet available.
just my $0.02
Is it a smart tv? If not, you’ll need an external device to plug in like a fire stick. They come with their own remotes.