Cutting the Cord Free

About 6 weeks ago I opened a bill from Comcast, $139!  This must be some sort of mistake I shrieked, it couldn't be that much.  After all I didn't have cable just internet. Apparently my year of $39.99 a month, "the special", which really came to about $58 if you include the cost of modem rental and taxes was up.  This was the final straw, I decided to not only cut the cable cord but burn it.

While paying my prepaid wireless bill I saw a special for Direct TV Now.  Now I already had Direct TV Now I thought and nearly dismissed it until I saw the fine print.   ATT wireless customers get dara free streaming.  Sure I said, likely story, in the meantime as an ATT customer it was time to upgrade my cellphone so I decided to bite the bullet and get a postpaid account.  My association had a 15% discount on the monthly rate.  Since I was all about saving money I decided to give it a go. Consequently it did not matter if it was prepaid or postpaid Direct TV Now streaming was not only free but you got a monthly discount.

Still not convinced I decided to give it a whirl.  To my surprise they really meant it when they say free.  I streamed Direct TV Now from the time I woke up until I went to bed for the month without an issue with my data.  I used the phone as a mobile Hotspot, surfed the internet, watched Amazon video, Netflix, Acorn TV and still am able to stream. So I'm sold. Free from cable at last! Now if I can only get Verizon to stop sending their solicitation minions to my door.📺