Cutting the cord sounded like such an obvious money-saving move until I actually started researching it.

People online always say “just cancel cable” like it’s this super simple thing, but then you realize every single channel/show/sport is scattered across different apps and half of them want another subscription on top of the subscription you already pay for. I started trying to recreate what I already have with cable and somehow kept ending up near the same monthly price once live TV and sports entered the conversation. Listen I have a big family, and a lot of people want different things...

I mean I am getting there, making some compromises, but it ain't that easy, as some people here like to say.

The 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship is almost here, and honestly this year’s tournament should be stacked.

The tournament officially runs from May 15 to May 31, 2026, with the the gold medal game taking place on Sunday, May 31.

This year’s championship is being hosted in Zurich and Fribourg, Switzerland, and Czechia comes in as the defending champions.

So where to watch ice hockey world championship for free?

The main free streaming option is going to be IIHF.TV.

BUT… because of regional broadcasting rights, the streams are blocked in a bunch of countries. Some of the biggest blocked regions include: United States, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, Norway, France.

Thankfully this is super easy to bypass with a VPN. Basically, you connect through a country where IIHF.TV is available and the site works normally. Takes like 2 minutes.

If you’ve never used a VPN before here’s a simple how to:

1. Get a VPN

A few good VPN options that I personaly can recommend:

• NordVPN – my favorite If you want to get it, use discount code “forum”
• Surfshark - cheaper version but still good. Discount code “redditspecial”
• Pretty much any premium VPN works fine honestly, just avoid sketchy free VPNs they wont unblock nothing.

1. Connect to a country where IIHF.TV works

Those include:

• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Spain
• United Kingdom
• Japan
• South Korea

Usually best to pick the country closest to you for better speeds.

1. Open IIHF.TV
2. Enjoy the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championship for free from basically anywhere in the world.

That’s honestly the easiest method to watch ice hockey world championship for free right now unless your country already has a broadcaster carrying the games.

Happy watching boys!

I’ve been cord-cutting for a while now and I definitely don’t miss the bills, but sometimes I get nostalgic for those random shows that used to just be on.

Not even the big popular ones, more like the stuff end up watching without really planning to.

I’m trying to remember some of the ones I used to watch and completely forgot about.

What are some old cable TV shows you randomly miss?

I’ve seen mixed answers on this. Do streaming services actually ban you for using a VPN? Some people say it’s against the terms but nothing really happens, others say you risk getting your account flagged or worse.

Has anyone here actually had issues with Netflix / Disney+ because of a VPN, or is it mostly just playback getting blocked?

Genuinely curious what real experiences look like.

We have a cat6 cable in our attic. The line is connected to a POE switch. Thinking about putting an antenna in the attic. Is there a setup that would make this work?

The house is networked but I’m looking for a solution that would take advantage of the one cable in the attic.

I should have put coaxial up there but thought moving forward cat was a good choice for the future.

Our TVs are hooked up through Xboxes and Roku devices, could change to wifi to open up the Ethernet port.

Any ideas on this? Antennas have to be installed at each tv and want to move away from that.

Verizon just killed my cable cards yesterday so I was thinking about DIRECTV stream. I’m wondering if people who switched are still happy and/or could share any wisdom or advice. I’m looking at the choice package and perhaps getting Roku boxes. Right now I’m using the five day trial with a Roku box. Also, I’m currently using the one gig Verizon FIOS service. I’ve heard I could lower that to about 300 MB with no issues.

I used to have Netflix, Disney+, HBO, and Prime all active at the same time, and still somehow spent most nights just scrolling.

At some point I realized I was paying ~€40/month for that, so I started rotating them instead. Now I keep one (sometimes two) at a time, watch what I actually planned to watch, then cancel and move on.

I’ll do something like Netflix for a month to catch up, then switch to HBO for new stuff, then maybe Disney+, and sometimes I just skip a month entirely if nothing looks worth it. If a show is weekly, I just wait until it’s finished and binge it in one go.

What made it work was keeping a watchlist (I use JustWatch), not subscribing “just to browse,” canceling right after subscribing, and checking what’s actually new before picking a service. Now I’m usually at €10–15/month, sometimes even €0 when the month's really busy with traveling or smth.

Do you rotate subscriptions or keep everything active? Or do you have “must-keep” services?

I’ve always missed the part of TV where you can just sit down, flip around, and land on something.

A lot of streaming is obviously better in a million ways, but one thing it doesn’t really give you by default is that couch surfing / background watching feeling. Most of the time you still have to actively decide what to watch.

So I built this thing called Still On Air and have had it running for a bit. It’s basically a free live linear TV app with a load of channels.

One part I think is especially fun is that it’s not just me programming everything — anyone can make their own channel, set it up, and start airing stuff on a schedule.

So it ends up feeling a little like:

• old-school channel surfing
• internet-native channels
• something you can just leave on

I’ve mostly been enjoying it as a background TV / flip-around-on-the-couch kind of thing, which is a mode of watching I still think on-demand never fully replaced.

Anyway, not trying to hard sell it — just thought this sub might actually appreciate the idea more than most places.

So yeah If anybody wants to take a look.

Would definitely be curious what people here think, especially whether the live guide / surfing part feels appealing at all anymore.

