It’s still not totally ‘free’ though to stream. I can with my FIOS sub. But you have to pay. That was my only point and I believe that’s been proven.
I am not sure that I understand what you are trying to say. Few things are totally free. Are you saying that you pay nothing extra for the televised content that you get bundled with your internet and phone? What are you paying per month for your combined services? Fios is certainly not free in our area and charges extra for bundling TV and phone services. Premium content such as AMC+ , HBO, etc. costs more still. It is not available at either of the houses we currently own.
We do not actually have to pay to stream other than subscribing to a high-speed internet provider. We pay for premium services as described in my previous posts. OAN is currently free through KlowdTV and there are many other free ad supported streaming services both with channels and on demand content. Even Comcast has given us a “free” streaming device that they provide “free” programming on. We just do not use it much.
What are you talking about all you needis internet and a smart tv...go to download apps and install pluto-its free.