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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:01:53 PM EDT
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Your more advanced then we are. We just use a Roku box. It's myself, wife, and two kids (5 &2) and we get along fine without cable or satellite.
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:03:12 PM EDT
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We dumped Dish and the home phone 7 years ago. Just have Netflix now. Also Prime a few things. My in-laws did the same and dumped Comcast. They stream everything now.
TV will die as soon as they start streaming professional games. Everything will stream one day. Dish and Comcast boxes will be like rotary phones. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:05:37 PM EDT
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Chromecast, Netflix, youtube and a digital antenna.
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:10:55 PM EDT
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Amazon firestick with prime, and netflix is an app on the firestick. Averaged out over the year it costs me maybe 10 or 15 bucks a month? And my local cable company wants 50 for just the basic package? They need to catch up with the times because streaming is where it's at.
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:11:00 PM EDT
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Just get a bunch of fire sticks.
Working for me so far. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:11:36 PM EDT
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I have 2 computers with projectors attached. One in the bedroom and one in the living room. Ditched cable years ago. I have prime and YouTube fills my documentary fetish. Not bad having 120 inch screens and 3d in two rooms.
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:12:44 PM EDT
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I bailed on Dish and our DSL provider. I'm sure the cable company knew exactly what I was doing when I opted for one of their highest internet packages and told them I wasn't interested in any television or phone plans they had.
All we have is Netflix, Hulu, and we use Amazon for some things. Couldn't be happier with the setup. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:18:19 PM EDT
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I did that gears ago. I barely even watch anything anymore.
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:19:19 PM EDT
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May 10th is our cut off date. I'm looking forward to saving 100/mo. I'm not sure why we've kept it this long.
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:20:48 PM EDT
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Android box with Kodi app. I have this and I can watch any movie or TV show. I get to see movies DVD quality days after they leave the theather.
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:22:25 PM EDT
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Yeah, tagish. Been trying to ditch cable.
From my Comcast bill 130$ a month goes to TV, myself and GF dont watch. We stream everything with a chomecast/netflix. I just need to figure out how to get HBO/Showtime and HGTV without cable. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:24:10 PM EDT
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I put an Xbox One in every room with a TV, the media player works great.
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:28:02 PM EDT
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Chromecast, Netflix, youtube and a digital antenna. This !!!! It works for me. 
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:39:34 PM EDT
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-Plug-N-Play-Newest-FULLY-LOADED-Matricom-G-Box-Q2-Quad-Octo-Core-KODI-4K-/151500279003?hash=item23461eccdb:g:ClYAAOSwoBtW4K6h
If you have a good Internet connection this is what you need. Mine is awesome. I don't even use cable anymore. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:42:30 PM EDT
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Roku 1/Stick, Chromecast, SlingTV, Netflix, Hulu, youtube and a digital antenna. FIFY Fuck cable |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 8:57:28 PM EDT
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Been there, done that.
Broadcast news is just entertainment, not news. Who needs the headache and hypertension. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:17:52 PM EDT
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If you want the premium movie subscriptions, you can subscribe to them directly via streaming, at least some of them, anyway, even if you have no account with a cable or satellite tv provider.
I get by on netflix and amazon prime, plus most current TV shows are either viewable online for a week or more after their original broadcast, or show up on streaming sites elsewhere not long after that. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:19:59 PM EDT
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Man, I need to get on this train. It's just fucked how much we pay Comcast every month.
