How To Watch Television For Free Without Paying For Cable Or Satellite TVTelevision Can Be Expensive (It Doesn't Have To Be)One way that my wife and I have saved money over the years is that while most of our friends have cable or satellite TV, we've never paid subscription costs to receive TV programming.  That means that we are saving ourselves a good chunk of money every year.  If you're in debt, you probably shouldn't be paying for TV either! Rates for cable in our area range anywhere from around $1.

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We probably would have ended up going for a middle of the road package, somewhere between $5. How much have we saved every year by not paying subscription costs for our TV entertainment? Probably between $6.

That's a lot of money!  The good news is,  TV doesn't have to be that expensive! In fact, TV can be cheap or free! While we haven't paid for cable TV, we haven't exactly been deprived, or had to watch only the shows offered by the over the air networks.  There are tons of free video options out there!

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In fact, we actually still watch a lot of the same shows that our friends do. How do we do it you ask? Through a combination of free over- the- air digital TV,  free online video services (the legal kind), a video streaming software, super low- cost internet service from Freedom. Pop, and a Xbox 3. Freedom. Pop is a low cost alternative to larger Internet service providers. Right now their plans might be too small for heavy video streaming users, but they're definitely on their way to bigger and better offerings – and they're definitely good enough if you only stream shows a few times a month.

You can read more about them on their site. Our Low Cost Home TV Setup. Here's how we watch TV at our house.  Keep in mind that this package isn't free, but it is lower in cost than the above mentioned $7. Things we needed: TV:  A TV to watch your shows on!  –  Cost:  Free (you probably already have one)Play. On Media Streaming Software:  The Play. On software allows you to stream online video from popular services like Hulu.

Netflix, Amazon Video, the big networks and a myriad of others straight to your TV through a networked media device (see below).  They also have a feature if you pay for the “Plus” version of the software that allows recording of series of shows, and automatic skipping of commercials.  They even allow you to record your favorite Netflix or Amazon shows so you can take them with you on the go (with no need for internet). It's essentially a home DVR for online video. Cost: Limited functionality free version, or one time fee of $5.

Monthly or yearly subscriptions are also available. Networked Media Device – Like Our Xbox 3. You can get a brand new Xbox 3. We just got our second one for $7. Tons of other networked media devices are compatible as well including Ipad, Iphone, Google Chromecast,  Playstation 3, HP Mediasmart TVs, and Nintendo Wii and Roku devices. Watch American Drug War: The Last White Hope Mediafire on this page. Check the link above to see if your device is supported. Cost:  Free- $2. 00 (depends on if you have one of these already.

If you don't have one already, I recommend the uber- cheap $3. Google Chromecast or Fire TV)Affordable Home Internet Plans – Freedom.

Pop offers 1. 00% free home broadband.  There is a one time cost of $9. GB of data a month completely free. You'll need a little more data if you're into streaming videos a few times a month, but you could easily get by with their 1. GB/mo plan for only $1. Check them out here. Video Streaming Services:  There are tons of online video streaming services like Hulu. Netflix,  Amazon.

Instant, CBS. com, You. Tube,  Comedy Central, HGTV, and ESPN that support the Play. On software!  The software also now supports plugins, so additional channels are appearing all the time including the Food Network, NBA/NFL content, and others! Cost:  Free. UPDATE: Check out my updated cord cutting package and recommendations.

In our case, we already had everything at our house, except for the Play. On software.  So for this setup we paid $5. Play. On software, plus the $8. Netflix streaming package (get it, it's worth it!). We were also already paying for Amazon Prime, so we got free streaming TV shows and movies with that membership. The total cost was $1.

That is a lot cheaper than if we were paying for cable! Here's a video showing how easy it is to install Play. On. For a more detailed look at installing Playon, check out this post on Installing Playon. So here's how the above cited items are setup at our house in order to stream video from the web, to our TVThe Play. On software is installed on our home computer connected to the network.

Once installed Play. On has a media server running in the background that pulls in shows from major video content providers, and allows the PC to pull in the video streams in the same way that a web browser does.

From there you can set it to record shows, record entire series, or record new episodes. Or just watch a stream live. Video is watched on the desktop via the included app, or is sent over the home network and played full screen through a connected device. In our case that means the Xbox 3. Nexus tablet, Moto. X Smartphone or Chromecast connected to our 5.

Plasma TV.  We can control playback via a smartphone or tablet via the Play. On app. We can watch our shows on whatever devices we want! Here's  an explanation of how Playon works from the software's website: Play. On is a streaming hub which organizes all of your favorite online streaming sites and all of your personal media into one convenient location on your PC…It offers content discovery & management and functions as a media server and online DVR all wrapped into one easy- to- use interface. Watch Free Over- The- Air HDTVThe setup I talked about above is only one way to get free or low cost TV content.   Another way we get free content at home is through the free over- the- air HDTV channels that are now available to everyone who has a HDTV tuner and an antenna.  Did you know that 9. If you have a TV with a built in digital tuner and a simple HDTV antenna, you should be able to just turn your TV on, do a channel scan and get all the network TV stations in their full HD glory! In fact, in many cases you'll get a higher definition signal when watching over the air as they are often sent in lower definition via your cable provider.

Check for your local digital stations here. Which antenna do we use? We have the Mohu Leaf 5. HDTV antenna (review at the link).  We love it and we are able to pull in 3.

I'd also recommend the SMARTenna from Channel Master. If you're one of the 1. TV, you'll need to buy a digital converter box to watch TV in conjunction with your antenna, and once you get one, you will then get tons of crystal clear TV stations for free!  When we switched to watching Digital TV years back we instantly gained about 5- 1. TV stations because some channels have the main channel, and then sub channels as well.

Honestly we could probably survive on our over the air channels alone, although my wife likes to have our cable TV fix every once in a while – which is why we have Play. On. Watch an unboxing and setup of our digital antenna that we use to watch over- the- air TV channels here: Over- The- Air DVRIf you're using an antenna like the Mohu Leaf, you can also buy an over- the- air DVR, similar to what you would use from your cable company, but with more features in some cases.

Some of the better OTA DVRs include: Tablo DVR: The Tablo DVR allows you to watch live TV, record shows or record series, much like a cable company DVR. Watch Online Watch Triple Tap Full Movie Online Film more.