Why cord cutting is no different than getting sattelite and the breathless way people bought it

Your replies in the other thread were enough

 

I just use my grandparents xfinity password to watch on the app... combine that with a $9 Netflix subscription and I have more entertainment than I know what to do with

 

For me the original idea for cord cutting was to save money. Well when I originally cut the cord I was paying almost $100 a month. For the next 6 years all I had that I paid for was Netflix. I could pick up 2 TV channels with rabbit ears. As of now I have added Sling for TWD but will cancel when season ends. Then most likely pick up HBO now for GoT and cancel when the season ends. That's what I did last year and it worked out well.

 

You can't buy a 20 dollar subscription from a cable company so there's your difference.

 

When you cut the cable part they just jack up the internet price. They own the cords no real way to cut it.

 

True but as others have posted, it seems to save folks quite a bit of money one way or the other. No real way to cut it but if it's a cheaper alternative, not sure what to get all up in arms over it.

 

technically, if you're streaming sling over wifi, there is no cord so.... face.

 

Wish there was more competitive internet providers.

 

I agree with OP - Cord cutting really just results in slicing up your content into several different providers and delivery methods. I would be surprised if much actual money is saved when it comes down to it. Eventually I think we will see content providers linked directly to consumers via a commodity style delivery method (wired or wireless), which would render the traditional "packaging services" obsolete. So you will get only the content you want, but not necessarily cheaper.....

 

ESPN would cost you more than $5.

Except you can't get Netflix/Hulu/Amazon through your traditional cable/satellite carriers. There is no slicing and dicing.

Wire or wireless is an irrelevant term. The proper term is Over The Top (OTT) programming or through traditional carriers such as satellite or cable.

The reality is OTT programming is crushing standard carriers. Now that HBO is now offering OTT services, traditional carriers are hanging onto the sports networks.

 

Fair point, although arguably you could get most of the hulu & Netflix content via traditional cable - either on demand or via movie packages etc. (the obvious exception being original content from Netflix & Amazon but that is not really a cord cutting issue).

I would say wire and wireless is very relevant - at the moment, content owners/providers have three* basic physical ways of reaching customers - 1) fixed "traditional cable", 2) broadband/wired internet to the home, and 3) wireless broadband. The distinction is important, because it provides multiple transmission methods for content owners that are not owned by the same company.

I think OTT is the redundant concept - the lines between OTT and traditional are getting blurrier by the day - my simplified way of viewing it is just content providers linked to buyers via some transmission medium. Its not cord cutting, its just repackaging your content, which is why in the long run, the content owners will probably be the winners, and the "packagers" will be the losers and consumers will get more control.

The packagers will fight hard - vertical & horizontal integration for example, but ultimately I think they are doomed.

(*edit: 4 ways if you include satellite)

 

Going outside outside and exploring the world is cool sometimes also.

 

Me each month before cordcutting:
DirecTV: $90+
Netflix: $12.99
Internet: $80

Total: $180+

Each month after cutting:
PS Vue: $54.99, includes HBO/Showtime and will be back down to $34.99 after Homeland and GoT.
Netflix: $12.99
Internet: $80

Savings of $35-$55+ each month.

 

Are you one of those guys that walks around Best Buy or Costco hassling everyone about signing up for DirecTV?

My favorite thing about cutting the cord, besides not being on the hook for an extra $30-$50 per month, is that I don't have to call ATT/Directv every 6 or 12 months and sit on hold for 30 minutes trying to get my bill back to the promotional price that they started me at.