>>27306Speaking of this, Roku boxes are pretty good.
They're just small boxes that run a locked down Linux distro that has a bunch of apps available for it like Netflix/Sling.
It comes with an app built in though which, depending on your area, gets a ton of free channels including local news channels.
So if you're looking to save money.
1) Only have internet service, use your own modem so no monthly fee
2) If you want TV service, get roku boxes and either use the free channels, and/or pay for a subscription TV service like Philo ($20 a month) or Sling ($30+ a month). At least Sling is equivalent (better actually) to regular cable service with all the "real" channels.
3) If you only use calling/texting on your phone, get Ting, $7 a month to keep phone number active when using nothing per month, $13 a month for light calls/texts (gets $3 and $5 more expensive if you use more than 100/100 minutes/texts than goes to 1000/1000 tier for the month), internet service is always available but gets expensive quick the more data you use, just keep mobile data off on your phone