re: Please help me understand Streaming TV.

I still have everything with Cox Contour Cable with Gigablast Internet, telephone, hundreds of channels including virtually every sports channel of note, two DVRs with ability to record six shows at once; HBO/HBO Mac, full Starz and a direct Cox link to Netflix, You Tube and several other streaming movie videos channels.

In-house wiring and troubleshooting. I own my own router and modem.

Total bill $292 a month with fees and taxes and no hassles and swapping stuff around. We’ve been with Cox since 1977 and get Legacy/Loyalty pricing. Every time I price out cutting the cord I can never save more than $50 a month and that’s not worth it to me yet.

I already had Netflix for Blu-ray rentals and Amazon Prime for shopping so those are just lagniappe.

Also, knock on wood, Cox Cable has been clear and very reliable with their service.