CUTTING THE CORD Arthur Ehrlich (732)239-1533

Joel Iserson (732)580-2247

Disclaimer

Comcast Fees

• Universal Connectivity Charge, Regulatory Recovery Fee, Franchise Fee, Franchise Related Costs, FCC Regulatory Fee, 911 Fee

• Regional Sports Fee, Broadcast TV Fee

• DVR Fee, Set Top Box Fee, Cable Modem Fee, HD Technology Fee

• Dec. 18 Broadcast fee 14.95, Internet $3., Modem $14.

CHANGE

THE BIG THREE

• Telephone

• Internet

• Streaming and Television (Media)

Home Phone Alternatives

• Xfinity or Fios or Optimum Double or Triple Play

• Magic Jack- ($34 for adapter and $20 a year for service.) Will port number.

• Ooma ($79 for Router, then about $5 a month.) Will port number

• Cell Phone (about $12 a month) Port number to cell phone you keep in home.

1.WHAT ABOUT THE ALARM 2. I NEED A FAX

Get a Decent Internet Deal

• The Need For Speed

• The providers

• The Cost

So How Fast?

• 3.0 Megabits per second- SD Quality- per device

• 5.0 Megabits per second- HD Quality- per device

• 25 Megabits per second- Ultra HD Quality (4K)- per device

• SO, HOW MUCH DO I NEED

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What’s the Difference?

• Antenna TV (FCC) https://www.fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps

• Satellite (Not Anymore)

• Cable

• Streaming (Internet)

Cable Box Replacements

• Smart TV

• Amazon Fire- Supports many service ($40-$90)

• Apple TV- Seamless with other Apple devices ($149-$199)

• Google Chromecast- ($35-$70)

• Roku- Offers most apps- ($29-$121)

LOCAST

CABLE CHANNEL REPLACEMENTS• ATT TV Now Now ($65 and up) includes HBO Now 2 Streams

• Sling TV ($30 and up) 1 or 3 Streams (and some free)

• YouTube TV ($49.99 and up) 3 Streams

• fubo.tv ($54.99 and up) Sports 2 or 3 Streams

• Hulu ($54.99 and up) 2 Streams

• Philo ($20 and up) 3 Streams

• vidgo.com ($39.99) 3 Streams

Conventional Streaming

• Amazon Prime

• Hulu

• Netflix

• Acorn TV (5) Premium App example

• Apple tv+ and Disney+

• Fandor ($10)(also available on Amazon ($4)and Sling TV ($5))

• Criterion Collection ($99 a year, $9.99 a month)

• Curiositystream ($3)

• Shudder ($5)

• What About Renting?

INDIVIDUALS

• HBO Now ($15) Available on all Devices

• Showtime ($11) Add To Amazon, Apple TV, Hulu, Roku and PlayStation Vue

• Starz ($9) Available on many services and devices

FREE STREAMING• Pluto TV

• Locast Free Local TV

• Tubi TV

• Sonycrackle (Seinfeld, All In The Family and Movies)

• Vudu

• Xumo

• Hoopla, Kanopy

• IMDB

AND THERE’S MORE• snagfilms.com

• CWseed.com

• stirr.com

• youtube.com

• Plex.tv

• The Roku Channel

What Do I Do Now

• Figure out your needs and wants.

• What TV do I want to try this on

• Get a Streaming Device

• Set it up

• Enjoy watching Video (Patience, Play and Practice)

What Now?• Put Your Bills Together

• Your Needs and Wants

• Landline?

• Comcast or Optimum vs Fios (For Those Who Can)

• Look at the Cable Replacement Services

• Can You Survive on Netflix and Amazon, Locast, SonyCrackle or other free services?

• Call Your Cable Company

• GO FOR IT

Questions?

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