The term "poor-face" is sometimes used for pretending to be poor, making superficial attempts to understand what it's like to be poor, or claiming to know what it's like to be poor despite being well off.
Look into IPTV services.I have one now called jet stream TV it was about $300 for 3 years of service. Does it lag occasionally? Yes. Does it freeze every once in awhile? Yes. but overall it does the job and I'm saving a ton of money