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For those of you who have cut cable, what is your monthly bill now? I just talked with somebody who has Roku, Sling, Chromecast, blah, blah, blah, and by they time you add up everything they've added to get the channels they want it sounds like they're paying pretty much in the range of what I'm paying.
 
TXCyclones said:
For those of you who have cut cable, what is your monthly bill now? I just talked with somebody who has Roku, Sling, Chromecast, blah, blah, blah, and by they time you add up everything they've added to get the channels they want it sounds like they're paying pretty much in the range of what I'm paying.
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I pay $8 for Hulu, 8-10 for Amazon prime.
 
I think we were nearing $130/month for cable tv and internet before. It's now $56 for just internet and $8 for Netflix, even if I had Netflix/Hulu/Amazon/SlingTV subs it would only be about $100 so still a decent savings.
 
I was paying about $160/ month for cable and internet.
Now it's just 60 for the internet, 20 for sling. (still had netflix before as well as amazon prime)
That makes about $80 a month less for me.
 
We pay $40 for Internet (would pay that no matter what), $25 for Sling, $9 for Netflix and then have Amazon Prime.
 
KnappShack said:
Unlocator? Please tell me more! I'd love to be able to watch Vin Scully again.
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Unlocator is a $5 service that changes the location of your IP address. Since I live in Eastern Iowa, I'm blacked out of CSN cubs games, but with MLB.tv I can watch as long as my IP is outside the black out regions. I've not done it yet, but I've seen a couple guys from the Bleed Cubbie Blue blog who did it all last season and it worked perfectly. I'm gonna try it on my Xbox this season and if it doesn't work, I'll use front row on the computer

https://unlocator.com/channel/mlb-tv/

And as far as the bill, I've got it projected anywhere from $8 to $56 per month depending on what we subscribe too. We already have the fastest internet possible due to my fiancé working from home so we might as well just take the next step
 
CyForPresident said:
Unlocator is a $5 service that changes the location of your IP address. Since I live in Eastern Iowa, I'm blacked out of CSN cubs games, but with MLB.tv I can watch as long as my IP is outside the black out regions. I've not done it yet, but I've seen a couple guys from the Bleed Cubbie Blue blog who did it all last season and it worked perfectly. I'm gonna try it on my Xbox this season and if it doesn't work, I'll use front row on the computer

https://unlocator.com/channel/mlb-tv/

And as far as the bill, I've got it projected anywhere from $8 to $56 per month depending on what we subscribe too. We already have the fastest internet possible due to my fiancé working from home so we might as well just take the next step
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Couldn't you use any VPN?

Also, I was on the verge of cutting the cord until I realized that I would lose DVR abilities. That is a deal breaker for me.
 
TXCyclones said:
For those of you who have cut cable, what is your monthly bill now? I just talked with somebody who has Roku, Sling, Chromecast, blah, blah, blah, and by they time you add up everything they've added to get the channels they want it sounds like they're paying pretty much in the range of what I'm paying.
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Was paying $65 for cable, now pay $25 with sling + sports pack.

Will drop sling starting in April and pick it back up in the fall, which is done form my computer with no fee, so that's a huge plus.

Saving $40/mo from Sept-Mar and essentially $65/mo Apr-Aug because of the ease of stopping/starting service with no fee.
 
Here is my rundown:

Have an antenna for local channels: $0/month
Piggyback off of work satellite for WatchESPN and other individual channel apps: $0/month cost to me
Netflix streaming: $8/month (I think that is what it is now) - I would have this even if I had cable
Total cost: $8/month

Now, if I didn't piggyback off of my work account for access to all the apps, I would simply do SlingTV with the sports add-on for $25/month, making a new grand total to $33/month. Still not too schabby.
 
We pay a total of $51.
MediaCom internet - $35
Hulu $8
Netflix $8

We have an old basic house antennae in our attic that works fine for network tv. It's pointed at Des Moines and reception is good.
 
TXCyclones said:
For those of you who have cut cable, what is your monthly bill now? I just talked with somebody who has Roku, Sling, Chromecast, blah, blah, blah, and by they time you add up everything they've added to get the channels they want it sounds like they're paying pretty much in the range of what I'm paying.
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$75 for Internet
$8 for Hulu
$20 for Sling, upped to $25 for Basketball and Football seasons so I get games on ESPNU.

Also have Amazon Prime, Flowrestling, Cyclones.TV, and Netflix subs but I'd have those subs whether or not I cancelled cable so aren't cord cutting costs. All together that is another $40 or so a month.
 
I'm sorry...I don't think it's fair to include your internet, unless the only reason you have internet is to cut the cable. You would have internet anyway in roughly 99.8% of the cases.
 
My internet stayed flat at $35/month. 15mbps Centurylink

Directv was $125/month, replaced with $25 Sling and $10 Netflix.

$90/month savings easily covers the initial device purchase ($30 antenna, $60 roku, ~$10 misc cables).
 
Glad this thread was revived. I have two big hangups:

1) I live in Fort Collins, CO, about 60 miles away from all major TV stations in Denver. Most air-wave antennas do not pick up Denver stations, so I can't get local news or the major channels. Any suggestions on boosters to reach further? Finally moved from a townhouse to a house house, so I can invest in a permanent antenna with more access.

2) Biggest hangup on cord cutting is wanting to be able to get ESPN and sister stations for college sports. Don't care about pro sports, of any kind. I've read reviews from those who get Sling that the buffering can be horrible for big games - can anyone confirm or deny this? Also, I've heard that you still have to have an ESPN login (i.e. cable package) to get ESPN on Sling??

Man, I really want to cut the cable. Local stations and college sports are the only hangup, otherwise couldn't care less about TV. Netflix and Prime and Redbox have plenty of viewing options.
 
00clone said:
I'm sorry...I don't think it's fair to include your internet, unless the only reason you have internet is to cut the cable. You would have internet anyway in roughly 99.8% of the cases.
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That's very true but a lot of times Internet is bundled with cable so I think it is legit to consider the full cable plus Internet cost.
 
Have any of you cut cable by using an exterior antenna where your dish was, then use the coax the dish was using that went into your house?
Can that work? If so, it seems like a lot easier and better reception than the flat antennas at every tv.
 
isukendall said:
Glad this thread was revived. I have two big hangups:

1) I live in Fort Collins, CO, about 60 miles away from all major TV stations in Denver. Most air-wave antennas do not pick up Denver stations, so I can't get local news or the major channels. Any suggestions on boosters to reach further? Finally moved from a townhouse to a house house, so I can invest in a permanent antenna with more access.

2) Biggest hangup on cord cutting is wanting to be able to get ESPN and sister stations for college sports. Don't care about pro sports, of any kind. I've read reviews from those who get Sling that the buffering can be horrible for big games - can anyone confirm or deny this? Also, I've heard that you still have to have an ESPN login (i.e. cable package) to get ESPN on Sling??

Man, I really want to cut the cable. Local stations and college sports are the only hangup, otherwise couldn't care less about TV. Netflix and Prime and Redbox have plenty of viewing options.
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I'll try to answer part of #2, buffering is not that bad, most recent example was the watching the NC game I went to a buffering screen for maybe 20 seconds 2-3 times. This was on the WatchESPN app. Watching the ESPN/2 channels on SlingTV will cause this to happen more frequently. You will have ESPN/2 access just by having SlingTV alone, you can also log into the WatchESPN app using your SlingTV account. No cable subscription necessary.
 
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