Comments on: How We Avoid Cable And Watch Free TV Online

By: Leigh

Leigh — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:55:12 +0000

Check your library for free access to streaming movies and programs. My library card gives me access to https://www.hoopladigital.com/

By: Sally Mangan

Sally Mangan — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:49:26 +0000

In reply to Caitlin. Live in Jacksonville, Florida and we have a spectacular library system here. I just started using hoopla and although I am still in the learning stage, I am finding it relatively easy and it opens up a huge amount of access.

By: D

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 15:05:10 +0000

My spouse and I are all new to the streaming. We were paying a hefty cable bill and we took the plunge, cut cable and landline phone. Now, we do have Fire TV with Amazon Prime. And we’re pondering on that. We do use rabbit ears for live TV. Our big beef is cell phone bill, anyone have any suggestions? We have Verizon, and have two cells due to spouse slaving to the 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. job. We’re planning on retiring, retiring in three years, and like you all we have land picked out we’re planning on buying. In March, we go to visit the spots we have picked out. Hubby and I depend on our cells, but that bill!

By: Noreen

Noreen — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:20:40 +0000

Paul & I were avid live concert goers, we both love live music. I would have found it very difficult to give this up (however, I’ve retired and we both find it difficult to stay up too late so that sort of rules it out at this stage of the game). It’s possible to volunteer for certain music festivals, there is no charge for tickets if you volunteer and you meet some really cool people. We also test drove a Cadillac once because they were giving away tickets to a County Music Festival if one took a Caddy for a spin. Tickets can also be won on the radio and other contests. We used to plan arrival to a bar just before it started taking a cover (8:00 pm). We saw some great talent this way, opting for a bar is a good way to see some great musicians; eat before you go so you don’t have to buy dinner maybe just a shared appetizer. This won’t eliminate your concert budget but anything you save as a result goes into the pot. PS I have a Boston terrier too, she my second BT. Love them.

By: Carolina

Carolina — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 19:19:47 +0000

We too are a YouTube family. We love watching horticulture and gardening shows. One of our favorites is Justin Rhodes. YouTube is our go to when we don’t know how to do something. Watch a show and DIY. Love that!

By: Jack Pearson

Jack Pearson — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 22:41:28 +0000

Has anyone here tried reelgood.com yet? They have something called “free mode”:

free mode for movies: https://reelgood.com/free-movies
free mode for tv: https://reelgood.com/free-tv-shows

By: Gunther

Gunther — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 00:28:59 +0000

There is a website called the Documentary Storm that you can watch films for free. They send me an email every Sunday showing the films that they have in their inventory that you can watch. Good stuff.

By: Gunther

Gunther — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 00:23:02 +0000

Do you get TV channels Free Speech TV and Link Speech on your setup? I like them because they offer real thoughtful programs compare to the major networks. Thanks

By: Abs

Abs — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 11:26:53 +0000

We have a satelite dish (for all the German programmes and it was a one of payment afew years back) and use FilmonTV app for the British programmes. Ok, it won´t let us watch Olympics live and propably all other mayor sports events either. Hubby thought, he will be sad about missing the rugby…. but can watch the occasional game we found.
I very rarely watch TV. I prefer a good book instead.

The kids love TV the most. Unfortunately, they seem to turn into gaming/TV junkies.
Hubby mentioned yesterday, that we should just get rid of the xbox and TV (after the kids squabbled at each other quiet a bit). I told him, that he will hear not objection from me. 😉 But I also know, that he will struggle without one… I suggested, that we just don`t replace anything, when it is broken… see if we can stick to it.

By: TomTrottier

TomTrottier — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 06:17:29 +0000

How are the rabbit ears working in the backwoods?

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:58:05 +0000

Hi, I’m loving this idea of a frugal approach to everything. I have cut the cable for a while now, it wasn’t initially a frugal thing, it was because I thought the cost was outrageous for something I used about 1% of. Now I don’t know if this was mentioned as I didn’t read ALL of the comments, but pretty much every major network puts the full version of the latest episodes of their TV shows on their website for FREE. Now it’s typically only for a week or so, but if there is a show you absolutely love, I would bet that you can go to the Networks website and watch the most recent episode.

Hope this helps!

By: Jamke

Jamke — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 13:55:11 +0000

We use my parents’ Netflix account and my fiance’s parents’ HBO Go account (Game of Thrones). We do pay for Amazon prime but we buy so many household goods on Amazon I think it’s worth it. In any event, we have way more TV than we could possibly watch and will never pay for cable.