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Cord Cutting In 2021: Avoid The Big Mistake Newbies Often

Cord Cutting In 2021: Avoid The Big Mistake Newbies Often Make

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Note: This story combines a two-part guide to dropping cable TV and moving to streaming that originally appeared in my Release Notes newsletter. Get all the good stuff first by signing up. Release Notes drops each Tuesday morning.

At least, not if you try to duplicate the channel bundle you get with traditional cable TV. As cord cutting has become more mainstream, there are a growing number of faux-cable services that look a lot like what you’re used to – and, increasingly, so do their price tags.

Each year, I put together a guide to cord cutting. Originally, after I dropped cable in 2013, I updated it only occasionally, but the landscape has changed to the point that it needs an annual refresh. That’s particularly true after the pandemic year of 2020, when we stayed home and chewed through everything on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max and more.

Early on, if you wanted to ditch cable, you need only subscribe to Netflix and/or Hulu, and rent or buy shows and movies from Apple’s iTunes or Amazon Prime Video. But many of the favorite, classic shows – a.k.a. “comfort TV” ­– have been pulled back and locked away for new streaming services run by the media giants that own their rights. That’s why “The Office” is no longer on Netflix, for example – you have to subscribe to NBCUniversal’s Peacock to watch that beloved series.

In this guide, I’ll walk you through the steps of deciding whether cord-cutting is for you and help you assess the quality of your internet service. We’ll go over strategies for cord cutting and examine the various services available, and I’ll clue you in on the one mistake that novice cord-cutters make that costs them money.

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