I just thought about this for a second... I moved into my house last March and I've successfully cut the cord without any regrets.
I initially went in thinking that I wasn't going to be able to do so, and just wanted to test the waters (especially having a woman living with me) to see how I would manage, but I can say I've conquered this and still get to watch whatever I want, whenever I want.
Since I've done it, I feel like sharing how I've broke away from the traditional mold to some who may be contemplating it.
Sports: I'm a huge sports viewer. I knew I was going to have to figure out how I was going to get my games for this to work. And I see a lot of people saying they can't go without cable because of they want their sports in HD... It can be done. Every league has a sports package to view the majority of the games are being played (I have League Pass) And you can get CBS, Fox, ABC, WGN, NBC etc with an antennae which won't cost you shyt on your monthly bill. Signal comes in HD also. That's most of your prime time NFL games right there. For ESPN, I use my Xbox's app for it and a friend to authenticate the subscription on it. That gives me full access to ESPN's live programming, for free. Depending on the provider, you might not have to even use a friends... you could use your parents, they prolly don't give a shyt anyway. The only games that I can't catch on my TV are the TNT and NBATV games (which is a fukking joke). Everything else I have covered. And shot out to @Arcavian for putting me on this...NBA TNT Overtime: 2013 Live Player so I can at least stream some TNT games on PC
TV & Movies: I would say this is the easiest thing to supplement when you cut the cord. Between Netflix, HBOGo, Hulu, Amazon Instant, and knowing how to use the internet...
You can get and watch any and everything you want. And honestly, you don't have to pay for this shyt either if you have some login credentials. A lot of people don't even know what HBOGo is let alone use the apps for it, so if they're not using, why not have them let you use it? Sharing is caring friends
Getting HD Content to Your HDTVs: Consoles are good for streaming the main apps. My Xbox doesn't even get burn anymore for games. I turn it on for either NBA League Pass, or ESPN now. I have 3 HDTVs, 2 have a local coaxial cable plugged directly into them (fukk a cable box
) 3 Rokus, 2 PS3s, 1 Xbox, and 2 of these TVs are smart TVs so I could use the apps on them if I wanted. Basically, I have more than enough gadgets to get the goods to where they need to be. For stuff that's on my computer particularly movies I use the Rokus paired with Plex. All you making threads on the PS3/360 being garbage for movies need to know that you should throw the PS3 in the bushes if you're trying to watch movies on it problems free.
Internet Speed: Going about this life is only possible if your internet is cable of handling HD. I haven't had less than 20mbps since moving in and that's been good enough for all the streams to come in in 1080p via wifi in every room. I recently upgraded to 30mbps because Comcast was telling me my promotion was running out so I upgraded mainly for the internet. They also gave me 1 cable box that's not in HD, and it doesn't even have Comcast Sportsnet, a channel that I'm getting in HD now by being hooked directly to the coaxial cables, so that shyt Comcast sent me is still in the damn box.
All in all, I hope this can provide some guidance to those wondering if they can be about that life.
My wife doesn't complain at all, and her favorite shows come on ABC anyway... if they aren't on a local channel, Netflix, HBO? Then I just download em for her. No big deal.
I initially went in thinking that I wasn't going to be able to do so, and just wanted to test the waters (especially having a woman living with me) to see how I would manage, but I can say I've conquered this and still get to watch whatever I want, whenever I want.
Since I've done it, I feel like sharing how I've broke away from the traditional mold to some who may be contemplating it.
Sports: I'm a huge sports viewer. I knew I was going to have to figure out how I was going to get my games for this to work. And I see a lot of people saying they can't go without cable because of they want their sports in HD... It can be done. Every league has a sports package to view the majority of the games are being played (I have League Pass) And you can get CBS, Fox, ABC, WGN, NBC etc with an antennae which won't cost you shyt on your monthly bill. Signal comes in HD also. That's most of your prime time NFL games right there. For ESPN, I use my Xbox's app for it and a friend to authenticate the subscription on it. That gives me full access to ESPN's live programming, for free. Depending on the provider, you might not have to even use a friends... you could use your parents, they prolly don't give a shyt anyway. The only games that I can't catch on my TV are the TNT and NBATV games (which is a fukking joke). Everything else I have covered. And shot out to @Arcavian for putting me on this...NBA TNT Overtime: 2013 Live Player so I can at least stream some TNT games on PC
TV & Movies: I would say this is the easiest thing to supplement when you cut the cord. Between Netflix, HBOGo, Hulu, Amazon Instant, and knowing how to use the internet...
You can get and watch any and everything you want. And honestly, you don't have to pay for this shyt either if you have some login credentials. A lot of people don't even know what HBOGo is let alone use the apps for it, so if they're not using, why not have them let you use it? Sharing is caring friends
Getting HD Content to Your HDTVs: Consoles are good for streaming the main apps. My Xbox doesn't even get burn anymore for games. I turn it on for either NBA League Pass, or ESPN now. I have 3 HDTVs, 2 have a local coaxial cable plugged directly into them (fukk a cable box
) 3 Rokus, 2 PS3s, 1 Xbox, and 2 of these TVs are smart TVs so I could use the apps on them if I wanted. Basically, I have more than enough gadgets to get the goods to where they need to be. For stuff that's on my computer particularly movies I use the Rokus paired with Plex. All you making threads on the PS3/360 being garbage for movies need to know that you should throw the PS3 in the bushes if you're trying to watch movies on it problems free. Internet Speed: Going about this life is only possible if your internet is cable of handling HD. I haven't had less than 20mbps since moving in and that's been good enough for all the streams to come in in 1080p via wifi in every room. I recently upgraded to 30mbps because Comcast was telling me my promotion was running out so I upgraded mainly for the internet. They also gave me 1 cable box that's not in HD, and it doesn't even have Comcast Sportsnet, a channel that I'm getting in HD now by being hooked directly to the coaxial cables, so that shyt Comcast sent me is still in the damn box.
All in all, I hope this can provide some guidance to those wondering if they can be about that life.
My wife doesn't complain at all, and her favorite shows come on ABC anyway... if they aren't on a local channel, Netflix, HBO? Then I just download em for her. No big deal.
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off my boy's account for over a year. and he recently told me he has SHOwtime as well, so I'm gonna eat off them since they have an app comparable to HBO go now as well.
