Frequently Asked Streaming & General Questions!

No, even though there are steaming services that are pay services such as Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, Paramount Plus, and a few others. There are also a fair amount of free streaming services/options out there such as Pluto TV, Tubi, Roku Channels, Google TV, channels and others. If you check out our YouTube Channel CFL-TECH we have many reviews of pay and free streaming services.  Simply go to the Playlists section of our channel to find many categories. 

Absolutely, there are many streaming devices such as Amazon Fire Sticks, Roku Express, and Google TV related devices for under $50 that do a very good job streaming content. 

If you have a modern day TV from around 2017 onward, there is a chance  the TV has a built in operating system such as Fire TV, Roku TV, or Google TV. If so, then the TV is capable to install many of the popular streaming apps. If the TV does not have a built in smart operating system and has available HDMI ports, then there is a possibility to attach a streaming device such as Roku, Apple TV, Google TV, or Fire TV. 

The answer is no. There are some free ad supported services out there that do not require signing up to use their service. However, there are some benefits to signing up for some apps such as saving programs to favorites and also resuming a program where you left off and this is also usually across multiple devices. 

The good news is that contracts are mostly a thing of the past. The days of signing an agreement are no longer a concern in the modern day streaming world.  However in some small circumstances you may still find some commitments for some plans, so please read any fine print carefully. 

A DVR is available with live TV streaming services like YouTube TV, Fubo, DircTV Stream, Sling, and Hulu Plus Live TV. These are cloud based DRV options and most allow for up to 9 months to save a program and also come with unlimited space. There may be some limitations though with some services, however most offer unlimited space. 

While the price of live TV streaming services as well as SVOD (subscription video on demand  services) have seen an increase in prices on a regular basis, overall the cost is still less expensive than cable or satellite service. The cable and satellite services also have steady price increases.  They sometimes have more increases than streaming services during a calendar year. This is why we still see cord cutting going at a steady pace.