Cord cutting / by Paul McFedries.

Summary:

Are you one of those people who have 500 television channels to choose from and you can never find anything to watch? Maybe it's time to cut the cable cord and take full control of what's on your television. All you need to get started with this popular money saving strategy is an Internet connection, a device to stream to, and the advice in this book.

Record details

ISBN: 9781119800934
ISBN: 1119800935
Physical Description: ix, 212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021.
Copyright: ℗♭2021

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Some Cord-Cutting Basics -- Chapter 1 Why Cut the Cord? -- What's So Bad about Cable? (Let Me Count the Ways) -- Cable TV is expensive -- You still get bombarded by commercials -- You probably watch only a teensy fraction of what you pay for -- Bundles are (usually) bad -- Long-term (read: loyal) customers pay more, not less -- You're getting nickeled-and-dimed