Posted by:
Talon Avex
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Date: August 10, 2014 05:43AM
I'm a cord-cutter and I have to admit, it has been pretty good. If you live in an area with good broadband service, the easier it is. Here is my 'home entertainment' set up.
I have an antenna for my main television. Besides the 'Big Four' (ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC), I get PBS, CW, My Network and several indie stations.
Radio still offers a lot in the ways of news and entertainment. Besides the usual stations fare, I do get NPR, jazz and classical stations.
As for 'online', I have a Roku and Apple TV. Also, I have a subscription to Netflix. The 'Big Four' networks and PBS all have apps for Roku, so if I miss a show, I can watch it there. A&E has an app as well and I never my favorites via it (they let you watch the last three episodes of a show at no charge...I'm a big Longmire fan, BTW). Apple TV is cool because I can stream my iTunes library off my computers. My old DVD and CD collections have been ripped to a computer and the disks are safely stored away.
Finally, if you are a sports fan, it isn't too bad. With the antenna, I have my football fix covered. Baseball, basketball and hockey can be a bit harder to catch. Generally, you can catch streaming-radio coverage of your favorite team. Also, most leagues are now selling, or plan to sell, online 'season passes', much like they do on cable.
The money I have saved is pretty sizable: my cable tv, phone and internet bill was running me around $175 a month. Now, my Internet bill is $55, Netflix is roughly $9 and a prepaid phone (which I hardly use) runs me $30 for 60 days. I use Skype for a lot of my 'calls' and it is free.
Total cost now: $80 roughly a month. The $95 a month I'm saving has gone to paying down debt and it helps a lot!
I hope this helps the OP and others.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 08/10/2014 05:48AM by Talon Avex.