Is Amazon Fire Stick Worth Cutting the Cord For?

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Let's face it, cable television is going the way of the dinosaurs, and rotary telephones, and landlines and box TVs.  In the not-so-distant future, services like AT&T U-verse, DirectTV, and Spectrum (formerly Time Warner) will just be distant memories.  (And the sooner, the better, in my opinion.  That new Spectrum "Fiesta" commercial is about to drive me completely insane.)  Already, people have switched to streaming services like Netflix and Hulu.  There's also Roku sticks and Amazon Fire Sticks.

With a stick like the Amazon Fire Stick, you have instant access to thousands of TV shows and movies.  The stick is the size of a flash drive and plugs into your television's HDMI port.  It then allows you to stream online content over WiFi, essentially turning your TV into a "Smart TV."  You do not need to have cable in order for this to work, instead, you just need WiFi.  In addition, the newest Fire Stick comes with a voice activated remote control complete with Amazon's Alexa Virtual Assistant.

If you join Amazon Prime, you can watch thousands of movies & TV shows Anytime - Start your free trial now!  With your Amazon Prime membership, just plug in your Amazon Fire Stick, and stream thousands of shows for free.  That's in addition to all the other benefits you already get from being a Prime Member like free 2-day shipping, unlimited ad-free streaming of music and video, and more!  And, as a Prime Member, you could also join Amazon Channels, where you can watch even more popular TV shows and blockbuster movies for a low monthly fee. 

Through Amazon Channels, Prime Members can subscribe to specialty channels like HBO, Starz, Britbox, PBS Kids, and SHOWTIME, where you can catch up on hit shows like Game of Thrones, Westworld, Homeland, Poldark, and Twin Peaks.  If you're not an Amazon Prime Member, you can also stream Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go, Britbox, local news stations and other streaming apps through your television with the Amazon Fire Stick.  In addition, you can stream all your music over your television with the Fire Stick, as well as play app-based games.

The Amazon Fire Stick is definitely worth investigating if you're considering "cutting the cord."  Do you have a Fire Stick?  Let us know how you like it in the comments section beow.