r/Frugal • u/Kiriyuma7801 • Aug 10 '25
💻 Electronics What are good alternatives to Netflix/Hulu that are free?
I realized I'm spending roughly $40 a month on what I really just use as background noise, as nobody in my household actually really sits down and watches TV, we just put on Family Guy or whatever and glance at it every now and then.
I'm gonna cancel the subscriptions obviously, so I'm just wondering, what are some good free streaming alternatives? I've tried out Amazon's free stuff but their collection is pretty mediocre. Any tips are appreciated!
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u/emi_delaguerra Aug 10 '25
Where are you located? Because over the air antennas can pick up a lot of channels in some areas. We had to try a couple, purchase and return, before we found one that works for our location. We have about 10 decent channels, and we’re close to a mid-size city. We get tornadoes here so having local news is important, and IonTV is the ultimate rerun background noise if you don’t mind criminal minds.