Cutting the cable, lets talk options and media setups

Cancelled cable today. Feels kinda weird for some reason. Kind of like when your kids move out. Glad to have peace and quiet yet you miss the noise.

The reason was simple. I watch zero tv except for football. Luckily my son lives next door so missing games is not a concern. Wife only watched the Hallmark channel and Dr. Phil occasionally

My two year contract expired and new bill was going to be $213.00 for tv and Internet. Over an hour on the phone begging for discounts ended with a request to cancel tv service.

We have Amazon Prime and Fire TV so all we are really missing is Hallmark Channel. Felt bad for my wife so I gave in and ordered Sling with the family pack. Yeah, I am weak.


Next issue is local tv which I am not even sure is worth the hassle. I live in a metal building so the antenna will have to be an outdoor unit. Think I will see how things go for a while. Maybe the wife will forget about Dr. Phil.



So I got a free roku stick with my sling order. I am assuming it is similar to the amazon firetv. Is there a particular reason to use the roku if I have the Amazon device?