Two years ago we cut the cable and bought an antenna for $19.95. Don’t watch that much TV anyway. Grandson - who is a teenage techie is upset because I refuse to get wifi at the house - was watching old black and white cowboy shows, Laurel and Hardy movies and even the Three Stooges when he was over last and just laughing up a storm. ION is a household favorite.
We do some live streaming on the computer if we really find something that is a must see.
Took some adjustment in the beginning but turns out it was the best financial decision we have had to make in a while.
Roku plus Sling gives us more than we need at a good price.
I tried both Roku and a HD antennae. Of the two I decided I would rather use the antennae. The Roku irritated me to distraction. That was about three months ago, so maybe something has changed for the better. At least with the antennae there is no monthly fee, but the downside is that there are only about ten channels I can get - and half of the time I can’t get more than one. (Trees and in a valley) A better antennae would likely help out a lot. I preferred it because it was simple as changing channels in the same way I am used to doing with cable.
SO, what we ended up doing is downgrading our cable package to the ‘starter’ line-up and keeping our internet service (no one else to get that from here). Saved $80.00 per month!!!
I still have one TV set up with the antennae in case the cable has an outage.
A couple of guys I know have “Jail Broken” Fire Sticks that give them unlimited access to everything out there. You know anything about then?
We do Roku with One America News subscription and SlingTv along with some movie options. Too much to watch now.
Highly recommended.
Start with this list:
Pluto
Netflix
Amazon
Crackle
Tubi
One America News Network (4.99 per month, but worth it times 3)
Depending on where you live, your local networks will offer a Roku channel for live news. This is big for local weather and traffic.
Popcornflix
There are others offering classic movies for free too.
YouTube is available over Roku, awesome for documentaries
White House Briefings Channel
I just got off the phone with DIRECTV and cancelled my $225 a month plan. We bought a SKYSTREAM box from Amazon two months ago to test it out. We love it and use the box over cable 99% of the time. So bye bye DirectTV. Plus I can use that extra $225 for beer, bait, and gas for the boat. Never going back to cable.