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:21:47 PM EDT
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Roku 3 with Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Video. We cancel Netflix and or Hulu when we're not using it
Digital antenna Plex on my "media server" PC |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:30:50 PM EDT
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Man, I need to get on this train. It's just fucked how much we pay Comcast every month. Toss me a pm I'll educate you on a streaming box. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:31:29 PM EDT
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Roku 3 with Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Video. We cancel Netflix and or Hulu when we're not using itDigital antenna Plex on my "media server" PC You're still paying to much. For $150 flat you can have every tv show and movie that's out. No monthly payments. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:34:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You're still paying to much. For $150 flat you can have every tv show and movie that's out. No monthly payments. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Roku 3 with Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Video. We cancel Netflix and or Hulu when we're not using itDigital antenna Plex on my "media server" PC You're still paying to much. For $150 flat you can have every tv show and movie that's out. No monthly payments. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:38:06 PM EDT
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Roku 3 with Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Video. We cancel Netflix and or Hulu when we're not using itDigital antenna Plex on my "media server" PC You're still paying to much. For $150 flat you can have every tv show and movie that's out. No monthly payments. I linked one above. It's an eBay link. I bought my matricom gbox off eBay and it was preloaded. I can literally watch anything on it. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:40:55 PM EDT
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-Plug-N-Play-Newest-FULLY-LOADED-Matricom-G-Box-Q2-Quad-Octo-Core-KODI-4K-/151500279003?hash=item23461eccdb:g:ClYAAOSwoBtW4K6h If you have a good Internet connection this is what you need. Mine is awesome. I don't even use cable anymore. Whats this wizardry? please explain |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:41:46 PM EDT
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Android box with Kodi app. I have this and I can watch any movie or TV show. I get to see movies DVD quality days after they leave the theather. Can you explain how this works, where to acquire? I'm technically challenged. ETA : PM sent |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:42:32 PM EDT
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Whats this wizardry? please explain Quote HistoryQuoted:
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-Plug-N-Play-Newest-FULLY-LOADED-Matricom-G-Box-Q2-Quad-Octo-Core-KODI-4K-/151500279003?hash=item23461eccdb:g:ClYAAOSwoBtW4K6h If you have a good Internet connection this is what you need. Mine is awesome. I don't even use cable anymore. Whats this wizardry? please explain I plug in the humi, plug in the internet. I can then watch nearly anything. HBO shows, stars shows, etc etc. Game of thrones, walking dead, anything you can think of. I CANT say rough GOOD.HE things about it. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:43:32 PM EDT
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Can you explain how this works, where to acquire? I'm technically challenged. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Android box with Kodi app. I have this and I can watch any movie or TV show. I get to see movies DVD quality days after they leave the theather. Can you explain how this works, where to acquire? I'm technically challenged. That's why I linked a "preloaded" version. If you know how to plug in an hdmi and an ether net cord you're good. As long as you have decent Internet you'll never regret it. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:46:11 PM EDT
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That's why I linked a "preloaded" version. If you know how to plug in an hdmi and an ether net cord you're good. As long as you have decent Internet you'll never regret it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Android box with Kodi app. I have this and I can watch any movie or TV show. I get to see movies DVD quality days after they leave the theather. Can you explain how this works, where to acquire? I'm technically challenged. That's why I linked a "preloaded" version. If you know how to plug in an hdmi and an ether net cord you're good. As long as you have decent Internet you'll never regret it. Thank you |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:47:30 PM EDT
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Toss me a pm I'll educate you on a streaming box. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Man, I need to get on this train. It's just fucked how much we pay Comcast every month. Toss me a pm I'll educate you on a streaming box. I had a thread earlier about cutting the cable. Next thing I need is a multimedia type box that streams and I can input cable from a ota antenna. Any ideas? |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:47:43 PM EDT
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Android box with Kodi app. I have this and I can watch any movie or TV show. I get to see movies DVD quality days after they leave the theather. Can you explain how this works, where to acquire? I'm technically challenged. That's why I linked a "preloaded" version. If you know how to plug in an hdmi and an ether net cord you're good. As long as you have decent Internet you'll never regret it. Thank you I also bought a wireless keyboard. That made me love it even more. Other wise your clicking through a digital keyboard on screen. The wireless keyboard has paid dividends for only being $20 |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:52:13 PM EDT
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As long as you keep a decent Internet connection you can cut cable easy. I've watched game of thrones, walking dead, breaking bad, anything you can think of guys. I watch movies before they make it to redbox.
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:52:49 PM EDT
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Well I fo'd on the box and a wireless keyboard deal.
Switching to just internet Monday. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:54:28 PM EDT
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Well I fo'd on the box and a wireless keyboard deal.
Switching to just internet Monday. Make sure it's a matricom g box. I started with a knock off. It was alot slower, and I hated it. The g box was the best I could find. I've had 0 issues and the more I use it the better I get with it. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:55:47 PM EDT
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Also at my house I run it on wireless. At my gf's it has to have a cord ran to it. Her internet is to slow but with a cord it's fine. As long as your net is good you're fine. If anyone buys one and needs a "mentor" I can toss you my number and walk you through it.
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:57:27 PM EDT
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ROKU and Sling TV. Check out slingtv.
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:57:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Android box with Kodi app. I have this and I can watch any movie or TV show. I get to see movies DVD quality days after they leave the theather. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:58:07 PM EDT
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Make sure it's a matricom g box. I started with a knock off. It was alot slower, and I hated it. The g box was the best I could find. I've had 0 issues and the more I use it the better I get with it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well I fo'd on the box and a wireless keyboard deal.
Switching to just internet Monday. Make sure it's a matricom g box. I started with a knock off. It was alot slower, and I hated it. The g box was the best I could find. I've had 0 issues and the more I use it the better I get with it. Yep, I grabbed the one in your link. I have Comcast 50 up/5 down internet now and will try and stay on that with the G box plugged in to the modem. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 9:59:13 PM EDT
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Roku, and a antenna here
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Posted: 4/30/2016 10:05:22 PM EDT
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Yep, I grabbed the one in your link. I have Comcast 50 up/5 down internet now and will try and stay on that with the G box plugged in to the modem. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well I fo'd on the box and a wireless keyboard deal.
