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We've cut the cable (6 Viewers)
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ILUVBEER99
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there are paid streaming sites that have perfect feeds of pretty much every sporting event going on.Politician Spock said:
The good ones limit membership though and it's very hard to get an invite to them.
$44 for 50 Mbps, no strings no contract.
$20 for Sling
$15 for Sling HBO, I could save this and just get the shows I want elsewhere but I want to support the streaming services.
$8 for Netflix
$0 for Amazon Prime, I don't count this as prime shipping pays for itself.
$0 for OTA
-$8 for Netflix because I already had this with cable anyways.
$79 per month total after making the change. I was paying over $200 per month before with all the receiver fees, HD fees, modem fees, etc. Not to mention the price kept going up every year. I occasionally get some shows elsewhere, but, it's been a lot less than I expected as the combination I have covers almost everything I was watching before on cable. I also expect that these streaming services will continue to expand and improve.
For sports I guess I don't watch any more than what comes on the major networks or ESPN since I haven't noticed missing anything. I will miss NFL Network/NFL Red Zone though so I'm still working on a solution for that.
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Or to put it this way, it's so much cheaper for me I haven't wrote a check out to Comcast since I cut the cable in mid-March. I had just sent in a $200+ payment right before I made the change and after the billing cycle reconciled the negative balance still hasn't caught back up.
matttyl
Footballguy
Who's your cell service provider? If it's Verizon, you've got one option (not a great option, but an option none the less)
Insein
Footballguy
Finally talked the wife into dropping cable. We're saving $90/mo now. Problem will be in the fall. She's very old fashioned and likes watching 3, 6 and 10. I get NBC and CBS no problem including Fox, 17 and 57 and a bunch of others. The problem is ####### ABC.
Doesn't even come in a little bit in Philly burbs. Any one have any tips?
Doesn't even come in a little bit in Philly burbs. Any one have any tips?
[SIZE=10.5pt]It is Verizon, but it's also a company phone and at least last year when I tried it told me I didn't have right plan. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=10.5pt]I'll probably just pay $100-$150 for NFL Gamepass by using my VPN to assign an IP outside of North America. It would be less than half the cost of NFL Sunday Ticket online so I’ll feel like I’m winning.[/SIZE]
Comcast/Xfinity. When I cut the cable the lady at the Xfinity Store said 50Mbps was $66 but to come back and see her after a month when the billing reconciled and she'd give me a better deal. Go in to the Xfinity Store, not the Comcast warehouse and don't call on the phone.
1- Best annteanna you can get as high up as you can get on your roof.
2- Make sure it's pointed in the right direction.
3- If your antenna is already on the roof and pointed in the right direction try an amplifier.
4- Make sure you have as short runs of coax as possible with as few splits as possible.
5- Make sure you have good quality coax and connectors. I bought a stripper tool and compression tool to put on all new connectors.
After all these things I still can't get channel 7 downstairs (signal is great upstairs) because the coax run is so long, probably a couple hundred feet. I might try an inline amplifier but that might just amplify a bad signal.
Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
I use SportsDevil for all my sports and haven't ran into any issues beyond a bad link here and there. Most streams are every bit as good as Sling. I'm not planning to renew my 3 month sub to Sling as I havent used it since I got it.
I'm really debating whether to even get NFL Game Pass this year (or just use SportsDevil). I likely will but only because I love the Player Search option they have to view every players game clips.
I'm really debating whether to even get NFL Game Pass this year (or just use SportsDevil). I likely will but only because I love the Player Search option they have to view every players game clips.
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Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
Not sure of all devices you can use with Kodi (I use FireTV), but no computer required.
Lester Burnham
Footballguy
Cheap and poor FBG Members? That's CRAZY talk! Please delete all 42 pages of this thread before we offend real cheap & poor people.
I don't call the choice to a avoid big corp cable monopolies cheap, I call it smart.Cheap and poor FBG Members? That's CRAZY talk! Please delete all 42 pages of this thread before we offend real cheap & poor people.
Comcast Stream
Funny, or should I say un-funny, that I get a letter trying to suck me into a year contract for go-tv just days before this announcement.
