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Alex · September 17th, 2018, 11:03 AM

Cut the cord a few weeks ago. Xfinity bill was topping $320, which is insane by any measure. I tried a few of the streaming services as a trial (DirecTVNow, Philo, Sling, and Fubo), and ended up with Sling Blue as the best choice for us for now. $25/mo, $5/mo for DVR, and it has the vast majority of cable channels we actually would use, even if it's a fraction of the channels that we might have had access to prior. Went to internet only for Xfinity, which is still pricey for unlimited gigabit service, but it's less than half of what we were paying. Even adding on HBO & Showtime through Amazon on top of Sling, and we're still saving $150+ per month, without much compromise.

I did buy new Rokus for all TVs though, which added to the setup costs, but even then it will only be 2 to 3 months to break-even before hitting real savings going forward.

September 17th, 2018, 11:03 AM	#306
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Cut the cord a few weeks ago. Xfinity bill was topping $320, which is insane by any measure. I tried a few of the streaming services as a trial (DirecTVNow, Philo, Sling, and Fubo), and ended up with Sling Blue as the best choice for us for now. $25/mo, $5/mo for DVR, and it has the vast majority of cable channels we actually would use, even if it's a fraction of the channels that we might have had access to prior. Went to internet only for Xfinity, which is still pricey for unlimited gigabit service, but it's less than half of what we were paying. Even adding on HBO & Showtime through Amazon on top of Sling, and we're still saving $150+ per month, without much compromise. I did buy new Rokus for all TVs though, which added to the setup costs, but even then it will only be 2 to 3 months to break-even before hitting real savings going forward. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)