Tag: Cord Cutting
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Cord Cutting Five Years Later: My Cord Cutting Story
This year will mark five years since my wife and I took the jump and became cord cutters. So I wanted to take a moment to dive into why I became a cord cutter and what I have learned over the last five years. I also made a video telling my story: First, Why I…
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When I Decided to Cut the Cord – An Introduction of Jess Barnes Our Newest Writer
Note From Luke: Today I am very excited to introduce Jess Barnes the newest guest writer at Cord Cutters News. She has been a cord cutter for about four years and will now take what she knows to help others. So today to introduce our newest writer here is her cord cutting story. Four years…
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Our 2017 DVR Buyer’s Guide For Cord Cutters
Over-the-air TV is an inexpensive way to get tens of thousands of hours of great entertainment every year, but without a DVR you will likely miss out on much of it. I find with my DVR I can build up a huge library of great shows that can be hard to find on many streaming…
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How My Family Saves Over $2,000 a Year as Cord Cutters
So I thought it was time to give an update on how my family is doing as cord cutters. I have talked about this in the past, but it has been awhile. Now my family does not only cut the cord on cable but we’ve also ditched landlines and even cut the cord from our…
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Explaining the Reality of Cord Cutting
Over the years I have learned that new cord cutters often struggle with the sudden change from a cable service that they had for 30 years to the new cord cutting. There are new remotes to learn and new places to find your favorite shows. No longer do you think channel 5 for Fox. You…
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Canadian Cord Cutting 101
This post is a work in progress. I live in the US so it took a bit of research. If you live in Canada and have a service to suggest please leave us a comment. Together we can build a great guide for Canadians. Cord cutting can sound scary at first—with a ton of options…
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A War for Your Cord Cutting Dollar Is Starting & You Will Be the Winner
For the first time in many years there is true competition for your live TV dollar with Sling TV and PlayStation Vue facing new competition from services such as DIRECTV NOW, Hulu, and YouTube TV. This competition has never before been seen in the industry. Now that there is serious competition, we are seeing serious…
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5 Big Cord Cutting Stories I Am Watching
Cord cutting is growing quickly, and it is hard to keep track of everything happening. The following is a quick roundup of five big cord cutting stories I am watching. #1 New Android TV Player from Google Leaks and an event at Google’s I/O event point to a major update to Android TV coming in…
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Other Cord Cutting Services I Love – Hopefully Helping You Find New Services to Try
Recently I wrote a post about what devices I use and another post about what streaming services I use; however, those posts just listed what I really use. Sadly, with Cord Cutters News taking up so much of my time, the amount of time I watch TV has gone way down. Now even though I…
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If I Could Change One Thing About Every Major Streaming Service It Would Be…
It is always fun to think what if I was in charge and could do anything I want. If I ran Netflix I would do… If I was in charge of Sling I would… Today I am going to take a moment to do just that; however, I am not going to go all crazy.…