Posted on 11/10/2020 4:02:36 PM PST by ConservativeInPA
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You can easily save over a $1,000 per year by cutting the cable TV cord. That money can go towards many other things, including a better internet connection to stream alternative entertainment and news. Additionally you can invest your savings, put it towards a vacation, do home improvement or give it to a worthy charity.
I trade financial securities for a living. In this business we have a phrase, "FOMO", the Fear Of Missing Out. It's a psychological barrier for many traders. It makes people do things they do not want to do, because they might miss out. Trust me, you are not missing out by having cable TV. So don't fear it. Continue reading the rest of this post and invest some time into discovering alternatives to cable TV.
There really are diverse alternatives to cable TV that are chalked full of family values, excellent entertainment, rich information and conservative news. This election has shown how in the tank all major news outlets were for Corrupt Joe Biden. Nearly every sitcom, drama and series on cable and network TV is in your face, full of multiculturalism and pushing homosexual and liberal agendas. These people are not like you and you certainly don't won't to become like them. Remember you are what you eat. I'm positive that you don't have to pay for it either.
I spent part of my afternoon upgrading and streamlining my access to quality entertainment and information content. Actually, I'm not a big viewer of TV and I cut the cord to Comcrap back in February, but I figured if I took a little time I could leverage content that is free to you and me. I have a sunk investment in a smart TV which is now over 5 years old. I have to stick with to the apps that came on the TV, and they are limited, plus many of them I would have to pay to use.
One requirement for my upgrade in viewing pleasure was to watch new alternative content on the big screen. The old apps didn't give me the content that I desired, but something stuck in my mind that I could display my cell phone on my TV. This would be perfect because I frequently use apps on my phone for entertainment and news. Wouldn't you know, there was an app to display my cell phone on my TV. And when I turn my phone sideways, it displays on the TV in a wide screen perspective. Mission one accomplished: cell phone apps can be viewed on the big screen.
The second thing I wanted to accomplish this afternoon was to find apps that give me a broad spectrum of classic TV shows, movies, documentaries, reality programs and conservative news. Note: Fox News was not a requirement since I will never view them again. Here is a catalog of some FREE apps that I found (some I have already been using):
America's Voice (News)
Pluto TV (TV Shows, Movies & News)
FREE CABLE TV (TV Shows, Movies & News)
Tubi (TV Shows, Movies & News)
Plex (TV Shows & Movies)
Airy.TV (TV Shows, Movies & News)
XUMO (TV Shows, Movies & News)
HD Movies (Movies)
NewsMax (News)
The First TV (News)
Blaze TV (News)
One America News (News)
Certainly there must be more than these, but this seems to give me all I am looking for and more. If these outlets do not suffice, I can go on a browser and search for other content.
More than likely you have a smart phone, which means you can try all of these out for free. If you like great, if you don't that is fine as well, you didn't lose any money. This little experiment allows you to definitively see that you do not need cable. Wouldn't it be nice to give the shaft to your cable company that uses the money you pay them to work against your political desires? Wouldn't it be nice to see traitorous Fox News have a viewership lower than Ancient Aliens or some other crap TV show? Plus you get to save your money and put it to use for things that you believe in. So give it a try. Put some money in your pocket and put these leftists in the poor house.
If you want to do the antenna thing - work with SolidSignal.com. If they don't have it, you don't need it. Plus TVFool.com to point you (literally) in the right direction for antenna placement.
Lastly check out PlutoTV for free under ROKU you will be surprised how much selection they carry.
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$125 - one time
No monthly fees
Www.elitemodsFL.com
We watch everything and anything for free.
Note we do use a RealDebre account $18 for 6 months
That is a good vanity post!
We cut the cord at my house in April 2019 and couldn’t imagine going back.
Pluto TV is free and has a bunch of conservative news content. Lot’s of stuff in general to watch on there and it is free. Peacock is also free and has a bunch of old series and movies. I just added the $5 a month upgrade so I can watch Yellowstone. I have also been watching episodes of the Rockford Files which is a darn good show.
