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Cutting the 'cable'..

In some markets cutting cable is no cheaper once you try getting an internet package on its own.

That's the problem: most ISPs also offer TV packages, so they can price it so going internet-only with Hulu/Sling/HBO Go etc. is more expensive for less content.
 
MICHAELSD said:
In some markets cutting cable is no cheaper once you try getting an internet package on its own.

That's the problem: most ISPs also offer TV packages, so they can price it so going internet-only with Hulu/Sling/HBO Go etc. is more expensive for less content.
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I don't disagree with you. I think I'm getting a break because I've got my internet packaged with a home security system. You might be able to catch a packaging break on internet if getting it though a cable company by packaging it with their internet phone service.

Of interest I think the tide is turning. With the options that are available online for streaming, this will put significant pressure on cable companies to change with the tide. My primary complaint is having large packages forced on me when in reality I don't watch that many channels.
 
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Huntn said:
I don't disagree with you. I think I'm getting a break because I've got my internet packaged with a home security system. You might be able to catch a packaging break on internet if getting it though a cable company by packaging it with their internet phone service.

Of interest I think the tide is turning. With the options that are available online for streaming, this will put significant pressure on cable companies to change with the tide. My primary complaint is having large packages forced on me when in reality I don't watch that many channels.
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I think netflix is #1 at the moment. Personally I just use HBO now and netflix and thats more than enough. My parents have cable to use their login to watch sports events. There should be an option in the future to watch sports events for cord cutters but I doubt that'll happen because thats the only thing cable companies have left. I need my tennis and soccer.
 
impulse462 said:
I think netflix is #1 at the moment. Personally I just use HBO now and netflix and thats more than enough. My parents have cable to use their login to watch sports events. There should be an option in the future to watch sports events for cord cutters but I doubt that'll happen because thats the only thing cable companies have left. I need my tennis and soccer.
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There's Sling, Vue, and now Dish is offering the Skinny bundle, which can include sports for $45/mo. Not great, but better than $80/mo for 100 channels one doesn't watch.
 
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I upated post #24 with the following info on Sling TV:
- Sling TV Options
- Orange Package- $20
- Blue Package- $25 (includes all of Orange)
- MSNBC: World News Package: $5.
- Turner Classic Movies: Hollywood Package: $5.

impulse462 said:
I think netflix is #1 at the moment. Personally I just use HBO now and netflix and thats more than enough. My parents have cable to use their login to watch sports events. There should be an option in the future to watch sports events for cord cutters but I doubt that'll happen because thats the only thing cable companies have left. I need my tennis and soccer.
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SlingTV offers the NFL Network as part of their $25 a month Blue Package. Orange package is $20 a month. See SlingTV Service.
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willmtaylor said:
There's Sling, Vue, and now Dish is offering the Skinny bundle, which can include sports for $45/mo. Not great, but better than $80/mo for 100 channels one doesn't watch.
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With Suddenlink, I had over 200 channels and we watch about 5 channels regularly. 😵
 
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One of drawbacks of cutting the cord are all those TVs in your and your guest bedrooms. Our bedroom tv has wireless built-in Netflix but no Roku. I'm wondering if a Roku Streaming Stick would solve the issue?

Anyone using multiple Roku devices in one house with a single Roku account? I'd like to hear about it. 🙂
 
Great information @Huntn. Thanks for sharing this journey with others who could benefit. I've thought of cord cutting for a while, but my family's love for sports makes it hard.
 
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mscriv said:
Great information @Huntn. Thanks for sharing this journey with others who could benefit. I've thought of cord cutting for a while, but my family's love for sports makes it hard.
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Sling TV has a large section of sports channels in their blue package $25, things like NFL Network, FS1, FS2, NBC Sports, 8 Fox Sports SW (maybe cause of where I live?), Red Zone, and Campus Insiders (college?). Look into it. 🙂 The only caveat is you need a high level of, or unlimited data through your to make this work. Look into it!
https://www.sling.com/service
https://www.sling.com/service/compare
 
Renzatic said:
AMC? It's like pulling teeth. They have a streaming package, but it requires you to have access to their channel through your TV provider.

