I cut my TV bill in half - but it wasn't easy

Somewhat suddenly, the world is realizing that the TV market as presently constructed may be in trouble.
The stocks of major media companies are getting hammered this year as investors discover that people are dumping cable subscriptions.
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The stocks really got wiped out in early August when Disney revealed during its earnings that ESPN subscriptions had fallen. ESPN contributes roughly half of Disney's operating income. It gets $6 per subscriber. If Defiance seasons that revenue stream dries up, Disney is in trouble.
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Right when all of this was happening, my two-year contract with Verizon FiOS was ending. I have a new baby, so I'm not watching much TV in my free time. I was paying $154 after The Last Ship show taxes for TV and internet and wanted to cut back on my bill. (I had a top-of-the-line package - DVR, all the sports channels, HBO, etc.)
For the most part, when I do watch TV, it's Netflix, Amazon, HBO, or the odd sports event on ESPN or broadcast channels.
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Netflix costs $8 a month. Amazon is bundled in with Prime, but we use Prime for ordering stuff, so the TV is essentially free. I have a demo account for Sling TV, a service NCIS Los Angeles Season 6 dvd collection that streams live TV over the internet and gives me a "skinny" bundle of channels, including HBO. Sling without HBO is $20 per month. I also have an antenna from Mohu to grab local broadcast channels. (The antenna is a bit wonky, but I could get it to work well enough for my needs.)
I figure that's more than enough TV for my needs.
I looked at Verizon's FiOS site and saw that internet was available for $45 pretax. I figured that would be good enough for me. I could get my TV through the aforementioned channels.
And so I was prepared to cut the cord.
But then, a twist.
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