Tag: Cord Cutting
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Spectrum Admits the Average Cable TV Customer Pays Over $180 a Month
For some time now the argument against cord cutting has been the idea that you can save money by getting a cable TV package for under $100 a month. Now Spectrum seems to have hurt that argument by admitting that the average Spectrum customer pays $180.42 for Internet and TV. Recently Spectrum struck a deal…
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Our Rebuttal to The Anti-Cord Cutting Claims Coming From Cable TV Fans
This week we finally learned more about NBC’s plans to launch a new streaming service in the Spring of 2020. This, as you would expect, has resulted in a new wave of anti-cord cutting attacks once again pushing the idea that you can’t save money with cord cutting (even though we don’t even know the…
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Amazon, SpaceX, & 5G May Make Fully Cutting The Cord On Comcast & Spectrum a Reality
For years cord cutting detractors have pushed the idea that you can’t cut the cord if you get your Internet from a cable or DSL provider. The argument is if you are still paying a company that also owns a traditional pay-TV service its not real cord cutting. But now a growing number of companies…
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Cable TV is Ramping Up Its Attack on Cord Cutting & Once Again is Going Back To an Old Argument
Yesterday Apple announced that Apple TV+ would be $4.99 a month or free for the first year if you buy a new Apple product. As you would expect, many cable TV advocates have jumped on the idea that this, combined with subscriptions to other streaming services, now makes cord cutting add up to more than…
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The Beginners Guide to Cord Cutting (Updated September 2019)
Cord cutting can sound scary at first with a ton of options and decisions to make, but we hope this guide will help you find out that cord cutting is surprisingly easy. In fact, you may already have most, if not everything you need. We want to be here to help you cancel cable TV…
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5 Very Common Cord Cutting Mistakes & How You Can Avoid Them
Cord cutting is growing faster than ever in 2019, but while it may be more powerful than ever it can still be confusing. Making the move from a pay-TV service, such as cable TV, to cord cutting can feel very scary; however, it does not need to be as difficult as many new cord cutters…
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Here Are The 5 Best Cord Cutting Deals For September 2019
Are you looking for some good cord cutting deals? Today we want to highlight the top 5 as of September 2nd, 2019. These are all limited-time deals, so don’t wait because the deals can end at any time. #1 2 Free Months of HBO When You Buy a Fire TV Stick Right now if you…
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Cord Cutting Today #122 – PlayStation Vue Shutting Down? No It is Not But We Explain What is Happening
Cord Cutting Today is our daily look at some of the biggest stories happening right now in the world of cord cutting. You can find these videos posted on YouTube every Monday through Saturday. Today we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting. Including PlayStation Vue Shutting…
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Amazon is Launching a New Effort to Promote Cord Cutting
Amazon for years now has been promoting cord cutting. Now Amazon is stepping up these efforts with a new initiative to educate Americans about cord cutting. This new “Free Your TV” campaign is designed to educate about cord cutting while promoting Amazon’s products to make the transition from cable to streaming easier. Now on Amazon.com,…
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Cord Cutting’s Growth Has More Than Tripled in 2019
Cord cutting is having a record year in 2019 as it continues to grow. Now the Leichtman Research Group is reporting that 1.53 million American households canceled traditional pay-TV in the second quarter of 2019. “This marked the fourth consecutive quarter of record pay-TV industry net losses,” said Bruce Leichtman, president and principal analyst for…