Here’s How You Can Watch 120+ TV Channels for Free
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With so many TV shows and movies scattered across different streaming services, it can be an expensive endeavor to keep up with them all. Philo is one of the best ways to watch live TV channels for cheaper, with plans starting at just $25 a month, but what some might not know is that the streamer also offers over 120 channels for free.
What Are Philo FAST Channels?
Philo is a live TV streaming service similar to Hulu + Live TV and Sling, but Philo also offers FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV) channels as an alternative to its paid plans. With the FAST channels, no subscription is required — just open the app or visit the site and start watching.
You can now use Philo FAST channels to watch top shows for free, like Breaking Bad (Seasons 1-5), Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds, The Walking Dead, Nashville, Love After Lockup, Mad Men, Duck Dynasty, Dance Moms, Portlandia, America’s Test Kitchen, and more. There’s also a number of true crime channels, as well as reality TV shows, game shows, and a number of variety shows.
How Can You Stream Philo FAST Channels Free?
You’ll be able to stream Philo’s free, ad-supported channels on your smartphone, laptop, or TV on the Philo App and be able to cast onto your TV through a streaming device like the Roku or Fire TV Stick. Some channels you can watch live, like you would with a conventional cable package, but there are also on-demand TV and movies available for streaming, too.
You don’t need an account to jump in and start watching right away via the web and search on some streaming platforms. But if you do create a free account, it unlocks added features and easy access on streaming devices and smart TVs. Take advantage of the “best kept secret in streaming” by saving shows with unlimited DVR for free content available for 30 days for most titles, with the ability to fast-forward through commercials. Want to rewatch your top programs? Favorite channels for quicker access and keep track of your watch history.
Bonus: Philo is one of the few services that offers DVR for their free channel lineup, and the only one that provides unlimited 30-day DVR at no cost, so you can record some of your favorite shows while you’re busy at work and watch them on-demand and on your own time. (Note: Due to content rights, some channels/shows may not be available for DVR.) Most cable packages these days don’t include DVR, let alone unlimited recording.
What we like: with a free account, Philo FAST channels let you stream content on up to 10 user profiles at once, so you and your housemates, friends, or family members can share a subscription and watch separate programs at a time (no need to hog the screen or remote).
Philo Paid Packages
While Philo’s FAST offerings are great, their paid live TV streaming plans are even better — and much more affordable than the competition. Philo offers two subscription tiers: Essential and Bundle+. The Essential plan ($25/month) delivers 70+ live TV channels, including popular networks like ID, HGTV, TLC, and AMC, as well as on-demand titles. The Bundle+ plan ($33/month) gets you everything in Essential, plus HBO Max Basic with Ads, AMC+, and discovery+. The Essential plan comes with a seven-day free trial, but the Bundle+ plan does not.