Here’s How to Watch TV Shows, Movies, & Live Sports for Cheap Or FREE

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   Wilton December 13, 2019 at 6:21 pm MST

   We got a Roku last weekend and I think it will take me a couple of weeks to figure out everything that onlinees with it.

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   berrylandnow December 13, 2019 at 6:28 pm MST

   Had sling for a while. I feel like it’s overpriced. I couldn’t find hallmark or tvland or any classic tv channels. I kind of feel like Its really geared toward men. IMO

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  Daphne Murray December 13, 2019 at 6:36 pm MST

  To get Hallmark on Sling, you will need to add the Lifestyle channels to your account. It will add an additional $5 to your monthly fee.

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  Nicole December 13, 2019 at 6:55 pm MST

  Philo has tvland and hallmark channels at $20/mo

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  Amy December 13, 2019 at 6:56 pm MST

  We tried sling when it was pretty new and didn’t like it. Ditched it after a month. We had issues with prime time and popular shows, like The Walking Dead and certain sporting events. It would freeze and not play. Could be better now though, that was years ago!

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  Mel July 6, 2020 at 12:17 pm MST

  Nope. It hasn’t changed at all. I took advantage of the sling free streaming special last month. Free streaming every night from 5pm-midnight. Wanted to catch up on the Walking Dead but buffering was so horrendous….I will never pay for sling.

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  dylanfan December 14, 2019 at 5:30 am MST

  Hallmark channels are only $5 add on. Lifetime is included if you want Christmas movies.

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  [email protected] February 8, 2020 at 5:45 am MST

  I have had sling for 6 months. I have both orange and blue package which gives me the channels you say you do not get. It’s still cheaper than cable. My only negative issue is that it buffers too often. I have a Wi-Fi extender but it still takes a minute for programs, etc. to onlinee in. I like it.

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   wifeandmomof3 December 13, 2019 at 6:31 pm MST

   Is ESPN + different than the ESPN/Hulu/Disney? I want to cut but hubby wants his football games.

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  wifeandmomof3 December 13, 2019 at 6:31 pm MST

  Cut cable that is

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  Amy December 13, 2019 at 6:51 pm MST

  If he’s just an NFL fan that should be enough onlinebined with the free over the air network channels. College gets more tricky depending on the team and conference they play in, unfortunately.

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  wifeandmomof3 December 13, 2019 at 7:20 pm MST

  They said we can’t watch live games on ESPN? When I contacted. I am doing something wrong? Is it additional cost? I don’t understand the point of the ESPN bundle. And NFL

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  Stephanie December 13, 2019 at 8:39 pm MST

  ESPN and espn+ are different.

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  wifeandmomof3 December 13, 2019 at 9:33 pm MST

  Thank you

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   IB December 13, 2019 at 6:37 pm MST

   Hulu is the best. We cut directv last month after 15 years and don’t know why we didn’t do it sooner.

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   Amy December 13, 2019 at 6:41 pm MST

   Hulu is free with unlimited plans at Sprint too 😊

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   Michelle W December 13, 2019 at 6:42 pm MST

   Has anyone figured out parental controls on Tubi? So far my Apple TV parental controls don’t seem to stop movies outside my guidelines.

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   Renee December 13, 2019 at 6:48 pm MST

   If you are a Food Stamp Recipient, Amazon Prime is only $5.99/month. Have to submit a copy of your card.

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   J December 13, 2019 at 6:55 pm MST

   Please don’t forget, anyone getting
   Disney + use Ebates for $10 cash back! It takes about 2 wks for them to put it on your Ebates account.

