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If your cable bill keeps climbing, you don’t have to give up your television. There is a way to keep watching your shows and movies at a fraction of the cost. It’s called cord cutting.
“Cord cutting” means that you can dump your cable company, replace it with a small indoor HDTV antenna and a streaming device, and sign up for individual services for much less than you’re paying now.
There are new streaming devices every day: Roku, the Roku stick, Amazon Fire stick and more. Roku connects to your TV with an HDMI cable ($10) and runs on Wi-Fi from your Internet. The stick plugs right into your TV. The little device will cost you from $30 to $100, depending on which one you select.
With Roku alone you can access thousands of channels, many of them free. Some will cost you a few dollars a month. Before you sign up for any channels, give yourself a month of sampling what you can get on your device for free.
If you’re ready to venture out and add channels, consider Netflix for its thousands of movies, as well as full seasons of TV shows, although they’re a year late. Hulu, on the other hand, airs many network shows the next day or week. If you’re an Amazon Prime customer, look through its movie and TV offerings for no additional cost, or access premium channels (such as HBO and Showtime) at a discount.
That’s where you need to beware. Make your choices carefully, or you run the risk of signing up for so many that it equals the cable bill you just got rid of. Take it one step at a time.
Your best bet to start: a Roku and Netflix.
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