re: Official Cutting The Cord Thread

I live in saint gabriel. We bought a hd attena but could not catch cbs and the lady at radio shack told me the rabbit ears are the best. She said the cbs tower is the farthest from where I live. She said they might not look flashy like the others but it's the strongest signal u can get. I paid $7 for the rabbit ears and I was able to watch college football on Saturdays and nfl on Sundays. I returned the hd antenna that I paid $45 and got my money back and saved $38.

Wow, tons of info in this thread that's a bit overwhelming. One question, do you guys that have all the various boxes etc. just have to deal with a ton of different remotes?

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Wow, tons of info in this thread that's a bit overwhelming. One question, do you guys that have all the various boxes etc. just have to deal with a ton of different remotes?

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Logitech Harmony IR remotes are a great way to prevent this. I use the 700 model. Found it used on Amazon for around $55.

Anybody had success using someone's login for say watchespn that was on a different internet service? I had uverse tv up until yesterday still have internet but can get someone's login that uses cox.

Na ,I don't have any boxes at all...I wont rent a cable box because im about cutting the cord...netflix and hulu and perhaps sling t.v. or watch espn is all u need depending if u have a cable provider or not

I've been thinking about this for a long time and the time has come. Our Dish service will be disconnected on April 4.

We are minimizing transition shock and getting in the new habit by watching as much tv through the new setup. This is why I paid for Dish service until April 4.

Total Dish bill $107

Internet (existing): ATT Xtreme 6.0 - 6Mbps

Set Up #1 - Living Room
Samsung 46" Smart TV (no internal wifi)

Add-Ons: GE Flat Panel Amplified TV Antenna - $11.79 (target online)
Google Chromecast - $32.49 (target online)

Set Up #2 - Master bedroom
Vizio" Smart TV (internal wifi)

Add-Ons: GE Flat Panel Amplified TV Antenna - $11.79 (target online)


The Plan
I don't watch much television outside of live sporting events which can be caught on local channels, WatchESPN, or SECN+.

The wife watches all of her shows on DVR being she can never catch them at their normal times due to work and the kids. All of her shows can be watched via the antenna, Huluplus (a day later which isn't a problem), or CBS All Access.

During the early evenings the main television in the living room is usually airing Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, PawPatrol, or some other kid friendly movie. These are all available via Amazon Prime Instant Video and being they don't mind re-runs we'll just buy the current or past season for the same price we currently pay to purchase a DVD. So this cost is a wash.

The plan will be to get the kids in the habit of watching their shows in the master bedroom when one of us has something we'd like to watch in the living room but in the end it really doesn't matter because we'll be able to access any of our shows, at any time, on either TV.

Operation
Main tv will be controlled with the television remote for the over-the-air channels
Shows which require HuluPlus, WatchESPN, or SECN+ will be cast from either the laptop or one of our phones to the TV via the wi-fi and Google ChromeCast.

Master bedroom TV will be controlled entirely with the TV remote being it has internal Wi-Fi.

Cost Savings

Equipment Purchase: $11.79 x 2 + $32.49 = $56.07


Current Dish: $107
CBS All Access $5.99 / month
HuluPlus: $7.99 / month

1st Month Savings:
$107 - $11.79 - $11.79 - $32.49 - $5.99 - $7.99 = $36.95

2nd Month - Forever Savings:
$107 - $13.98 = $93.02

Cons
Channel surfing is not the same. No more stumbling upon those cool shows on Discovery Investigation, NATGEO, History, etc.

Most of my hunting shows are not available online. I can get over this and just stick to reading the magazines.

All shows will be available while on the go...kids can watch their shows while we travel.

Pros
$1,116.24 in yearly savings

Does that internet speed keep up with your streaming?

+ 1 on Tivo, just get one off of ebay with a lifetime sub.

Does firestick have a "lifetime" app so my wife can watch housewives or whatever, if we have a login?

So apparently a good business to go into is to re-sell my watchespn login?

$100/year to anyone who wants it.

Just starting to research this, so thanks for all of the advice already posted.

Just curious on thoughts on roku vs fire. Does roku allow you to out kodi on it? Also, would a player be better on main tv with a stick on the others?