There are various threads out on this subject but I figured we can make one focused on talking about all the options we use for cutting tv services out and what services and devices we use along with making it a continual discussion as we find new things to use.
I have a comcast internet only service that runs about $50/month for about 80-90Mb down. I use the following for digital services ranked in terms of most to least use and monthly costs
$0 - Kodi
$8 - Netflix
$8 - Amazon Prime TV (yearly at $99)
$15 - HBO Now (might get rid of this since everything is on Kodi)
Since cutting the cord i'm saving about $100-$110/month just by getting rid of TV services. Even when I had tv services I was paying for Netflix, HBO, and Amazon so to me thats almost a wash that I continue with those. The only thing that sucks for me is that if I want to watch a show live, unless it's on HBO Now I won't be able to until the next day. Not a deal breaker, but gets a negative mark for your typical sunday night show that you may want to watch. It just becomes a Monday night show now.
The devices i'm using are primarily the Amazon Fire and Fire Stick. I've also got an older Apple TV but it's getting used less and less over the Fire devices. My son's tv is setup with the stick and my main tv is the standard box. Both seem to operate really well especially with Kodi. If you don't know what Kodi is check this out. Basically if Netflix front end and ThePiratebay/Rapidshare had an illegitimate love child it would be Kodi.
Kodi Guides for Fire Devices
What I used to setup Kodi on Amazon Fire.
Install Kodi on Amazon Fire TV in a few simple steps
Then from there I used this guide to add the button to the home screen.
Create Kodi shortcut on Amazon Fire TV home screen
Then I used this guide to install the addons repository that seems to have most all of the big add ons for free movies and tv crap.
It installs everything super easy. There are three main packages, install all three and you are good to go.
Fusion Installer for Kodi
I have a comcast internet only service that runs about $50/month for about 80-90Mb down. I use the following for digital services ranked in terms of most to least use and monthly costs
$0 - Kodi
$8 - Netflix
$8 - Amazon Prime TV (yearly at $99)
$15 - HBO Now (might get rid of this since everything is on Kodi)
Since cutting the cord i'm saving about $100-$110/month just by getting rid of TV services. Even when I had tv services I was paying for Netflix, HBO, and Amazon so to me thats almost a wash that I continue with those. The only thing that sucks for me is that if I want to watch a show live, unless it's on HBO Now I won't be able to until the next day. Not a deal breaker, but gets a negative mark for your typical sunday night show that you may want to watch. It just becomes a Monday night show now.
The devices i'm using are primarily the Amazon Fire and Fire Stick. I've also got an older Apple TV but it's getting used less and less over the Fire devices. My son's tv is setup with the stick and my main tv is the standard box. Both seem to operate really well especially with Kodi. If you don't know what Kodi is check this out. Basically if Netflix front end and ThePiratebay/Rapidshare had an illegitimate love child it would be Kodi.
Kodi Guides for Fire Devices
What I used to setup Kodi on Amazon Fire.
Install Kodi on Amazon Fire TV in a few simple steps
Then from there I used this guide to add the button to the home screen.
Create Kodi shortcut on Amazon Fire TV home screen
Then I used this guide to install the addons repository that seems to have most all of the big add ons for free movies and tv crap.
It installs everything super easy. There are three main packages, install all three and you are good to go.
Fusion Installer for Kodi