Eyewitness News viewer Karen Fennell is looking for a way to save money. She has both cable and satellite bills that total over $280 a month. She made two phone calls lasting 20 minutes each and was able to negotiate a better price on her satellite service.
Next, Fennell plans to research streaming services to see if she can cut the cord completely.
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Here are some options she is considering, provided by Consumer Reports.
Netflix is still king of the binge.
It's $8 per month for standard definition video on a single screen, $10 per month for high-def video on up to two screens and $12 per month for 4k UHD video on up to four screens.
Hulu is for cord cutters who don't want to miss out on broadcast TV.
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Hulu has current shows from ABC, Fox, and NBC, older shows from CBS, plus the "Seinfeld" library.
It's $8 a month with ads and $12 month without ads.
With Dish's Sling TV, you don't get individual shows, you get channels. The basic orange package comes with about 20 cable offerings, including A&E, Food Network and TBS, but not broadcast TV. It's also one of only a few ways you can get ESPN without a TV service. Themed add-on packs cost $5 per month, and HBO costs $15 per month.