Switching to just internet Monday. Make sure it's a matricom g box. I started with a knock off. It was alot slower, and I hated it. The g box was the best I could find. I've had 0 issues and the more I use it the better I get with it. Yep, I grabbed the one in your link. I have Comcast 50 up/5 down internet now and will try and stay on that with the G box plugged in to the modem. You'll be fine |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 10:09:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You're still paying to much. For $150 flat you can have every tv show and movie that's out. No monthly payments. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Roku 3 with Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Video. We cancel Netflix and or Hulu when we're not using itDigital antenna Plex on my "media server" PC You're still paying to much. For $150 flat you can have every tv show and movie that's out. No monthly payments. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 10:11:07 PM EDT
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Something about that screams illegal but I'm no judge. How do you get access to "every TV show and movie" for $150 including the hardware? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Roku 3 with Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Video. We cancel Netflix and or Hulu when we're not using itDigital antenna Plex on my "media server" PC You're still paying to much. For $150 flat you can have every tv show and movie that's out. No monthly payments. I was skeptical as well. I figured eh screw it $150. I would buy another tomorrow if mine quit working. It's better than cable, and cheaper. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 10:17:21 PM EDT
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Is there a need for a digital antenna if you have the Gbox you think Faon?
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Posted: 4/30/2016 10:17:52 PM EDT
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Ive got KODI on a firestick. If I didnt have a live in FIL who's Filipino and needs to have Tagalog TV I would be ditching ATT for good.
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Posted: 4/30/2016 10:20:20 PM EDT
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Yeah, tagish. Been trying to ditch cable. From my Comcast bill 130$ a month goes to TV, myself and GF dont watch. We stream everything with a chomecast/netflix. I just need to figure out how to get HBO/Showtime and HGTV without cable. Roku has channels for both HBO and Showtime, $10-$15 a month each. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 10:22:37 PM EDT
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Is there a need for a digital antenna if you have the Gbox you think Faon? No way. 99% of the shows on the g box have commercials cut out for you also. You'll love it once you get the hang of it. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 10:25:38 PM EDT
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Tag.
I have comcast cheapest internet/tv package for $50 a month. What would cost change to with only internet? |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 10:26:39 PM EDT
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Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBOnow and an antenna gets me almost everything I want to watch.
The things I'd miss with this setup: AMC - Walking Dead & Better Call Saul. ESPN - lots of college sports and MNF. I actually went this route for quite a while then signed up for TV service again through DirecTV. That contract ends later this year and I doubt I will renew. I already cancelled HBO via DirecTV and went with HBOnow. Saved $2/month and no more authentication issues. ETA - add Sling to the mix and you'd really have something - but the cost would be very close to what you'd pay for cable. Netflix: $10/month Amaxon Prime: $100/year, let's call it $8/month HBOnow: $15/month Sling: $20/month That's over $50/month. I'm not sure you could get a cable/satellite package that included HBO for $53/month, but it might not be a lot more than that. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 10:27:02 PM EDT
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Tag. I have comcast cheapest internet/tv package for $50 a month. What would cost change to with only internet? With time Warner I pay about $50 for only net. I need it for school anyways though. I was paying about $120 for both |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 10:30:48 PM EDT
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Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBOnow and an antenna gets me almost everything I want to watch. The things I'd miss with this setup: AMC - Walking Dead & Better Call Saul. ESPN - lots of college sports and MNF. I actually went this route for quite a while then signed up for TV service again through DirecTV. That contract ends later this year and I doubt I will renew. I already cancelled HBO via DirecTV and went with HBOnow. Saved $2/month and no more authentication issues. Nobody reads my posts. Slingtv has espn 1 and 2, amc, tbs, tnt, cn, a bunch of shit, live for $20.00 |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 10:32:50 PM EDT
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Nobody reads my posts. Slingtv has espn 1 and 2, amc, tbs, tnt, cn, a bunch of shit, live for $20.00 Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBOnow and an antenna gets me almost everything I want to watch. The things I'd miss with this setup: AMC - Walking Dead & Better Call Saul. ESPN - lots of college sports and MNF. I actually went this route for quite a while then signed up for TV service again through DirecTV. That contract ends later this year and I doubt I will renew. I already cancelled HBO via DirecTV and went with HBOnow. Saved $2/month and no more authentication issues. Nobody reads my posts. Slingtv has espn 1 and 2, amc, tbs, tnt, cn, a bunch of shit, live for $20.00 My option is still better than both. |
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