It's so annoying. Streaming taking over cable and satellite is all but an inevitability by this point, yet you still have these occasional networks that won't budge unless they're dragged kicking and screaming into the future.
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that sucks, I love TWD
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D.T. said:
BTW, for OTA-ers, the HDHomerun is a _super_ slick device that connects to your antenna, then provides 2 tuners (depending on model), that stream the OTA signal into your home network. So then you can have a single antenna connection that can be viewed on more than one device (without having to run antenna cable), and that includes devices without a tuner! Apple TV 4, other streaming devices, tablets, phones, there's even a DVR app so you can use your computer to record shows then share them back out across the network.

About $89 on Amazon.
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link to DVR app please.
 
Renzatic said:
AMC? It's like pulling teeth. They have a streaming package, but it requires you to have access to their channel through your TV provider.

It's so annoying. Streaming taking over cable and satellite is all but an inevitability by this point, yet you still have these occasional networks that won't budge unless they're dragged kicking and screaming into the future.
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To clarify Roku/Apple TV (4th gen)-> SlingTV-> AMC... 😀
 
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Huntn said:
To clarify Roku/Apple TV (4th gen)-> SlingTV-> AMC... 😀
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Yeah, I've recently learned about SlingTV.

There is one thing that's kept me from cutting the cord completely. I've got my $80 a month Dish subscription that I barely use anymore. About 98% of my TV watching is done through Netflix or Amazon. But I still do watch the local channels for news and whatnot, which I can seemingly only get through satellite.

I tried out a digital antenna a couple months back, and I expected to be able to get all the local channels. But...NOPE. What I got were about a dozen Spanish Catholic channels. That'd be alright if I spoke Spanish, or were Catholic, but I'm not. To me, it looks like a bunch of people being extra serious, while sounding like they're having a lot of fun.
 
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To clarify Roku/Apple TV (4th gen)-> SlingTV-> AMC... 😀
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After using SlingTV for a week, I'll report it works great, but it's customer service leaves much to be desired, not that they don't help, but the inefficient means they offer customer support about your questions. After you locate the place to send them a help request, you'll discover there is no troubleshooting web portal customer service ticket system and there is no way to talk to them on the phone. Guess that saves money. 🙄

When you submit a question, you'll see a message that says "watch your in basket", no not any basket in their website, but your email in-basket. About 6-12 hrs later you'll get a response. The first one of these I got I was irritated because while they told me they were working diligently to answer my question, they did not bother to answer the question I had sent them, such as how to edit your MyTV list? The answer btw is to scroll the list to the far far far right and you'll see an edit button.

PS, if you plan on paying up front 3 months for either a Roku or an Apple TV (discounted price), do that before you sign up for the one week trial. However, even during or after the trial, you can still take advantage of the offer, by emailing them and offering to pay for 3 months in advance, and they will make it happen.
 
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Huntn said:
After using SlingTV for a week, I'll report it works great, but it's customer service leaves much to be desired, not that they don't help, but the inefficient means they offer customer support about your questions. After you locate the place to send them a help request, you'll discover there is no troubleshooting web portal customer service ticket system and there is no way to talk to them on the phone. Guess that saves money. 🙄

When you submit a question, you'll see a message that says "watch your in basket", no not any basket in their website, but your email in-basket. About 6-12 hrs later you'll get an response. The first one of these I got I was irritated because while they told me they were working diligently to answer my question, they did not bother to answer the question I had sent them, such as how to you edit your MyTV list? The answer btw is to scroll the list to the far far far right and you'll see an edit button.

PS, if you plan on paying up front 3 months for either a Roku or an Apple TV (discounted price), do that before you sign up for the one week trial. However, even during or after the trail, you can still take advantage of the offer, by emailing them and offering to pay for 3 months in advance, and they will make it happen.
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there is an app for the appleTv4 that I just saw, I am going to try it that way.
 
