You do realize that after a certain point, internet providers will begin restricting data plans to anyone that “cuts the cord”, right?
The big cable companies aren’t going down without a fight.
And it is not only the cable companies. AT&T is in the TV business as well. So all the major ISPs.
I use Earthlink as my ISP. They in turn use Time Warner cable. I am paying $29.95 a month (total) for internet only for 6 months. It goes up to $41.95 after that. They told me the speed would be 25mbs but it is 58mbs. I ain’t calling them to correct it.
I use the MOHU OTA antenna (flat 1ft square) and I have a ROKU box and the Netflix app. I also have Amazon Prime app installed which I use as I buy most things thru them. They throw in movies and tv shows. I also have Sling tv https://www.sling.com for $20/month.
I also have bought movies and tv shows and use the following programs below to convert them so I can copy them to a external hard drive plugged into the tv. I mainly use the program PLEX TV https://plex.tv on my computer and their app for the ROKU box where I have a folder with all my video and photos which somehow communicates with the tv:
Freemake Video Converter - FREE
http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter
Acrok Video Converter (to convert to mp4) $35
http://www.acrok.com/video-converter
DVDFab 9 Ripper - (to strip the encryption off the dvds as you copy to your pc) $49
http://www.dvdfab.cn/dvd-ripper/how-to-convert-dvd-to-mp4-with-dvd-to-mp4-ripper.htm