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I switched to Dish and cut my bill by $40 a month for two years .I also have a prime membership and firestick if i want to watch a movie it's cheap considering .Nothing local though
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It depends. If you subscribe to a multitude of streaming services, there will probably be little savings. Many subscribe to a few services which can add up. When myself and my wife were dating, prior to her moving in, she subscribed to Netflix ($13/mo), Hulu ($12/mo), Spotify ($10/mo), and HBO Go ($15/mo). She paid $50 per month on top of her internet plan which ran ~$75 at the time.
If you're at least moderately tech savvy, you can set up your own via Usenet, Sabnzbd, Sonarr, Radarr, and Plex Media Server to have your very own internet-based DVR. That's where the savings really come in. I pay $50 per month for internet and $40 per year for Usenet access, so less than $55 per month total. Local channels come via an antenna and distribution amplifier to a HD Homerun network TV tuner. Works pretty damn good, and the quality is superior to the online services. I get all the goodies like DTS Master Audio, Dolby Atmos, etc. Streaming services typically use the much older Dolby Digital standard.
If you're at least moderately tech savvy, you can set up your own via Usenet, Sabnzbd, Sonarr, Radarr, and Plex Media Server to have your very own internet-based DVR. That's where the savings really come in. I pay $50 per month for internet and $40 per year for Usenet access, so less than $55 per month total. Local channels come via an antenna and distribution amplifier to a HD Homerun network TV tuner. Works pretty damn good, and the quality is superior to the online services. I get all the goodies like DTS Master Audio, Dolby Atmos, etc. Streaming services typically use the much older Dolby Digital standard.
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How can you watch things like Fox Sports Detroit?
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My sil uses one of those providers but the games are not in real time .
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Well that kinda defeats the purpose.
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I agree .My grandson goes to the basement and listens on the radio towards the end of the game .
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In my opinion, cable and satellite TV are now obsolete. I bought two Rokus for $30 (one time) each, one for each TV. They are about the same as a Firestick. My internet is $45 per month. We have a paid subscription to Netflix for $9 per month. We have two $40 TV antennas on the roof to pick up over 40 stations. They point in different directions so I can pick up northern or southern stations. The antenna signal goes into a DVR so we can record a few shows we watch. We also watch the local news too. We watch a lot of Youtube stuff but we also have Hoopla through the library that we watch too and can download books for trips too.
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I switched to Hulu 4-5 months ago from directv. I have been pretty happy. I ave hulu live, that just raised the price to $55 a month.
Hulu is great for sports there is 12ish espn channels, nbcsports, fs1 fox sport detroit. BTN,SEC ACC, cbs sports
There was only a couple channels that i actually watched on directv that i dont get on hulu. Hulu has some add-on channels, i believe that is $10 a month. You could also add the movie channels.
I did not factor in internet in my decision when looking around because i was going to pay for internet anyway. I dont have a high tiered internet plan and to date it has been sufficient for Hulu.
My only complaint for hulu is my local CBS is a little grainy for football only. Everything else comes in perfect. All the other locals are good.
Hulu is great for sports there is 12ish espn channels, nbcsports, fs1 fox sport detroit. BTN,SEC ACC, cbs sports
There was only a couple channels that i actually watched on directv that i dont get on hulu. Hulu has some add-on channels, i believe that is $10 a month. You could also add the movie channels.
I did not factor in internet in my decision when looking around because i was going to pay for internet anyway. I dont have a high tiered internet plan and to date it has been sufficient for Hulu.
My only complaint for hulu is my local CBS is a little grainy for football only. Everything else comes in perfect. All the other locals are good.
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$55 for hulu? Dang. I pay that for DTV
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Yup. I was up to 90 for DirecTV and that was with 50 in credits. Had been a customer for 15 years had the VIP phone number.
When I started with Hulu it was 45. Raised it 10 in December
When I started with Hulu it was 45. Raised it 10 in December
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I have to see if theyll renew my discount in a few days... I am currently getting $70 off
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That was part of it. Got tired of calling all the time and hoping they would take care of it.
I will say the on demand with Hulu is better than DirecTV.
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I have netflix in addition to the DTV. Never considered hulu
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Take a look at the channel lineup, you might be surprised. I was. I recently had surgery and had to stay with my folks for a week and they have DirecTV and I couldn't wait to get back home just for Hulu.
I have heard good things about YouTube tv, but haven't researched that at all.
I have heard good things about YouTube tv, but haven't researched that at all.
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I dropped DTV over a year ago, got an antenna and use free streaming sites. There is pretty much nothing you can't find on the internet...
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