According to the Wall Street Journal (August 7, 2012) cable, satellite and phone companies had a combined net loss of about 200,000 subscribers in the quarter, earnings reports showed, about 0.2% of the roughly 100 million pay-TV subscribers. The experts estimates the overall industry shed more than 400,000 subscribers during the period when results for closely held operators are included.
The trend of cord cutting is about saving money and not giving up content. Many people think that cord cutting is confusing or even just for geeks. It is not. The average person pays $100 a month for television content. Imaging saving $1200 a year? What would you do with an extra $100 in your pocket?
Individuals have gotten rid of their home phone for a cell phone – because why have redundant technology. That is exactly the same reasoning to cut your television cord … you already have internet … the internet has EVERYTHING. All the content, including sports, is available cheaper (mostly free) with internet access. Cutting the cord doesn’t involve losing access to content you just have to have the right combination. Here are your top five “must haves” for cutting cable.
Note: This is for the non-techie individual.
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I can’t say enough about Netflix instant streaming – at $7.99 a month with access to a ridiculous amount of content. If you add DVDs to be mailed you are looking at never being bored again. If you want to include DVD, stop right now and head on over to Frog Circus for the Netflix Fee Calculator, the summary will include rental cost per DVD, Daily late fee per day except and maximum rentals DVDs per month. The analysis will breakdown the information even more which will assist you pin picking the best Netflix program for your dollar. Curious about exactly Netflix Instant’s content? That can easily be seen without a Netflix account at Instantwatcher. Instantwatcher helps you find what you want to watch from Netflix’s huge streaming catalog and uses the Google AJAX Search API to pull in relevant YouTube clips and trailers. Get Netflix |
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Hulu is an online video service that offers a selection of hit shows, clips, movies and more at Hulu.com, numerous destination sites online, and through our ad-supported subscription service, Hulu Plus. Hulu Plus™ offers hit TV shows and award-winning movies anytime in HD. Watch any current season episode of top shows like Modern Family, 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, and many others, enjoy classic series, or explore acclaimed movies from the Criterion Collection. Available on gaming consoles, connected TVs, smartphones, and tablets for $7.99/month with limited advertising. Get Hulu Plus |
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 Due to licensing agreements there are sports blackout, content not available in US and original content that isn’t available to US watcher. If you try to watch a baseball game on the MLB TV website in a blackout area … you only get audio. If you had a VPN it legally fakes your location. No more blackouts, you have access to LIVE NFL and much more than you can ever imagine.How does a VPN account work?As soon as you connect to our VPN server your computer is assigned a new IP address, an IP address that is owned by us, not your ISP. Then all of your Internet traffic is encrypted and is tunneled to our VPN server. Once there, it is decrypted and allowed to travel to its intended destination. Your local ISP will only see a single encrypted data stream between you and our VPN server. Your ISP can no longer monitor, log or control your Internet usage. Setup is easy
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$10.00/Month |
HD Antenna One can view their local channels and local channels without a need for expensive cable.Before anything check out two websites that will help you decide if you should get an antenna or skip the process.
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| Split it … Get friends who would like to make the change. We have a Netflix Instant w/ 3 DVDs out plan and Hulu – which we share with two other families. That means our actual monthly cost is less than $10.00/Month. To manage different Netflix queues and privacy I use the web-based/Roku channel Multiqs.com. | Total Cost Monthly :: | $25.98/month |
