Posted on 11/27/2015 10:52:41 AM PST by 867V309
But you are being robbed by left-wing propagandists to pay for their left-wing propaganda.
Cut the cord, America.
For America.
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Disney should be boycotted. I will see Star Wars but I’ll buy a ticket to another movie and go on a slow day.
ESPN aside, what they did to those employees in Orlando, making them train their H1B replacements is disgraceful.
ATT is doing it too, btw
A la carte programming should be one of our top priorities.
I’m about to cut the cable cord myself.
cable is dying a slow and painful death. serves the commie bastards right.
I will never get my wife to cut the cord. If it were just me, I’d dump DirecTV in a heartbeat.
Imagine if all the people who want a la carte canceled their cable tv until it was provided.
Think that would speed things up?
Any suggestions as to the best service to use? It seems like Chromecast, Apple TV, and Roku are the three main streaming choices (not the only ones, though). I've been thinking that it is time to dump cable, as well, since I really don't watch that much TV to begin with, other than certain sports or a bit of news.
Haven’t had cable since 2001. I watch what shows interest me online, no commercials, and they play when I want on my sked. And as the house web guru [big whoop] my cable internet costs $5/month. Sweet deal!
Imagine if all the people who want a la carte canceled their cable tv until it was provided.
Think that would speed things up?
Problem with that is most people who cut the cable wouldn't go back if you paid them.
I’m interested in replies to that question too.
I would like to cut the cord but we enjoy the kids channels and hockey and some of the reality shows. And it’s nice how DISH tapes all the network shows for you and you can watch them in any room whenever you want that week.
Hulu, Netflix, and slingtv streaming with Roku. $36 a month. I used to pay almost $80 with directv. I will never go back.
I also pay a $100 a year for NFL game pass and a $100 a year for MLB.tv.
I paid several hundred a year for each for MLB extra innings and NFL Sunday ticket with directv.
Much cheaper and I watch what I want when I want
I pay for cable and watch only sports events on ESPN, none of their other idiotic programming .
I Schedule about 40 events a week on my DVR, 2 are Fox News shows, 1 local newscast. I don’t necessarily watch them all
I do this so I can skip over all commercials.
My base TW cable is $90.00 a month and includes 30 mb internet and phone line. We keep the land line because my Wife and her sister live in bad cell service areas and talk a few times a week.
Hulu, Netflix, and slingtv streaming with Roku. $36 a month. I used to pay almost $80 with directv. I will never go back.
I also pay a $100 a year for NFL game pass and a $100 a year for MLB.tv.
I paid several hundred a year for each for MLB extra innings and NFL Sunday ticket with directv.
Much cheaper and I watch what I want when I want
Cool!
I don't like Hulu cuz of commercials, and I'm in no hurry to watch TV series the week they air. In fact, I'll wait until a season or three are on Netflix so I can binge watch.
I also have a USB TV tuner on my notebook which came with DVR software. So I can play back recorded shows on my TV using Plex and ROKU. Skipping commercials is easier than on a cable DVR, too.
I have had ROKU for several years, primarily for Netflix. I had the ROKU 1 and recently upgraded to 3. They constantly are adding new ‘channels’. Some are pretty good and most are crap.
Many of the TV networks have schemed with cable/satellite. They do offer apps for ROKU/tablets/smartphones, etc. But they have it set up that one has to sign in through their cable/satellite provider. That is even true trying to watch a full episode via the network’s website. It is a wicked little scheme. No cable/satellite? No watching episodes via the web or the ROKU app.
AppleTV (IIRC) and Amazon do allow you to purchase individual/season TV programs. That eliminates the need for a cable/satellite provider. Tally the costs based on how much you watch. You might be better off buying the video than subscribing to a hundred cable/satellite channels.
With the ‘free’ ROKU movie/tv apps, they insert commercials about every 10 minutes. Okay. Not so bad to watch up to 2 minutes of commercials. But, nearly every time I have tried to watch, the app bombs out and will not continue the movie/TV program. If you restart it and try to move to the last viewing location in the video, you get inundated with several additional minutes of commercials. Hulu and Crackle are bad about that. However, Hulu as starting offering a nearly-commercial-free service for about $12/month. I have not tried it.
USB tuner
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My cable company (COX) is going all digital. I used to be able to use the coaxial direct to the TV/DVR/PCTV card, etc., and get analog and local digital.
Now, I have to have a mini-box, as all but local broadcast channels (so far) are encrypted. Even with the mini-box, however, the DVR and USB TV card do not work. Also, the mini-box does not receive premium channels or some of the other higher-tier channels that can only be seen through my main TV cable box. COX has gotten a lot of complains, but they just thumb their noses at their customers.
You can cut cable, hook up a TV antenna, and get High Definition picture directly from the nearby TV stations...if you care to still get NBC, ABC, & CBS. I use my antenna mainly to watch PBS Masterpiece and concerts.
Then with Roku (or a Blu Ray player which is what I use), you can stream Netflix, Youtube, Pandora, etc. I pay $39.99/month for internet. When I had cable, my bill was around $120/month with the extra sports package and taxes.
Of course, you will still have to watch sports/football games online if you cut cable. But I usually hook up my computer to my TV with an HDMI cable to watch sports (or you could get a Chromecast). Still better than paying so much for cable.
Forgot to add there are some websites where you can watch all American sports,,,don’t have to be cable subscriber. Just takes a little searching.
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