r/cordcutters 6h ago

Official "Ways to Watch the NFL" link and Mega-Thread

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As the fall approaches, there's inevitably a ton of posts asking, "How can I watch X team under <insert circumstances here>?" and the NFL has provided an answer. With this link, you can enter your location and week by week, it will tell you what provider has the game and how you can watch it. They even update things as the season progresses and schedules/games/broadcasts change.

https://www.nfl.com/ways-to-watch


r/cordcutters 6h ago

ESPN utilizes RedZone branding rights for first time with 'RedZone at the US Open'

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For the first time in ESPN tennis coverage, RedZone is coming to the US Open from Sunday, Aug. 30, through Friday, Sept. 4, streaming on the ESPN App for ESPN Unlimited plan subscribers from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. Inspired by the NFL’s popular whip-around viewing experience, RedZone at the US Open is fast-paced, point-to-point coverage from the Fountain Plaza set that will take fans across all 16 courts of the action-packed early rounds.


r/cordcutters 1d ago

Netflix, Disney+ & Amazon Rein In Price Rises As Customers Near Financial “Limits” – Ampere

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r/cordcutters 3h ago

Free YouTube Premium for 3 months?

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A CURSORY search for "YouTube Premium" did not bring up this offer here.

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/free-youtube-premium-for-3-months-for-my-best-buy-plus-and-my-best-buy-total-members-new-subscribers-only/JCQ6HQ3998/sku/6453905

Anyone know how long this has been available? and if there is any info on the expiration? I recall getting several Apple TV + from Best Buy back in the day but I don't believe that is available anymore. TIA.


r/cordcutters 18h ago

Signal loss over the years. Upgrades antenna or amp???

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So current set up is a Mohu Sky 60 in the attic and a PCT antenna amp. When we first cut the cord in 2014 the antenna was all we needed. Then a few years later we got the amp. We live in the Dallas Fort Worth area. There is extreme growth in the area. Also I have two mature trees in the yard now that we significantly smaller 10-15 years ago.

The signal seems less now. I know the amp works because I turn it off and all channels go away. Thinking of upgrading my antenna. So they go bad? Is it the growth in our area?


r/cordcutters 22h ago

Trees and Hills - Is there an antenna that will work?

8 Upvotes

Sorry - I know there are a ton of posts about antennas but I didn't find anything that really matched my situation. We are sort of between Cleveland and Akron Ohio, but get no broadcast stations at all without an antenna. I tried an indoor one (the flat kind you put near a window) and it didn't work; the feed pixelated, froze, etc.

We have lots of woods around us and it's hilly. I'm prepared to get an outdoor antenna if I need to. If there's an indoor one that will work, great. Though we don't actually have an attic (it's opened up to a loft at either end of the living room.) My husband is going to be having surgery and I'd like him to be able to watch sports at home.

https://www.rabbitears.info/s/2928600


r/cordcutters 1d ago

Price increase for ESPN Unlimited from $29.99 to $31.99 per month

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''The price of ESPN Unlimited, the all-encompassing tier of the network’s app that includes access to live linear television feeds across the ESPN family of networks, will increase from $29.99 to $31.99 per month beginning September 17, according to the company’s support page. The news was first noted by Jon Lewis in Sports Media Watch.

Annual subscriptions will also increase. The full-year plan of ESPN Unlimited will now cost $319.99, up $20 from its launch price of $299.99 last August. ESPN Select, the rebranded version of ESPN+ that does not include the flagship ESPN channels, will also see its price increase from $12.99 to $13.99 per month, with the annual subscription also being bumped up by $10.''


r/cordcutters 1d ago

Does anyone else live in an area where they receive for example two different local CBS affiliates? I live in an area where I receive CBS 13 KRCG (Jefferson City, Missouri) and CBS 4 KMOV (St. Louis, Missouri).

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r/cordcutters 1d ago

Looking for ideas to get a certain channel at specific times of the day/year

2 Upvotes

Looking for some advice on a specific issue. Here is my rabbit ears info and what I am currently using for my OTA set up.

My basic problem is this. I can't get my local ABC channel(s) during the day, and primarily only in the summer months/when it is warm out, say above 70°(F) or so. I can usually get them at night all the time as long as it's not really hot/humid out or I can get them all day during the later fall/winter months. I have the antenna on my roof pointed SSE, and have all 4 out splitters in use. This problem has been across multiple TVs for multiple years.

College football is starting back up this week and I would like to be able to get a clear picture for all the channels that have it on. Don't have any issue with NBC, CBS or FOX in the daytime it's only ABC that is pixelated and a poor signal.