We have:
Hulu Streaming so I can watch the Golf Channel and football. (I know, I’m a junkie. I just can’t not watch it. It is one of the things that makes me happy) Hulu has ton’s of movies and stuff to stream.
Netflix
Amazon Prime with subs to Acorn, Britbox and PBS Masterpiece Theater channels.
Disney + which I thought I cancelled a while back but just did.
Peacock
Pluto
With those channels and all the freebies available on Roku there is more to watch than I could ever possibly go through and more and different are added all the time.
I have OTA antennas for most of my TV’s. Mainly for watching sports. The picture quality is so superior and it saves using streaming data.
I quit watching cable news about 5 years ago. I have access to it but don’t ever turn it on. Better things to watch on my viewing time that don’t piss me off.
You obviously have a computer with a modem or you wouldn't be on Free Republic.
That's all you need to get live-streaming programming. If you don't have a smart TV, a ROKU stick is only $30. Plug it into you HTM1 port and you TV is "smart". Most programming content services give you a month or two free trial. No contracts to sign.
I was paying $200 a month for DirecTV (satellite--I live out in the country) and the premium movie channels. I cancelled it and went live-streaming through my computer modem. I pay about $15 for all of the programming I will ever have time to watch.
Bookmark
I have been watching Monk.
I'll throw this onto the pile: Kanopy which is a streaming service available through many public libraries. https://www.kanopy.com/
Also, if you have a DVD collection, you can get a home streaming server called Plex that you load with the ripped DVDs and watch your own movies using the Plex app on Roku, Fire Stick and your devices. I have it running on an old computer and it's really great. Plex also can stream your ripped CDs and it has channels of its own like Pluto. https://www.plex.tv/
I threw out my TV altogether in ‘88 and have never missed it.
If you’re on antenna TV, you can watch anything you want without putting a dime in the MSM’s pockets.
Thanks. Excellent info.
The Locast app is not listed!
I realize that.
I have no intention of sighing up for it.
We saw how much it cost and the budget did not allow for us to pipe in that kind of trash into our home.
Thanks for listing it. I haven’t seen it. I stopped looking once I got past my saturation point. I’ll never watch all the ones I originally listed.
Bookmark. Yes. Very useful. PlutoTV has been a Godsend for me this week. Glad to see all these others too.
Cable has received FAR less of my patronage. But not entirely gone. But a thread now compared to the floodgate I used to give it.
I have a blind family member who has a very hard time with just the remote control as it is. The tv is his entertainment. No way he would be able to use a computer or any new objects or systems successfully. He is a Huge Trump supporter. He sees the propaganda for what it is and hates them for it.
Not sure what kind of "trash" you are taking about but you can buy any kind of content you want, even religious programming.
I just got done watching a series on farm life in Scotland. About raising cows and sheep. It was pretty "trashy". I'm currently watching mysteries by the famed British writer, Agatha Christie. Set in 1935 England, it is very "trashy". For this, I pay just over $4.00 per month.
And if you are so concerned about your budget, why are you on a thread talking about how to save on your TV bill?
I threw out my TV altogether in ‘88 and have never missed it.
What apps do you use?
I have pretty good luck with Genesis and Real Debrid helps a lot...you get good feeds with that.
bkmk
True that! I have mostly watched those channels in the past for the tickers! ;-) Am trying to get used to “Trading View”...any other suggestions for “all round “ investing websites? Did “early retirement” (~3 years early) and am desperately looking for return on our life savings to tide us over to age 66 or so when we start 401k’s/pension/SS. The Fed is killing our “live off our savings for a few years” plan!! I do have Anna Couling (FOREX, commodities) in my Twitter feed. https://twitter.com/annacoull
One more video streaming service suggestion for “clean”/family content...”PureFlix”:
https://ustv247.tv/foxnewslive/
Have no idea where this comes from...us..Europe
There are about twenty other channels
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