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[girliedog]

Your channel is great, I just cut the cord, I was so out of touch with current technology you videos really helped me get up to speed. Finally all done and am so happy, as I will be saving $191. per month off of my old Comcast bill which had crept up toe $402 per month.

[JerryColtellaro]

I live in southern NJ and get Fios 300+ up and download speed for 39.00 per month, not aware of any data caps, I too have many choices for internet, but so far this is the best.

[devaallen]

Optimum just increased my internet from $104 to $107. There are other options, but I need broadband for work and streaming. We have two Apple devices and two Fire Cubes. Love your videos. Thank you for the information. ❤❤❤❤

[edschulhof]

I had Spectrum TV for years. I stream it with a Roku device. It cost the same or less than most streaming services and provided all local sports teams. Then they put in a $21 a month "local access charge" They would not negotiate it, so now I'm on Internet only.

[louisd]

One benefit with living in Florida, there are no state taxes. So in my opinion it makes up for the high cost of TV taxes. On another note, I discovered my indoor TV antenna picks up over 60 free OTA channels, including all local broadcast channels. Most of them come in clear and steady. But I might be having a roof antenna installed. If so, it will be bye-bye YTTV, and hello Sling TV full time.

[Ms.Debbie]

We have T-Mobile Internet and can't wait ti get the fiber installed. We are close to an airport, and if too many people are flying, the tower is overwhelmed, causing our home tower to restart!

[patrickd]

One other potential hidden cost: Switching from cable TV to a live streaming service will increase your monthly internet data usage. For some (not most) people, this can push you over your ISPs monthly data cap. This would create monthly overage charges or incent you to buy a more expensive no-cap plan.

Nothing to worry about if your ISP has no data cap. Even with a monthly cap, your household would probably need to watch a lot of TV with multiple streams going at once. And probably have other significant data use such as multiple security cameras.

[All.New.Maggie.Who.]

I recently cut the cord got an antenna then purchased a roku. So my question is do I need a roku subscription to stream from my computer or can I stream without a roku? Being older it took awhile to install and connect my roku so don't want to disconnect and try reconnected again if needed. Thanks!!

[stevehoward]

Could you mention thoughts on Google fiber to AT&T fiber. Currently have AT&T fiber but we just got Google fiber available. Google a little cheaper. Also what is picture quality compared when you cut the cord from cable and go with streaming services.

[TheGamerNerd]

Awesome video Michael as always! I currently have Xfinity internet and have 1GB internet. I thought about switching to T-Mobile internet since I have it for my phone carrier but I don't think they have 1GB internet yet.

[mehmd]

Your content is great. However, you did not mention the hidden cost of Regional Sports Networks. Only cable and Directv/Directv stream has this option (that includes Bally Sports). To have Regional Sports on its own you could be paying ~15-30/mnth. It is ~13/mnth with Directv...

[jeffreystewart]

I purchased a Roku Ultra 2022 from Walmart and the device front light always goes out when the TV is turned off (Visio TV). I later purchased 2 Roku Ultra 2022 from Dell. On one the front light goes off for a few minutes then comes back on (Sony TV). On the other the light never goes off. All of these light on/off examples are with the Roku menu at the home screen (LG TV). Do you have any thoughts on this?

[eltigre]

I was lucky enough to be able to drop both Comcast and xfinity in the same year due to different residences. Saved $50/month switching to a faster T-Mobile 5G and $7/month switching to a much faster fiber company. Net savings $684/yr and both are locked for life prices. Competition is a great thing and customers win.

[christinemurphy]

I live in NH and there is no state sales tax. I pay the advertrised amount for streaming services and nothing more.

[stevena]

I got rid of Comcast TV and Internet at the start of 2023 and went with Verizon 5G Home Internet for $50 per month. It worked well. However, Comcast just had a deal for 200MB Internet for $30 per month for two years. It is usually $25 if you pay with your bank account, but I didn't want to do that, instead opting to pay with my credit card, which they charge $5 more per month. I am saving $20 per month over Verizon for the next two years. After that when the Comcast price goes up, I will switch back to Verizon 5G home Internet.
I live in NJ and Comcast is not charging me any taxes for internet only, which surprised me. They were charging taxes when I had TV and internet.
I also have YouTube TV and there are no taxes on that either.

[streetdogs]

So I tuned into Direct Stream this morning and our Local Fox affiliate Chanel 31 in Denver has a page up blocking the Chanel saying their agreement has expired 7/3/23

[johnmendolia]

What streaming service has live tv like ABC NBC

[ynot]

Everything keeps going up on streaming services, did you add that in

[debhufnagel]

In my state streaming services only charge sales tax, 6%.

[cindydott]

6Th hidden cost:
Good wire cutters are expensive!