The beauty of cutting the cable habit of by-appointment-TV is
that you can cancel non-cable anytime without penalty. A good
way of finding alternatives and varying your watching is to
sample different services for a week or month.
Once you paid for a
month of HBO Now, CBS All Access, or pretty much any other
streaming TV service, you are entitled to that full month even
after you cancelled. These companies do not do prorated refunds,
which is unfortunate if you forget to cancel a free trial, but
it is great for avoiding automatic renewal in the first place.
With so many new services offering their own exclusive shows,
subscribing in one-month increments is a great way to keep your
monthly TV bill in check and finding more variety of
entertainment.
Cancelling a streaming
service is still much easier than shutting off cable or
satellite TV, as most providers have direct links or clear
instructions on how to stop service without the problem of
talking to a person trying to get you to not cancel.