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able TV was once the ultimate entertainment necessity. The over-the-air
days of VHF/UHF television signals couldn’t keep up with voracious
viewers who needed more and more channels. Having a cable directly
pumping all that content into your home became the norm, and cable
providers—which likely provide your high-speed broadband internet access
now, as well—knew they had you on the hook.
But cable providers didn’t factor in that the internet they provide would become
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the most well-known names in what’s become known as “cord cutting”—doing
away with pay TV to get all your programming via internet streaming services
(or, in some cases, over the airwaves). Cord cutting means not having to pay a
huge monthly fee for thousands of hours of TV you don’t watch (in theory).
Instead, you pay individual services for a la carte programming. It’s like paying
for just what you watch—almost.
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that pay-TV providers don’t always lose those customers entirely, because so
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cutter with access to (almost) everything you’d get via regular cable TV.
Over-the-air antennas and DVRs: Before we get to into the apps and
hardware you need to make it as a digital cord cutter, consider what you can
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outdoor antennas remain a viable option.
