@wikkidpissah Forgive me because I'm about to overproduce.
The reason people have multiple streaming accounts is because they all provide different content. Some content overlaps but if you are a cord cutter and want to get specific shows then you likely will have to use more than one streaming service.
We are going to be cutting the cable* sometime within the next few weeks. We currently have an
XBox One 1TB and a
Roku stick as our potential content delivery systems but I am thinking about going with the
Amazon Fire Stick because you can add the
Kodi Media Organization/Delivery app, which makes things much easier when ditching cable
*. I am still researching but the logic behind my final decision will principally be ease of use. We don't want to have to constantly shift between inputs on our television to get different channels. The XBox One may be a better option as I can plug an OTA antenna (Over-The-Air) directly to it to get our local stations, which I don't think can be done with a Fire. I might be able to wire an OTA to the Fire if I go through another device like a
Tablo OTA DVR but I am still researching that option and I'm not sure I really want to add another device to our developing home system. There is #### ton of work necessary to properly implement cutting the cable so that it will be satisfying for all users.
*Side note: most cord cutters report less satisfaction than they previously had with their cable service because they lose a good deal of ease of access, which is cable's principal advantage.
Speaking of OTAs, I am in the process of researching them and that will be about a $150 cost (plus professional installation) somewhere in the near future. If it works as well as I hope we will cut the cable entirely and save quite a bit monthly.
We currently have Netflix ($9/mo) and Amazon Prime accounts (about $100/year), but the latter we would have anyway as we do much of our household shopping through Amazon and the free delivery is a huge bonus. So far, we rarely use the streaming content. If we cut the cable we will add
Sling TV (but there are many other options like
Playstation Vue,
YouTube TV,
Hulu TV etc.). For us, Sling seems like the best option and it will run about $50/month (normally $25 but we will add HBO for $15/mo and Showtime for $10/mo).
Which leads to our current cable cost of $182.47/month which is just insane considering we watch 25 total channels out of the 300 or so we pay for. It's a stupid waste of money. So if the cable cutting goes well we stand to save $132.47 off our monthly cable bill, which is awesome although I still need to factor in initial hardware outlays when calculating savings.
Our internet runs $80/mo and that gives us up to 150 mbps which is far, far more than we need but if things go well with the OTA then over the next few months we are upgrading wi-fi and connected access throughout the house and will use a lot more of the bandwidth than we do currently.
For devices my wife and I each have one cell phone (iPhone 6 for her and Google Pixel XL for me) but both are paid by our respective companies. We each have a tablet, hers is an iPad mini which costs an additional $20/mo to have it connected to Verizon for LTE access, mine is an older iPad Gen2 which I almost exclusively use as an e-reader (it's wireless only so no added cost).
I have one personal laptop that I use for work and gaming. I own my company so separating my work and personal PC is unnecessary (I'm also the IT guy). I have three other laptops which were work acquisitions, only one gets used occasionally because it is the only one that communicates with our scanner (home office situation so it's all in my possession at all times).
We pay for a landline because...my wife. That runs $34.89/mo. But that is going to change to a VOIP (voice over IP) number after I rekerjigger the innernets in the house.
We have three televisions (main living space, master bedroom and downstairs flat) and we are going to upgrade one of them to something much, much bigger which will run us in the neighborhood of $3,000 when we finally pull the trigger.
Wife has an
Apple watch and I have a
Withings Steel HR ($189) which is a mechanical watch that has limited "smart" functionality but it connects to an app on my phone so I feel I should mention it here. Not sure if the wife's watch has an additional monthly cost through Verizon.
My other gadgets mostly relate to cooking two of which are IoT (Internet of Things) devices so I think they relate here. My
Joule ($189) immersion circulator which is the workhorse of my kitchen and my
Cinder precision grill (which I paid $266 for in May of 2016 and I don't even have yet. Stupid Indiegogo) will, hopefully get close to as much work as my Joule. Both connect to my phone and/or wi-fi so I control them from anywhere in my house.
I am also researching the
Amazon Echo devices vs
Google Home devices to see if they have value as a whole home control system (media center, thermostat, lighting, security etc). If I jump into the deep end on that stuff it will cost...I have no idea yet.
I think that's everything.