re: if you go smart tv and drop cox cable...

Movies and TV Shows -> Netflix and HBOGO (HBOGO will be offered stand alone without cable sometime this year) Plus free broadcast. I don't think Hulu Plus is worth it, but if they happen to have the broadcast shows you like, you might consider it, because it could save you the headache of setting up a DIY DVR system to record broadcast tv shows.

Sports -> Well, you can get the Sunday NFL games free over the air with an antenna. As for ESPN, Dish Network is offering something called Sling TV that costs a good bit less than normal cable/satellite. It gives you access to a small number of channels over the internet. Some of the channels you probably won't want, but soon it will include all of the ESPN networks including the SEC network. You're still paying for some channels you probably have no interest in, but probably not as many as you would be otherwise.

I get all my entertainment via internet, Netflix, Amazon Prime, AppleTV and iPad.

If you have the patience to figure it out once, you can get anything you want on the iPad and shoot it up to the big screen with AppleTV.

I just went from not having cable back to having it.

After 1 year, my regular rate for 105 mbps went to $70. For $80, I got HBO+Showtime+ 220 channels, + a Hulu type thing, + 2 HD DVRs for 1 year.

Even at the new customer price, I was looking at $50 for internet + $10 for Hulu.

What is a first-run movie?

And it sounds like you illegally downloaded said movie. I'm talking about streaming it.

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There is a growing trend to offer a la carte access to streaming channels. ESPN, HBO and CBS are examples of this kind of service;

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Wait.. How do I sign up ala carte for any of these above?

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I just got rid of U-Verse. Tired of paying 250 a month

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You should check out this deal even if cancelling cable:

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Internet + Basic TV + HBO + 1 year of amazon prime for $49/month.

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What is a first-run movie?

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One that's still playing in theaters.

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And it sounds like you illegally downloaded said movie. I'm talking about streaming it.

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I was streaming it from one of the fly-by-night movie channels on PlayOn.

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There needs to Be a cutting the cord thread that doesn't involve most posters sharing a login with their parents to access half their shite

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This^

I love how cord cutters rely on all their friends and relatives to let them use their log ins to stream cable services or use apps.

Amazon Fire Stick is not an app its hardware like a roku,apple tv etc.