Category: Blog
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We Are Giving Away a Roku Premiere+ & Netflix, Amazon Prime, Plex, HBO Swag
I am very excited to announce that we are giving way a Roku Premiere+ & Swag from SXSW. As part of the giveaway you will get a Netflix bag for their new 13 Reasons Why show and a bag for HBO/SXSW. A Cozy from Plex, Amazon Prime Video wrist band, and a water bottel. Here…
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Taking on the Flood of Anti-Cord Cutting Stories & How You Can Help Counter Cable Propaganda
Have you noticed the flood of anti-cord cutting stories in the last few weeks? I sure have, and I will do my best to take them on. The old saying of “people will attack those who they are afraid of” seems to be appropriate as cable companies and a host of media sites have recently…
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Internet Plus TV Is Not Cheaper Than Just Internet & Other Lies Cable Companies Tell You
If there is one thing we can say for cable companies, they are very good at being confusing. Recently in an effort to keep more video subscribers they have worked hard to make their pricing even more difficult to understand. As part of that effort they have started to make it look like getting TV…
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How to Convince Your Spouse to Be a Cord Cutter
I often hear from spouses who want to be cord cutters who cannot convince their significant other to ditch the overpriced TV bill. Increasingly I am hearing from women trying to convince their husbands to become cord cutters. So here are a few tips to help you convince your spouse to become a cord cutter.…
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My Reply to the USA Today Anti-Cord Cutting Story
It’s that time of the year and a cheap anti-cord cutting story is out again. This time it is coming from USA Today. The author brings out the same scare tactics and works hard to ignore any facts in his reporting. In his story he is trying to say cord cutting costs as much as cable. So…
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My Ultimate Cord Cutting Setup
I was recently asked what my personal at home setup is for cord cutting. That is no short answer, so I thought I would put down in writing what I use in my house. Keep in mind that I own more than 30 cord cutting devices: every Roku sold since 2011, every Fire TV/Fire Stick…
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Today Is a Good Day for Cord Cutters as Google Takes on Sling TV
Competition is always a good thing for cord cutters, and yesterday Google made the live TV market a little more crowded. Live TV streaming has recently grown from just one live TV service, Sling TV, to four, which is unlike traditional pay-TV services where you are lucky to have two or three options. Now if…
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Do You Have a Minute to Help Cord Cutters News?
Cord Cutters News (CCN) is growing, as we do more than ever before. With growth comes more expenses. (Don’t worry- we will always be 100% free). Two years ago I left my job and started working on Cord Cutters News full time. I do this to help millions of people save money and break free from…
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Cord Cutters News Update: Big Things Are in The Works
Cord Cutters News is working hard to give you the best possible coverage of all things cord cutting. This has been my driving goal for the last 3 years. Now I am working harder than ever to do an even better job at covering cord cutting. So I wanted to give you, the readers who…
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How I Spent My Cord Cutting Savings
I have been a cord cutter now for some time and have loved every minute of it. It raised the question of what my wife and I have done with all of our savings. (Something that I estimate north of $8,000 so far.) The first thing we did was pay off a few small credit…