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I got my new bill and even though they warned me it was 102.00 bucks. Well after 23 years with Dish I said enough. These company's need to understand that they will go the way of cable if they do not get very competitive with streaming media. Sorry for the small rant.
Yeah, but dish owns one of the biggest streaming competitors...
Was just about to post something about my recent switch from Sling to YouTube TV, YTTV is great, and while a bit pricey compared to Sling, it's still cheaper than Satellite/Cable, and has plenty to watch between live TV and on demand options, the main reason I switched is the unlimited DVR, the wife and I were always going back and forth as to who's recordings were going to go in order to free up space.
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Yep, switched from direct tv now to youtube tv. Yttv is pretty nice and carries all the espn channels so I can watch all the F1 instead of just the race.
After F1, I could go without streaming since I get all networks over the air.
Once 5g is viable, I'll drop comcast inet
+1 on all the F1
I dropped payed t.v a little over a year I get local on my ghetto antenna and use a ROKU for watching shows and movies. Mainly old ones, Mainly use the PLUTO and TUBI app on roku. I don't mind the commercials because I'm not paying for the service. I pay for comcast internet, that's it. I got so fed up with having to pay for channels that I never watch or would never want to watch. Also got tired of paying for "Local sports access" fees. I don't watch sports, why should I have to pay a fee? It is limiting, but we have found we hover around the t.v much less and watch some pretty good shows that we would not have watched before. Oh, and Pluto just added The Baywatch Channel.!! 24/7 of all the old Baywatch shows. Good family fun right there!!!!!!
I worked for DISH and DIRECTV for nearly 15 years, and after getting pay tv for free for that long, I cancelled it all after so quit. Been using Roku ever since and love it. Cheaper and for a horror nerd like me, so many options.
Same here, I was ecstatic to find out how many on demand movie options were on YouTube TV, I have nearly all Nightmare on Elm street movies at my fingertips! Now to find time without the kids to watch them.Quote:
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Pretty soon someone will bundle all the streaming carriers together for one monthly payment
My take on it since streaming services became a 'thing'; People will become so frustrated with so many different sources for their content, with each charging them for the privilege, folks will want to return to getting their TV content from a single source.
Maybe, most people that have multiple are getting rid of them to go to one. Where they get you is their exclusives - Amazon and Netflix now have their own content, so if you want their shows you have to have their service. Amazon has been pushing for people to buy all the cable networks thru them: HBO, Cinemax, etc. But what haven't they tried in their business of trying to be your one stop shop for everything?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gman
Distributing a free catalog across the nation that is slightly smaller in dimensions than other coffee table books so it sits on the very top of the stack and is always visible? A catalog that let's farm girls in Nebraska order the same fancy dresses as ladies in New York are wearing? Have they tried that?
Amazon shot that through the heart. It just refuses to die.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Multiple sources is not that big of a deal. I can be watching Amazon on the tv, while browsing YTTV on the phone. If I find something to watch, I just tell it to start playing on the tv.
But soon enough, there will be player that integrates multple sources on one guide. Amazon fire stick kinda does this with movies when you search.
Amazon already does this, you can get Starz and some HBO shows along with Amazon prime.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric P
Everyone talks about cutting the cord and how they can get the channels they want in other ways.
Is there any way to cut the cord from the big 3 and still be able to watch all 4 of the local pro sports teams and CU football?
So far it seems the answer is no, but all I really watch on TV is sports and news.
^^^^. There are on such platforms as Kodi. Google it.
I cut everything and just stream anything I watch on the Internet. I wouldn't mind paying someone for it, but the cable/satellite companies are just ridiculous. Especially with the ordeal with Altitude and cable companies for streaming Avalanche and Nuggets games.
I can usually find any game on the Internet. Try Googling 'reddit streams'. Just make sure you got good virus protection because you can run into some bad sites.Quote:
Originally Posted by KAPA