Are you a Cord Cutter?

[displayname]

Now when I look at cable vs the other streaming/live TV options (OTA, PS Vue, Sling, YouTube TV/Live) I wonder less about what I'm missing, and more about why they haven't changed.

 

I watch far less tv now that I don't have cable. I just find better things to do than watch tv, including sports. Most sports broadcasts are starting to get so political that I don't want to watch anymore. I still watch some of the more major events, but I find myself watching less and less each year.

I've also found this to be true. I miss it less because there are more than enough options when I need something. I've also turned to music to the fill the void of just having background sound while doing things in the house.

[J_Tizzle]

I currently use Uverse for internet and Sling for TV. The thing is, that my internet is about $70 a month, and the Sling (orange and blue package + sports) runs about $50. So while having no contract is neat and I can add HBO for 3 months kinda deal (I could still just do using the HBO app on my Apple TV). I have all types of issues with Sling cutting in and out and really haven't been that pleased with it.

 

Mediacom has their Xtreme packages for about $100 a month which includes insanely fast internet, 200ish channels, and a TiVo. And even once the intro price is over, its still cheaper than what the combo of Uverse + Sling is, and I wouldn't have all the issues with Sling.

[Bones.]

Playstation Vue is the best of the internet streaming options. It has the best selection, allows pause, rewind, quality is excellent and is now available on all the current boxes like Apple TV and Roku.

 

My wife and I just made the decision to cut the cord and we're very happy. All we really watch is HBO/Netflix and I'm a sports junkie.

 

With Vue sports + HBO and an HD Antenna for local channels we're going to be paying $60-70 less than we were before, and we're getting several sports (and other) channels we didn't even get with our base dish subscription, like Golf, FS1, FS south, NFL Network, and a few others. Even if we went with cable to bundle our internet it would've still be more expensive and less value because their basic package was slim pickings for sports channels.

[porkpistol]

We are waiting for our contract to be up with DirecTV at the end of this year, then we are cutting. I already have a fire stick with Kodi on it, but it can be a pain to find a good stream. YouTube offers a streaming service that has unlimited cloud DVR for up to 9 months. You can share the package with 6 people and 3 can watch/record at the same time. $35 per month for about 50 channels. Includes all locals and major sports channels as well as the Golf channel. This may be the route we take when we cut DirecTV.

[Kuz013]

Ive had Sling since it launched, i also signed up for Directv now to see which i like better (still deciding) then also have Netflix and use Kodi.