Depending on who you ask, the average cable TV package costs between $79 and $217 per month.
So even in the cheapest case, a new DIY streaming service package highlighted by Consumer Reports can slash your bill by more than two-thirds.
Yes, many streaming companies already offer plans to replace cable, but they can cost $65 or more per month. But “we managed to put together a decent TV plan on an ultra-tight budget of just $25 a month,” says CR.
The CR plane on which landed includes:
This combination features sports, news, popular movies, new and classic series, kids’ favorites, live events, plus programming from cable standards such as:
- ABC
- A&E
- CMA
- BET
- Cheer
- Big Ten Network
- SCS
- Comedy Central
- E
- ESPN
- Fox
- Fox Sports
- Effects
- MTV
- NBC
- NFL Network
- Nickelodeon
- Oxygen
- Primordial
- PBS
- Show time
- Smithsonian Channel
- Syfy
- American Network
Consumer Reports admits this combination won’t work for everyone, but it covers a lot of bases for the money. If you can stomach a few extra ads and exclusions, you can even cut it down to $20 per month with Peacock Free instead of Premium.
You can also always supplement your viewing with “17 Completely Free Streaming Services”.
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