Id like to see the answers too as I looked into it but it seemed we’d pay either c.ose to what we were with cable, getting the channels we want, and lose functions like recording tons of shows, seeing the number of who’s calling on the TV, scheduling recordings etc. Seemed we wouldn’t. E saving much if any, and it would be more confusing going through several apps to find shows we like rather than just one menu of shows like cable has.
The streaming series that are good seem to only have about 8 episodes per season...and then its uncertain you will even get to see the story continue in the next season.
If your wife likes watching Home Improvement shows ROKU is the one for you. Nothing is live any more and it pretty much all sucks.
I cut the cord 4 years ago and have loved streaming since then.
I know several that have Youtube TV and love it.
I haven’t done that yet.
One good thing is to share services.
A friend shares their Amazon Prime with me - and I share my Hulu (2 screens allowed, no commercials) with them. ($11.99)
I also have Paramount + w/ the Showtime bundle for $11.99 a month (5 screens allowed (meaning 5 people can be using the app at the same time), no commercials, cost a little more but worth it to me).
I found myself watching free YouTube alot more than any of these, so did finally get YouTube Premium ($12?) to go ad-free.
Lots of freebie stuff out there:
Roku
rumble
Freevee
Tubi
etc.
I think you can get basic ABC/NBC stuff for free. I know I watched a football game on ABC this winter.
A friend shares their cable account info with me so I can get channels using their cable TV provider like Bravo, History, etc. It doesn’t cost them anything to share it, which is nice.
So paying about $30 a month is great compared to the $150-$300 I used to pay a month with cable or satellite!
Get a seven day free trial of all of them and try them out. Then make yourself a new email address and repeat. Keep doing that over and over.
We use Philo. Have also used youtoobtb....
Philo is great for basic TV. Honestly though, my family watches very little. We cut the cord years ago, and most TV shows these days suck.
Been using YouTube TV for 3 months, and all is alright so far.
Price is initially 60 for 1st year and 65-70 after that.
I get all the channels I used to get that mattered from Spectrum, without all the useless and frivolous stuff.
My only worry is that, it’s a Google service, and I only use Google as little as possible. But, the TV service has been quite good, so far.
I also gave up on the Spectrum cable/internet service, and went with Frontier.
Spectrum had doubled in price after 2 years of service, which is a lot more than what the inflation rate has been. No more cable TV service for me and I’m saving close to $100 just using Frontier and YouTube TV.
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YouTube TV is the best bang for the buck. It’s got the local network stations, good sports channels and most of the primary “cable” channels. I’ve been using it for over a year and I’m very happy with it.
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Youtube TV is the best overall but you pay for it.
I just switched to YoutubeTV and really like it. Part of the reason I chose it is because it offers local channels which I don’t watch often but it’s nice to have in case of some big local story. Also a good selection of sports and news channels and movies.
It also has unlimited storage for playback.
And the price is the lowest of streamers that have local channels.
You can try it for free for two weeks.
I don’t watch much TV, but all in all a pretty good deal.
Very happy to be done with cable companies.
If you stop watching TV your life will improve by leaps and bounds. No TV service is better than another: They all suck. #KillYourTV
What’s wrong with saving on your TV’s DVR for free?
Honestly I believe Apple TV Roku and fire stick all work fairly well but the problem we run into is the cable companies still try to force you to have cable access the easiest way to avoid this is to have the apps on your phone that you pay for and stream directly from your telephone to your television with an HDMI cable that’s what I discovered I think you could also do it with wireless personal hotspot boosters if anyone has a better idea please tell me
On one hand we say phooey to WEF’s “you will own nothing, what you have you will rent.” But on the other hand we pay subscriptions for movie and show streams that we don’t get to keep and in one way or another end up funding the Beast and Hollywood. Even fast food restaurants have been hijacked by some form of woke mafia. So choose your poison. Who’s hands is your money ending up in?
I recommend pawn shop, thrift store, garage sale or used ebay dvds. I just got 5 complete seasons of Smallvielle (ugh - I know) out of the free bin.
Like Gollum said in Lord of the Rings, “DON’T TAKE IT TO HIM!”
I recommend getting together with friends and sharing accounts.
I pay for Hulu with this $2 a month deal and Amazon from my prime membership. T-mobile has given me Apple TV. My ex got Netflix as some benefit for her cell phone plan, and I get Vudu with my walmart premium subscription (Which is paid for monthly with their 5 cents-off-a-gallon discount)
Then we share. I’ve got so much TV content it’s crazy. I’m missing someone with an HBO account so I can watch their terrible, woke programming as well.
May or may not be applicable to you situation but...
I use a Roku device which offers many “free” viewing options. I added Amazon Prime even at its current price it averages out to less than $20/mo for movies, shows, music, and “free expedited” shipping on chinese trinkets. Recently added Discovery+ for $7/mo which has most things I watch anyways. Whole setup is supplemented with a Plex media server for my DVD/music/audio book collection.
There are really two choices:
1. Cable like streaming services (live streaming).
2. Movies and recorded media, movies, content.
#1. Most of the packages that support live streaming can be expensive ~ $50 per month. And of course, you get advertisements which should make them free.
#1. Some networks such as AMC and Paramount offer live streaming of their stations a long with their movies. Typical costs are around $10 per month. The movie selection is not great but not bad either
#1. As you add more main stream cable stations, it gets more and more expensive and approaches the cost of Cable TV. Plus you end up paying for tons of advertisements. The percentage of advertisements on cable/network stations is huge. Massive and getting worse. Why pay $50, $60, $70 per month for crappy advertisements.
#1. Cable TV has trained network stations and customers to accept tons of advertisements. This is a beautiful business model and they are making money like crazy. They don't want to give up this sweet deal. So finding a pseudo cable like streaming service that is cheap is almost impossible. Expect to pay $50 or more per month.
#2. We follow a hit and run approach. We will sign up for a service watch all of the shows that we are interested in, usually takes a month or two, and cancel and replace it with a new one. You usually get some kind of incentive and savings to sign up.
Us right now:
We have Paramount+ and AMC+. We watch free Youtube (free version), Tubi, Pluto, Rumble, Comet, Peacock, Plex, and the local stations which each stream. We also have over the air antennas. We have streamed all of the major movie services. Many of the network TV stations like Fox News have their own Youtube channels.