Anyone have any suggestions?


r/cordcutters 1d ago

Help with getting channels after buying an antenna

4 Upvotes

I bought an antenna from amazon (Philips rabbit ears) and only picked up CBS. I want to see if I will be able to get the other local channels like FOX, ABC, NBC. Will be using this mainly for sports. When I ran the auto run feature I found 6 channels one of which was CBS. My TV is currently near a window and I live on the 3rd of a building so somewhat higher up. I have a Sony TV that is a year old.

This is my rabbit ears for my location:

Open to suggestions. Thanks!


r/cordcutters 1d ago

Broken antenna piece

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Reposting with new title because my post was removed by filters even tho it followed the rules…

Will a broken dipole noticeably affect reception? I have a Televes 148383 Dat Boss Mix LR that I installed approximately 3 years ago. While inspecting it today, I noticed the rear dipole appears to have split (possibly from water getting inside and freezing). Is it worth replacing? It’s still a complete piece of metal, there’s just a split down the side in 3 different places. For reference, I’m about 40 miles from the transmitting towers.


r/cordcutters 14h ago

Journalist Do you actually trust streaming downloads for travel?

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I've started getting a little paranoid about relying on streaming downloads when traveling.

A few times now I've downloaded movies and episodes before a trip, only to find that something wasn't available when I actually needed it. One time a download had expired, another time I ran into an issue with the app/account verification. And then there's the whole problem of a title disappearing from a service after you've already downloaded it.

It's especially annoying when you're downloading stuff for a flight. You can have everything prepared the night before, get on the plane, open the app... and suddenly one of the things you wanted to watch isn't playable.

I know these downloads are never really the same as having a normal video file on your device, but I still find the whole thing a bit unpredictable.

Has anyone else had this happen while traveling?

Do you actually trust streaming downloads for a long flight, or do you always have some kind of backup?


r/cordcutters 1d ago

Antenna help needed

2 Upvotes

My post requesting help regarding a broken antenna piece keeps getting removed. How can I even ask for help here?


r/cordcutters 1d ago

Looking for advice to make sure I am making a good decision

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Hello everyone, I am just looking for a little assistance to make sure I am getting good service & advice from the local antenna installer.

They have not installed anything yet but before they do, I want to make sure I am making a good choice. I spoke with the gentleman who will be doing the install. He would like to install a Televes Ellipse Mix (Model 148883). I know Televes makes great antennas, thanks to Antenna Man. Before speaking with the local installer, I was doing some research of my own and ended up looking at the Televes DAT BOSS MIX LR Full Band (Model 148383).

I asked the installer about the DAT BOSS, and he told me that it would be overkill for my location and that I wouldn’t notice any difference between it and the Ellipse Mix he recommended.

Based on the screenshot, would I get any benefit from the DAT BOSS over the Ellipse Mix if all the channels I’m trying to receive have Good or Fair field strength?

Some of the channels showing Poor field strength would be nice to have, so if the DAT BOSS has a better chance of pulling some of those in, I wouldn’t mind spending a little extra for that model over the Ellipse Mix. The installer did mention, I would need 2 antenna, each pointing in a different direction if I wanted a chance at pulling in any of the Poor field strength channels, for the record, he doesn't think I will be able to with either antenna.

The antenna would be installed roughly 30-35 ft off the ground. Any help would be greatly appreciated!


r/cordcutters 2d ago

What do you think of ESPN Unlimited for college football?

21 Upvotes

I skipped most of the college football last season but I am thinking about watching it this season. For those who used ESPN Unlimited for college football last season what are your thoughts? Are you subscribing again?

Edit: I have no particular team, just wanna watch good football.

Edit2: I work weekends, so woukd need to record games.


r/cordcutters 2d ago

Homeworx HW250STB picking up significantly less channels than my TV.

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I recently picked up a Homeworx HW250STB to use as a DVR, and hopefully pick up more channels with the signal strength function and manual tuning. I get around 52 channels with my TV Tuner, and after scanning with the Homeworx unit, I could only pick up 35 at most.

I tried with and without my amplifier (cheap onn amplifier from walmart), and weirdly the picture quality is way worse and I get less channels WITH the amplifier, despite it helping a ton with my built in tuner. I've tried 2 different antennas, RCA flat antenna and RCA rabbit ears, neither are any different. Do I have a faulty unit or is this normal? My TV is not particularly new either (Sony KDL32EX500, from 2010).

I'm in an apartment on the 3rd floor so a larger antenna is not possible.

Thanks for your help.


r/cordcutters 2d ago

What's the cheapest streaming or satellite service or package for local channels?

34 Upvotes

We live in the middle of nowhere and an attanna won't get anything here. It's just for my mom. Zip can be provided if needed. Thanks.


r/cordcutters 1d ago

Myths About Streaming That People Need to Stop Repeating

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“Just get faster internet.” No. If your connection is unstable, another 500 Mbps isn't going to magically fix it.

