Cord Cutters

**BustOfPallas** · 05-04-2020, 09:39 AM

How many of you (us) are there on here?

I have been talking about it for years at least and finally did it this morning.

They subsidize the cost of internet heavily if you are buying all the content so that went up.

With all the equipment rental fees though I'll be getting a decent amount back a month.

I watched a "local" couple build their own A frame in I think West Virginia and go totally off the grid and that pushed me into acting this morning.

The couple have a youtube channel "Wild Wonderful Off the Grid". I knew as soon as the husband started talking he had a local dialect and sure enough he does a mega commute to score "DC" money. His wife is really cute AF and well built and works as hard as he does. The farm land they own is really pretty.

Anyway very inspiring.

**usmccharles** · 05-04-2020, 09:43 AM

I'd love to have a A-frame out in the wilderness, but not having internet is where my issue would be. Video games, movies, and football is a necessity.

I haven't had cable in years. Netflix Amazon Prime w/ hbo, showtime, Hulu is all I roll with. Plutotv is awesome for a free service as well.

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**Vlad the lad** · 09-08-2020, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by usmccharles

I'd love to have a A-frame out in the wilderness, but not having internet is where my issue would be. Video games, movies, and football is a necessity.

I haven't had cable in years. Netflix Amazon Prime w/ hbo, showtime, Hulu is all I roll with. Plutotv is awesome for a free service as well.

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How much do you pay per month for all that. And you still have to pay for internet.

**usmccharles** · 09-08-2020, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by Vlad the lad

How much do you pay per month for all that. And you still have to pay for internet.

Netflix 13
Amazon prime 13
Hbo 15
Showtime 11
Hulu canceled
Internet 60. I game a lot so I want good speeds

So 110ish. I also may cancel hbo and showtime, I need to check go ass if any shows are coming out thst I'm interested in.

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**wickedsolo** · 05-04-2020, 09:51 AM

That's definitely an appealing lifestyle for me.

Buy 20+ acres somewhere. Build a house on it or buy something with a house and renovate it. If we didn't have kids in school, we might consider doing it now. I think once our kids graduate high school, we may do the whole "peace out" thing and leave Maryland.

I've been looking at property in Montana, northern Michigan, Idaho, Wyoming, etc.

Not that I really want to become Canadian, but I would love to live on Nova Scotia.

**CarrollCoRaven** · 05-04-2020, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by wickedsolo

That's definitely an appealing lifestyle for me.

Buy 20+ acres somewhere. Build a house on it or buy something with a house and renovate it. If we didn't have kids in school, we might consider doing it now. I think once our kids graduate high school, we may do the whole "peace out" thing and leave Maryland.

I've been looking at property in Montana, northern Michigan, Idaho, Wyoming, etc.

Not that I really want to become Canadian, but I would love to live on Nova Scotia.

I love the area around Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho. Beautiful part of the country. I wouldn't want to live there in the winter time though. Too cold for my liking.

**Bhcforlife** · 05-04-2020, 03:12 PM

Done it for a few years now. Replaced it with Sling primarily along with the other typical streaming services and I've been happy. Haven't missed cable at all. The hardest part was taking that first step outside that comfort zone.

**wickedsolo** · 05-04-2020, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Bhcforlife

Done it for a few years now. Replaced it with Sling primarily along with the other typical streaming services and I've been happy. Haven't missed cable at all. The hardest part was taking that first step outside that comfort zone.

Now that Dish Network offers mobile live NFL games through a web browser, mobile device, laptop, etc. I'm much more inclined to look into this.

Losing out on watching the Ravens is what has really held me back.

**Bhcforlife** · 05-08-2020, 08:02 AM

Originally Posted by wickedsolo

Now that Dish Network offers mobile live NFL games through a web browser, mobile device, laptop, etc. I'm much more inclined to look into this.

Losing out on watching the Ravens is what has really held me back.

That was the trickiest part for me, as Sling doesn't offer CBS (only FOX and NBC, no ABC either), and I'm too far south to pick up WJZ or WUSA via antenna.

I ended up getting CBS All Access since I am local to MD. I use the app for it on Xbox One but you can also watch via browser, etc. It would work for you too I would imagine. It's $7 a month and you get the live CBS football in season. I sub during the season and cancel after the last CBS game.

I think there was a thread about this on the main forum and someone said there YouTube TV includes CBS too.

**BustOfPallas** · 05-04-2020, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by Bhcforlife

The hardest part was taking that first step outside that comfort zone.

Agree 100%.

**Greg** · 05-05-2020, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by BustOfPallas

Originally Posted by Bhcforlife

The hardest part was taking that first step outside that comfort zone.

Agree 100%.

Agreed. I had DirecTV and finally dumped them last July and within a week I was wondering why the hell I hadn't done it years ago. Over-the-air (Tablo DVR), Hulu, Amazon Prime, PlutoTV, Youtube, etc. Way more offered and half the price.

**Blovius_Maximus** · 05-04-2020, 05:17 PM

Might anyone direct me to a helpful tutorial on how to do this?

My parents are growing increasingly upset with their cable bill, but anything computer-related scares them. I'm wondering if there's a “Cord-cutting for Luddites” pamphlet somewhere.