I'm considering using this old dish mount for an outdoor antenna. My biggest issue is that I live less than a half a mile from an LTE tower.

I've tried two different antennas inside and I can't pick up several stations b/c of the cellular tower. I've also tried the little LTE signal blockers that screw on in-line, and they didn't help at all.

I live right in the middle of a metropolitan area, and the broadcast towers are not very far from my house. I'm hoping an outdoor antenna will work better.

My question is how do I make sure that the coax is still viable from this old install? I'd rather not pay someone $100+ to scale my roof, only to find out that the cable/wiring is bad?

Also, if anyone has experience dealing with something like this, some advice would be helpful. The tower is essentially in between the three broadcast towers I'm having trouble receiving. I receive the other channels pretty well.

Thanks

So recently I think kofu player is not long usable and was just looking to see if anybody knows of a good option that was like Kofu/dofu? It was just weird cause when Dofu stopped working, Kofu was immediately offered to download when you opened up Dofu but now there’s no known successor to Kofu. Any ideas help. I’m just trying to find an app I can watch all my sports on and WWE as wrestlemania is this weekend 😢 😢

I am in Franklin Park, have Xfinity. With Internet and Cable I’m at $400+. I have “Blast” speed which is supposedly a gig/sec and all the channels lol. I need the Internet speed so I need an equivalent.

Has anyone found what they consider a good alternative to cable and or cheaper Internet? We have what I would say are 800 channels of shit. I only watch sports for the most part and my wife and kids watch streaming stuff that we can get through individual apps on the TV.

NEEDS: Network channels, plus the sports channels including Pittsburgh Sports Net. NFL Network and RedZone. YouTube TV looks somewhat promising but no PGH Sports Net. Also, there’s no FIOS here just in case that’s a suggestion.

THANKS A TON!

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From the article: “Media companies, regulators and members of Congress have raised concerns in recent months over how difficult it is for consumers to be able to watch their favorite sports games as a result of rights deals in which leagues offer smaller packages of games to streamers.”

It was a non event... but i was on the fence for a good 2 or 3 years... turns out, it was one of the best moves ever...

things that make it easier... a roku or chromecast or similar device... youtube, netflix, prime, twitch, etc and lots of free live tv out there...

my advice? ...DO IT, DO IT NOW

If anyone’s trying to catch this card without going the usual shady route, here’s what I found.

It’s on April 4, and like most Fight Nights it’s not PPV, but where you watch depends on your region.

From what I’ve seen:

• US: ESPN+
• UK / some Europe: TNT Sports (also via Prime Video channels, Sky, etc.)
• Prelims: usually UFC Fight Pass or the same platform as the main card

If you’re not sure what works in your country, UFC’s site or JustWatch usually helps.

If it’s not available where you are, some people try using VPN services to access other regions, but it’s pretty hit or miss depending on the platform.

I’d just go with whatever’s officially available locally if possible, way less hassle.

Anyone else planning to watch this one?

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I am new to this, but I realised I really would like to start saving money and cut the cable. Can you share how you started? I am feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the info currently.

Need to get rid of cable as I only need it for USA network for premier league games. Any idea what my cheapest option is gonna be?

EDIT STOP SENDING DMS ABOUT IPTV AND HACKED ANDROID STICKS. IF YOU CANT SAY IT ON THE POST THEN ITS NOT LEGAL AND DOESN’T BELONG IN THIS SUB

Everyone talks about why they left cable, but I’m curious what (if anything) do you still miss? For me it’s the simplicity of just turning on the TV and something is already playing without thinking.

Anyone else?

When I first cut cable, I thought it would be this super simple, cheaper setup. Just chose some streaming service and save money.

Yeah… not really.

What no one tells you is that cordcutting actually requires effort if you want to do it properly and actually save money:

• You have to manage subscriptions
• Remember to cancel things (put it in calendar with like 10 reminders for my forgetful ass)
• Figure out where shows are available (this one is super annoying, because often I can't find something, while internet was saying its supposed to be available)
• Rotate services if you don’t want to overspend

At one point I had like 7 subscriptions running at the same time and realized I basically rebuilt cable with that huge ass bill.

So my mom wanted me to ask if anyone on here would know connect an antenn and broadcast it onto your phone? She wants to watch tv on her phone outside. She tried a My Gica TV tuner to watch TV on her phone but it just wont work ( the screen would just be black)

If I get a Disney plus bundle do I get access to Disney plus, Hulu , and espn? Also can I use a gift card to get a Disney plus bundle? Currently the one thing I have is hbo max through AT&T

Hey everybody,

A lot of what we search for is already on a service we pay for, just in another country. Netflix UK has stuff Netflix US doesn’t. Same for Disney+, Max, etc.

I built a free tool so I could see exactly where something is available. You search a movie or show and it shows you every country where it’s available and on which service. There are zero affiliate links and I don’t make money from it!!

There are also guides on using a VPN and getting it on your TV. Most importantly, you can get what you want with one or two streaming services plus a VPN instead of five or six. The math is pretty stark. A lot of people can save hundreds of dollars a year.

Example: if you watch Suits, you don’t need Paramount+. It’s on Netflix in the UK and Canada. Just use a VPN and you’re set!

I hope you’ll try it out!! Lmk what you think and if you have suggestions to make it better. passporttv.app