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I've finally unplugged from cable!

RedAkston said:
I upgraded to a higher plan, at least temporarily.
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I am thinking of canceling mine. The content has been crap lately. Especially after you have binge watched all the series that you want.
 
RedAkston said:
Well, 5 days in and I haven't gone nuts - yet. I've used 11% of my data allowance for the month out of a possible 350 GB.
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You mean you're only allowed 350 GB of data? What happens if you go over that amount.

Does anybody in your family do online gaming?
 
PerfectStorm said:
You mean you're only allowed 350 GB of data? What happens if you go over that amount.

Does anybody in your family do online gaming?
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I think they slow you down. I think comcast now charges.
 
Winchester said:
I did add Showtime to my Hulu subscription last month but Amazon Prime added their add on services (including Showtime) a couple of days ago so I switched. If Amazon starts adding more and more channels with the ease of adding and dropping them at will it's IMO going to drastically change the media consumption landscape.
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I just noticed this as well, which is awesome! I can cancel Hulu Plus and move Showtime over to Amazon and add Starz (which is also an add-on at Amazon) for just $1 more! Amazon is really on the ball with this stuff!

99percenter said:
I am thinking of canceling mine. The content has been crap lately. Especially after you have binge watched all the series that you want.
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It's a bit redundant having Amazon Prime as well, and other than the original shows (of which they have quite a few good ones), it's only $8/month which isn't going to break me.

PerfectStorm said:
You mean you're only allowed 350 GB of data? What happens if you go over that amount.

Does anybody in your family do online gaming?
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My kids are all grown so it's just me. I have 8 days left in my billing cycle and I've used 170 MB so far. They charge $10 for every 50 GB over I believe which isn't horrible.
 
RedAkston said:
I just noticed this as well, which is awesome! I can cancel Hulu Plus and move Showtime over to Amazon and add Starz (which is also an add-on at Amazon) for just $1 more! Amazon is really on the ball with this stuff!


It's a bit redundant having Amazon Prime as well, and other than the original shows (of which they have quite a few good ones), it's only $8/month which isn't going to break me.


My kids are all grown so it's just me. I have 8 days left in my billing cycle and I've used 170 MB so far. They charge $10 for every 50 GB over I believe which isn't horrible.
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I think amazon prime is great deal because you get the free two day shipping as well. I am thinking of getting prime just for that and the streaming would be a bonus.
I think its horrible that comcast charges 10 bucks because they advertise unlimited. False adverting if you ask me.
 
We have basic cable TV so the wife can watch Fox all day....
There are only 2 current network TV shows that I am addicted to, and they are available on the $45 antenna that I installed.

As for DVR, for the odd occasion that I want to record something, I run my Sony TV tuner/DVD recorder video output (model RDR-GXD455) into one channel of my security video hard drive. The sales staff at Fry's electronics told me that the security video system isn't compatible with standard home video but they are wrong.
 
UtahBill said:
We have basic cable TV so the wife can watch Fox all day....
There are only 2 current network TV shows that I am addicted to, and they are available on the $45 antenna that I installed.

As for DVR, for the odd occasion that I want to record something, I run my Sony TV tuner/DVD recorder video output (model RDR-GXD455) into one channel of my security video hard drive. The sales staff at Fry's electronics told me that the security video system isn't compatible with standard home video but they are wrong.
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That's probably because they wanted to sell you more equipment. ;)
 
PerfectStorm said:
You mean you're only allowed 350 GB of data? What happens if you go over that amount.

Does anybody in your family do online gaming?
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I do, and quite a lot of torrenting of 10gb file. Still yet to get close to my limit.
 
So, I've added Showtime and Starz (yay!) to my Amazon Prime subscription and dropped Hulu Plus. All the shows I watched via Hulu Plus except one I can watch through an app. I'm catching up on Black Sails, a great series on Starz. I've also watched Ash vs. Evil Dead. It's pretty corny and while he has referenced his "boom stick", he no longer works at S Mart, so his signature line "Shop smart, shop S Mart" is nowhere to be found - lol. I still haven't heard "Give me some sugar baby" either.

I must say, Amazon is embracing this streaming thing with open arms and I'm very satisfied with what I've done. If it wasn't for ESPN and AMC, I could live without Sling TV as well. Bottom line, I'm not missing my cable as much as I thought I would. I have way more shows to watch than I have time for and I've actually given up on a few shows to boot. Definitely glad that I went this route.
 
RedAkston said:
So, I've added Showtime and Starz (yay!) to my Amazon Prime subscription and dropped Hulu Plus. All the shows I watched via Hulu Plus except one I can watch through an app. I'm catching up on Black Sails, a great series on Starz. I've also watched Ash vs. Evil Dead. It's pretty corny and while he has referenced his "boom stick", he no longer works at S Mart, so his signature line "Shop smart, shop S Mart" is nowhere to be found - lol. I still haven't heard "Give me some sugar baby" either.

