Comments on: Cutting the Cord Part 2 — How to replace Cable TV for a few dollars a month

By: santino parfiono

santino parfiono — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:46:00 +0000

You didn’t mention using your android phone for watching movies and TV for free and it’s legal bc its paid for by advertisements b4 each show or movie. You have alot of options but I use showbox and movie hd as a backup. All you have to do is purchase an android hdmi cable and hook it up to your tv. Download showbox.apk or movie hd.apk or playbox.apk and install. Your nternet provider will not throttle your bandwidth bc you are not stealing and/or downloading torrents. I also recommend that you use a wifi box in your home so you can stream unlimited without additional fees from your cell company

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:55:00 +0000

You did not mention TiVo -I have been looking at used units. Why didn’t you mention it? Is it that different than roku?

By: T. Willis

T. Willis — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 19:34:00 +0000

There is also a private channel called “Aereo” that you can sync with all devices that will give you network channels for $8 if you are out of range of an antenna.

By: Raun Lauterbach

Raun Lauterbach — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:15:00 +0000

That’s an awesome solution with multiple benefits! Be sure to let me know how it goes for you.

By: M. Jones

M. Jones — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 05:03:00 +0000

Thank you so much for creating this posting site. I am the more financially conscious one in my family so cutting the cord is something I am passionate about. Recently we went from $160.00/month for phone internet and cable to $200. I am trying to convince my husband that cutting the cord is feasible and he will adjust in no time. His biggest free was the lack of football. I made a deal with him to use a small portion of our annual savings towards a date night fund so we are able to watch our beloved Cowboys at any local sports bar of his choosing. Hopefully, I will be reporting soon that we are cord free and loving it. Thanks again this was excellent information and easy to understand for a non tech savvy person such as myself who was some what confused about where to begin.

By: Raun Lauterbach

Raun Lauterbach — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:52:00 +0000

That’s some great information! Thanks for sharing! We just added Amazon Instant Video and have enjoyed it so far. The user interface leaves something to be desired, but it’s alright. I’ll have to take another look at Hulu plus. I just saw a commercial for Chromecast last night — now I’m curious.

By: ThinkPink414

ThinkPink414 — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 20:23:00 +0000

Since you wrote this a few months back I thought it’d be worth mentioning hulu plus at $8 a month has a ton new programs added. I was going to cancel my subscription and they told me “just bare with us for another month and you’ll be happy with the changes.” I decided to bare with them and glad I did because there is almost always something worth watching. They’ve even added quite a bit for kids. Maybe worth some of you checking out again.

Also there is “chromecast” by google. Its a wifi dongle/ connector that hooks up to tv through hdmi port and connects tv to wireless router. It enable your tv to connect wireless to internet and watch unlimited netflix, hulu, youtube, and amazon on tv while using smart phone, pc, or special remote to control it. You can also use it to search the internet on your tv.

You asked about youtube… Ps3, ps4, xbox1, xbox 360, wii-u, chromecast, and a dvi to hdmi convertor for pc to tv connect- with wireless keyboard/mouse, are all options to enjoy youtube, amazon, netflix, hulu, etc.

There is also a tivo type box out or coming out that will record live ota channels but I cant remember the name.

By: Raun Lauterbach

Raun Lauterbach — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 11:25:00 +0000

If you’re an NFL Ticket kind of guy, you’re probably out of luck. I watch a game or two on Sundays using the antenna. Thursday night and Monday night are unavailable. FX has some shows on Amazon Instant Video, so your favorites might be there.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 01:24:00 +0000

Any suggestion for live football? That and FX are the main reasons we haven’t left Directv yet, if we can find a viable workaround we will drop it like it’s hot (which we probably will anyway).

By: Raun Lauterbach

Raun Lauterbach — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:50:00 +0000

Hi Mark! Thanks for stopping by. Are there commercials on Roku? Well… yes and no. It depends on which Roku Channels you subscribe to. For example, Netflix doesn’t have any commercials. The PBS Roku channel has the normal pre- and post-show sponsor ads. Some of the independent channels do have some commercials, but they are typically run before the show starts and then there are no interruptions.

The major networks do appear to have their own Roku channels [http://www.roku.com/channels/#!browse/news-and-weather/by-popular] — what you get with those, I’m not sure. I would suspect short clips from the shows, but not necessarily the whole thing.