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  Michelle W December 13, 2019 at 7:11 pm MST

  I just got mine yesterday from the Cyber Monday sale 😊

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   gingerritter December 13, 2019 at 7:25 pm MST

   So…we have TMobile and I just went thru this with them. They actually only cover the “standard plan” which is $8.99 per month and one TV. I noticed we were being charged a very small amount for Netflix every month and that was when I inquired. So…we downgraded to what they covered for FREE! 🙌

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    Sara December 13, 2019 at 7:29 pm MST

    We cut cable almost 4 years ago. Best decision we made in a while. We have Vudu, Netflix and Hulu (Hulu is free because of our Sprint account). We also have a digital antenna which gets the basic channels we need.

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    Lynn Brown December 13, 2019 at 7:30 pm MST

    Can anybody tell me how you get the tv subscription if your a Sprint customer?

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  heiAt December 13, 2019 at 10:15 pm MST

  You have to go in, they can add it. Maybe try calling? But I went in.

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  Sara December 14, 2019 at 12:19 am MST

  You should be able to access your Sprint account online to figure out if your account is eligible. If you have questions about it you can always ask the online people that pop up “to help you”.

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    Nicole December 13, 2019 at 7:45 pm MST

    I tried cutting the cord in the past, but internet is so expensive without a bundled cable package (at least in my area). The higher priced internet plus a couple streaming services ended up being almost the same price as cable. Very frustrating.

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  Stephanie December 13, 2019 at 8:37 pm MST

  I hear you! That’s why I haven’t cut the cord yet. I pay 90 bucks a month for 300 gb plan. I have to be careful what I stream so I don’t go over. Unfortunately, where I live, it’s the only option I have if I want internet.

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  patricialavenz-goff July 6, 2020 at 12:44 pm MST

  I know that some towns have a deal with internet. My brother lives in Clarksville TN and he gets his for about $20 a month but it is something only the city limits have.

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    Joe December 13, 2019 at 8:09 pm MST

    often not known but many libraries have agreements with streaming providers. All you need is a library card and if they have an ebooks/emedia section you may be in luck. In NYC you can add RBDigital using your library card to your internet device, smart phone, smart tv, Ipad, and then get ACORN TV, the British streaming channel. You do have to renew your subscription every two weeks but its free. With Roku or other such service you can have it streamed on your TV even if its not smart. In addition you also get access to almost every magazine you can think of, books, audio books, language lessons and The Great Courses all for free. May not be available in everyones library but worth checking out.

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  RB December 14, 2019 at 11:16 am MST

  Yes, even the rural county’s library in Tennessee offers two options for watching
  free movies and and obtaining free e-books through services to which they have paid memberships.
  Materials are “borrowed” (accessed) via library card for use at no cost to their patrons.
  (I am low tech and don’t watch much t.v., so I have not tried them out yet, but)
  ==> HOOPLA is one of them that offers videos.

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    lisa December 13, 2019 at 8:18 pm MST

    We just bought new iPhones, how do we find out if we get appletv for a year?

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  Amber (Hip Sidekick) December 13, 2019 at 8:22 pm MST

  Hi Lisa! The deal should automatically appear for you on any eligible device that’s running the latest operating system.

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  JD

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  December 13, 2019 at 8:53 pm MST

  You will get an email from Apple TV about one week after purchase. It will explain.

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    Stephanie December 13, 2019 at 8:33 pm MST

    Pluto TV is free and it has a bunch of channels. Albeit I think most channels just air reruns. I have binged watched a few shows though using pluto TV that I would have had to pay elsewhere.

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  patricialavenz-goff July 6, 2020 at 12:45 pm MST

  I love Pluto TV.

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    dre December 13, 2019 at 8:37 pm MST

    I was just going to mention Pluto tv. It’s free and very binge worthy!!

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    katieyianitsas December 13, 2019 at 9:43 pm MST

    I’m surprised YouTubeTV didn’t make this list. We bought it for sports specifically, but it has local channels and many of the popular channels for $50/month. So much cheaper than cable, Satellite, and works more smoothly than SlingTV.

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  jen s. December 14, 2019 at 9:25 am MST

  We have YouTube tv too! You really don’t need to subscribe to anything else with that. Sports, local news, a decent amount of movies…. it’s fantastic!

