Cutting the cord on cable

[Anonymous]

So we cut the cord and have an amazon firestick.

There's plenty to watch, but weeding through it is maddening. If I search for something, it might tell me I have to pay for it, when I can actually switch over to netflix and not pay extra. So how do I locate which app had my show without gong into each app individually? This is especially hard for my 4 and 6 year olds. There's so much visual clutter. I want to only see and search the few apps I have free/already paid access to, not search every app that I don't have and have zero interest in.

Do I need a different device? Is this just the nature of cutting the cord? When I'm in a specific app it's fine but if I want to browse for a particular show it sucks.

[Anonymous]

We have Hulu and Netflix. It helps a lot. But we aren't big tv people.

[Anonymous]

Hulu and netflix are great, but how do you best navigate it to find what your looking for, wit out lots of options coming up telling you to pay for them?

[Anonymous]

Roku has the best search platform. If you search for something it will clearly show you all of the places it's available.

[Anonymous]

I'm also thinking of cutting the cord with cable - or at least reducing it to a lower level. Right now I have all pay channels and an some sort of higher level channel package. I'm thinking of at least getting rid of the pay channels and reducing the cable to basic.

I have netflix, amazon prime, and roku. I'm just starting to research my options but one thing I'm wondering about is all the original programming I like on the pay channels. I don't care about the movies themselves, but I do watch a lot of the series on those channels. How do you all watch those?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have Hulu and Netflix. It helps a lot. But we aren't big tv people.

We have Netflix and Amazon Prime and have not had cable for several years, but we also aren't big tv people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hulu and netflix are great, but how do you best navigate it to find what your looking for, wit out lots of options coming up telling you to pay for them?

I'm pretty sure everything on Hulu and nextflix are free if you are a subscriber.

I have found searching for specific shows on my phone/computer easier than searching on my tv.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hulu and netflix are great, but how do you best navigate it to find what your looking for, wit out lots of options coming up telling you to pay for them?

There are no pop ups on netflix, not sure about Hulu I don't have that. With netflix it can be a little tricky figuring out the way the menu options work but it's not that bad.

[Anonymous]

Apple TV and netflix are all we need, except for ball games. I tell my husband to join his friends at a nice bar for those. Cable has almost nothing to offer. Networks and PBS are free.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Roku has the best search platform. If you search for something it will clearly show you all of the places it's available.

+1. Roku searches the streaming channels you have loaded and then tells you if something is available on them and at what cost. You can also "follow" shows and movies and it will tell you when a new episode is available or if a movie comes available to rent or buy (e.g., this morning it said that Hidden Figures is now available for free on HBO Now).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Roku has the best search platform. If you search for something it will clearly show you all of the places it's available.

+1. Roku searches the streaming channels you have loaded and then tells you if something is available on them and at what cost. You can also "follow" shows and movies and it will tell you when a new episode is available or if a movie comes available to rent or buy (e.g., this morning it said that Hidden Figures is now available for free on HBO Now).

In this example, would you need to subscribe to HBO Now? Or is that a pay as you go kind of thing?

[Anonymous]

Why bother with amazon. Hulu and Netflix are amazing. If you only want one, get Netflix ...they are going places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Roku has the best search platform. If you search for something it will clearly show you all of the places it's available.

+1. Roku searches the streaming channels you have loaded and then tells you if something is available on them and at what cost. You can also "follow" shows and movies and it will tell you when a new episode is available or if a movie comes available to rent or buy (e.g., this morning it said that Hidden Figures is now available for free on HBO Now).

Wow. I feel like an idiot. I had no idea my Roku could do this! What else am I missing?

[Anonymous]

I just did this also. I have an amazon stick, Hulu streaming and Netflix (I had the regular Hulu and Netflix before along with Verizon fios). I spent a lot of time doing research before (I am a tv person and have lots of shows I watch). I made a list of what I watch, which was not hard since I had a Verizon DVR, so there was already a list). I sat down on the computer with the HULU app and saw what they had. Most of the shows are on HULU streaming. A couple are not (Younger is the one I can think of). They are available on Amazon the next day (for pay, but not too much for a season pass, at least compared to how much I am saving). I also switched my provider from Verizon to RCN. Honestly, that made the biggest financial difference.

[Anonymous]

We have Hulu, Netflix, and Apple TV. We use Hulu live (which is still in beta form) and we've had no issues. Can watch ball games easily. And we cut our bill in half!