Watching tv without cable options?

[piscesbaby89]

I was thinking of cutting my cable off for a while to save money. My bill is due soon and wanted to know other options. I have a 32" Viore tv and a compaq laptop. Could I connect the two using an hdmi cable with a hotspot device? Will this work or what channels could I possibly get without cable with an antenna? What would be my best option? My cable and Internet are combined so I'm sure I can't keep Internet without it getting cut too. Can someone help me? Thanks in advance.

 

[ssddx]

depending on where you live, you may have OTA channels you can watch with an antenna. in the usa its now a digital signal so quality is increased. your tv should have a tuner to pick them up (if you have an antenna) but you can get a tuner if yours does not.

you should be able to connect your tv and laptop yes. netflix, hulu, a bunch of free legal streaming sites for older content, youtube are all available provided you have an internet source. you should be able to get internet without cable from a different provider or just cut the cable off your current bill.

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we havent had network television here for a 8 years or so and have not missed it one bit.

between $1 movies we can pick up at yard sales and flea markets (good stuff too), youtube, netflix, crunchyroll and swapping movies with friends and family to watch we are never bored. we can pick up OTA tv as well but choose not to watch it.

the bill is not missed and neither is paying for a service you're always channel flipping on because nothing good is playing.

 

[piscesbaby89]

depending on where you live, you may have OTA channels you can watch with an antenna. in the usa its now a digital signal so quality is increased. your tv should have a tuner to pick them up (if you have an antenna) but you can get a tuner if yours does not.

you should be able to connect your tv and laptop yes. netflix, hulu, a bunch of free legal streaming sites for older content, youtube are all available provided you have an internet source. you should be able to get internet without cable from a different provider or just cut the cable off your current bill.

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we havent had network television here for a 8 years or so and have not missed it one bit.

between $1 movies we can pick up at yard sales and flea markets (good stuff too), youtube, netflix, crunchyroll and swapping movies with friends and family to watch we are never bored. we can pick up OTA tv as well but choose not to watch it.

the bill is not missed and neither is paying for a service you're always channel flipping on because nothing good is playing.

But will I be able to use a hotspot device to get Internet and then hook up my laptop and tv? Thank you

 

[piscesbaby89]

@ssddx But will I be able to get a hotspot device and use that to get Internet and hook up the laptop and tv? Thanks.

 

[hang-the-9]

depending on where you live, you may have OTA channels you can watch with an antenna. in the usa its now a digital signal so quality is increased. your tv should have a tuner to pick them up (if you have an antenna) but you can get a tuner if yours does not.

you should be able to connect your tv and laptop yes. netflix, hulu, a bunch of free legal streaming sites for older content, youtube are all available provided you have an internet source. you should be able to get internet without cable from a different provider or just cut the cable off your current bill.

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we havent had network television here for a 8 years or so and have not missed it one bit.

between $1 movies we can pick up at yard sales and flea markets (good stuff too), youtube, netflix, crunchyroll and swapping movies with friends and family to watch we are never bored. we can pick up OTA tv as well but choose not to watch it.

the bill is not missed and neither is paying for a service you're always channel flipping on because nothing good is playing.

But will I be able to use a hotspot device to get Internet and then hook up my laptop and tv? Thank you

Why are you bothering with a hotspot? Just connect the laptop to your regular router, you'd only use a hotspot for sharing a connection when you have no other choice. Your TV won't connect to anything aside from the laptop with a video and audio cable unless it's a smart TV that can run the apps you need on it's own.

 

[ssddx]

if by hotspot you mean a cellular data hotspot device..... you will spend more getting one and having service on it then its worth. and on top of that you are limited in data and the fees for going over are horrendous.

just keep a wired landline internet and normal router.