Local channels
Network affiliates, local news and weather, from the cable and satellite services that reach your address.
TV & streaming
Pay for the channels you actually watch.
Local stations, your team’s games, the premium networks and the streaming apps already on your card — lined up across cable, satellite and internet-delivered TV, with the bundle math done when pairing TV and internet saves money.
How we compare TV
The headline price is the start of a TV bill, not the whole of it.
Broadcast fees, regional sports charges, box rentals and the end of a first-year rate are all disclosed, just below the number in large type. We put year one and year two side by side and point out which packages already include apps you would otherwise pay for separately.
The games you follow
Regional sports networks move between tiers and providers. We check which package carries your team before you order.
Apps in the package
Some TV plans now include major streaming services at no extra charge. That value belongs in the comparison.
Bundle only if it pays
TV with internet can lower the internet rate or lengthen a price guarantee. When it does not, we say so.
What getting connected involves
From the street to the shelf
Our checklist
Four lines we read on every TV plan
The questions a good salesperson answers before you ask. We answer them on every order.
Talk it through- 1The rate after the promotion
Most promotional TV pricing lasts about a year. You see what follows before you decide.
- 2Boxes and DVR
Receivers, extra rooms and cloud DVR are often separate charges. We list them.
- 3Broadcast and sports fees
Charged on top of the package price and set by market. We tell you what applies where you live.
- 4Term and buyout
Some providers will pay off your current TV contract. If one does, you will hear about it.
Providers
TV & Streaming providers we can order
A lockup here is a carrier-issued mark, shown only where we hold that carrier’s agreement. Everything else your ZIP turns up is compared the same way, by name.
Also compared
- Mediacom
- WOW!
- Metronet
- altafiber
- Breezeline
- Buckeye Broadband
- Bend Broadband
- TDS
- Hargray
- Smithville
- DISH
- Hawaiian Telcom
- Maxx South Broadband
Availability varies by address. Every provider we compare →
Good to know
TV & Streaming questions, answered.
Is TV cheaper bundled with internet?
Often, but not always. We compare the bundle against buying the two separately at your address and show you both totals.
Do you sell individual streaming subscriptions?
No. We compare TV packages, including ones that come with streaming apps. A standalone streaming subscription is bought from that service directly.
Will I sign a contract?
It depends on the provider and the package, and several now have none. You hear the term before you order, and the provider’s own terms govern.
How does ordering work?
Compare here, then call. For a provider we sell, we place the order and the provider handles installation, equipment and billing. For one we do not, we tell you how to reach it.
Call us and we will use your number to deal with that inquiry, and pass it to the provider if you place an order. Automated calls and marketing texts need your separate say-so, which an agent asks for on the call. Consent is not a condition of purchase. See our TCPA Consent.