This might become a good option for those that can't get OTA channels where they live. It appears to be OTA networks bundled with HBO. For the same price as HBO on Sling, why not?
Either way it is good news for cord cutters, the price of on-line streaming options and where the future of TV is headed.
mquinnjr
Footballguy
I only have one cable box, so I have an antenna on my bedroom TV. You're right, for some reason ABC6 is a tough one. I'm like 20 mins outside CC Philly, so it took some finagling with my Amazon antenna, but I was finally able to get it to pick up ABC6. Antenna has to be close to a window where the TV is, so I had to move my TV over a little more than I wanted to get it to work so it didn't look hideous, but I was able to get it to go. No hard and fast, just get a good antenna and find a window to put it near.
matttyl
Footballguy
On phone, tablet and laptop? Smart TVs and Roku users out (for now)?Comcast Stream
Funny, or should I say un-funny, that I get a letter trying to suck me into a year contract for go-tv just days before this announcement.
This might become a good option for those that can't get OTA channels where they live. It appears to be OTA networks bundled with HBO. For the same price as HBO on Sling, why not?
Either way it is good news for cord cutters, the price of on-line streaming options and where the future of TV is headed.
btw, I finnaly got around to installing Kodi and trying out some of the apps. My impressions so far:
Ease of installation and use: It was a lot easier to set up and find what you are looking for than any of the youtube videos or online articles make it out to be. If you can find the addon installer zip file it simplifies the process so you don't have to find zip files for most of the other popular addons.
Sports and live TV: The couple of live events I watched weren't in high def and had varying degrees of graininess and shuddering. They were watchable so I suppose if it's an event that's not broadcast in your area or on a channel you don't have it's better than not having it.
Movies and previously aired TV shows: It appears that there are copies of most everything available for streaming that there are for downloading 'elsewhere'. And given the fact that you can tell which stream is the best copy by how popular the stream is it's a huge improvement over waiting for a download from 'elsewhere' and hoping its of good quality. The couple of movies I watched appeared to be in 720p with surround sound and had just a slight, almost unnoticeable, shuddering.
Ease of installation and use: It was a lot easier to set up and find what you are looking for than any of the youtube videos or online articles make it out to be. If you can find the addon installer zip file it simplifies the process so you don't have to find zip files for most of the other popular addons.
Sports and live TV: The couple of live events I watched weren't in high def and had varying degrees of graininess and shuddering. They were watchable so I suppose if it's an event that's not broadcast in your area or on a channel you don't have it's better than not having it.
Movies and previously aired TV shows: It appears that there are copies of most everything available for streaming that there are for downloading 'elsewhere'. And given the fact that you can tell which stream is the best copy by how popular the stream is it's a huge improvement over waiting for a download from 'elsewhere' and hoping its of good quality. The couple of movies I watched appeared to be in 720p with surround sound and had just a slight, almost unnoticeable, shuddering.
I guess. They are going to control use over their managed networks by IP address and keep the streaming limited to the home network. Still makes it possible for them to add other devices on the home network in the future.On phone, tablet and laptop? Smart TVs and Roku users out (for now)?Comcast Stream
Funny, or should I say un-funny, that I get a letter trying to suck me into a year contract for go-tv just days before this announcement.
This might become a good option for those that can't get OTA channels where they live. It appears to be OTA networks bundled with HBO. For the same price as HBO on Sling, why not?
Either way it is good news for cord cutters, the price of on-line streaming options and where the future of TV is headed.
matttyl
Footballguy
I'm fine with only at home. Just want to be able to watch....you know....TV on my.....you know......TV. If I can get my locals and HBO this way (easily, on all my TVs) and then get Slight for ESPNs and a few other cable channels I'm done. Of course that's already $30 a month at the very least, and it's only $40 a month to have "TV" on top of my internet service with these guys anyway.I guess. They are going to control use over their managed networks by IP address and keep the streaming limited to the home network. Still makes it possible for them to add other devices on the home network in the future.On phone, tablet and laptop? Smart TVs and Roku users out (for now)?Comcast Stream
Funny, or should I say un-funny, that I get a letter trying to suck me into a year contract for go-tv just days before this announcement.
