I am a former Comcast customer who has successfully cut the cable. First I chose Century Link as my internet provider. They provided me with service of 40 Mbps for a fixed price for life of $40. The reason I chose them is that their service in my area of The Villages in fiber optic which is very fast and less prone to speed fluctuations. I also chose to buy and use my own router ($125 one time expense). Next I looked at all of the available packages including YTTV, Sling, Hulu, etc., and chose YTTV ($40/month) because of local channel availability, cloud based DVR, and most if not all the channels I watched before with the exception of HGTV, National Geographic, Discovery and a few others. I use a Google Chromecast device and my smart phone to change channels, but if I were to do it again I would choose a Roku device that ranges from $35 to $89 depending on your needs (shop Amazon). This choice provides you with a dedicate remote control much like a cable service provider. YTTV allows you to have up to 4 TV's in use at your home but each TV will require a Chrome or Roku devise connected to it. If the missing channels are a must Philo TV provides you with these missing channels at a cost of $16 per month. I was the first to cut the cable amongst a large group of our friends. There have been at least 20 of our friends who have now followed suit. I hope this helps you.
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