Cutting the cable, lets talk options and media setups

TheMike62987 said
What's the point of cutting the cable then? By the time you pay for your internet service, Sling, Amazon Prime, Hulu Plus and Netflix, you're right around $110 again. Don't forget HBO Now and other single channel options.

My total bill is $139 per month, and that is a bundle of Cable, Internet and Phone through Charter. I can get DirecTV with the channels I need for $19.99 a month for 12 months. Add that to my current internet cost of $$60 and I'm sitting at $80 a month and saving $60.

Pick and choose the best bundle for you. If you need sling tv for ESPN, you can do without netflix or prime or hulu. SlingTV (which I do not take part in) is a much cheaper solution for people only picking up espn for the football season, and they can cancel in 4 months. But if you need cable TV to fit your need or ALL the streaming services on the internet, than it may be cheaper for you to just stick with cable. Sling TV, plus Netflix, Amazon, Hulu ($20, $7.99, $8.25, $7.99) is 44.23 per month subtract that from 139.00, and that leaves you 94.77 to find internet service for cable. Subtract it from 80 if you got the DTV route and your left with 35.77 to find internet. But most people already have the internet and need it regardless of set up so your paying for that anyway.

I pay 46.23 for Verizon high speed DSL, Netflix, and Prime (I've had prime since its inception, and I got it mainly for the free 2 day shipping, I'd be paying for prime even without the streaming so the fact that its evolved down this path is win win in my book). I have an HD antenna to pick up local stations for free.

I'll say this though, if you did subscribe for Netflix, Slingtv, Hulu, prime there will be MUCH more content than your getting from your cable or direct TV combined.

EDIT: math was wrong