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  kylerboys July 6, 2020 at 1:42 pm MST

  We love YouTube TV too! Especially with a home full of sports fans. We love the unlimited DVR feature too!

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  MrsGarfield July 6, 2020 at 1:52 pm MST

  They raised the price to $65.

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    JD

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    December 13, 2019 at 10:59 pm MST

    If your cell phone provider is AT&T check and see if you are eligible for their Watch TV app. Free on many plans.

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    Aly December 14, 2019 at 12:12 am MST

    For sports, my husband and I checked out LS livesport as suggested above, but without /en added to the url we found out it is a Russian-owned website. Given the way how the internet has been infiltrated by troll farms, we just don’t trust it. We are still looking into the cheapest option available for live sports streaming so we can cut cable. Youtube, and hulu +live are the options available but their pricing seems a bit high. We tried Sling once but didn’t like it.

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    C.J. December 14, 2019 at 5:46 am MST

    I have been with DirecTV for a long time. Cancelled it last week because price was going up to $71 and the loyalty department had nothing to offer! Now I am trying to decide what to do…I do not have internet but thinking wifi for 59/mo for 1 year then adding streaming…any other ideas? TYIA

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  Edie December 18, 2019 at 8:33 pm MST

  Whoa, your directv is only 71.00 a month! LOL ours is 169.00 for all the bells and whistles for 4 tv sets. I’m not even onlineplaining as long as I don’t have cable.

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  Sharon December 18, 2019 at 8:48 pm MST

  Maybe don’t get all the bells and whistles. I had the 2nd package with zero bell and whistles and dropped it when it went to $85. I don’t miss it. Only have over the air antenna for TV but use Netflix and Hulu.

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  Jan December 25, 2019 at 7:48 pm MST

  My DIL was telling me they pay $20 extra for hot spot so check your phone service’

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    muquee December 14, 2019 at 6:54 am MST

    I looked at the LS, but they don’t offer MLB as part of their sports so that is out for us. I would love to know if any one has found a good sports option. I researched a few months ago to see if we could cancel cable and could not find any service that offers MASN (Mid Atlantic Sports Network, which airs the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals games and maybe Washington Capitals hockey & Washington Wizards basketball). We only have a half dozen channels that are must haves (A&E, History, MTV, Discovery, Fox News & MASN) but could not find any service that offered all 6. In fact, I couldn’t find a service that offered both MTV & Fox News. Any insight from a fellow Hip2Saver on this would be greatly appreciated. SJ

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    Beverly December 14, 2019 at 7:33 am MST

    The reason we keep Directv is for the DVR to record our shows each week. Can anyone reonlinemend a service that has a DVR as good as cable?

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  katrina December 14, 2019 at 4:12 pm MST

  Hulu Live you can record stuff on. We just quit Direct Tv and love Hulu Live. Haven’t missed DirectTV or anything they have as yet.

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  ky July 6, 2020 at 9:10 pm MST

  Is there a difference between Hulu and Hulu live?

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  katieyianitsas December 20, 2019 at 7:42 am MST

  YouTubeTV allows unlimited recording

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  MrsGarfield July 6, 2020 at 2:01 pm MST

  If you record shows that air only on the NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS, CW, PBS you can look into getting an antenna and TiVo OTA DVR. I have had this set up for years and I am really happy with it. If you buy another of the various TiVo DVRs, or TiVo Mini you can have a whole-home DVR set up. My advice is to buy a DVR that has lifetime service vs monthly fees. The shows that are on cable channels I either get the dvd set from the library when it onlinees out or I watch it on Netflix (I get it for free from T-Mobile) or I watch it on Hulu when I occasionally subscribe. I jump from streaming subscription to streaming subscription when there are promotions and then I binge watch what I want. When I am done I cancel them.

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  Brenda July 7, 2020 at 7:14 am MST

  I had a TiVo for many years. It was a bit pricy, especially since we bought lifetime service (which stays with the unit, not the purchaser) rather than pay monthly service fee. It was great!

