Yeah, it doesn't seem to me that cutting tv service is helpful when all these other things are added in to replace. I went from Comcast to DirectV recently so I have free DVR now and won't be a buyer of all these other streaming services.
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Yeah, it doesn't seem to me that cutting tv service is helpful when all these other things are added in to replace. I went from Comcast to DirectV recently so I have free DVR now and won't be a buyer of all these other streaming services.
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Same problem here. I can get local and national news channels with Roku, but I can't figure out a way to get Fox News or Fox Business channel without either a satellite or cable subscription. All I can find are Roku apps that say they will offer little snippets of Fox programming, but not the full live broadcast.
If anyone is able to get Fox News and Fox Business channel on a Roku or similar device, please share how you do it and I will cancel DirectTV the following day.
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Speaking of Roku, I brought my Streaming Stick along for the winter stay in Steamboat. Unfortunately to use it, I should have updated the software (of the brand new unit
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It will connect after you update but you have to connect to update. Catch 22
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) before I left my home network since it won't connect to another network unless the software had been updated. Nothing in the box said that was necessary and I found out by contacting Roku Support when it wouldn't connect. It will connect after you update but you have to connect to update. Catch 22
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YEAH! And I want to see the plane crashes on CNN, and HGTV and the Jailhouse and Caught on Camera shows on MSNBC too. How can we see all the dirt on 'the other side' without paying some cable or satellite outfit??? I get tired of all that 'mamby-pamby' crap from the wrong side on broadcast PBS or NBC or CBS. I want all the red meat, and I WANT IT FREE!!!!
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If it weren't for the fact that I have such terrible reception and I can't really get the local channels, I would cancel - stream or use DVD's.
Still, while neither Direct TV nor Dish posts it on their web site, they both have "Family" plans. For Direct TV, it costs $29 per month and includes the local channels. You get just a few fairly junkie channels, but then again, there is very little in their 100, 200, 350 channel line up that I care to see, so I look upon it as the cost for local TV in an area with terrible reception.
Still, while neither Direct TV nor Dish posts it on their web site, they both have "Family" plans. For Direct TV, it costs $29 per month and includes the local channels. You get just a few fairly junkie channels, but then again, there is very little in their 100, 200, 350 channel line up that I care to see, so I look upon it as the cost for local TV in an area with terrible reception.
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I was at my co-workers house in near Raleigh, NC last week. He has completely cut the cord for internet and phone, but still needs his internet service, which is about $50/month. Here is what he did, which sounds great. Since he lives very close to Raleigh, he gets a ton of channels over the air (OTA) via HD antenna. He has the HD antenna connected to his main distro unit in the house, so all TV's are getting the service. He then purchased a TiVo OTA box, which also provides him with full DVR functionality. He is also considering getting the Sling service for $20 per month because they do miss a few shows that they'd be able to get if they had Sling.
For phone, he went with Ooma. I also have Ooma, which works great and is about $4/month for me.
BTW, he said the TiVo OTA box is normally about $100, then $10/month for the service. He purchased his TiVo OTA box during a semi-annual sale, or something like that, where they offer the unit for one time purchase with no annual fee. He paid $300 for the unit.
For phone, he went with Ooma. I also have Ooma, which works great and is about $4/month for me.
BTW, he said the TiVo OTA box is normally about $100, then $10/month for the service. He purchased his TiVo OTA box during a semi-annual sale, or something like that, where they offer the unit for one time purchase with no annual fee. He paid $300 for the unit.