Amazon Fire Stick owners can unlock live TV without paying a penny – including ‘the best free streaming service’

PEOPLE are realising there are a number of free streaming TV alternatives around to cut their bills.

With the big names like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+ routinely increasing subscription prices, free apps are a good option to save money.

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And many have improved drastically in recent years, offering access to top quality shows and classic favourites.

Samsung and LG have their own selection of free internet-based stations available to customers to stream instantly, so there's no need for a traditional aerial.

These are known as FAST channels, which stands for Fast Ad-Supported Streaming Television.

As the name clearly states, there are adverts on them like any traditional channel.

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Strictly speaking, most of them aren't actually live, they're just a running order of shows - though don't forget this happens on traditional TV channels too.

But even Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime have introduced ads to their platforms for a cheaper subscription price.

If you're an Amazon Fire TV Stick owner, here are three worth trying now.

Plex

Plex is a legal, free streaming app with a huge list of channels available to watch.

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Most of their TV channels are broken down into themes or specific shows.

For example, there's an Iconic Film Channel showing classic movies and a station devoted to real crime too.

There are channels for the kids too, including one stream showing nothing but the Smurfs, as well as Sonic the Hedgehog.

It's free to sign up and start watching straight away.

Freevee

Freevee is Amazon's free alternative to Amazon Prime Video.

It offers a selection of channels and on-demand content supported by adverts.

And there are plenty of big names.

The roster includes channels devoted to The Real Housewives, Judy Justice, Xena: Warrior Princess, The Bionic Woman, Hell's Kitchen, The Addam's Family, Pink Panther and many more.

"IMO Freevee is the best free streaming service," one user wrote on .

"Lots of good shows to choose from. We’re watching Nashville and Dallas now. Highly recommend!"

UKTV Play

UKTV is known for channels such as Dave and GOLD.

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With the UKTV Play app you can watch some of the company's channels live completely free.

These include Dave, Drama, W and Yesterday.

How to cut streaming bills with top FREE TV

Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime don't come cheap - and year on year subscription costs seem to go up.

Fortunately there are loads of free streaming TV alternatives not everyone knows about.

And we're not just talking about BBC iPlayer and ITVX.

Here are other free alternatives worth trying:

• Hidden streamed channels on your TV from Samsung and LG
• The free streaming service with more than 30,000 movies and no ads – and all you need is a library card