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Is anyone using multiple Roku or Apple TV boxes in your house with a single (Roku or Apple TV) account? I'd like to hear about how it works. I'm working on ways to get my bedroom tvs connected.


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there is an app for the appleTv4 that I just saw, I am going to try it that way.
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I have an Apple TV 3rd generation and SlingTV is not there. Just ordered a 4th gen version. Yes, I allready have it on my Roku but I want to leave no stone unturned. 🙂
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Renzatic said:
Yeah, I've recently learned about SlingTV.

There is one thing that's kept me from cutting the cord completely. I've got my $80 a month Dish subscription that I barely use anymore. About 98% of my TV watching is done through Netflix or Amazon. But I still do watch the local channels for news and whatnot, which I can seemingly only get through satellite.

I tried out a digital antenna a couple months back, and I expected to be able to get all the local channels. But...NOPE. What I got were about a dozen Spanish Catholic channels. That'd be alright if I spoke Spanish, or were Catholic, but I'm not. To me, it looks like a bunch of people being extra serious, while sounding like they're having a lot of fun.
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I wonder if there is another way to connect to a local station? Hmm. Other than that, you sound like a candidate for exclusive streaming.
 
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Huntn said:
I have an Apple TV 3rd generation and it's not there. Just ordered a 4th gen version.
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there are no apps for the 3rd gen, just 4th gen. I am going to upgrade my 4th get to the 64 GB model. son just gave it to me last week so I can still return it
 
jkcerda said:
there are no apps for the 3rd gen, just 4th gen. I am going to upgrade my 4th get to the 64 GB model. son just gave it to me last week so I can still return it
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I always considered Netflix an app, and it's there on my Apple TV. ? Maybe it's just limited or maybe Netflix is different than something like Sling TV? I had an older Roku before this one and there was a reason I upgraded it, some app it could not do, but I forget which one.
 
Huntn said:
I always considered Netflix an app, and it's there on my Apple TV. ? Maybe it's just limited or maybe Netflix is different than something like Sling TV? I had an older Roku before this one and there was a reason I upgraded it, some app it could not do, but I forget which one.
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I've had no problem using the Netflix app on more than one device, except that it will only let you view on one device at a time. That's for a normal account-- don't know about others.
 
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MC6800 said:
I've had no problem using the Netflix app on more than one device, except that it will only let you view on one device at a time. That's for a normal account-- don't know about others.
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YOU can upgrade your account for multiple devices.
 
MC6800 said:
I've had no problem using the Netflix app on more than one device, except that it will only let you view on one device at a time. That's for a normal account-- don't know about others.
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My account allows for two simultaneous streams, and I think it's something like $10/mo.
 
Renzatic said:
Yeah, I've recently learned about SlingTV.

There is one thing that's kept me from cutting the cord completely. I've got my $80 a month Dish subscription that I barely use anymore. About 98% of my TV watching is done through Netflix or Amazon. But I still do watch the local channels for news and whatnot, which I can seemingly only get through satellite.

I tried out a digital antenna a couple months back, and I expected to be able to get all the local channels. But...NOPE. What I got were about a dozen Spanish Catholic channels. That'd be alright if I spoke Spanish, or were Catholic, but I'm not. To me, it looks like a bunch of people being extra serious, while sounding like they're having a lot of fun.
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Do you think it was topography and/or your location, or the antenna?

I ask because I've started to look at digital antennas and am not sold on them yet, as far as them being more capable than a fishbone one. At my location, I'd need a fishbone the size of a couple of bony sturgeons to get maybe a handful of channels. The cable company has an el cheapo TV level that gets me mostly just local channels, but the thriftiness in me has me checking into digital antennas.

PS Edit: From what I've read, digital antennas will not give people in distant and/or topographically challenging locations any significant (possibly none) advantage over traditional ones. Check with antennaweb.org, and the like, for your own possibilities.

It's cable for me. Glad they have a low cost option, for now.
 
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