Tag: Cord Cutting
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So Why Do People Become Cord Cutters? We Asked Our Readers
The question of why people decide to cut the cord and break free from high overpriced cable TV bills has been around for years. Many so-called experts try to offer us a wide range of reasons, so we decided to ask our readers what they thought. We surveyed our readers and a little over 1,000…
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Editorial: Taking on More Bad Cable Propaganda… (Yes CNBC People Are Cutting The Cord)
Cable propaganda is in full swing once again. This time it is coming from a new Digital Democracy Survey and quickly reported by sources such as CNBC. “Cord-cutting isn’t happening” according to this survey… That is even in the title of the CNBC story about the study. Also according to this survey (That I had…
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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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Cord Cutting on The Cheap – Helping You Become a Cord Cutter As Cheaply as Possible
Cord cutting can be a great way to save money, but there are startup costs. Here is a short guide on ways to get started as a cord cutter on the cheap. #1 Streaming Players With the average price of $70 to $100 per streaming player buying a new streaming player(s) can be a bit…
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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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No Over-the-Air Free TV is Not Going Away & Other Lies Cable Companies Tell You
There has been a lot of confusion and flat-out lies about over-the-air TV recently. With the announcement of the new 4K over-the-air TV standard approved by the FCC has come confusion; however, have no fear you will still be able to get the same free over-the-air TV you get now. So who has been spreading…
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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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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…