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playstation VUE (WhateverTF that is) gives  you all 3 news channels (and other stuff) for $50 a month.

http://www.theverge.com/a/online-tv-stream-price-guide

 

From what I read Mike the VUE allows you to stream content through your playstation like Apple TV or amazon fire tv.  If you don't have a PS 3 or 4, then VUE won't work.

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I need a DVR to record shows and I need my local sports channel to watch the baseball season.  What I did was go to the smallest DirecTV package they have and I get the sports package for 6 months out of the year only.  When baseball's over I get Netflix until baseball starts again.  So I keep my bill for TV/Netflix around $75 per month.  Internet is $31.  IPhone 5, Pay-as-Go plan, is about $12 per month.  Yea, I don't use the phone much.

This is the best I can do for now.  I don't watch live TV, I use the DVR to record EVERYTHING (even sports) so I can screen out all commercialism. 

I don't understand why we have TV commercials if we are paying to watch TV in the first place.  

 

 

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It seems I've come to the party late but here's my two cents.

I convinced my wife to let me cut the cord and once Mad Men ended she let me. I put a good old fashioned antenna in our attic for local tv and news. I have Apple TV for Hulu, Netflix, and HBO Now. We pay $44 and some change for the almost top tier speed. We were paying $230 for Direct TV and I hated it. Hulu is for all the tv shows and now we pay a little more to not have commercials. With all of this we still save well over $100 a month and now watch what we want.

I'm waiting for Sony Playstation Vue to be in my area and we're planning on giving that a try. I've never been a sports nut and my set up only allows for what is shown locally.

Someone mentioned pirating and there are ways for some things. Netflix you just need a friend/family user name and password. Other things that Apple TV offers like HBO GO you just need the same friend/family to let you use their cable credentials and then you get those for free. Pretty much the wireless way of tapping into your neighbors cable line.

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