Tag: Cord Cutting
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Google Now Makes Cord Cutting Even Easier
Ever have a hard time finding the streaming service with your favorite show? Google has made it easy to find your show just by “Googling.” When you look for a show in Google searches, such as “Dancing With The Stars,” along with details of the show the sidebar will list streaming services with the show.…
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My Reply to The Refinery29 Piece: The Great Cord-Cutting Debate: Is It Really The Wave of The Future
There once again seems to be a wave of anti-cord cutting posts. This time instead of complaining you can’t really cut the cord they are trying to convince you that you will pay more than you would for cable TV. The most recent story like this is from Refinery29. So let’s break down Refinery29’s argument…
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2017 Is Going to Be a Great Year for Cord Cutting — Here Is What You Can Expect…
2017 is only two weeks away, and it is going to be a great year for cord cutting. From a host of new streaming services to probably several new devices here are a few things we know and a few things we expect to happen in 2017. Here is what we know: ESPN Standalone Streaming…
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3 Tips to Make Cord Cutting Easy
Cord cutting can be complicated if you don’t prepare—from finding streaming devices to the right streaming services and antenna. Do not worry, we are here to help make cord cutting as easy as possible. So here are three tips to help make cord cutting easy. #1 Don’t Rush Into It The number one mistake people…
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This Is a Dangerous Time for Cord Cutting
Cord cutting has hit an interesting crossroads in the course of changing the future of how people watch TV. A few years ago being a cord cutter meant that you would save $1,000 or more a year while at the same time how you watch TV would change. You may give up something or have…
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A Short History of How Cord Cutting Started & Why Cable Companies Still Don’t Get It
I often get asked how cord cutting got started. People want to know when it really began and what changed to make it happen. So here is a short history of how cord cutting began. First I need to define cord cutting. There have always been people who didn’t pay for TV through a traditional…
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Tip of the Day: Avoid The Temptation to Make Cord Cutting About Replacing Cable TV
I am hearing a lot of talk about how cord cutting is not less expensive than cable TV. I could not disagree more because my family saves over $2,000 a year and our studies have shown that on average cord cutters save over $1,000 a year. When I talk with people who say they cannot…
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Over 2 Million Cable TV Subscribers Canceled or Downgraded in 2016
2016 has been a great year for cord cutters, and now we are just finding out how great it has been. From new services to a flood of new channels joining Sling TV and PlayStation Vue, the good news for cord cutters keeps coming. We now have a look at just how many people have…
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Here Are the Top 5 Reasons People Cancel Cable
Cord cutting is on the rise as more and more people ditch cable to become cord cutters. Almost weekly a new service or device comes out to reach cord cutters. So what is driving people to become cord cutters? DigitalSmiths, a TiVo-owned research company, took a look at the top reasons people are ditching traditional…
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3 Common Mistakes New Cord Cutters Make & How You Can Avoid Them
Making the move from a pay-TV service, such as cable TV, to cord cutting is no small move; however, it does not need to be as difficult as many new cord cutters make it. Here are 3 common mistakes new cord cutters make and how you can avoid them. #1 Expecting Cord Cutting to Work…