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Cutting the Cord We have special guest Robert Heron this week, along with regulars Loyd Case and Eric Klein, to talk about cutting the cord. Get your entertainment without having to subscribe to cable or satellite TV services and save yourself some real money. Meaning Cable and satellite TV services are huge businesses. However, they still follow the all-you-can-eat model, along with the high charges. Even basic cable is almost $100 per month; with premium services, bills as high as $200 per month are not uncommon. Cutting the cord means using the Internet and over-the-air broadcast to get your entertainment. Even if you pay for some of the services: Hulu Plus, Netflix, and some others, you're likely to come out ahead. Robert, Eric, and Loyd discuss what it takes to cut the cord -- and why it might not work for some people. Tools The three amigos talk about tools useful for cutting the cord -- in particular, streaming media hardware, such as Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV and others. Loyd talks about the new generat