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I just cancelled Netflix and Hulu. I'm down to Prime.
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BurtReynolds wrote:I just cancelled Netflix and Hulu. I'm down to Prime.
Eventually Amazon will win, they just need to figure out how to best sell sports streaming.
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BurtReynolds wrote:I just cancelled Netflix and Hulu. I'm down to Prime.
But Hulu just got Family Matters, Home Improvement, and Hangin' with Mr Cooper
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I think it's time to take this step. I barely use my DVR.
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I've completely cut, Have a FireStick with Kodi/Covenant, and have Netflix and Amazon. Full disclosure though, I have my dad's HBO credentials and my brother's Sling login, so I still get most channels. And I get all networks through my TV's built in antenna.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:I've completely cut, Have a FireStick with Kodi/Covenant, and have Netflix and Amazon. Full disclosure though, I have my dad's HBO credentials and my brother's Sling login, so I still get most channels. And I get all networks through my TV's built in antenna.
You're like a "vegetarian" that still eats chicken, turkey, and fish.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I've completely cut, Have a FireStick with Kodi/Covenant, and have Netflix and Amazon. Full disclosure though, I have my dad's HBO credentials and my brother's Sling login, so I still get most channels. And I get all networks through my TV's built in antenna.
You're like a "vegetarian" that still eats chicken, turkey, and fish.
heh. but in this case the cable company doesn't get my money. So let's just say I'm the pescatarian of the the tv watching world.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I've completely cut, Have a FireStick with Kodi/Covenant, and have Netflix and Amazon. Full disclosure though, I have my dad's HBO credentials and my brother's Sling login, so I still get most channels. And I get all networks through my TV's built in antenna.
You're like a "vegetarian" that still eats chicken, turkey, and fish.
heh. but in this case the cable company doesn't get my money. So let's just say I'm the pescatarian of the the tv watching world.
How do you get your internet?
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I've completely cut, Have a FireStick with Kodi/Covenant, and have Netflix and Amazon. Full disclosure though, I have my dad's HBO credentials and my brother's Sling login, so I still get most channels. And I get all networks through my TV's built in antenna.
You're like a "vegetarian" that still eats chicken, turkey, and fish.
heh. but in this case the cable company doesn't get my money. So let's just say I'm the pescatarian of the the tv watching world.
How do you get your internet?
Wifi via the HOA. So yeah, paying someone I guess. This is the only downfall. The speed is fine, but the security isn't. So I have to have a program on my laptop that essentially creates a secure network from the free wifi.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I've completely cut, Have a FireStick with Kodi/Covenant, and have Netflix and Amazon. Full disclosure though, I have my dad's HBO credentials and my brother's Sling login, so I still get most channels. And I get all networks through my TV's built in antenna.
You're like a "vegetarian" that still eats chicken, turkey, and fish.
heh. but in this case the cable company doesn't get my money. So let's just say I'm the pescatarian of the the tv watching world.
How do you get your internet?
Wifi via the HOA. So yeah, paying someone I guess. This is the only downfall. The speed is fine, but the security isn't. So I have to have a program on my laptop that essentially creates a secure network from the free wifi.
What's the big internet provider there?
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I've completely cut, Have a FireStick with Kodi/Covenant, and have Netflix and Amazon. Full disclosure though, I have my dad's HBO credentials and my brother's Sling login, so I still get most channels. And I get all networks through my TV's built in antenna.
You're like a "vegetarian" that still eats chicken, turkey, and fish.
heh. but in this case the cable company doesn't get my money. So let's just say I'm the pescatarian of the the tv watching world.
How do you get your internet?
Wifi via the HOA. So yeah, paying someone I guess. This is the only downfall. The speed is fine, but the security isn't. So I have to have a program on my laptop that essentially creates a secure network from the free wifi.
What's the big internet provider there?
Spectrum/Time Warner
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I've completely cut, Have a FireStick with Kodi/Covenant, and have Netflix and Amazon. Full disclosure though, I have my dad's HBO credentials and my brother's Sling login, so I still get most channels. And I get all networks through my TV's built in antenna.
You're like a "vegetarian" that still eats chicken, turkey, and fish.
heh. but in this case the cable company doesn't get my money. So let's just say I'm the pescatarian of the the tv watching world.
How do you get your internet?
Wifi via the HOA. So yeah, paying someone I guess. This is the only downfall. The speed is fine, but the security isn't. So I have to have a program on my laptop that essentially creates a secure network from the free wifi.
What's the big internet provider there?
Spectrum/Time Warner
I've heard they are lovely.
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Just got an OTA HDTV antenna. Ugh, picture is garbage. WHAR CABLE??
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Really? OTA is traditionally better than cable.
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cutuphalfdead wrote:Really? OTA is traditionally better than cable.
Yeah, the picture quality is much better OTA. Not as compressed.
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Bi_3 wrote:Just got an OTA HDTV antenna. Ugh, picture is garbage. WHAR CABLE??
how far are you from OTA broadcast towers? this will help you know where to point it if you need to

https://www.antennaweb.org/Address
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bodysnatcher wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:Just got an OTA HDTV antenna. Ugh, picture is garbage. WHAR CABLE??
how far are you from OTA broadcast towers? this will help you know where to point it if you need to

https://www.antennaweb.org/Address

Thanks, there was an electric wire behind the drywall where I hung it. Moved the antenna and it looks better now.
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Cords cut - now laid out on the couch with a bag of frozen peas
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