Try This to Replace Cable for $25 Per Month

Depending on whom you ask, the average cable TV plan costs anywhere from $79 to $217 per month.

So even in the cheaper case, a new DIY package of streaming services highlighted by Consumer Reports can knock more than two-thirds off your bill.

Yes, many streaming businesses already offer package deals intended to replace cable, but they can cost $65 or more per month. But “we managed to assemble a decent TV plan on an ultra-tight budget of just $25 per month,” CR says.

The plan CR landed on includes:

This combination provides sports, news, popular movies, new and classic series, kids’ favorites, live events, plus programming from cable standards like:

• ABC
• A&E
• AMC
• BET
• Bravo
• Big Ten Network
• CBS
• Comedy Central
• E
• ESPN
• Fox
• Fox Sports
• FX
• MTV
• NBC
• NFL Network
• Nickelodeon
• Oxygen
• Paramount
• PBS
• Showtime
• Smithsonian Channel
• Syfy
• USA Network

Consumer Reports admits this combination won’t work for everyone, but it does cover a lot of bases for the money. If you can stomach a few more ads and exclusions, you can even get it down to $20 per month with Peacock Free instead of Premium.

You can also always supplement your viewing with “17 Streaming Services That Are Completely Free.”

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