How we "cut the cord" on Cable . . .well, not really

For several years we have talked about "cutting the cord" on Cable to save money.  Well, when they recently raised our price . . .again. . . we started doing some serious looking.  A friend of mine shared that they had just done the same thing so she shared their info with us to make it easier.

The first thing we did was go to Suppose.tv.  At this site you can put in your location and your favorite channels.  It will give recommendations on the best streaming services as the best cost.

After finding what we thought we would work, we order a Roku.

We do not have a smart TV which would have eliminated the need for this but, thanks to a great deal on Amazon we were able to pick this up for half price. 

Next, we signed up for a one week free trial of YouTube TV.

We picked YouTube TV because it had almost every channel we wanted with the exception of Hallmark.  We had another steaming service picked that would had Hallmark but were waiting to do that piece.  The Roku and YouTube TV were easy to use and we were very happy with the picture. 

The final piece was contacting our cable company.  Well, they wanted to keep a customer so they increased our internet speed and cut our bill significantly.  The bill is lower then what it would be with the streaming!  Which is where the "well, not really" comes in - we did not switch.  Our price with cable is supposed to be locked in for a few years so for now, we will stick with what we have!  Ironically, we got a notification that YouTube TV was increasing their price by $15.00 a month which would have made it more expensive after the cable company lowered our bill!! 

The only reason I share this is in case you were considering switching you would have a little information to start digging with to find what works for you.  I highly recommend starting with Suppose.TV.