A few days ago we posted a survey on the subreddit /r/CordCutters asking people to fill out a short 10 question survey about being a cord cutter. Over a 500 different people filled out the survey. Thank you to everyone who took the few minutes to complete this survey.

Question #1 Why did you cut the cord?

Cost 80% Not Use 17% Commercials 3%

#2 What devices do you use to watch your content?

Fire TV seams to be growing in popularity go up from 16% in the fall to 26%.

Game System 32% Chromecast 35% Laptop 54% Roku 55% Apple TV 15% Fire TV 26% Kodi Dedicated 12% Android Box 8% OTA Antenna 57% Smart TV 12%

Question #3 On average how many hours a day do you watch video content that is 20 minutes or longer?

0-2 49% 3-5 44% 6+ 7%

Question #4 Do you watch more or less video content after you cut the cord compared to before.

More 28% Less 16% Same 56%

Question #5 What is the size of your data cap?

150GB 2% 250GB 8% 300GB 14% I Do Not Know 26% N/A 50%

Question #6 Have you ever gone over your data cap?

Yes 9% No 27% N/A 64%

Question #7 Has your ISP ever threatened to cancel your service because you went over your data cap?

Yes 1% No 43% N/A 56%

Question #8 Do you subscribe to Sling TV? (If Sling TV is not available to you please select N/A)



If you just look at people who have access to Sling TV 44% of them subscribe to Sling TV.

Yes 43% No 55% N/A 2%

Question #9 Please select what services you use to watch video content.



*Note Hulu includes Hulu.com and Hulu Plus subscribers

Netflix 87% Amazon 67% iTunes 12% Hulu 46% Google Play 20% Torrents 42% XBMC 17% YouTube 69% HBO Go 23% WatchESPN 33% Sling TV 42%

Question #10 How much on average do you pay for video content each month after you cut the cord.

$0-$10 15% $11-$20 29% $21-30 30% $31+ 25% N/A 1%

Question #11 How much did you pay for video content each month before you cut the cord.

$0-$49 8% $50-$69 11% $70-$100 30% $101+ 41% N/A 10%

It seams that $70 is the pain point that is forced most cord cutters to cancel cable TV. With over 80% of respondents saying their bill was over $70 when they canceled.

Question #12 How old are you?

0-18 1% 19-24 1% 25-32 31% 33-40 27% 41-50 19% 51+ 15% N/A 1%

Thank you to everyone who filled out this survey. I look forward to seeing what will change in our Summer 2015 survey. Will Fire TV keep growing? Will a new service from Apple increase Apple TV numbers?

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