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How I Cut the Cord with Tablo – by Corey, the Family-Friendly Cord Cutter

July 05, 2018

Why did you cut the cord?
After many years of being forced into two-year cable contracts for services and channels I didn’t need, I’d finally had enough.

We had a pretty slim cable package with no premium movie channels and were still paying over $200/month for cable/phone/internet which the cable companies practically force you to bundle together for the best ’savings‘.

No more! I did my homework. Lots of it. And when the contract ended, I cut the cord and used it to swing into some sweet savings.

Is Your Cord Cutting Setup Ready for NFL Pre-Season Football?

August 11, 2016

The NFL pre-season will be the first opportunity to watch your favorite team shake the cobwebs off and prepare for the road to the Superbowl. If you don’t have cable, your first step is ensuring your cord-cutting setup is ready to go. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the ideal cord-cutting setups for catching NFL pre-season 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... 

Cord Cutting with a Data Cap: It Is Possible

June 04, 2015

One of the ways cable companies are combatting the cord-cutting movement is by instituting bandwidth data caps (or finally enforcing caps) on internet packages. Potential cord-cutters have been warned that moving from a cable package to obtaining all video entertainment by downloading video or through streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu and Sling TV will be just as expensive, if not more, due to potential bandwidth overages.

Despite this propaganda, it’s totally possible to cut the cord on expensive cable TV contracts even if you have an internet data cap.

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...