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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]UTUSN
(70,708 posts)75. Self deleting, to post a Results thread: Whole O.P. here:
Thanks to all for all the helpful info, everybody, but especially Mr engineer KY_EnviroGuy for all the time and effort.
*************O.P.
This time I mean it and will abide by Lounge: Cutting the cable/satellite, need direction
So Dish raised the monthly price by about three dollars. Yeah, sounds like nothing but I've stuck with them for 15 years or so. I started with the Echo gigantic dish satellite in the '90s, which turned into TurnerVision or something, then I found Dish which I went to because DirecTV was owned by MURDOCH.
So went years paying for a 200 or 150 channel b.s. "PACKAGE" thing, meaning hundreds of music channels and whatever that I *never* frequented.
For the past 5 or so years I've been at the Basic thing, which is fine with me.
Here's what I need: MSNBC, CNN, Comedy Channel, TCM - besides the transitory History, single CSPAN - you get the picture. I do *NOT* need drama, movies, reality, etc.
I've done some googling about cutting the cable and it gets down to "streaming" (WHAT THE HADES IS "streaming"?????!1) - the netflix, Hoola, Sling, yadda yadda - DON'T need movies, made-for-t.v. whatever STORY crap. And SPORTS - do NOT need SPORTS!1
It looks like all the cheap fire stick things are geared to narrative type movies and stuff.
***********Hoo-KAY, will wait, Lounge.
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We cut the cord and have hulu. I really like hulu and you can get msnbc and cnn
demgrrrll
Jan 2019
#2
Hulu does not seem to be like this at all. You just go back and forth to whatever you
demgrrrll
Jan 2019
#14
Wow for all that, will digest. I do have wifi & antenna for locals, will digest more, thanks
UTUSN
Jan 2019
#8
Wow, KY_EnviroGuy, you are SO helpful, am just getting started processing your info, thanks!
UTUSN
Jan 2019
#19
we are on our third ROKU. The first one was hard cabled into our old TV
yellowdogintexas
Jan 2019
#43
I love this thread. Thank you, UTUSN for starting it, and thanks to all the contributors!
Squinch
Jan 2019
#17
Haha, love the (typo?) "threat" - but it is a very real THREAT to Dish for losing another customer!1
UTUSN
Jan 2019
#22
We have an inexpensive medium speed DSL connection, the least expensive Netflix plan...
hunter
Jan 2019
#32
When I brought my house in 1993 the previous owner left a hugh satellite dish in our backyard
kimbutgar
Jan 2019
#33
I still have an early ROKU for my analog tv. Do they have an adapter for the newer digital outputs
keithbvadu2
Jan 2019
#36
***UPDATE*** Talked to my internet provider: Current speed 9.3 download; 1.2 upload
UTUSN
Jan 2019
#55
***UPDATE*** with the Amazon stick, called Customer Support, they did a factory reset
UTUSN
Jan 2019
#68
I'd be chafed if my combined internet / TV / cellphone bills exceeded $100 a month.
hunter
Jan 2019
#69
We use Sony's Playstation Vue. We have 4 TV's, 2 with a Roku stick and 2 with Amazon's Firestick.
retread
Jan 2019
#71
I just recently took this step. I have Sling Blue with all the channels you mention except CSPAN.
Claritie Pixie
Jan 2019
#73