Cord cutters with Xfinity
Can anyone share their experience with cutting out cable TV and subscribing to HULU + Live or YoutubeTV on Xfinity . Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Jimt Works great. There is an adaptation period getting used to how things work. If you already have a smart TV and high speed internet you can try it before you cut the cable.
OnTheEdge I cancelled my xfinity cable a few years ago and don't miss it at all. There are quite a few free app's you can subscribe to.
Tubi - Freevee - Crackle - Roku Channel - Filmrise - Angel Studios - all free - probably more if you look in the app library. I think there is also a horror app and a classic movies app too.
I do subscribe to the UP Faith and Family Channel ( Love the Series Hudson and Rex) its only $5.99 a month to subscribe
Margaret I've been using YouTube TV for years, but their price keeps creeping up. It works very well. I love creating a custom guide, so I don't have to scroll through all the stations I have no interest in. I want Red Zone. Last I looked, YT TV was the only choice. If I could switch, I would just because of their price.
4of4We did the same as ontheedge years ago and haven’t looked back. We don’t get every single channel as cable but it’s pretty darn close. We have the Hulu app with the Amazon Firestick
And yes, the path for getting to the channel you want requires a few more clicks of the remote but it’s not a big deal.
Try it out for a few weeks and then cut the cord.
3wbdwnj We’ve been considering cutting coward as well. But, we’re stuck with Xfinity for cable since there are no other providers where we live. We were in the phone with them several weeks ago for about an hour trying to get them to lower the price. For the first time ever, they wouldn’t budge. Then we tried to get the price for just cable. Believe it or not, the scumbags wouldn’t give us a price! They would only say it would be “around” $100. So, if we go with YouTube TV! we’ll be right back near $170 and probably not getting the same number of channels. It’s unfortunate that this area doesn’t have more options; I guess that’s the trade off for living in the country!
Comcast sucks (sorry, I just had to throw that in there)
FarmerJake I have the basic channel lineup for the past 5 months. it is only a few channels, but I have Max thru the cell phone company (AT&T) and it has been ok. We'll see how it goes once football starts.
The way things are now, you need to subscribe to multiple things and I'm not too fond of it. I prefer my money in my pocket.
BrownEyesGuy FarmerJake, most municipalities have a franchise agreement with a single cable company; it really doesn't have anything to do with living in the country.
Now, more densely developed areas may also have access to Verizon FiOS, which for some reason seems to get an exemption from the franchise rules (perhaps because it's fiber optic and not technically cable).
ianimal Cut the cord with Comcast and get yourself a ROKU device. One time cost and you can stream several sites at no cost many of them like Tubi providing free movies. Don't wast your money buying Hulu subscriptions or others because you'll end up paying as much for them if not more than you were paying Comcast.
Navy Vet Comcast sucks. But we already have 2 remotes: one for the TV (for streaming services) and one for cable. And my wife already has a problem with that sometimes. If going 100% streaming requires "a few more clicks", it most definitely WILL be a problem for her.
So, we continue to OVERpay for Comcast, and pay for several streaming services as well. It's ridiculous.
JeffersonRepub The cost of getting wifi from comcast is 93.00 (my son's bill). Add a couple of providers and you are back to the comcast tv cost.
EVV FarmerJake
If you're in Allamuchy, the Mayor made an announcement on the "NextDoor" app stating that "Planet Fiber" out of Newton, whose business dates back to around the beginning days of the actual internet, was given a license to wire up Allamuchy Twp., starting with underserved areas, before the more built up areas, such as Panther Vally.
They offer up to 10GBps internet through fiberoptic cable, depending on level/price selected. You can check availability, or register to request they come to your area. Also check out their history page. 2024 is their 30th year.
https://planet.net/fiberinternet
Phil D. Current bill is $290. That's not even with wireless phones. I think it's worth pursuing
Jim65
I don’t understand your question.
Xfinity is my Internet only.
YouTube TV is my streaming. I get it via Amazon Firestick, Roku stick, old Apple TV, or an app right on my newer tvs.
I read Sling and Hulu+Live are both options for Red Zone.
I don’t care for Sling’s channel lineups.
Hulu+Live will be just as much as this, so I’m sticking with it.
A really important point: you can pause it. We weren’t watching network TV this spring, so I paused it for 2 months and saved $150.
It's been 2 years since I cut the cord with Comcast. I certainly don't regret doing it, but there is still some downside to YouTube TV (my current provider), and other streaming services.
For instance, YouTube TV raised their prices soon after I subscribed, and there are some technical issues where I have to reload the screen, more often than I'd like. But overall, I am still saving some money, and I am not tethered to YouTube like I was to Comcast. If I want out, I can't leave anytime I want, with no penalty.
Aside from that, it'll take you a minute to adjust to a new service, but that's not a biggie.
I'd drop Comcast and not look back.
only one truth I've saved well over $100 per month since switching to You Tube TV almost two years ago. Transition was smooth and seamless. Still have Xfinity for Wifi, pay about $130 per month for that.
townfriend FYI - For NFL Rezone, I signed up with NFL+ directly for RedZone. $14.99 a month. Beats having to pay for Hulu, YouTubeTV, or other live TV streaming services to gain access to it.
