So, I’m looking at cutting the cord again. I’ve done it in the past, but there are a few shows that I still wanted to watch, plus the World Series.
So, thought I would throw up a list of the shows I want, and the channels I need to watch them. Waiting a season won’t really work for me, and I’m not interested in pirating the shows, though I am aware that I “could” techinically do that.
So..
Netflix – $8/month (just cuz it has lots)
Hulu – $8/month gives me ABC, NBC, Fox (Modern Family, The Middle)
CBS All Access – $6 (Big Bang Theory)
HBO Now – $15 (Game of Thrones)
SlingTV – $20 / month (AMC, TBS, CNN, A&E, LIfetime, HIstory, Food, HGTV) (Walking Dead / Better Call Saul)
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So with this setup I would pay 8+8+6 = $22 /month for the main networks, plus netflix.
I would then pay and addition $15 or $20 for the walking dead/Game of thrones months. for a total of $57 US/ month.
This solution does not however get me all the extra stuff on my TV that my wife likes to watch like Naked and Afraid (Discovery) or Live Free or Die (National Geographic). In addition, SlingTV requires that I be ready to watch the shows when they air, they can’t be recorded.
Now if I look deeper, is big bag theory worth $72/year? Nope.
Is Game of thrones worth $45/year ? Probably.. but I’ve read the books so, hopefully I will stay ahead of the TV show anyway…
Is The Walking dead worth $240/year? Nope, not even if I throw in Better Call Saul.
I think that these channels can afford to cut their prices in half, and still make more money than the cable companies, until they make it more affordable, I don’t think I can support them. 🙁
Program Network MTS Package Additonal Cost Alt Provider Additional Cost
Modern Family ABC Starter $48.00 Hulu $7.99
The Middle ABC Starter $0.00 Hulu $0.00
Big Bang Theory CBS Starter $0.00 CBS All Access $6.00
The Walking Dead AMC Movie Flicks $4.00 SlingTV $20.00
Better Call Saul AMC Movie Flicks $0.00 SlingTV $0.00
Game of Thrones HBO Premium Movies 5 Pak $0.00 HBO Now $15.00
Doctor Who BBC/Space Adventure $4.00 iPlayer $0.00
Total $56.00 $57.99