Earlier this year I set up my parents so they could cut the cord. Already they had cut their cable TV package down to $22 a month, paying only for local channels. My parents do not watch very much TV, and when they do, they watch local channels. For the $22, they received 15 channels in […]
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 […]
There are very few sports as long lived as golf. Created in 15th century Scotland, golf is still enjoyed by millions of people worldwide; and it’s easy to see why. The stillness of the green, the satisfaction of making a putt, and even the frustration of shanking a shot into woods; they all provide a certain […]
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 […]
The Elite 8 has been cut down to the Final 4, March Madness 2015 is slowly coming to a close, and the excitement has been dialed up to 11 for the last three games of the tournament. This semi-final round is crammed with three top-seeded teams (Kentucky, Wisconsin, Duke) and a real contender for the […]
There has been much ado about the announcement of Sling TV, which is a subscription-based streaming service that will allow you to watch live television for $20 a month. People have hailed it as the answer to the prayers of cord cutters; and with the inclusion of some big name channels, like ESPN added to […]
With the availability of easy to use digital antennas capable of acquiring over-the-air free TV signals in HD, and wireless internet streaming media devices for supplementing OTA TV entertainment, cord cutting has truly become a viable option to expensive cable and satellite television service in 2014. As a new year dawns, let’s take a look […]
Why battle the crowds to find deals on holiday gifts? You can shop from the comfort of your home watching HSN and QVC, available for free over air with your Mohu antenna! I love holiday shopping, but I loathe having to go out in the cold, locate a parking space, and brave crowds in a […]
Before I made the choice to cut the cord, I was oblivious to the world of television outside of cable. When it came to cable and television, I thought it was all or nothing; but in reality there are more options than I ever dreamed of. When all the broadcast networks made the transition from […]
