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Ditching cable for antenna

Slingshot Bob

Slingshot Bob

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Screw that 90 bucks a month, I got an omnidirectional, antenna for 100 bucks. Gets 30 channels, indoors, if I do a roof mount, likely get about 40, with little interference. Get little right now, indoors.

Tired of being raped for cable? Don't need 400 channels when you watch about 10 of them? You can even get your own DVR box online for 40$.

Unless it wears out, this is a one time cost.

And no, I don't sell these for a living, just spreading the good news!

Consider the savings.
 
Can ya get the ID channel? If so...sold...:lol:
 
Slingshot Bob said:
Screw that 90 bucks a month, I got an omnidirectional, antenna for 100 bucks. Gets 30 channels, indoors, if I do a roof mount, likely get about 40, with little interference. Get little right now, indoors.

Tired of being raped for cable? Don't need 400 channels when you watch about 10 of them? You can even get your own DVR box online for 40$.

Unless it wears out, this is a one time cost.

And no, I don't sell these for a living, just spreading the good news!

Consider the savings.
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Americans get raped on cable and internet as well.

And then we watch those idiots at the top of the food chain who just cant figure out why the little people are not happy.......surely we are ill.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
Americans get raped on cable and internet as well.

And then we watch those idiots at the top of the food chain who just cant figure out why the little people are not happy.......surely we are ill.
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66$ a month, just for basic internet. But out here, they got you by the short hairs.

Looked into Sling TV and Roku (streaming) but turned it down (Parent company is Dish, same one I am dumping) A big conglamorate.
 
I am paying $122 a month for Directv and $72 a month for Cox internet...highway robbery, for sure...
 
Slingshot Bob said:
66$ a month, just for basic internet. But out here, they got you by the short hairs.

Looked into Sling TV and Roku (streaming) but turned it down (Parent company is Dish, same one I am dumping) A big conglamorate.
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Yep, there is both a baked in unfairness and as well a general not giving a damn if things work or dont work that is sinking the Elite Class.

We see it in your story.
 
Elvira said:
I am paying $122 a month for Directv and $72 a month for Cox internet...highway robbery, for sure...
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That is ridiculous, do yourself a favor and look into this. We were paying Dish, 90$.

Dish is getting a call, Monday. Send a box to ship your receiver.

You can even get your own DVR box for 40$
 
Hawkeye10 said:
Yep, there is both a baked in unfairness and as well a general not giving a damn if things work or dont work that is sinking the Elite Class.

We see it in your story.
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Amen, if a 2year contract, holding your credit record, hostage is not enough, they want direct deposit. Screw that BS.
 
Surprised that cable carriers have not lobbied someone to out law antennas "theft of services".

If enough of the market goes to antennas, I expect they will.
 
Slingshot Bob said:
Amen, if a 2year contract, holding your credit record, hostage is not enough, they want direct deposit. Screw that BS.
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Slingshot Bob said:
Screw that 90 bucks a month, I got an omnidirectional, antenna for 100 bucks. Gets 30 channels, indoors, if I do a roof mount, likely get about 40, with little interference. Get little right now, indoors.

Tired of being raped for cable? Don't need 400 channels when you watch about 10 of them? You can even get your own DVR box online for 40$.

Unless it wears out, this is a one time cost.

And no, I don't sell these for a living, just spreading the good news!

Consider the savings.
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Just made the switch to streaming only. I'll probably subscribe to CBS ALL Access and I already have Netflix/Amazon. I was paying $170 for TV and FIOS 75/75 speeds. Now I got 900+ Mbps and only paying $100! The only thing I'll miss is my cable news shows but all the important showdowns get put on YouTube eventually. It's how I watch all the debates anyway.
 
Elvira said:
Dag gone...only 4 channels strong and 4 channels moderate...
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If you are in the sticks, you're about to find out what the Trump admin. gave you via their FCC efforts.
 
<alt>doxygen said:
If you are in the sticks, you're about to find out what the Trump admin. gave you via their FCC efforts.
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Not really...right outside of Roanoke, VA...
 
NeverTrumpGOP said:
Just made the switch to streaming only. I'll probably subscribe to CBS ALL Access and I already have Netflix/Amazon. I was paying $170 for TV and FIOS 75/75 speeds. Now I got 900+ Mbps and only paying $100! The only thing I'll miss is my cable news shows but all the important showdowns get put on YouTube eventually. It's how I watch all the debates anyway.
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Still getting shafted, IMHO. I could care less for TV. All that matters is my Wife gets the soaps! :)
 
Slingshot Bob said:
Still getting shafted, IMHO. I could care less for TV. All that matters is my Wife gets the soaps! :)
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I gotta have the ID channel and A&E...couldn't miss Live PD...the others, I could not care less about...well, maybe the Game network and REELZ...and then there's CBS and NBC...:mrgreen:
 
Slingshot Bob said:
Screw that 90 bucks a month, I got an omnidirectional, antenna for 100 bucks. Gets 30 channels, indoors, if I do a roof mount, likely get about 40, with little interference. Get little right now, indoors.

Tired of being raped for cable? Don't need 400 channels when you watch about 10 of them? You can even get your own DVR box online for 40$.

Unless it wears out, this is a one time cost.

And no, I don't sell these for a living, just spreading the good news!

Consider the savings.
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Haven't had cable for over a year. I don't miss it. If there's a game I want to watch and it's only on a sports cable channel, I just head down to the local tav. I can't remember the last time I watched anything on TV other than sports all the way though.

My smart TV has a youtube app where folks upload all the cable news shows from PBS to CNN. Pretty soon the networks will get wise and take them all down from youtube but until then.....
 
Hawkeye10 said:
Americans get raped on cable and internet as well.

And then we watch those idiots at the top of the food chain who just cant figure out why the little people are not happy.......surely we are ill.
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OMG, will you please just stop?
 
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