We are now in our second month of cord cutting but the first month we have canceled our Directv. We started off with a month trial to see how we do only using or Roku devices and an antenna watch TV. It worked so well we have cancelled Directv. Now it takes a bit of work but once you set it up it is very simple.
Here is what we use to replace Directv.

For TV shows we can�t get on local TV we use Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant. 95% of the shows we watch are on Hulu plus and it only costs $7 a month. Anything no on Hulu we buy on Amazon for $1.75 or $1.99 depending on the show.

For old back logs of movies and TV shows we have Netflix for $8 a month.

We also use Twonky Beam App to watch Youtube videos but Youtube has a native app coming out this year. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pv.twonkybeam&hl=en

For sports there are many options. NBA, NHL, and MLB allow you to buy season passes and have apps on the Roku to watch them in HD. The NFL is streaming for free almost all the playoff games and the Supper Bowl. Sunday Night Football has also been streamed for free. I expect to see more games streamed free next year.
If you live in one of the growing numbers of areas that Aereo covers you should check them out. They stream to Roku your local TV channels with DVR support for only $8 a month. Find out more about them here. https://www.aereo.com/ There are also similar services like this online that also have Roku support. If you do some googling you will find tons of options.

Many stations like A&E and History Channel have Roku apps with full episodes of shows for free. PBS has a great app with a huge section of kids shows.
The Live stream app on Roku has great feeds of different events and many local TV news programs. Two of my home town stations in Michigan stream their news in HD through that app. It allows me to see what is happening back in our home town from time to time.

Nowhere TV gives access to hundreds of streams. From BBC and CNN to the Conan Show. http://thenowhereman.com/roku/

Roku has over 1,000 channels you can see all of them here. http://www.roku.com/channels/#!browse

Don't forget about putting a antenna up to get local over the air stations.

Any other cord cutters here with tips on how to stop paying such high cost for TV?

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With my high speed upgrade we are also looking to cut the DISH cord. My only road block is my favorite show, The Walking Dead. We have cut cable bill to the core aside from that.

How do you stream to the TV? They have apple boxes for $100, seen them?

Also which Roku model to you have?

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Lefte

Flexibility is the key to Air Superiority

I have a Roku 2 and a Roku 1 for the bedroom. You can get Walking Dead the next day on Amazon for $1.75 with the season pass. That is only $7 a month and you own it for life. As for streaming form my PC to the Roku I use the free Plex program or from my phone I use Twonky. It works great with Facebook to play videos on the TV or do photo slide shows.

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Walking Dead back season and all of Dexter is on Netflix. Great if you need to catch up.

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So it's one device per TV?

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Lefte

Flexibility is the key to Air Superiority

Yes on per TV. After looking at my Directv bill I paid $10 for each TV and $10 for each box connected to the TV.  rather pay $50 up front over $20 a month.

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Wow I was just talking to my wife about this exact thing.

We have Hulu Plus streaming, Amazon Instant/Prime streaming, Apple TV (iTunes) streaming.... Why the heck do we need Direct TV?!

She's not on board yet.. heh but I'm gonna keep after her.

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Toiletdk try what we did give it 30 days and see what happens. I have not used a Apple TV but the Roku made it easy.

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Anyone up for a one year legal only cord cutting challenge? We can have a section to post tips and tricks in the forums.

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Sorry, that legal word threw me for a loop lol, but I have not had any cable for over 2 years.

I think I may have to join this test module.

I recently bought a Roku 3 and Chromecast.

It will be hard to get used to having to find all my shows to watch them, instead of having the DVR catch them for me, but I cant deny the fact of saving some money.  Additionally, some folks I work with have made the leap to cutting the cord and they say they have more time to do things, since they can watch what they want, when they want.

So I have the equipment, I have the internet.........  Now I just need to cut the cord.  

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Looks like a lot of people are starting to cut the cable...

The defections brought Time Warner Cable’s customer losses for the year to about 825,000, up from 530,000 in 2012. The company added 55,000 high-speed Internet subscribers and 15,000 phone users in the fourth quarter, Chief Financial Officer Artie Minson said today at an investor conference.

Read more here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-08/time-warner-cable-loses-215-000-tv-customers-in-fourth-quarter.html?cmpid=yhoo

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