Saving money on TV and Phone
Massachusetts
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Not Hunting related directly but the savings could go towards new hunting gear ! ! !
We have switched our service to the following and I am impressed with the quality and pleased with the savings.
Amazon Prime w/ Firestick. Initially, it is about $50. and one may try Netflix, Hulu etc. for a trial free month. We decided on Hulu with limited adds for $40. P/M. Lots of choices beyond that ... Must have Wi-Fi (Verizon, Comcast, etc. )
Phone service: I presently have Jitterbug and it seems to serve my limited needs. Then there is Republic (where you can bring your own phone and number) The wife is using "Republic Wireless" for $ 23. p/m and an additional GB data for $5. Inexpensive Android phones may be purchased at either choice. $50. and up.
Savings are about $ 200. P/M or $ 2400. P/year... Who knew?
We just switched to Comcast everything. High speed internet and the same channels we had with Direct TV. Total savings of 120 a month. We are under 180 a month for both now versus 180 a month for just Direct TV. Sucks learning the new channel lineup again!!!
Interested to hear about how much cheaper your phone service is compared to mine, PI. I might have to look into that.
I'm done with the cable companies. We canceled cable 2 years ago, got an antenna for local stations (didn't miss a Pat's game all year) and down graded our internet from 75mbps to 25mbps. I now only give comcast $39.99/month, with no noticeable internet slowdowns. We have a google chromecast to stream a few Netflix shows to our TV. Since canceling cable we've been saving a little more than a full months rent over the course of a year.
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Best internet TV service is,... Sling,..
Get the blue package (higher end for 25/month) gives you 45 channels. Add the alacart "Heartland" package (WorldFishingNetwork SportsmanChannel OutdoorChannel RIDETV RFDTV PixL CowboyChannel) set of channels for an extra 5/month
30 a month and you get a lot!!!!
I also add the "News" package for another 5/month
I have an Amazon firestick on every tv in the house. My AT&T Unlimited wireless family plan gets me DirecTVnow (streaming, no satellite) for $10/month. Gets me 60+ channels I believe, including all the local channels. Xfinity internet @ 68/month for up to 200MBps. So tv and internet for less than $80/month. I used to pay over $200/month before I cancelled my home phone, which we kept unplugged because of constant telemarketing calls, and cable through Xfinity. Also, I have an Amazon Prime account which gets me some good kid shows, movies, etc.
Best thing I ever did was cancel TV & Phone. Kids talk more, play actual board & card games, get their butts outside & ride bikes, skateboards etc Believe it or not, they're more peaceful kids not seeing the BS/Fake news, and tragedies that News thrives on. Apple TV is fine for the 5/yo when I actually let her watch a show ( only so many episodes of Peppa Pig and Elena of Avalor a Dadzilla can tolerate) glad I did it! 39.99/mo for Wifi, all the basic needs covered!
Good confirmation folks! Thanks. BB we will look into "sling" and maybe squeak out a few more perks.
For the others who are still paying too much ... It works and its legal. Maybe this will develop into a "how to get stuff cheap "thread.
Peace of the Pi .