StreamingGadgetsPolicyEveryone is stealing TVFed up with increasing subscription prices, viewers embrace rogue streaming boxes.by Janko RoettgersFeb 4, 2026, 1:30 PM UTCLinkShareGiftImage: Cath Virginia The Verge, Getty ImagesJanko Roettgers is a tech reporter and author of the Lowpass newsletter.LinkShareGiftWalk the rows of the farmers market in a small, nondescript Texas town about an hour away from Austin, and you might stumble across something unexpected: In between booths selling fresh, local pickles and pies, theres a table piled high with generic-looking streaming boxes, promising free access to NFL games, UFC fights, and any cable TV network you can think of.Its called the SuperBox, and its being demoed by Jason, who also has homemade banana bread, okra, and canned goods for sale. People are sick and tired of giving Dish Network 200 a month for trash service, Jason says. His pitch to rural would-be cord-cutters: Buy a SuperBox for 300 to 400 instead, and youll never have to shell out money for cable or streaming subscriptions again.I met Jason through one of the many Facebook groups used as support forums for rogue streaming devices like the SuperBox. To allow him and other users and sellers of these devices to speak freely, were only identifying them by their first names or pseudonyms.People are sick and tired of giving Dish Network 200 a month for trash service.SuperBox and its main competitor, vSeeBox, are gaining in popularity as consumers get fed up with what T
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