Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

avebury

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4. I dropped by cable and I don't have satellite tv. I do have pretty high speed internet.

Sun May 22, 2016, 07:02 PM

May 2016

I bought a new digital TV and Roku stick for less than $200.00. With the Roku I stream Netflix and I picked up Acorn TV (a streaming service for British TV - free for 30 days and $4.99/month after that). I could probably reduce my internet speed if I wanted to and get by just fine.

My Roku Stick (which cost a one time charge of $38) plugs right into the TV and picks up my home wifi. I found places on the web to watch almost any cable shows that I want to watch but find that I really prefer British and Canadian programming.

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Reducing the cost of watching tv [View all] Kaleva Feb 2016 OP

We did good. Curmudgeoness Feb 2016 #1

I love the internet and would hate to go without it Kaleva Feb 2016 #2

I was shocked that I picked up about 30 channesl over the air avebury May 2016 #5

There's a noticeable imporvement in picture quality Kaleva Feb 2016 #3

I dropped by cable and I don't have satellite tv. I do have pretty high speed internet. avebury May 2016 #4

Democracy Now! avebury May 2016 #6

I'm a foster parent for a 15 month old. Kaleva May 2016 #7

I cut the cable in 2012 and never looked back. ImLiberalNotLeftist Jun 2016 #8

A while back, after a relocation, PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2016 #9

If I had to choose between the internet and tv, I'd choose the internet Kaleva Aug 2016 #10

recently went to sling dembotoz Jan 2017 #11

so far so good dembotoz Apr 2017 #12

Time Warner annoyed me so I cancelled my cable tv service Zorro Apr 2017 #13

keep an eye on stuff from spectrum....they took it on the chin with slow time warner speeds when dembotoz Jul 2017 #16

I'm cheap; basic internet, an old Roku and a TV antenna eShirl Jun 2017 #14

I have Roku with basic internet and subscribe to Hulu now. Kaleva Jun 2017 #15