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    VB Vee December 14, 2019 at 7:53 am MST

    Does Tubi TV and Vudu both work on Amazon Fire type tv’s?

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  Rini December 14, 2019 at 11:53 pm MST

  Tubi Tv does but not Vudu, that I can tell. (you have to add the app to your firestick)

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  VB Vee December 25, 2019 at 5:01 am MST

  Thanks Rini.

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    Dawn1029 December 14, 2019 at 9:07 am MST

    YouTube TV is the best. There are a ton of channels including sports and they let you split it between 6 households. We share with people from work. Everyone gets their own account and it ends up costing us about 12 bucks a month this way. It even lets you record shows.

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    Spat25 December 14, 2019 at 10:47 am MST

    College students can get Amazon Prime Student Free for 6 months and then 5.99 a month after. Plus students get Amazon music for 99 cents a month

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    nicolecoleman December 14, 2019 at 11:39 am MST

    Hulu live is slightly cheaper at 44.99 a month which I like to watch my sports on:)

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    katrina December 14, 2019 at 4:10 pm MST

    Hulu Live is putting price up from 18 Dec $10 to $54 and change from $44 something. We cut cord from Direct tv and jumped into Hulu Live and love it. Hulu Live has all the NFL games live my husband wanted to watch. We can record stuff we want just live Direct Tv. Have not even missed Direct Tv at this stage. I reonlinemend.

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    DJ December 14, 2019 at 5:30 pm MST

    Which one gives the housewives shows? My guilty pleasure 😔

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    Sue December 14, 2019 at 6:09 pm MST

    Don’t forget Hoopladigital.online. Watch free movies, rent free ebooks, TV, audiobooks, and music for free using your library card. Many boxes allow you to download the app for free, or you can use your onlineputer to access it.

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    martin rabi December 19, 2019 at 10:31 am MST

    Installation Sky News is available on the Amazon App Store. Simply go to search icon, search it, and then follow the onscreen instructions to install it.

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    Nita January 17, 2020 at 2:32 am MST

    I recently subscribed to FrndlyTV.online & we enjoy the content.

    It is $5.99/mo after a 7 day free trial. Currently offering 13 channels (with more to onlinee), including 3 Hallmark channels & The Weather channel.

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    dealhunter July 6, 2020 at 12:17 pm MST

    Free live t…. USTVGO.TV every channel you could think of. musichq.net every movie too . No cable bills . Why not guys

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    Mary July 6, 2020 at 12:18 pm MST

    If you have xfinity internet, they offer a free xfinity flex device. It gives you access to several streaming options including Peacock at no charge. The first device per household is free and you can rent extras if you want.

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    dealhunter July 6, 2020 at 12:19 pm MST

    Crackstreams.online all and every love sporting event for free

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    patricialavenz-goff July 6, 2020 at 12:48 pm MST

    I am lucky neither one of my brothers is into sports. Just turned off cable.

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    Amy July 6, 2020 at 1:30 pm MST

    I recently bought a new iPhone and got Apple TV for free. I was shocked by how little is on there. If you can’t get it for free I wouldn’t waste the money on it when there are much much better options. I think there are maybe 30 titles total on there.

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    paul July 6, 2020 at 1:34 pm MST

    There’s also the free IMDb tv, through Amazon. They are starting to create their own originals, including a continuation of “Leverage”. onlinee on… Leverage! I can’t wait!

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  dealzgurl July 6, 2020 at 3:18 pm MST

  Yes, I find myself watching the freebies like IMDb.tv more than the ones I pay for sometimes.

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    Paul July 6, 2020 at 2:17 pm MST

    Sign up @ Locast.org then pair with FitzyTV App a lot of tv Channels for free.

