Antennas have come a long way from a clothes hanger over your old TV. The channels you can receive with your antenna have also come a long way in both quality and variety. As of June 2015, there are 119 national over-the-air TV networks covering the United States and Canada. (Not counting all the small […]
Top 5 Cord Cutting FAQ from KilltheCableBill.com When it comes to running a blog about cord cutting, you tend to get a lot of emails and tweets from people who need your help. Some people are super specific, but the vast majorities of the questions I receive are relatively straight forward. People want to know […]
The cable companies are out beating the drums, trying to tell you it costs more to ditch cable than to keep your cable subscription. We could show you charts, graphs, and other great evidence to prove cord cutting is cheaper, sometimes by a lot, but we decided to let others do that for us. Here […]
From Streaming to OTA – Tennis Fans Have Options In recent years, it has become incredibly difficult to watch Tennis on broadcast television. There was once a time when CBS and NBC would air all the major tournaments and fans could pop an antenna on their TV and tune into the action; but sadly, the […]
I Just Cut the Cord and Purchased a Streaming Box, Now What? Congratulations on joining the cord cutting family! Now that you have done the hard part of canceling cable, you can get to the fun part of exploring the great big world of free and inexpensive content. The first thing to do is buy […]
How KilltheCableBill Enjoys Cable Free Entertainment Antenna + Streaming Box + Streaming Services = Cable Freedom One of the most popular questions I get from Kill the Cable Bill readers is: “What’s your cord cutting setup?” I love this question because there are so many ways I can answer it. Maybe you only use your […]
A recent survey at /r/Cordcutters, on reddit, showed over 70% of cord cutters now pay less than $30 a month for their video entertainment content. Since they canceled cable, 44% of those cord cutters pay less than $20 a month for all their video entertainment! (The caveat, of course, is that this does not account for the amount […]
In many ways, cord cutting has been, for me, a personal journey through the digital age and the birth of a new entertainment zeitgeist that will forever change the way we consume media. Okay, I know that sounds a little too profound for streaming season 4 of Dexter on Netflix; but the point is that […]
The cable companies are losing subscribers in droves. Why? Consumers are fed up with the high prices, terrible customer service, long-term contracts, hundreds of useless channels, and all of the other headaches and hassles that come with a cable TV subscription. But not everyone is cutting the cord just yet. Some people are still hesitant […]
Ever since the announcement of Sling TV, the internet has been abuzz with comments and predictions about the future of entertainment. In a broader sense, Sling is a step in the direction towards a market where television networks offer subscription packages or bundle packages, where you get a 10 or 12 channels instead of 100s. […]
Most technophiles (especially those following a Mohu blog) know about the Leaf series of HDTV antennas. Need a refresher? The Mohu Leaf 30 is the best performing, and most popular paper-thin antenna on the market. It’s what started the paper-thin antenna revolution! Stepping up next, Leaf 50 (or Leaf Ultimate), which of course includes an […]
For the last five years, the Super Bowl has been the most watched sporting event in US history. Last year, when the Seattle Seahawks blew out the Denver Broncos 43-8, over 111 million people tuned in. Whether it’s for the commercials or the athletic spectacle, there’s no denying that the Super Bowl is a cherished […]
