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Mecca · 01-03-2020, 05:22 PM

If you know someone who still keeps cable.....parents, friend, sibling etc. Offer them something to use their cable account to stream things.

My parents can use my Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ in exchange for that they gave me the login and password to their cable account so all of those apps can be used for free like regular ESPN channels, fox, nbc, abc, mtv, vh1, comedy central as long as it's part of their cable you can login to the app with their cable stuff.

If said person has Comcast you can take it further, on the newer Rokus comcast has a beta app where you can use the roku like the cable box so you could get live cable with the info.

But reality offer a trade, it's something that has been great for my family.

FlaChief58 · 01-03-2020, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

If you know someone who still keeps cable.....parents, friend, sibling etc. Offer them something to use their cable account to stream things.

My parents can use my Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ in exchange for that they gave me the login and password to their cable account so all of those apps can be used for free like regular ESPN channels, fox, nbc, abc, mtv, vh1, comedy central as long as it's part of their cable you can login to the app with their cable stuff.

If said person has Comcast you can take it further, on the newer Rokus comcast has a beta app where you can use the roku like the cable box so you could get live cable with the info.

But reality offer a trade, it's something that has been great for my family.

My son gave me his netflix info, but everyone i know has either already made the switch or will soon. Unfortunatly, spectrum is the only game in our county (excluding sat. ) which is why they can get away with their bullshit

WilliamTheIrish · 01-03-2020, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by FlaChief58

My son gave me his netflix info, but everyone i know has either already made the switch or will soon. Unfortunatly, spectrum is the only game in our county (excluding sat. ) which is why they can get away with their bullshit

As you move away from cable, it's been my experience that you will watch a helluva lot less TV. Books and music and (god forbid) actual conversation have taken the TV's place. I'm on year 6 of no cable.

I have an OTA antenna in each room. (The first one I paid waaay too much for - like 30$. Soon found out the 8$ antenna works every bit as well.) Your TV picture will be MILES better with an antenna. It's amazing what the picture look like when it isn't being sent through 6000 miles of cable or beamed thru a sat.
Plus for games in your area, you'll be 35 seconds ahead of anybody with cable/sat.

We have Netflix, but I barely use it. If there's a game on that I have to watch, I'll find a stream and hook it to any TV with HDMI.

Also, I'm not a gamer so I don't worry about data caps. We play actual board games and cards. We have our house pretty much set up with echo devices and Hue lighting which all runs through the router or wifi. And still I don't have any issues streaming with all the devices in play. (26 total echo, HUE, various KASA plugs and switches garage, and locks. and security cams.

40$ for internet and whatever for Netflix. I refuse to give cable any money.

Mecca · 01-03-2020, 06:41 PM

If you're into things like echos and HUE and even the camera's that stuff doesn't pull a whole lot of wifi.

WilliamTheIrish · 01-03-2020, 06:56 PM

<1% of what I use each month on each device. Yea, I know. Especially when it's hard wired in.

**Shiver Me Timbers** · 01-03-2020, 07:15 PM

I gave up. Xfinity lowered my bill by 50%( $300 to $150)? 2 year deal.
I can cancel if I pay them 2 months ($300).
They are the only provider that can get me over 100mbps and adding TV to the internet service is $50.00 per month
And bonus we get a land line we do not use
I have NFL Sunday ticket stream using my kids college info thru att ($100 for the year).
I gave up on trying free streams. Virus and ad block protection was a PITA to over ride.

CapsLockKey · 01-03-2020, 07:34 PM

Bit of advice for cable internet service, buy your own cable modem and router from best buy, Amazon, etc. Mine paid for itself in less than a year for what my cable company wanted to charge for leasing their equipment.

**Shiver Me Timbers** · 01-03-2020, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CapsLockKey

Bit of advice for cable internet service, buy your own cable modem and router from best buy, Amazon, etc. Mine paid for itself in less than a year for what my cable company wanted to charge for leasing their equipment.

+1

KingKong · 01-04-2020, 12:12 AM

I too have been experimenting with cutting cord. We tried YouTube tv for a month acted like we didn’t still have google fiber. YouTube tv worked fairly well once you get accustomed to picking channel from guide and waiting for slight pause for stream to start. Unlimited DVR was nice but they call it add to library.

We stopped trial after 30 days when we started finding certain shows that were blocked like one chiefs game day shows on KMBC, also some Xmas shows etc. would say cannot be watched or streamed over internet we were a bit turned off by that even though the subscription included the local channels.

