Tablo Blog

Cord Cutter’s Guide to Streaming HD Video Without Buffering

July 10, 2017

Even if you can stream YouTube or standard Netflix content easily, older and slower WiFi router technology, improper router positioning, and interference from other appliances or neighbors can cause buffering issues when streaming high quality video like the HDTV content from your Tablo OTA DVR. Keep reading to find out why... 

How to Watch the 2017 Academy Awards as a Cord Cutter

February 24, 2017

The 89^th Oscars airs live Sunday, February 26 on ABC/CTV starting with red carpet coverage at 7 p.m. ET. Learn how you can watch live without a cable or satellite subscription.

How To Watch the 2016 Major League Baseball Playoffs as a Cord Cutter

October 04, 2016

Baseball fans! The Major League Baseball playoffs are upon us and the good news is you can watch the MLB playoffs live, even if you’re a cord cutter. A good selection of games will be aired on broadcast networks and available with an antenna and the remaining can be seen with streaming services. 

How to Watch the 2016 Emmys Without Cable

September 16, 2016

TV’s biggest night – the 68^th Annual Emmy Awards - is happening this Sunday and the best way to watch is to use an over-the-air (OTA) antenna. 

How I Cut the Cord with Tablo – By Tom, the Dish Ditching Cordcutter

August 24, 2016

Why did you cut the cord? How much money are you saving each month?
One day it dawned on me that the only TV I watched through my cable provider were channels that I could get free with an Over-The-Air (OTA) HDTV antenna. I was paying $98 a month for Dish Network and realized that as much as it pleased me to just pay money for something I didn’t use (haha), I was done with pay TV.

How I Cut the Cord with Tablo – by Brett, the Smugly Superior Cord Cutter

February 22, 2016

Why did you cut the cord? How much money are you saving each month?
I recently moved and decided I didn't want to pay anyone anything for TV anymore. I didn't plan to stop watching TV - I just wanted to stop paying for it. I was spending close to $150 a month to get programming from a mid-tier satellite package to four TVs. Now I spend $0 a month. I get so excited whenever I think about this that a little pee comes out.

Expert Advice - Securing Affordable Standalone Internet When You Cut the Cord

February 11, 2016

At least a few times a week, I get an email or two asking about internet service. It’s happened so often, in fact, that I added an ISP search engine to my site to help people find internet service deals in their area. The main question?

“How do I save on internet service when I break the bundle?”

Which makes sense, right? You get a discount on internet service when you bundle together with pay-TV and landline. So won’t the cable companies try and get their money back when you cut cable and signup for broadband? 

Of course they will. But the truth is that you can still save money and get the internet service you need.

How I Cut the Cord with Tablo – By Nick, the Cord Cutting Gadget Guru

August 27, 2015

Why did you cut the cord? How much money are you saving each month?
The writing on the wall has been there for years: the cable and satellite companies run an inflexible, poorly reliable, and expensive service to provide what should be the opposite of what they provide. It should be of reasonable cost, flexible, and extraordinarily reliable! 

How I Cut the Cord with Tablo – By Andy, the Saving for College Cord Cutter

July 16, 2015

Why did you cut the cord? How much money are you saving each month? 
The retention department dance with the cable company every 6-12 months was getting really old. Over the last three promotional periods, our rate for internet/cable had risen from $99 to $160/month. I did a little research and just about everything we watched was available Over-the-Air. After cutting the cord we pay just $34.98/month.

OTA + OTT Streaming Makes Sense (and Cents!) for Cordcutters

March 24, 2015

Since the beginning of 2015, we’ve seen a wave of announcements for new television streaming services and TV a-la-carte offerings. There’s been Sling TV, CBS All Access, HBO Now and Playstation Vue. NBC is also rumored to be planning a comedy-focused streaming service and others are saying Apple is planning a service including content from both broadcast and cable channels.

There’s never been more choice for consumers which is great news. However, some news reports have been focusing on how adding these services to get the equivalent of cable isn't really a good bargain...