Ditching your hefty cable bill sounds great on paper, but one glaring issue has prevented scads of would-be cord cutters from flipping the all-digital switch: The lack of live sports. While Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and their ilk carry a cornucopia of TV shows and movies, none cast live sports, and the scant few streaming options offered directly by professional sports leagues tend to be expensive and limited to a handful of devices. And the NFL—the most popular sport in the U.S.—is the worst of the bunch.
Enter Aereo.
The streaming service that broadcasters love to hate recently expanded to the Boston area —including southern New Hampshire, my stomping grounds—as part of a nationwide expansion push. With Aereo, you can stream local broadcast stations such as FOX and CBS to your Internet-equipped devices in real-time, and the $8 monthly fee includes DVR capabilities and a channel guide.
The vast majority of NFL games (and more than a few NHL, NBA, and MLB games) air on channels broadcast over the open air, making Aereo a potential cornerstone to the cord cutting strategy, or at least a low-cost way to catch live football on your mobile devices.
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