new cord cutter here!
- Thread starter St.PatterSoN-54-
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It's kind of crazy how many times this exact thread gets started on here a week. It's always the same. The ones that like to stream and the ones that pay for their tv viewing going back and forth about which way is the best to watch tv. It does seem a person would save a lot of money by streaming their viewing, but to do this and make it worth it, you would have to be the type of person that spends most of their day watching tv. I don't watch that much tv anymore, but if I ever start, I will check the streaming option first. It seems nowadays I watch sports and not much else. I admit I'm probably the dumb one for paying so much to watch so little. I wouldn't label the ones who do this as poors. They seem more like the tight wads that hate having to spend their money on whatever they need. They would rather have everything for free. Jk
I guess I'm a weird dude, but I can't fathom what people need all of that content for. Give me Kentucky football and basketball and the positively monstrous Netflix library, and they will be adding way faster than I can watch it all.
Then again, if I watch more than ~10 hours a week (usually more like 4-5), I feel sluggish and off. I'm aware that not everybody feels the same way.
Most of us who find the idea of spending money to buy commercials is stupid, resent being named called by people like you. You want to pay 100 bucks per month to stick a rod up your butt and talk to Nimrod, the God of Reception, that's your business. It wouldn't help your reception, and when one of your neighbors says ' hey, just stick the rod in the ground!', a dumb response would be to call you 'poor' or a 'tight wad'.
You think you 'need' a rod in your butt, fine with me. I don't need it, and I will not spend money on it, if I can avoid it.
I enjoy reading these cord cutter threads. I see a lot of articles that downplay streaming because they try to lump in Netflix and Hulu and internet costs. But, most people already have these, especially internet. So to say a person pays $100 or whatever for cable, but streaming would have to be an extra $50/month for internet which the person already has, isn't fair. I'll throw in a real life example of the cost of cutting the cord:
I was already paying for Amazon Prime ($8.25 paid up front ($99/yr)) and Netflix ($10). I also already had a Roku ($90) and Roku Stick ($50).
I bought a Tablo (OTA DVR) for all my locals and then some. It allows you to record and stream Roku, Chromecast, etc. $200
I also had to buy an external HDD. $55
I use Playstation Vue Core Slim (which allows 5 streams and has a cloud DVR) for ESPN and Fox Sports as well as on demand NBC, ABC and FOX (other channels too, like AMC for Halt and Catch Fire, etc). You do not need a Playstation for this - you can sign up online and activate using a Roku. $35
I also subscribe to HBO Now since I cancelled DirecTV. $15
I paid about $130 for DirecTV for a DVR and 3 other boxes). $8.25 went to Amazon and $10 went to Netflix for a grand total of around $148.25 a month.
I paid around $255 to cut the cord (that is, for the Tablo) which is about months of DirecTV.
Now I pay $50/month for Vue and HBO Now. Including Prime and Netflix, I took my bill from around $148.25 a month to about $68.25 a month for every channel I ever watched and then some.
So, taking into account the cost of cutting the cord and my monthly costs, I will pay about $89.50 for the first 12 months vs the $148.25. After 12 months, this drops to the $68.25 a month mentioned above. This drops even more when basketball season is over and I cancel Vue.
TL;DR version:
I used to pay $148.25, now I pay $68.25. Which will drop to $33.25 when I cancel Vue when nothing worth watching is on.
I was already paying for Amazon Prime ($8.25 paid up front ($99/yr)) and Netflix ($10). I also already had a Roku ($90) and Roku Stick ($50).
I bought a Tablo (OTA DVR) for all my locals and then some. It allows you to record and stream Roku, Chromecast, etc. $200
I also had to buy an external HDD. $55
I use Playstation Vue Core Slim (which allows 5 streams and has a cloud DVR) for ESPN and Fox Sports as well as on demand NBC, ABC and FOX (other channels too, like AMC for Halt and Catch Fire, etc). You do not need a Playstation for this - you can sign up online and activate using a Roku. $35
I also subscribe to HBO Now since I cancelled DirecTV. $15
I paid about $130 for DirecTV for a DVR and 3 other boxes). $8.25 went to Amazon and $10 went to Netflix for a grand total of around $148.25 a month.
I paid around $255 to cut the cord (that is, for the Tablo) which is about months of DirecTV.
Now I pay $50/month for Vue and HBO Now. Including Prime and Netflix, I took my bill from around $148.25 a month to about $68.25 a month for every channel I ever watched and then some.
So, taking into account the cost of cutting the cord and my monthly costs, I will pay about $89.50 for the first 12 months vs the $148.25. After 12 months, this drops to the $68.25 a month mentioned above. This drops even more when basketball season is over and I cancel Vue.
TL;DR version:
I used to pay $148.25, now I pay $68.25. Which will drop to $33.25 when I cancel Vue when nothing worth watching is on.
Get a TVfreeway digital antenna for $15 for local network channels. Then, get a firestick with Kodi for about $50 for movies, sports and any TV shows. No monthly fees other than internet cost.
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