This might become a good option for those that can't get OTA channels where they live. It appears to be OTA networks bundled with HBO. For the same price as HBO on Sling, why not?
Either way it is good news for cord cutters, the price of on-line streaming options and where the future of TV is headed.
I think this is a great move for Comcast. No one else I know of offers OTA networks and IF they make it the local channels it would solve the problem of getting these channels for people who live outside of reach and the general PIA of antennas. They could follow up with cable channel add on packages and take the rest of the business away from Sling. This might drive the costs down and lead to a la carte cable like it should be. However, note the press releases state that it is available to Comcast internet subscribers. Knowing Comcast like I do, their business plan might be to offer low cost streaming cable while in turn raising the cable internet costs. This would be a much bigger deal if they'd offer the service regardless of internet provider.
$10 is $10 and does that $40 include HBO? I hear what you are saying, but, the good news is that they are reacting to the competition and competition leads to lower overall consumer costs. It's starting to be much less of a monopoly than it used to be.
matttyl
Footballguy
It doesn't, but I already have Amazon Prime which has a lot of past HBO shows. It does include a lot of other channels that I do watch on occasion, though. But I get what you're saying about another step in the right direction.
BlueDredSo
Footballguy
Has MyGica been mentioned at all in this thread? A friend just told me he bought one and I had no idea what it was until I looked it up. Kinda like a Roku on steroids, but maybe more of an extension to your phone? I only read a little into it but seemed like more work than I really care to get into. Can someone explain the differences of having one of these versus having a Roku or Chromecast?
Phil Elliott
Footballguy
Tvfool.com will show you OTA channels and direction of each channel's broadcast antenna from your location.
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Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Anyone have VUE? I am sick of the f'ing OTA antenna.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Answering my own question, apparently it's available to me. Seems pretty good so far, I really like the interface (I'm on a 7 day trial) and the connection seems much more reliable than Sling via the Roku 2 (although I've heard the 3 is better).Good Posting Judge said:
Getting the network stations, again, without an OTA antenna is crucial. An OTA just isn't going to work for us and the ridge we live on. It also has the local Comcast sports channels, so local bases/hockey/basketball games, which I don't think the other cord-cutting options can provide.
It's not going to be a massive cost-savings over just getting a standard triple-play package from Comcast, but we're less entwined with Comcast and there's some money saved, so it looks like it could be a net-positive.
Only available in NY, LA, Phi, Chi and SF. In bed with Showtime for ~$10. Comcast is going to start streaming locals in Chi, Sea and Boston this fall. Hopefully all these choices are available to more people soon.
I don't think so and I think Bravo is in bed with Hulu for the past season's episodes.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Balco
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I haven't heard anything. Several months ago they were content on letting everyone know you could get it through Sling tv on Roku. Now that the other devices are getting HBO Now without Sling they might follow suit.
saintfool
Dead sexy
they're just going to raise the cost of their ISP. they're promoting the hell out of their new internet speeds. with net neutrality still an issue, they're going to squeeze every nickel and dime out of consumers. their streaming business will likely look a Frankenstein of Hulu and their StreamPix.
I agree. There are some articles that say they might offer it up to people that subscribe to other internet providers at some point because that's what everyone else is doing.
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No, but, sling is "on-the-go" access so you still have HBO and all the other channels when traveling etc. The limit with Sling is one stream per account at a time. So while you can watch it while traveling, someone at home couldn't watch it at the same time.
So why wouldn't it just be better to get hbo now?
It would be if you didn't want the 23-24 other channels Sling has in their base package and if HBO Now was available for all your devices. Although it's supposedly coming soon; HBO Now currently doesn't support most of the TV boxes/devices.Colts Win said:
Personally, now that I have Kodi running, I'm going to see how much I use either over the next couple of weeks. I'll most likely get rid of HBO and maybe Sling too.
Hard to believe its been 18 months without cable/directv. I can't think of a single moment where we looked back and wished we had cable. And we don't have nearly the set up that a lot of you have - just netflix/hulu and that has been enough for us and two kids.
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