[Streamguy69]

I had to do a cord cutting experiment so my wife's parents can understand . the first thing we did was get a lower cost internet. then I had to eliminate the cable tv part of it because it would have been too expensive for them. I first tried sling tv which was good for the moment. it was $25.00 for the 1st month and $50.00 after that. not a problem but... there were no local channels such as fox,abc,etc. So Iooked into youtube tv which is free for 2 weeks then $65.00 a month after. a little bit more than sling but the local networks were there. With the cost of internet being $25.00 a month then $65.00 for youtube tv, it comes out to about $100.00 monthly which is split into 2 so each of us only pay $50.00. not too bad considering I was paying $70.00 a month for my half of the internet and partial cable so I am saving money. The best part is the internet is 5G which is way better than 200 mps that we were paying for.

[friendociate]

A dependant, my bills are handled by my caregiver (who of-course also handles my paycheck, using it to help with the expenses (a little)).

But we have "smart TVs" and our internet is part of a package deal with our 'telephone' & 'cable TV' (smart TVs ... are connected to the Internet somehow---a lot of the FREE channel-accounts on it ... They give you a webpage to go to & enter a little code on, and then you can access it through your TV).

Our smart-TVs are VIZIO brand machines

[spiderdust]

So Iooked into youtube tv which is free for 2 weeks then $65.00 a month after. a little bit more than sling but the local networks were there. With the cost of internet being $25.00 a month then $65.00 for youtube tv, it comes out to about $100.00 monthly which is split into 2 so each of us only pay $50.00. not too bad considering I was paying $70.00 a month for my half of the internet and partial cable so I am saving money. The best part is the internet is 5G which is way better than 200 mps that we were paying for.

That still seems like a lot, although I see that it's less than you were paying before.

Have you looked into getting a digital antenna for the TV? They're often less than $40 and will pick up local channels. Just like the old fashioned rabbit ears used to do, only it picks up the current signal format instead.

[KityCat]

isn't Youtube TV free ?
I have a Jio subscription , so I get this smart tv set-o-box with my internet connection with some streaming services , and they give a few streaming services for free , including disney plus and prime video , so it doesn't cost me extra

[Streamguy69]

isn't Youtube TV free ?
I have a Jio subscription , so I get this smart tv set-o-box with my internet connection with some streaming services , and they give a few streaming services for free , including disney plus and prime video , so it doesn't cost me extra

no it is not. youtube is free but if you want channels like network and national channels, it cost but is way less than the cable companies

[germainebull]

With the cost of internet being $25.00 a month

Given this high fees, I guess this internet is unlimited. Otherwise, I would not subscribe to this offering, if I were you.
I also suppose you use this internet to earn some income.