Looking to stream movies, television shows, and entertainment right on your television without an expensive cable contract? For years cable was the best way to access entertainment, but as the cost has grown so have alternatives. We are living through a golden age of television and movies. You don't need an expensive cable TV plan to enjoy them. We'll help you do it with as little cost as possible. Here is our step-by-step guide:
Step 1) Cancel your cable. There is no reason to be paying $100 a month for cable. Remember to keep your high speed internet, though!
Step 2) Buy a Smart TV Adapter for your television (like ours!) . You'll also need an internet connection and Wi-Fi router if you don't already have one.
Step 3) If you need live television, then sign up for Sling at https://www.sling.com/ - it's $30 for regular and $45 if you want ESPN.
Step 4) If you want to stream movies and a great selection of television shows, sign up for Netflix at http://www.netflix.com - It's $10 a month. This includes a wide selection of movies and TV shows.
Step 5) If you want premium channels like HBO, Showtime, Starz (and more), you can download their app and pay a monthly fee of $14 for each station. Our recommendation? Get ONE and catch up to their new content. Then, cancel their monthly subscription and get a different channel for their content. For example, get HBO and spend 3 months watching content like Game of Thrones and the Soprano's. Then, cancel it and get Starz so you can watch Outlander and Black Sails.
Step 6) Optional - get a subscription to Google Music or Spotify and play any song every made. $9 a month lets you reminisce over that song you fell in love to, or the one played at your wedding... any song ever! (Isn't modern technology amazing?)
Total Cost:
One Time Purchase:
$80 Smart TV Adapter
Monthly Expense:
$0 YouTube videos
$10 Netflix
$30 Sling with live TV.
$14 Premium Channel (HBO or ESPN or Starz etc)
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$54 a month.
Don't need Sling or HBO? Just sign up for Netflix and you'll still have plenty of content to chose from!