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In the digital age, streaming your favorite movies and TV shows from popular services can start to add up. But not just for all of the accounts and logins you have to remember, but for your wallet. However, there’s a way to watch hit TV series, like Mad Men, Halt and Catch Fire, The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad and much more, as well as popular movies, including Limitless, Hustle & Flow, Divergent, Trading Places, Voyagers, The Innkeepers and others, for free.
Enter Philo FAST Channels. The streaming service offers an entire slate of free ad-supported TV at no cost. In fact, you don’t need a credit card to start watching for free. All you need, however, is an email address to access Philo’s streaming library.
Here’s what you need to do: Just go to Philo FAST Channels and enter your email address. The streamer will then send you a notification to verify your email with a six-digit code. Once you enter the code back on Philo.com, you’ll have access to hundreds of on-demand movies and TV shows to watch for absolutely free.
And best of all? You can watch on your smart TV, smartphone, tablet, laptop and other web-connected devices via the Philo app or website.
Aside from on-demand titles, Philo offers free live channels too for entertainment, lifestyle, news, sports, shopping and much more. The service includes more than 110 channels, such as AMC Thrillers, beIN Sports Xtra, Cheddar News, Design Network, Ebony TV, Game Show Central, HSN, IFC Films Picks, Kin, LOL!, QVC, Screambox TV and many others.
Meanwhile, Philo has free unlimited DVR to record movies, TV shows and live channels for up to 30 days — even for the streamers free channel users. This is a bonus that most free streaming services don’t offer, but it comes included with Philo’s free channels tier. Consider it the cherry on top.
Please note: With certain content rights, some channels and TV shows may not be available to record via DVR.
We consider Philo to be a hidden gem among a sea of streaming services on the internet, thanks to its selection of movies, TV shows, live channels and wide range of features that you can access for free.
And in the event, you’d like to upgrade to watch premium channels, like A&E, BBC America, CMT, Discovery Channel, Food Network, HGTV and more than 70 other channels, you can upgrade to Philo Core for just $28 per month and still get access to all of the free movies, TV shows and live channels too. Philo Core comes with access to AMC+ too.
Moreover, Philo has a seven-day free trial to try out the premium Core service yourself. Learn more about Philo and everything the streaming service has to offer here.
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