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Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 11, 2017 5:12 am
by BurtReynolds
I just cancelled Netflix and Hulu. I'm down to Prime.

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 11, 2017 9:59 am
by Bi_3
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.

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 11, 2017 6:17 pm
by bodysnatcher
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

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 11, 2017 6:41 pm
by LoathedVermin72
I think it's time to take this step. I barely use my DVR.

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 11, 2017 7:45 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
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.

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 11, 2017 8:00 pm
by Monkey_Driven
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.

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 11, 2017 8:05 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
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.

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 11, 2017 8:06 pm
by Monkey_Driven
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?

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 11, 2017 8:15 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
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.

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 11, 2017 8:22 pm
by Monkey_Driven
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?

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 11, 2017 8:33 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
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

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 11, 2017 8:49 pm
by Monkey_Driven
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.

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 18, 2017 3:58 pm
by Bi_3
Just got an OTA HDTV antenna. Ugh, picture is garbage. WHAR CABLE??

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 18, 2017 4:59 pm
by Norah
Really? OTA is traditionally better than cable.

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 18, 2017 5:00 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 18, 2017 5:31 pm
by Monkey_Driven
cutuphalfdead wrote:Really? OTA is traditionally better than cable.
Yeah, the picture quality is much better OTA. Not as compressed.

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 18, 2017 6:21 pm
by bodysnatcher
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

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Wed October 18, 2017 7:59 pm
by Bi_3
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.

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Thu October 19, 2017 10:51 pm
by Rangi Guy
Cords cut - now laid out on the couch with a bag of frozen peas

Re: Cord Cutters Unit

Posted: Thu October 19, 2017 11:13 pm
by Norah
wrong thread