Thinking of cutting the cord?
The best apps for cord cutting are a live TV service such as YouTube TV, Sling TV or DIRECTV STREAM, free services such as Pluto TV and Tubi, and a way to keep all of them playing smoothly on your internet connection. Speedify is an app that combines Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and satellite internet connections at the same time into one faster, steadier connection, so 4K video keeps playing even if one connection slows down. That takes two or more connections, such as home Wi-Fi plus a phone’s 4G/5G cellular; on a single connection, Speedify works as an encrypted VPN and cannot make that connection faster.
Speedify combines your connections into enough upload to go live
This guide covers what you need to cut the cord, the best apps for cord cutters and how Speedify keeps your streaming smooth. For a comparison of the services themselves, see the best streaming services for cord cutters.
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What You Need for Cord Cutting
Apps are only one part of cutting the cord. Here is everything you need:
- High-speed, stable internet: You cannot get a good TV experience with slow or patchy internet. You need an internet connection that can keep streaming 4K video to your TV without any stuttering.
- Streaming device (if not using a smart TV): You need a streaming device such as the Amazon Fire TV or Google TV Streamer. This will plug into your TV and you can watch shows on your TV like you’d do with a cable connection. If you have a smart TV, you won’t need a separate streaming device.
- Streaming services: you need at least one streaming service to watch shows on your TV. The best apps for cord cutters are listed below.
Best Apps for Cord Cutters
Depending on your region, you might add to the list below. But here are some of the top apps that will let you watch TV without cords.
DIRECTV STREAM: the live TV streaming service formerly called DirecTV Now, with packages built to replace a cable lineup. Channel lineups change, so check that your channels are included before you subscribe.
Sling TV: a live TV service with two base plans, Sling Orange and Sling Blue, which you can combine for more channels.
YouTube TV: live TV from YouTube with major broadcast and cable networks and a cloud DVR for recording shows.
Free services: Pluto TV, Tubi and The Roku Channel stream movies, shows and live channels for free, with ads.
Speedify: Speedify doesn’t stream anything itself, but it boosts your speeds and helps your other streaming apps work smoothly. A live TV subscription is wasted if the video lags and you wait minutes to watch a single scene.
How Speedify Helps in Cord Cutting
Speedify’s technology for combining internet connections lets it use multiple internet connections at the same time instead of just one. Your streaming apps get the bandwidth of all of them, and if one slows down, the others keep the video playing.
Speedify doesn’t need any extra hardware on a computer or phone: it is an app for Windows, macOS, iPhone, Android and Linux. To bring Speedify to a smart TV or streaming stick, run Speedify on a supported router (OpenWrt 23.05 or later, GL.iNet models, or a Powered by Speedify router such as the Miri X510), which needs a Speedify Router License.
On a phone, Speedify combines your Wi-Fi network with your 4G/5G cellular for more stable internet and faster speeds. On a computer, Speedify can also add wired Ethernet, a second Wi-Fi network, Starlink or a tethered phone.
Streaming apps can treat Speedify as a VPN, and Speedify does not change the streaming library you get: you see the catalog for your own region. If a service blocks playback, add it to Speedify’s Bypass list (Settings > Bypass) so its traffic goes directly, outside the encrypted tunnel.
Even with just one connection, Speedify detects packet loss and resends lost packets before the applications you’re using notice.
So when you pick the best apps for cord cutters, add Speedify to the list to keep every one of them streaming smoothly.
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