Get Free TV With Hulu? - Comments Page 1

Bob, you remind us again that it is not necessary to pay a small fortune for TV any more.

I just wish my ISP would tell me my monthly limit so I can figure out how much TV we'd be allowed to view online. They are very coy, and won't give a number.

Anyone know, or know how I can find out if NBC Sports Channel is available with Hulu or any other, or even just Formula One Racing as that is what interests my family.

And local Sports channels like Fox Sports, YES, or NESN (to watch local sports teams)? Sorry. The cable can not be cut.

I use the Roku and find most of my TV watching is either Hulu or Netflix. What bothers me about Hulu is that even with the subscription, some shows like my daughter's favorite ABC Family "pretty Little Liars" is ONLY available on the web which means watching on my computer. If we're paying for the subscription, it should ALL be available on streaming TV or tablet.

Bob:

Have you had a chance to research Clear TV http://www.cleartv.com/

Steve

For me it's all hullaboohulu. I join the family in the family room for T.V. and sit in my lazyboy for computer time. But that's just me. Best regards, john.

Bob,

We cut the cable line six months ago and haven't looked back since. However, I did find a third party cable internet provider that gives us unlimited @24M for $50/mo. We use Netflix and Hulu Free (not sure that paid is worth it)By searching around, ie: google "watch (insert show name)" you can find many shows and movies. We watch about 75% of our liking for free and found some new shows as well.

Steve,

The Clear TV you posted looks like it's only for LOCAL TV, (i.e. your home town) and that 'Antenna' looks kinda 'weak' in the way it's designed. AND it looks like you'd need a TV tuner (or a digital box) in your home computer as well.

Bob has written on this before, here's a place to start looking:
http://askbobrankin.com/free_tv_on_pc.html

There are link-outs to other articles he's written on SIMILAR subjects.

Good luck!! -- Doc --

Justin tv covers all kinds of cable channels for us people to watch on our computers ,for free or $10.00 per month. They did get unplugged from FoxSP and NBCSp ,because those 2 networks wonted a higher monthly fee to broadcast off of their networks ,so now I don't have free car racing steaming live on my computer.

Thanks Bob. I have not paid for TV for years. I have an over the air antenna with a digital converter. We get all the networks free on the antenna.
We have broadband & Roku for downloads of movies. Not the newest ones but more than we can watch.
We do pay for Netflix to get movies. I have tried to watch Hulu and others but the ads are totally objectionable. The $8 for Netflix is worth it.

I use Hulu Plus a lot, and really like it. Now, if only I could get HBO and Showtime somewhere, I could really drop my cable provider.

The problem with Hulu and Netflix, there are very few shows I would like to watch. The only reason why I keep cable is so I can watch old shows from the 50's and 60's. Also old movies.

Yes BUT... Paying for Hulu AND not being able to fast forward through commercials? No thanks.

Bob is free hulu also available in Curacao Neth. Ant.?

Hulu Plus costs the same as Netflix--but you have to endure commercials on Hulu. In addition, it seems that Hulu is much less functional on Roku. I constantly get a message that there is an error playing the video and must retry to get it to continue. Network is stable with a good signal, but Hulu servers seem to take a long time to stream video so that when buffer runs out, the error appears.

For those who love old shows (as I do) you might be surprised how many are on YouTube. Also there are DVD sets available.

So glad I am not a sports fan. Having to carry sports is one reason why cable TV is so expensive. We cut it almost to the bone because for one thing, we got tired of paying the tab for sports that we never watch. So glad we are not addicted; it does open up more opportunities to cut the cord. This article on Hulu is extremely helpful and will help us come to a decision.

I dropped cable a couple years ago. I have digital rabbit ears in a south facing window(the cheapest digital rabbit ears are the best...$10.89). I get all the local channels...over 40 channels total. I have my computer tower connected to my 50" tv with one hdmi cable (the tower sits behind the tv) and it has a usb wifi dongle. My internet is from virgin mobile at $35/mo for truly unlimited 4G broadband wifi which streams everything with no problem. I also stream directly from websites for archived shows and I have Netflix for $8/mo. I also have an Android phone with truly unlimited internet with tmobile for $70/mo where I watch a lot of Netflix, YouTube, and stream from websites. Effective streaming from websites varies depending on the website. If I was a big sports fan I would probably have a hard time giving up cable. And I personally miss hgtv....that's very hard, if not impossible, to get without cable.

Disconnected from cable TV almost a year ago. I have a Roku setup and subscribed to Netflix and am able to watch a variety of shows that actually interest me. Many of my friends can't believe I don't know who "survived" or who "danced" or who lost the most weight. Alas, that form of entertainment is not my cup of tea. I've considered Hulu but haven't made the plunge yet. I really haven't missed cable TV one bit. Oh, and ....the local eating/drinking establishments have lots of TV's where I can watch the games.

Agree with Robert Hall, and Dave White, paying for premium service and forced to watch commercials is wrong.
Thumbs down for hulu plus.
their content is all FTA anyway, if you live within 50 miles of a city record it thru an antenna and edit the commercials.

Cut DirecTV when they continued to go up and wouldn't bargain the last time. Bought Roku and had Netflix and Hulu Plus. Found Hulu Plus didn't carry many CBS shows, which I watched more than the others. Dropped Hulu Plus and bought a TIVO, $15 month service and I record shows, mostly CBS, I want and fast forward though the commericals.

I also came to the realization that I won't live long enough to watch everything on Netflix, Youtube, and the various other sites available.

Bob, thanks for all the great subjects you cover.

Cut the cable some months ago and very happy. 1= we do not watch sports -- that is a LARGE amount of your cable bill, whether you ever watch sports or not, you pay. Roku, Hulu, AmPrime, Netflix, and the ubiquitous Red Box kiosk (now getting internet available, but too pricey for cheep-cheep me) serve us fine. Heartache missing only, the Game shows, Family Feud and Millionaire, but not missing bad enough to re-cable. We love and appreciate your good, work, Bob. Thank you.