Tag: Cord Cutting
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My Ultimate Cord Cutting Setup – Devices I Personally Use (Updated January 2019)
I am often asked what my personal at home cord cutting setup is, so I decided to break down what I use. Now remember this list is always changing but as of today this is the list. First keep in mind that I own more than 80 cord cutting devices: every Roku sold since 2011,…
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Our Rebuttal to NBC’s Anti-Cord Cutting Story
This week, Netflix announced a $2 price hike and, as you would expect, big media companies jumped at the chance to bash cord cutting. This time NBC News quickly released a story called “The Bundle strikes back: How streaming caught up to cable TV prices.” In this story, NBC News (which is owned by Comcast)…
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After Netflix’s Price Hike Will Cord Cutting Cost More Than Cable TV? We Take a Look…
One of the most common questions we get is will cord cutting cost more than cable some day? Now that Netflix is raising their price by $2 a month many are once again asking. Study after study shows cord cutters save a ton of money. On average, Americans save $85 a month when they cut…
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As Cord Cutting Grows, So Does Antennas Sales & OTA TV
A TV antenna was once thought of as an almost dead medium. Now antennas are seeing a resurgence in popularity thanks to the growth of cord cutting. According to the President of Mohu Antennas, after Sling TV launched antenna sales doubled in stores like Walmart. Now according to new numbers from the Consumer Technology Association,…
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Cord Cutting This Week 2019 Predictions: Walmart Buys Roku, NFL, Apple, Disney+, & More
2018 was a great year for cord cutting. New services launched and old services got even better. Now 2019 looks like it will be an even better year for cord cutting. Today I want to look forward to 2019 and give five serious predictions and five out-there predictions that I think could happen. Do you…
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How Cord Cutting Saved My Family Over $2,000 in 2018
I want to give an updated look at how much money my family saves with cord cutting. As new services launch and new options appear, it is important to revisit this topic. My family not only cut the cord on cable but we’ve also ditched landlines and even cut the cord from our old cell…
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Mohu Is the Best Antenna Company of 2018 Beating Out Winegard, Antenna Direct, RCA, & More (Cordie Award Winners)
One of the best hidden gems in the world of TV is all the great 100% free content available with an antenna. Beyond the big five networks—ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, and NBC—there are a host of other networks 100% free ready for the viewing. We often get asked what is the best antenna for cord…
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Cord Cutting This Week: 2018 Year in Review, AT&T, Disney, 5G, & More
2018 was a great year for cord cutting full of new services and cord cutting devices. Today, I want to quickly look back at some of the biggest cord cutting stories of 2018 that I think will have the biggest impact going forward. So, here are some of our biggest cord cutting trends of 2018:…
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Comcast Teams Up with the Cord Cutting Service VIVA Live TV
Recently Comcast and VivaLive TV quietly announced that they have teamed up for some unknown project. A regulatory 8-K filing made by Viva Entertainment Group on November 28, 2018, found by LightReading.com announced that VivaLive TV has entered into “material definitive agreement” with Comcast. VivaLive TV sells premade live TV streaming packages that can be…
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Avoid Common Cord Cutting Mistakes by Creating a Budget
One of the main complaints about cord cutting is the possibility of overpaying. For example, if you subscribe to numerous streaming services you would pay more than cable TV. The way to avoid that is to have a budget. A simple budget will help you manage your monthly streaming bills and avoid oversubscribing. What if…