We could get around it by using antenna and then using OTA DVR but then have to use two apps and manage 2 DVR which is not out of the question yet but looking at alternatives. I’m going to try Hulu+ next.

rabblerouser · 01-04-2020, 10:16 AM

Has anyone even mentioned the Pluto TV app yet?

FlaChief58 · 01-04-2020, 10:24 AM

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Has anyone even mentioned the Pluto TV app yet?

Yeah, in the op. I've been watching quite a bit on there. As far as free streaming, that one is pretty good.

rabblerouser · 01-04-2020, 10:28 AM

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Yeah, in the op. I've been watching quite a bit on there. As far as free streaming, that one is pretty good.

Yeah I have it on my phone, watching Cowherd at work. He said Mahomes is the best QB in the league and picked the Chiefs to win the SB.

ILChief · 01-04-2020, 10:32 AM

A couple of years ago we switched from Directv to Sling. Saved a lot of money but didn’t love the service. Then YouTube tv came out and we switched to that. Really liked it except for no NFL network and the app would freeze on my lg tv and I would have to reboot the Tv. We have always had Xfinity internet. They offered a good deal for two years for tv and internet so I canceled YouTube tv. After the two years is up I’ll probably go back to YouTube tv

**Lzen** · 01-10-2020, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ILChief

A couple of years ago we switched from Directv to Sling. Saved a lot of money but didn’t love the service. Then YouTube tv came out and we switched to that. Really liked it except for no NFL network and the app would freeze on my lg tv and I would have to reboot the Tv. We have always had Xfinity internet. They offered a good deal for two years for tv and internet so I canceled YouTube tv. After the two years is up I’ll probably go back to YouTube tv

That's strange about Youtube tv freezing up. I've never once had that happen that I can recall on any of my 4 devices (3 Rokus and one Firestick). Must be the LG tv Youtube tv app.

WilliamTheIrish · 01-10-2020, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Lzen

That's strange about Youtube tv freezing up. I've never once had that happen that I can recall on any of my 4 devices (3 Rokus and one Firestick). Must be the LG tv Youtube tv app.

If you cut completely you'll find the streams you want. It doesn't take much effort.

01-03-2020, 05:22 PM	#1
Mecca Hockey Town Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Casino cash: $-742950	If you know someone who still keeps cable.....parents, friend, sibling etc. Offer them something to use their cable account to stream things. My parents can use my Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ in exchange for that they gave me the login and password to their cable account so all of those apps can be used for free like regular ESPN channels, fox, nbc, abc, mtv, vh1, comedy central as long as it's part of their cable you can login to the app with their cable stuff. If said person has Comcast you can take it further, on the newer Rokus comcast has a beta app where you can use the roku like the cable box so you could get live cable with the info. But reality offer a trade, it's something that has been great for my family.
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01-03-2020, 06:41 PM	#4
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01-03-2020, 06:56 PM	#5
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Shiver Me Timbers Elway be drinkin' again Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Colorado USA Casino cash: $5700000	I gave up. Xfinity lowered my bill by 50%( $300 to $150)? 2 year deal. I can cancel if I pay them 2 months ($300). They are the only provider that can get me over 100mbps and adding TV to the internet service is $50.00 per month And bonus we get a land line we do not use I have NFL Sunday ticket stream using my kids college info thru att ($100 for the year). I gave up on trying free streams. Virus and ad block protection was a PITA to over ride. Last edited by Shiver Me Timbers; 01-03-2020 at 07:22 PM..
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01-04-2020, 12:12 AM	#9
KingKong Starter Join Date: Feb 2018 Casino cash: $9990400	I too have been experimenting with cutting cord. We tried YouTube tv for a month acted like we didn’t still have google fiber. YouTube tv worked fairly well once you get accustomed to picking channel from guide and waiting for slight pause for stream to start. Unlimited DVR was nice but they call it add to library. We stopped trial after 30 days when we started finding certain shows that were blocked like one chiefs game day shows on KMBC, also some Xmas shows etc. would say cannot be watched or streamed over internet we were a bit turned off by that even though the subscription included the local channels. We could get around it by using antenna and then using OTA DVR but then have to use two apps and manage 2 DVR which is not out of the question yet but looking at alternatives. I’m going to try Hulu+ next.
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01-04-2020, 10:32 AM	#13
ILChief MVP Join Date: Jan 2001 Casino cash: $7764831	A couple of years ago we switched from Directv to Sling. Saved a lot of money but didn’t love the service. Then YouTube tv came out and we switched to that. Really liked it except for no NFL network and the app would freeze on my lg tv and I would have to reboot the Tv. We have always had Xfinity internet. They offered a good deal for two years for tv and internet so I canceled YouTube tv. After the two years is up I’ll probably go back to YouTube tv
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