Cutting the cable, lets talk options and media setups (1 Viewer)

[TheMike62987]

curious if you see this if you are still getting it for free and if anyone else can confirm. This would be worth buying a firestick for even though I have everything else in chromecast. But I wonder if it is because you are a prime member?

Have we figured this out yet? The only thing keeping me from cutting the chord is ESPN, and that is only because of Saints games on Monday Night Football.

 

[Terrence]

Have we figured this out yet? The only thing keeping me from cutting the chord is ESPN, and that is only because of Saints games on Monday Night Football.

I believe it is due to Prime Membership. I have not entered into the Fire Stick any other credentials for WatchESPN. Order and try, worse case you have to return.

 

[Domefan504]

Have we figured this out yet? The only thing keeping me from cutting the chord is ESPN, and that is only because of Saints games on Monday Night Football.

I cut the cord and only get ESPN 3 . I do know for Tennis and Brittish Open you had multiple channels to choose from some with different camera angles and no announcers which was not that bad. I had heard they do the same deal College football too. I hope they do the same for MNF. ESPN3 also offers the Canadian Football games which have been pretty cool to watch.

Apple TV offers Showtime now for $10.99 per month and your first month is free(Much like WWE TV). That is cheaper than what they offer it on cable and cheaper than HBO.

 

[insidejob]

I cut the cord and only get ESPN 3 . I do know for Tennis and Brittish Open you had multiple channels to choose from some with different camera angles and no announcers which was not that bad. I had heard they do the same deal College football too. I hope they do the same for MNF. ESPN3 also offers the Canadian Football games which have been pretty cool to watch.

Apple TV offers Showtime now for $10.99 per month and your first month is free(Much like WWE TV). That is cheaper than what they offer it on cable and cheaper than HBO.

you can get all the espns with sling tv for $20-$25/ month with no contract.

 

[TheMike62987]

you can get all the espns with sling tv for $20-$25/ month with no contract.

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.

 

[insidejob]

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.

Because I'm already paying for Internet Netflix and hulu. You get the channels you actually use with sling tv for 25. I'll be switching from 120 to 25 for tv. I don't know about you.

That's the point. Saving $100 a month. Don't do it of you don't want to. I personally watch like 10 of the channels I get with directv. ESPN has been the thing that kept me with them. Now I can get it elsewhere for a lot cheaper.

 

[SuperQuincy]

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

 

[insidejob]

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

SuperQuincy for the win.

I'm going with your first option listed when my directv contract expires next month. I'm going to suspend the account instead of canceling it so that in the event I want it back, all I need to do is call them and have it turned back on. Since I'm already paying for internet, netflix, hulu, and prime, switching directv to sling tv is the easiest and most cost effective manner of trying this out.

 

[You]

What is the best, most powerful, indoor antenae?
I'm dealing with a location about 64 miles from a tower.

 

[buzd]

AntennaWeb - Home

 

[You]

AntennaWeb - Home

That site is telling me that I need an outdoor antenna.
I saw a guy using an indoor antenna that looked like a white piece of cardboard and he was farther away from the stations than I am.

 

[St. Ouachita]

I have found my answer for the 2015 NFL season.

Nfl2go*com

As a longtime cord cutter and early contributor to this thread, i wanted to let everyone know about this. I have been through every Saints game on last year's schedule and vetted the service to my satisfaction. This is a very popular service on cord cutter forum I'm on.

There is a $20 fee, payable via Bitcoin or PayPal. I am streaming from an iPhone4s used as a mobile server cast to Apple TV3 , 1080p resolution. No buffering, very efficient stream on a $19.99 AT&T Uverse 15mps downstream middle tier account.

No VPN required, no proprietary apps. I have no affiliation.

There are also some peeps working on tunneling into countries under VPN with cheap prices for GamePass, like Denmark.

No affiliation.

 

[TheMike62987]

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

My prior post was misunderstood.

Total Charter Communications bill per month = 140

60 for internet
60 for cable
20 for phone

So say I cut cable and phone, then I'm at 60 for internet (30+ Mbps)

Sling is 20
Netflix is 8
Hulu Plus is 8
Amazon Prime is 100 for the year 8.33

So my grand total is 104 per month I'm spending during football season. 84 in the offseason.

 

[TheMike62987]

I have found my answer for the 2015 NFL season.

Nfl2go*com

As a longtime cord cutter and early contributor to this thread, i wanted to let everyone know about this. I have been through every Saints game on last year's schedule and vetted the service to my satisfaction. This is a very popular service on cord cutter forum I'm on.

There is a $20 fee, payable via Bitcoin or PayPal. I am streaming from an iPhone4s used as a mobile server cast to Apple TV3 , 1080p resolution. No buffering, very efficient stream on a $19.99 AT&T Uverse 15mps downstream middle tier account.

No VPN required, no proprietary apps. I have no affiliation.

There are also some peeps working on tunneling into countries under VPN with cheap prices for GamePass, like Denmark.

No affiliation.

Yeah, that middle tier internet isn't available at that price from att on their website.

 

[SuperQuincy]

My prior post was misunderstood.

Total Charter Communications bill per month = 140

60 for internet
60 for cable
20 for phone

So say I cut cable and phone, then I'm at 60 for internet (30+ Mbps)

Sling is 20
Netflix is 8
Hulu Plus is 8
Amazon Prime is 100 for the year 8.33

So my grand total is 104 per month I'm spending during football season. 84 in the offseason.

Which is a savings of 36 per month during the season and 56 in the offseason.

36 x 4 mo. + 56 x 8 mo. = 592 dollars saved. Thats almost %33 of what your paying now. Thats significant savings IMO and thats going all out with all the major streaming services. You probably don't need Netflix and Hulu (lot of the same content) and prime is more than just streaming service and has tons of convenient features.

No commercials, watch whatever you want, and even if a show or movie is unavailable to stream for free you can rent/buy it on prime (and spend some of that money you saved to own the content) and still not come nearly close to what you were spending. Prime movies are all at minimum 1 dollar cheaper to rent than ondemand. Plus you will have 100 times more content available.

Not even close to what your paying for cable, 56 off a 140 dollar bill is a lot of money!