I must say, Amazon is embracing this streaming thing with open arms and I'm very satisfied with what I've done. If it wasn't for ESPN and AMC, I could live without Sling TV as well. Bottom line, I'm not missing my cable as much as I thought I would. I have way more shows to watch than I have time for and I've actually given up on a few shows to boot. Definitely glad that I went this route.
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How much does prime cost you now total?
 
99percenter said:
How much does prime cost you now total?
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Well, I paid the $99 yearly fee in September, so I'm good there until next September. Starz and Showtime cost me $8.99/month each and I can cancel those at any time and then re-add them whenever I want. I was paying $18/month for each movie channel (I had HBO and Showtime) with cable. So I'm not getting two movie channels for the same price as one when I had cable.
 
99percenter said:
How much does prime cost you now total?
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Prime still costs the same ($99/year). Showtime and Starz are both $8.99/month add ons which are billed separately from one's Prime membership. I also added Acorn for another $4.99/month. That being said Prime is so much more than just a streaming subscription (unless that's all you want it for). I've been a member since day one for the 2 day "free" shipping, they just keep adding services and the price has only gone up $20/year. I get a ton of value out of the Prime Music Service as well as the Prime streaming service.

Edit: too slow. :lol:
 
Winchester said:
Prime still costs the same ($99/year). Showtime and Starz are both $8.99/month add ons which are billed separately from one's Prime membership. I also added Acorn for another $4.99/month. That being said Prime is so much more than just a streaming subscription (unless that's all you want it for). I've been a member since day one for the 2 day "free" shipping, they just keep adding services and the price has only gone up $20/year. I get a ton of value out of the Prime Music Service as well as the Prime streaming service.
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I joined for the free 2-day shipping on everything as well. They then added Prime movies/TV, Prime Music (which I use often in addition to Google Music), Kindle Lending library and Prime Photos (of which I haven't used either of the last two, yet anyway). It really is a great value for everything that is offered for less than $10/month.
 
RedAkston said:
I joined for the free 2-day shipping on everything as well. They then added Prime movies/TV, Prime Music (which I use often in addition to Google Music), Kindle Lending library and Prime Photos (of which I haven't used either of the last two, yet anyway). It really is a great value for everything that is offered for less than $10/month.
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Do they auto-charge monthly for the extra stuff? (Presuming they do.)
 
RedAkston said:
I joined for the free 2-day shipping on everything as well. They then added Prime movies/TV, Prime Music (which I use often in addition to Google Music), Kindle Lending library and Prime Photos (of which I haven't used either of the last two, yet anyway). It really is a great value for everything that is offered for less than $10/month.
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I've used the Lending Library in the past, it's fine, but there are so many reasonably priced e-books I just usually end up buying them and throwing them on my electronic to read pile.
 
radcen said:
Do they auto-charge monthly for the extra stuff? (Presuming they do.)
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They do separately for each service. You can go to your subscription page and see exactly when the next billing cycle starts for each service. Can cancel it with a click there too.
 
Winchester said:
I've used the Lending Library in the past, it's fine, but there are so many reasonably priced e-books I just usually end up buying them and throwing them on my electronic to read pile.
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Yes. That long pile which you might not ever get to in your life time.
 
Eventually I plan on getting Roku. :twocents:
 
Bob N said:
Eventually I plan on getting Roku. :twocents:
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I've got a couple of versions. Still have one plugged into my TV but pretty much only use my fireTV box since I got it. Both are IMO good.
 
Bob N said:
Eventually I plan on getting Roku. :twocents:
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https://www.sling.com/devices/roku

You can get the Roku 3 for 50% off with a 3-month subscription to Sling. You can also get a free Roku stick as well (your choice). I purchased my first Roku in 2011 after doing a lot of research between what was available at the time. I'm very happy I went with Roku as they have expanded as I hoped they would. I so want to get the Roku 4, but $130 is pretty steep for a minimal upgrade over the two that I presently have. I love my Samsung Smart TV as it has several apps as well, but Roku gives you so much more.
 
I dropped my cable package at least 2 years ago and only pay $69.95 for the internet through my provider now. I have Netflix and Amazon Prime for watching shows, and many networks have free access anyway from their local station site. I never liked waiting a week or so between TV series episodes, so I would wait and buy a season when they came out. My first was Stargate SG1 as these were available. I have a rather large collection now.

I am probably going to subscribe to CBS All Access:

Watch and Stream CBS Shows Live - CBS.com

It's only $5.95 a month.
 
What do you folks do to get local news? I would miss that alot.
 
Lursa said:
What do you folks do to get local news? I would miss that alot.
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A regular indoor antenna hooked up to the TV.

Most local stations also have internet access.

shopping


https://www.google.com/shopping/product/1918217470026163186
 
Lursa said:
What do you folks do to get local news? I would miss that alot.
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Newspaper. We never had a local news station more of a next closest town news station that maybe had some HS football coverage if one of their teams played us. Now that station has been consolidated with several other towns and local coverage is even more nonexistent than it was.

If one is really desperate I suppose one could listen to the police scanner.
 
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