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sorry about the trees. At least you probably got a great teaser deal for 12 months!
Just got the bill in the mail today, they raised it to $220.
I've been kicking around the idea of cutting the cord for several months. I've called them before and given them the verbal "treatment" to get the bill lowered, but it never got me much of a discount. Paying $180 for the Charter bundle has never set right with me since day one. Just got the bill in the mail today, they raised it to $220. yea...That's not gonna fly. I tried the antennaweb.org website and due to the rural valley I live in, there are four channel I can get, two of which I've never heard of. Key words I'll be researching:- Amazon Prime (I am a member)- Netflix (already a member, but not streaming)- Hulu- Aereo- Roku- Google streaming dongle thingy- http://www.playon.tv/- Android movie streaming app thingLots of good info in this thread, thanks to all who have posted helpful information.
Holy shit, cut that cord and get an antenna. I did and couldn't be happerier. Get Roku also, cheap and streams great with my ASUS router.
Indeed. But like I said, due to my location, I can only get a handful of "b rated" independent stations on the antenna.Question for you though....what's the deal with the Roku and ASUS? Are they a matched pair, meaning that to use the Roku do you have to have THAT router?
Good info guys, thank you.I have a question for you Roku users......Especially the users that have owned a Squeezebox. If the Roku as "buggy" as the SB equipment was? I don't mean that in a snippy troll way, but I think those of you that can relate know why I'm asking.
Yea, that doesn't make sense, but communication companies seldom do in their decisions regarding the end users monthly bill. Thank you Greg.
Ditched the dish back in '11. No regrets, and more than a grand a year back in my pocket. Getting by just fine with an antenna for local b'cast, and streaming Netflix out of my Oppo. Until the content pushers have full al la carte, they can go pound sand.
Something of an update...Still using rabbit ears to get ABC & CBS. Have been using a Roku 3 for streaming for a while. Using AT&T's U-Verse "Power" Internet (whoever thinks up these names should be punched in the face...repeatedly) for pipe.Now that HBO has made The Move, things should start getting interesting. Let the beatdown on POS cable companies begin.
You mean let the shakedown of HBO begin. As I have said before he who controls the pipe rules. HBO may become the cellular companies best buddy as people start to stream HBO and blow through their data plan monthly caps.
Shakedown? To a point. What do you think is happening _now_? To use your example, cable companies control pipe...HBO is getting smart, deciding to be less dependent on one pipe (cable), and seeing where the demand curve is across several pipes (Cable, "Home" Phone Company, "Cell" Phone Company).Besides, the two outfits that drive the demand for pipe (Netflix & YouTube) are going to stay right where they are.