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    DeborahMc July 6, 2020 at 3:30 pm MST

    Our cable bill without bells and whistles is $215. monthly. No premium channels and when I contacted XFinity they said it’s the internet that’s costly. We live in a large northern Florida city so getting service is not an issue. We have tried many times to lower the bill but no luck. I’m open to any suggestions on lowering the internet cost.

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  Teresa July 7, 2020 at 5:44 pm MST

  I live in Winchester Va and my Cable is almost 200.00 my internet is not that good. I’m thinking very seriously pulling away from them. I will stay with the Internet I do have Roku The newest one and love it so I think I’m gonna go with that on both my tv’s.
  If you want to stay with them, go to their website and look for their specials. Or you can call and tell them you will be canceling cause you can’t afford it. I bet you they will tell you well sir let me see what we can do.. hope this helps.
  I have done that a few times and they gave me good deals.

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  Christina July 21, 2020 at 12:34 am MST

  Threaten to leave & switch to another provider in the area. They will try to get you a discount.

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    Peaches July 6, 2020 at 4:24 pm MST

    I have T-mobile but unfortunately for me my plan is for a single person now. Which means no free Netflix for me. Just a more expensive plan at $50.00 instead of $35.00 per person for 2 or more.

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    John July 6, 2020 at 9:40 pm MST

    There is an app called IMDb TV that has old programs that is free.

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    Pat July 7, 2020 at 5:37 am MST

    I can’t believe you didn’t mention ROKU, it’s about all I watch. I have over 100 free apps loaded, totally free. Your only expensive is the initial cost of the ROKU box. I love, love it.

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  Amber (Hip Sidekick) July 7, 2020 at 8:52 am MST

  Thanks for the suggestion, Pat!

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  Teresa July 7, 2020 at 5:46 pm MST

  I have Roku but the ones I clicked on says I need a supscription.

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    wimedtypr July 7, 2020 at 6:08 am MST

    I haven’t have cable for yeArs and years, one of the first cord cutters. We use Roku on all 5 TVs. Lots of free content on Roku. Haystack or newson local news, tubi, crackle, Roku channel, free items on Vudu, free games, free networks, cartoons, news etc. I also bought one time Roku. App purchases of old country western movies like John Wayne, old drive in movies, old hollywood movies etc. We use a moku leaf indoor antenna and get all the local prime time stations plus 45 more like nbc cbs, abc fox. To record all the antenna channels I have a 2 tuner Tablo. Records 2 shows at a time. Just added the Tablo app on Roku free and able to use on all TVs. I have sling plus the 5 extra lifestyle pkg Hulu and Netflix. Sling is awesome. No buffering, so many great networks, able to watch on demand many shows. So much content.

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  Amber (Hip Sidekick) July 7, 2020 at 8:52 am MST

  How cool! Thanks so much for sharing what has been working for you!

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    Bea July 7, 2020 at 9:12 am MST

    Me too. I need my Housewives 🤪

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    Alamode July 8, 2020 at 7:03 pm MST

    If you have a college student, they may be eligible to get HULU, Showtime, and Spotify for $5/month. You need to renew annually and the rate will go up once they graduate, but you can cancel at any time. My college kids LOVE this!

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    Christina July 21, 2020 at 12:38 am MST

    My problem is it is the internet that is expensive. I have basic cable & stream it (no box), bought my own modem because I got sick of them raising rate on modem rental. and one of the lower internet plans & it is around $80. If I could internet cheaper I could cut cord as I use Vudu, Amazon Prime video, & Netflix. Any suggestions? I live in Bothell, Washington.

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    Pamela Holt December 3, 2020 at 3:28 pm MST

    I cut the chord, bought me a amazon firestick. download mozilla , to fet your internet browser and download firefox. i also like to yse duckduckgo.online. put in ustv247 . it will bring up several , for free. i like ustvgo247 you will get starz , hbo, hallmark, 100’s channels free. you can also get free sports, bews etc, channels free if you put in search and put the channel you want, with the words, free live streaming all is free. do not pay anything!

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