We dropped our cable service 5 years ago. We use digital antennas that can be put in a window or hung on an interior wall.
You can check your over the air tv coverage at
TVFool.com.
If you have Amazon Prime, the included programming is okay. Barely okay, imo, not something of value on its own.
We prefer Hulu to Netflix. As someone else mentioned, most of the networks have apps for Roku and AppleTV that allow you to watch recent programming for free, usually a week after it aired, but they don’t keep a library of past episodes available, just the recent episode.
We tried Sling TV for a few months but didn’t watch it enough to justify the expense. One positive about Sling TV is they give you a free week to try it out and will also give you a free Roku device if you prepay for X amount of months of service. I’ve seen a free Roku stick for 1 month of service or a Roku box (don’t recall which version) for 3 months of service. They also offered a discounted AppleTV device, too. Another thing about Sling TV, if you’re interested in sports, they do have ESPN in one of their tiers and also offer some add-on channels.
I think the most value-oriented aspect of these services is that you can turn them on and off whenever and as often as you want. Use Hulu for # months of the year, then cancel it and use Netflix for # months. We’ll probably use Sling TV again during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays next year and turn it off after the New Year.