NJSkyWatcher The problem with YouTube TV is no regional sports packages; i.e., no MSG, no SNY, no YES network. You can get all these channels by subscribing to Fubo, but then you don't get TNT and TBS and miss a bunch of playoff baseball and hockey games.
Phil D - thanks for the info. I do live in Allamuchy and I’m outside of PV. But we’re in a unique situation, because we get our cable through the franchise agreement with Independence (there are no telephone poles or buried cables from the Allamuchy side). It’ll be interesting to see if we’ll be included in the new wiring. Probably not!
Comcast still sucks. Just sayin’
If you have access to a student email address you can get Hulu and Spotify premium for $6 per month for both.
My cable with Exfinity was raised to 193.00. So I got a firestick and only paying 100.00 a month now. It's nice that you choose what you want. And I see all the old shows I haven't seen in a long time. No schedule like Me TV. I watch all the episodes.
I cut the cord and went t with Roku + Sling TV about 3 years ago. When we made the switch Sling was about half the price is it now. These streaming companies are catching on and slowing raising their prices. In another 5 or so years it will be the same price as cable.
Check to see if you can get T-Mobile Home Internet at your address. We dropped Xfinity about a year ago for TMHI and are saving over $80/month on our internet access.
As far as content is concerned, if you want live TV channels like you get with a normal cable subscription, then you will always be subject to relatively high prices and significant price increases. The internet providers for live TV are ultimately subject to more-or-less the same re-broadcasting costs/fees as the cable providers (which makes sense, as they are providing essentially the same product, just via a different delivery system).
The only way to save big $$$ with streaming is to give up live TV and go with just the "on demand" services like Netflix, Hulu (not Hulu Live), Max, AppleTV+, etc., etc. It takes some getting used to, for sure, but it's worth the effort for a lot of people. And not for others, of course.
Live sports is really the Achilles Heel of cord cutting. If your TV viewing is dramas & comedies, or even reality TV, it's pretty easy to find an affordable combination of streaming services that offer just about anything you might want to see. But if you're into sports, especially major league sports, you have to pay through the nose for streaming options for those.
Monty If you want to see what streaming service will work best for you, go to https://www.suppose.tv/tv
This site will allow you to choose what channels are important to you and show you your options.
ManAboutTown I'm in the process of cutting out comcast. Went with Roku which is working great. Setting up Ooma for phone service. Will only use comcast for internet. My comcast bill with phone, internet was $209 a month with no premium channels. Once all is set up my monthly bill will be about $60.
Pete ManAboutTown,
Thanks so much for posting that link! It's very helpful and will make my decision so much easier. Thanks again!!
- Rob
Rob Durana We just got rid of comcast tv. We kept internet through them and went with you tube tv based on channel line up etc. and are saving about $70 or a bit more a month. Comcast bill was too much and we were tired of it. We have more channels that I actually want to watch on you tube tv. Win win!
Um, surprised nobody mentioned this. Try IPTV. There are tons of providers (just google it) and they have every single channel Known to man, from every country on Earth, around $15 per Month. No, seriously. When I tried it, I kicked myself for not discovering it sooner. It might or might not be legal, but I honestly couldn't care less. It has every single sport, all the movie channels, everything. I don't follow team sports like NFL (I'm more into Boxing/tennis), but for those that do, they even have all the local ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, etc., channels from every state in the country, so one can access the out of market games as well, if they wanted. The NY/NJ local channels usually show the Giants/Jets, so if someone wanted to see another team, they can just tune into the channel from that state instead, but again, I don't really follow those sports, myself.
For me as a Fight fan, I get all the PPV Boxing, included. Seemed to good to be true, but it works!
There is a slight Learning curve, but I picked it up pretty quickly. In addition to live TV channels, they also have every movie on demand, like even the newest ones. I was blown away!
jack When I look at the Roku stick on Amazon, it states there are free live tv networks with the Roku stick. Does this mean I do not have to subscribe to a streaming service such as Hulu?
Sally Jane Hi Sally
I have a Roku stick and it has about 600 channels. It also has a bunch of free apps you can add like Pluto TV, Filmrise, Plex and a lot of stuff I learn every day. Also the remote has a microphone so you can search by just speaking. Search by channel name, show or movie title or even by actor or directors.
I still wanted to be able to watch my regular TV shows so I subscribe to YouTube TV (similar to Hulu)
You can also add premier channels (Max, Starz etc) for a fee.
Local Made the cut have xfonity cable and hulu. So far it been fine and saving over $100 a month
The free Roku live channels are *mostly* reruns of old shows and movies, some "reality TV" content, a bit of original programming, and a number of news channels. The channels are not the same ones that are carried by traditional cable companies, but depending on your viewing habits it's very possible they may be all you need.
Personally, they don't work at all for my wife and me, as our viewing is almost entirely current shows. On the other hand, I'm 100% sure the Roku channels would make my mom and several other family members completely happy.
I cancelled Comcast over the summer for a month & went back after I found out Verizon Unlimted 5G is quite limited. Comcast gave me a deal for $50 a month for Internet only which isn't bad.
de I agree @monty. I watch older shows and the Roku channel works just fine for me. I have not watched "current" TV in years.
happycamper "I found out Verizon Unlimted 5G is quite limited."
Could you explain this as I was thinking of doing the same.
Thanks
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