Gives great tips on reducing the dependency on cable TV.
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The original reason most people switched to cable was to get a good signal or to have various 'AD-FREE' broadcasts.  With digital transmissions there is a good variety of signals in most areas.  'AD-FREE' has been gone for years and latley the ratio of ad time to broadcast time has shifted on many chanels to be in favor of ads.

This book gives some solid tips and advise to either remove all fees paid or significantly reduce them through paid services available on internet devices.
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Love it. The hardest part was taking the TV down to plug in the cable. A great way to enjoy the subscriptions I enjoy with NetFlex and AmazonPrime. Would recommend to my friends and family.
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I am a cable cutter, since my cable bill surpassed my electric bill and water combined. What kept me hooked to my brighthouse (now Spectrum) cable subscription was the convenience of recording shows automatically, the channel guide and the ability to record one show wile watching something else. This over the air DVR has the touch and feel of your cable set top box without the cost. I liked the fact that it did not require any subscriptions to use the program guide. Setup was easy. Reception is good. I love the slim line form and the fact it does not get as hot as my cable box did. The remote is pretty much self explanatory and the buttons arrangement is natural with the important ones in the center. I have already put a Ethernet connection to the spot where the living room TV is. If you do not have a Ethernet cable run to your TV console you will need the wireless adapter. It did not matter to me in this case but I feel that future versions should have the wireless feature already build in. There is some great potential in the digital channels by Channelmaster but it is not realized since you can only set up a few awkward ones that I will not watch. It would be great if there was a way to implement a version of Kodi on the Channel Master DVR since the kodi platform allows for countless add ons and access to a lot of free media and on demand content. A nice feature is that this DVR allows you to set up Sling TV account on the unit without extra hardware. Sling TV is ideal if you want to cut cable but want to keep a few essential basic cable channels at rates between $ 20 to 30$ per month. The Channel Master DVR is ideal if you live in an area where you have reception of a good selection of over the air TV stations. You might need a good antenna on your rood or in the attic if your distance is more than 15 or 20 miles to the next broadcast station. I am absolutely happy with the Channel Master and in a few months time the purchase of the DVR, and the antenna will have amortized and will save me a lot of money within the first year alone. If there is anything negative it is a little bit of delay when you use the program guide and flip channels up and down. But I guess it has to do how the system retrieves the info from the tv signal or the online database. Some people complain that it only has 2 tuners so you can record only 2 shows at once. That works perfectly fine for me. It would be good to have more flexibility with recording start and end times in case there is something like a football game before your show and there is a chance of a shift in the broadcast schedule. I like owning a DVR and not having a monthly bill. For that reason alone I can recommend this nifty DVR to anyone. Setup was easy and it controls also basic TV functions. I can turn TV and DVR on with one button, which I like. No working multiple remotes to watch television. If it had more flexible expansion capability like the amazon fire stick this would be even more perfect. But I use the Channel Master for broadcast network shows and I use the Amazon Fire stick for on demand features which gives me plenty to watch. I have not missed cable yet and its been a month and a half. Note that this DVR only works with over the air channels and not with any cable signal. So if you live in an area where you are supplied with a mix of signals there are other recorders that work better. Form me its the almost perfect solution.
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This is a great help to boost in the TV signal.  Great for folks who live in the country.
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I am a television and video producer and I just bought this book. It has really helpful contracts that will help me with my day to day video production business. Hopefully this will save me a lot in attorney fees. Easy to understand explanations of contracts that are essential for production.
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The author has great suggestions but I doubt most people can afford his ideal plans. Fortunately the author does, in my opinion, give good helpful advice for someone who lives in an apartment building or suburban family home, as well as someone with a huge disposable income who can afford multiple homes. Even though I can't afford to implement a lot of his plans, I still found the book helpful, very interesting, and it will be a good reference guide if a Rule of Law Failure scenario ever does occur.
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Had this for a few months now and we love it! It has saved me a lot of money from cable bill expense. I live about 40 miles from the city area. I was surprised how many channels we still are able to pick up. About 40 channels or so. My family members who live closer to a city area get about 70 channels.  My next goal is to get a DVR.
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I recently got fed up with the amount I was paying for cable and how little we were actually using it. We mostly watch Netflix of Hulu, so we decided to cut the cord. After a couple of weeks without cable, I realized that though I didn't miss 99% of the channels we had, I did miss watching the news in the morning while drinking my coffee.

We live in a basement apartment, so I was a little worried about the reception. This came quickly and couldn't be easier to put into immediate use. Plug it in and it's ready to go. It comes with a couple of foam pads to stick it to the wall. A quick search of local channels shows 25 within range of where I live, but we're able to get 36.

Now I get some basic channels that I was missing without selling my soul to TWC. Very happpy with the product. Highly recommend.
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I follow Jerry on TV but I'm very pleased to have these instructions were I can refer to them as often as necessary. Very helpful and easy to follow. It contains points for technique that can be used as you need them.
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Helped me pick up a bunch of channels without having to pay for cable
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This book provides a lot of information on connectivity options and issues.  I read this book before embarking on a year long trip to get ideas about how to stay connected.  For example, we split up our smart phone and iPad cellular between ATT and Verizon.  My wife and I are are now in our eighth month of full time RVing and Chris' advice on being flexible and having multiple connection options is very good advice.  We have stayed in RV parks and campgrounds all over North America and we have had mostly acceptable connectivity for everything but video streaming using our iPads over cellular as a hot spot and the wifi when available.  In the middle of the Navajo Nation only our ATT smart phones worked and we were "Off Network" or roaming.  In a fairly remote RV Park in Canada we had screaming fast internet over the parks wifi.  Its hard to know what your going to have to work with until you get there and check it out for yourself.

I did not give this five stars, perhaps unfairly, because even after reading this book you still have a lot of figuring out to do for yourself.  Overall I would recommend this book as a great place to start for anyone heading out on an extended trip and needing to stay connected.
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Helpful ebook that explains a lot of great tips to get out of debt and save up money. Based on a lot of great information already available but the author makes it easy to read.
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I love not paying my cable company to rent equipment. This TiVo makes it so easy to find episodes for a show that I might have discovered late using many different online services. It makes it so easy to, at least partially, cut the cord and save money on tv.
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My first try at not clinging to cable TV. So very easy to use and I get 12 channels which include network stations. I'm recommending it to my kids. Hate having cable companies that say they're going to be x amount of money and that amount is doubled by taxes and other fees. Glad to cut the ties that bind! Goodbye cable TV.
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Works great. Got rid of cable, plugged antenna into the television, went through the setup guide on the TV and now I have about 16 channels. I've gotten sick and tired of paying all that money to the cable company when all I really want channels 3 6 and 10.
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Trying to cut the $100+ monthly cable/direct TV bill and this works great.  It has basically turned my TV into a smart TV and now I can watch shows and movies via Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime or many other options.  By combining this with an antennae, I am able to get most of the live sports that I want.  Great purchase.
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I finally cut the Cable/Satellite bill!  For what was about a months worth of cable bills, I am able to get all the tv content that me and my family need. I use this with netflix and amazon prime.  My tv bills went down from $50+tax per month to $15.00.  Great product easy to use.  Why didn't I do this sooner?