Tag: Cord Cutting
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5 Reasons Why an Antenna Should Be a Part of Your Cord Cutting Setup
If you hang around the site you know I talk about the importance of an antenna in a cord cutting setup. Yet I think it’s important to go over this one more time as increasingly many cord cutters overlook this great free way to watch your favorite shows. Increasingly major local affiliates are becoming available…
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Cord Cutting Is Saving Americans $5.5 Billion This Year
Have you ever wondered how much money is really being saved by cord cutting? The Wall Street Journal says that cord cutting saves the average American over $100 a month, but how much does it save everyone? According to a new study from cg42, the total cost of cord cutting to the pay-TV industry will…
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Cord Cutting Will Grow by Over 5 Million in 2018, According to New Report
The question of how fast cord cutting is growing has always been something of a debate. Some have tried to claim cord cutting is much smaller than reported. Others have said cord cutting is far larger than reported. Now we have a new hard study by a New York consulting firm, cg42. According to this…
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Cord Cutting Is Saving Americans More Now Than Ever Before
Recently it was announced that several cord cutting services are raising their prices by $5 a month. As you would expect, this resulted in a long list of posts saying how it was cheaper to have cable TV than be a cord cutter. The truth is cord cutting has never saved Americans more. According to…
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Cord Cutting Expands into Canada
For years cord cutting in Canada has lagged behind the explosive growth cord cutting has seen in the US. Now Canada cable and satellite providers are starting to feel the pinch. Canadian cable TV and satellite providers are seeing their subscribers drop. In the 2017 fiscal year they saw a 1.9 percent drop in subscribers.…
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Why 5G Internet Is So Important for Cord Cutting
Recently you may have read a lot of about 5G home internet. Yet you may be wondering why you should care about 5G. If you enjoy cord cutting, this is something you really should be paying attention to. You may have noticed that I talk a lot about 5G recently, but it is important and…
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Cord Cutters News Now Offers FREE Cord Cutting Classes in Dallas TX
Want to learn more about cord cutting? Wish there was an in-person class you could go to and ask questions? We have good news for you! Cord Cutters News is once again going to have a series of classes about cord cutting in Dallas Texas! The first class will be held on Tuesday, August 28th,…
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Cord Cutting Costs Less Than $50 For Most Cord Cutters
One of the complaints against cord cutting is the idea that you will end up paying more for TV. This argument has recently started to die off, but you occasionally still see stories claiming it costs more to be a cord cutter. Cord Cutters News often gets asked, “With so many services will cord cutting…
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What Internet Speed Do You Need for Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, Hulu, Netflix, PlayStation Vue? We Break It Down…
Wondering what internet speed you need for cord cutting? Don’t ask your internet service provider. A common trick ISPs use on cord cutters is telling them they need a crazy fast internet speed to stream video. (Often at a crazy high price tag.) So, we want to update our post about what internet speeds you…
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Over 15 Million Americans Use an Antenna for FREE Over-the-Air TV
Ten years ago, the antenna to receive over-the-air TV was a dying trend. Increasingly, Americans ditched antennas in favor of cable TV. Now that trend has reversed with the growth of cord cutting. So how many Americans get their TV from an antenna has been something of a debate recently. Unlike with cable TV, it…