Get Rid of Cable: The Ultimate Cord Cutter’s Guide

Do you hate your cable company?  With an influx of live television streaming services from major players on the horizon and a number of streaming services already in play, the only thing stopping the wannabe cord cutter is the difficulty of making a choice! We’re going to look at the ways you can cut the cord and finally get rid of cable for good.

I made my leap to the land of the cable-free almost accidentally. I moved into a new apartment in a new city and when setting up my services, opted for a low-priced internet-only package from the local cable provider. It was both an economical and practical decision—my roommate and I both had internet-based TVs in our bedrooms and, damn, moving is expensive y’all! Once we got settled in, our true cord cutter’s journey began.

There are a couple of must haves for the cord-cutters of the world— high speed internet and at least one streaming capable device, be it smartphone or set-top box.

Cord-Cutter #1: The Gotta-Have-It TV Addict

You want live TV, movies, sports, on-demand, DVR, local channels— long story short, you want it all. For the purposes of this article, I’m assuming that you don’t have access to anyone with a cable subscription and will only include standalone television services. If you have someone who is willing to give you their cable login information, go forth and prosper. You are living your best life.

Live TV Streaming Contenders

All of these services come with a free trial

Playstation Vue

Unique Features
  • Cloud DVR (currently the only service with this feature)

Sling TV

Features
Sling TV

DirecTV Now

Features
DirecTV Now

Coming Soon:

  • Hulu Live Streaming (projected Spring 2017)
  • Youtube TV (projected Spring 2017)

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