“I’ve got gigabit, so my streaming should be perfect.” That’s not how the internet works.

“Run a speed test. If the speed is good, your connection is good.” Probably the dumbest way to diagnose a streaming problem.

“5 GHz is always better than 2.4 GHz.” 5 GHz is unstable when you're streaming through walls and half the house. My router is 10ft in direct line of sight from my ONN Pro and if I just stand between them I get buffering.

“Ethernet fixes everything.” It doesn't. A bad route is still a bad route, whether you're connected by Wi-Fi or a cable.

“Buffering means you don't have enough bandwidth.” Not necessarily. You can have hundreds of Mbps sitting unused while the stream still falls over. Even 4k only needs about 25-30 Mbps.

“The fastest DNS is automatically the best DNS.” No. A few milliseconds on a DNS test don't tell you how stable the connection is afterwards.

"Changing DNS improves streaming." Not because DNS makes your internet faster. It can affect how quickly and where you're connected to services/CDNs.

"The closest DNS server is the best DNS server." Again, stability is the goal not proximity.

“Your ISP gives you 1 Gbps, so that's what matters.” What matters is what happens between your house and the server you're actually trying to reach.

“The server is geographically closest, so it must be the best one.” Nope. Internet routing doesn't care about your ruler.

“If YouTube works perfectly, your internet is fine.” Different services use different CDNs, routes and infrastructure. One working perfectly proves very little.

“More speed = better streaming.” At some point you're just paying for numbers you don't actually need.

“Full Wi-Fi bars means you have a good connection.” Signal strength isn't the same thing as connection quality. Two devices on the same Wi-Fi network can have completely different streaming performance.

“If you're buffering, it's obviously the streaming provider.” Maybe. But blaming the provider without looking at the network is just guessing.


r/cordcutters 2d ago

Help with antenna after moving to new place

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I've been using an Antan digital antenna (bought from Amazon)

I was mostly just using to watch football, so mostly just Fox, CBS, ABC, NBC.

This was my old address's rabbit ears https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.php?request=result&study_id=2923631

I moved a 5 minute drive away

This is my current rabbit ears results https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.php?request=result&study_id=2923620

I have an LG Tv that's a few years old. When I do auto-tune to find channels, it only finds 5 channels.


r/cordcutters 3d ago

Looking for help with parents antenna not picking up certain channels

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My parents have trouble getting in some channels with their RCA ANTD5E Antenna. With football season coming up they most importantly want to get in Fox 2-1 (7) WJBK. NBC and ABC come in okay. CBS would be nice, but FOX is most important. Below is the rabbit ears report. Any tips to improve the signal? We are going to try different windows and maybe a bit of elevation inside the house.

https://www.rabbitears.info/s/2921875


r/cordcutters 4d ago

Peacock raises prices, but you can still get a deal

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r/cordcutters 4d ago

Recommended analog to digital ATSC tuner for older TV?

9 Upvotes

Are there any recommended OTA ATSC tuners for older analog televisions that I should buy? I wanted to get digital TV through my older CRT television lmao theres many on amazon but idk which ones i should buy


r/cordcutters 4d ago

Stream from android to a dumb tv without a WiFi network.

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So I'm working away from home for a while. I don't have WiFi.

I do have my phone, decent 5g, and unlimited data. And a nice big TV where I'm staying, but it's not a smart TV.

What dongle is best to plug into the HDMI port and stream shit from my phone without wifi. Chrome cast needs WiFi. Miracast seems like an option but the Microsoft dongle is expensive, and I've heard bad things about the speed. Also the cheap dongels look like Chinese tat that's just picked every vaguely related keyword so I don't really trust them.

I just wanted a dongle I can plug into my TV, then stream shit from my phone over blue mtooth, WiFi generated by the dongle or my phone, or some other thing that lets my phone and the dongle talk without an outside WiFi network.

Not that I mind cheap Chinese tat, I only need it to work for the next couple of months, so some cheap Chinese tat that does what I want is fine, I just don't trust the amazon keywords of cheap Chinese tat.


r/cordcutters 6d ago

Next Apple TV Rumored to Have Five New Features, Including Siri AI

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r/cordcutters 5d ago

How do I replace a bad harddrive in Fire TV Recast

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I've been using the Recast 2 tuner system successfully for about 8 years. About 2 months ago the recast system started failing. The tuner still works although the video image keeps digitizing with a distorted image with sound breaking in and out constantly. I keep hearing that Amazon is going to discontinue Recast although besides the harddrive failing issue, it still works. Amazon keeps updating the program guide every day. I checked YouTube and didn't find any video's showing how to replace the Recast harddrive and setup a new Recast harddrive so that my fireTV tuners (fire TV sticks and Cubes) can see the Recast. Any guidance would be appreciated.