

The cost of cable seems to have one direction…up..but another popular option is an Internet streaming service. Barry Levy has today’s Consumer Report and says some of the newest players offer plenty of channels for less money.

Every time you see your cable bill do you feel like doing this! Cutting your cable entirely may seem like a challenge if you stand to lose your favorite channels but streaming services are responding to viewers needs and they may have just what you need and it’s not a huge bill.

Soon, YouTube TV will launch in major cities, offering 40 streaming cable channels, including Disney, ESPN, FOX News, and even some regional sports networks, for $35-dollars a month.

“That’s a great price, but remember there are channel tradeoffs with these slimmer streaming services. So if you can’t live without a certain channel, make sure it’s offered before you sign up,” Jim Willcox, Consumer Reports.

For example, right now YouTube TV doesn’t offer Comedy Central, CNN, HBO, HGTV and a few other channels, though you can pay extra to get Showtime.

Sling TV starts at $20/month, but its 40-dollar “All Channels” package includes 50 channels, add-ons for local broadcast, sports, movies and premium channels range from five to 15-dollars a month. Direct TV Now has a promotional price of 35-dollars a month for sixty channels, or 60-dollars a month for over a hundred channels.

“One thing to remember: All these streaming services require a smart TV or streaming media player, and a decent broadband connection. If your Internet service isn’t fast enough, they might not be the best choice,” Jim Willcox, Consumer Reports.

And if you have a lot of TVs, you might have to limit how many people are watching at the same time since each service limits the number of simultaneous streams.

My wife has been ready to cut our cable for quite some time so we’re looking into streaming services and a few other options, which looks like will cut our bill by more than half. If you’re considering doing the same do some research and then cut that cable…oooh, that feels good!

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