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How I Cut the Cord with Tablo: By Bryan, the Commercial Skipping Cord Cutter

August 31, 2017

How much money are you saving each month?
I am saving about $120 a month on service, $7 a month on each of the cable boxes, and a little over $1.6 million on headache relief from having to deal with the monopoly-driven cable company! Now, that is some kind of savings!

Cord Cutter’s Guide to Watching the 2017 British Open Golf Tournament

July 19, 2017

The British Open goes from July 20^th - July 23^rd at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Thankfully for cord cutters the entire tournament will be broadcast on the Golf Channel, and NBC (or CTV in Canada) will also pick up third and final round action. 

Take It Easy: A Gentler Approach to Cord Cutting

May 24, 2017

Have you been waffling about cutting the cord on cable? The good news is that summer is a low stress time to ease yourself, and your family, into the transition from pay TV to free OTA TV. 

April is Showering Cord Cutting Sports Fans with Great Content

April 07, 2017

April is a busy month for cord cutting sports fans. Whether you like baseball, golf, hockey, or basketball you’re covered with an Over-the-Air TV antenna and a few handy streaming services. So break out your foam finger and get ready to cheer your favorites on!

How to Watch March Madness as a Cord Cutter

March 10, 2017

March Madness is arguably the greatest event of the year for college basketball fans. Starting March 14th and going into April, viewers get the excitement and exhilaration of watching a team move through the tournament to achieve college basketball supremacy. Luckily, even if you’ve ditched cable, there are plenty of opportunities for you to catch all the March Madness action!

Stop Paying for More Than You Need... Five Little-Known Money-Saving Tricks from Savvy Cord Cutters

January 29, 2016

For many people, saving money is the primary reason for cutting the cord on cable or satellite. This isn’t surprising given that the costs of cable are actually rising four times faster than inflation. That’s simply not sustainable for the average family.

Despite the best efforts of the cable industry, you can still save a significant amount of money (often $100/month or more) by becoming a cord cutter and still enjoy all of your favorite shows.

Here are five tricks from your fellow cord-cutters that’ll help you maximize your cord cutting savings... 

How I Cut the Cord with Tablo – By John, the On-Demand TV Watching Cord Cutter

January 20, 2016

Why did you cut the cord? How much money are you saving each month?

I was paying $200 per month with Cox Cable. We were spending all that money to spend most of our time channel surfing for something worthwhile to watch. I started cord cutting with a Roku to watch Netflix, Amazon, & Hulu.  After researching OTA DVRs (Tablo and TiVo), I chose to add Tablo for its technology and money saving features.

Specifically, Tablo allows me to upgrade the replaceable hard drive to any size. The Live TV grid guide looks so advanced and polished compared to any cable provider. Access to all of Tablo’s features isn’t free but in comparison to pay TV it’s a great deal. I paid less than $50 for a yearly subscription.

How I Cut the Cord with Tablo – By Russ, the Family Time Cord Cutter

October 06, 2015

Why did you cut the cord? How much money are you saving each month?
I'm the kind of guy who likes to have control over my lifestyle. I know that a good company needs a plan for recurring revenue, but I was just sick and tired of sacrificing my money to the visual entertainment overlords who had me shackled by a contract.

So I went on a ’techno-diet‘! By that I mean, I resisted the urge to get new gear from the satellite company just because I could at the cost of 2 more years’ worth of billable chains. After 6 long months, my contract finally expired and I kicked the DirecTV habit!

ENTER TO WIN: Get Fired Up About Cord Cutting Giveaway

May 28, 2015

Summer is the PERFECT time to begin your cord cutting journey. 

To get you started, we're giving away a Tablo 2-Tuner OTA DVR and an Amazon Fire TV cord cutting package. 

Get the details on how to enter!

Cord Cutting 101 – Four Steps to Freedom from Cable and Satellite

May 22, 2015

A recent study showed 2.9 percent of cable and satellite subscribers intend to cut the cord in 2015, which may not sound significant, but in fact represents millions of people who are fed up with the high costs and poor customer service.

With the finales of fall TV favorites over and done with, summer is an ideal time to join the cord cutting ranks. However, some folks may not even know how to get started. For you, dear cord-cutting noobs, we’ve put together a handy four-step cord-cutting guide.