I use YouTube as well. It works great.
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Reviving this thread. I finally cut the cord! Spectrum raised their rates- and we only watched 2 channels- CNBC (H) and SNL on NBC. Continued the internet only. Now streaming CNBC-pro for $29.99 a month (which made the most sense for H) and added an inside over the air antenna. I had absolutely no hope for any channels with the antenna. We live in a rural area with a mountain next to us. I decided to go to Best Buy and ask what was the best indoor one for our area ($59). I was pleasantly surprised at the reception- ABC, NBC, CBS, and 20 channels I never heard of except Telemundo and CW.
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We are thinking axing Verizon/Xfinity. We have Netflix. We have Prime. We just need to figure out what we actually watch and where.
Do you have an antenna that picks up your local stations? Because that covers a lot, if you watch network shows. I got a lot of good info from cnet.com, and ended up going with YouTubeTV, based on the things we want to watch and the dvr capabilitiy. Other good possibilities are Hulu and sling. There are charts you can look at to see what has the things that are must-haves for you.
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I just cut the cord 2 weeks ago. We used to have cox as the only option. They have data caps and their internet only price is kind of high at 89.99. If you want unlimited data they charge an extra 49.99 a month. Luckily earlier this year Frontier fiber came to town and buried lines up our street. Now I have internet at 49.99 a month. Currently using Sling (50% off first month) as well as Hulu/Disney+, Netflix (included with t mobile) , and prime.
We have an antenna that gets all the networks and PBS and one of the home shopping networks, and a couple of other things. And we get far better reception than when we had cable.
@CTmom1971 we use sling also, but not all the time. We buy it when we need it.
When I initially cut the cord, I spent a lot of time and effort setting up an antenna at a high enough elevation to get all network channels with good quality. Now I literally never use it. I havenāt turned it on in more than a year.
Instead Iāve found that I prefer looking at my favorite series via streaming apps. These favorite series are rarely the current season of network shows that are airing live. More often than not, they donāt air on the broadcast networks. If I am on the current season that has not yet completed, I like waiting until the season is close to over, so I donāt get in situations where I have to wait a week for a new episode. Itās easier to do this via streaming app than antenna. I also prefer watching via streaming apps instead of antenna, so can more easily watch the shows on my schedule.
In the rare cases that I do want to watch a network show soon after the airing, I can get them via streaming apps at low cost, which i prefer to my antenna. For example, Fox and ABC shows are on Hulu ($2/month via Black Friday). CBS shows are on Paramount+ (free via seemingly unlimited free months). NBC shows are on Peacock ($1/month via Streaming Day). CW shows are on CW app (free). The few PBS shows Iāve watched are free on PBS app .
I donāt watch many news, sports, or other time dated shows where it is important to watch live, but the few shows I have watched are available very soon after airing or live on the streaming apps above. For example, the latest episode of PBS News Hour is added to PBS App minutes after the initial airing.
We recently got rid of our cable in favor of YouTube TV. Reception wasnāt good (large brick house) so we needed to buy a mesh wi-fi system, which took care of the problem.
We cut our cable 3 years ago and have never looked back. We have Netflix, cheap Hulu and Amazon Prime. We borrow Apple TV and Disney from D1 if we want to watch things on there. We add Hulu live every July so H can watch the Tour de France. I catch up on shows during July when Hulu live is on. We add HBO (now Max) for shows we want to binge once the entire season has aired and we do the same for Starz after the season of Outlander has finished. We have a antenna that picks up all the local stations since H likes local news in the morning. When we dropped cable (which had internet and home phone too) 3 years ago we were paying $230 per month. Our costs per month now are around $140 and a bit higher if we add other services temporarily. It has worked out well for us.
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Can 2 houses use Apple TV easily? I would love to watch Ted Lasso, and I think my son and his wife might like it too.
Apple TV has unlimited free trials. For example, a link to 3 months free for new and returning customers is at https://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-free-apple-tv-for-3-months-new-or-returning-subscribers-only/6484512.p?skuId=6484512 . You and your son/sonās wife might both get a 3-month trial, then watch Ted Lasso (or other shows) during that period.
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