Yeah, that's pretty easy to keep those streaming costs down when you essentially don't watch TV at all.
I'm still watching, but I'm happy to pay $0 also.
How well does that work? Do you have to sign up for it? Does the DirecTV Stream also have your DVR'd content?
If you would have internet service anyway, you shouldn't add that as a streaming service cost. Also noted on Amazon Prime. And is that Tmobile entry really part of your streaming cost?? I certainly wouldn't count my phone since I would have it anyway.
We created an account with DirecTV on there website with our account number and used that username and password when logging into the DirecTV Roku app. We don't have the DVR option.
Yeah, I don't have a good alternative for Comcast even for internet access. And Comcast just raised my rate for basic internet service another $9/mo. Well, it turns out $5 of that increase is because I was using auto billing to my CC, which used to give me a $10 discount, and they changed it to $5. To get a $10 auto payment discount, you have to do direct withdraw from bank account. And this is Comcast we're talking about. They already told me that my information has been compromised from their computer systems, but now I have to add my bank account to their insecure system keep the discount I had already been getting, plus I would still have a $4 rate increase regardless.I don’t mind ads.
I haven’t yet found a service that forces me to actually watch them
Grab a snack, unload the dishwasher, or just get up and stretch.
That said, I cut the cord years ago primarily for two reasons.
First, I hated paying hefty fees for services such as ESPN that I never watch (almost 40% of our cable bill was the inclusion of ESPN).
Second, I hated the monopoly Comcast had in our area. Streaming services at least have to compete with each other.
Try some of those live TV channels, and I bet there are commercials.
