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CU Medallion [73569]
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so finally cutting the cord. Anyone have experience with
Apr 27, 2022, 9:02 AM
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canceling Verizon cable?
About the only real tv anyone in this house watches anymore is me and sports. I'll save $50 alone in box rentals.
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Heisman Winner [137807]
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I think you're like 2-3 years late.
Apr 27, 2022, 9:04 AM
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All the streaming services are the same price as cable/satellite now, if not more expensive because you have to subscribe to 9 different things.
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Lot o points [155706]
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^^^true post is true.
Apr 27, 2022, 9:06 AM
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With that said, I still dig my Youtube TV, even if it is close to $70 after taxes.
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CU Medallion [65983]
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YTTV was a steal at @29.99 a month
Apr 27, 2022, 9:06 AM
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now it's just another option
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Lot o points [155706]
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Absolutely. Main reason I still suck it up is because
Apr 27, 2022, 9:09 AM
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I just have a couple Google TV's up at the lake so I can use the YoutubeTV in multiple places. It's still a bargain compared to what it would be to have dedicated cable in two locations, and it's pretty sweet having my cloud DVR available anywhere.
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Heisman Winner [135679]
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Best thing about YT TV is you can pause at the
Apr 27, 2022, 10:09 AM
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click of a button, no dealing with a phone call where the person on the other end's job depends on talking you out of dropping it.
I pause it when there are no Clemson sports - about 3 months a year and save that $210
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CU Medallion [65983]
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You, sir, are a gentlemen and a
Apr 27, 2022, 10:45 AM
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lesbian, thank you for your contribution
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Oculus Spirit [80999]
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Know what teh best part about Hulu is?
Apr 27, 2022, 10:55 AM
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When it randomly starts buffering in the middle of watching something.
ALL THE TIME.
450 Mb pipe..its the only app that ever buffers.
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CU Medallion [54758]
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Live?
Apr 27, 2022, 11:44 AM
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i've had the ol' regular on-demand since it started, and haven't had buffering probs in yearsss...and it was def my own internet/equip that was causing it then
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Oculus Spirit [80999]
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Yep.
Apr 28, 2022, 8:59 AM
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It does it on two different platforms, and for two different cable/internet companies. And like I said..its the only streaming platform I have that does it.
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All-In [42026]
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Custom channel lineup is great, too
Apr 27, 2022, 11:24 AM
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I can turn off the #### I won't use (bye, Telemundo and any soccer crap) and move all my football and movie channels to the top. My wife can log in to her account and have all her terrible reality TV stations ready to go.
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All-In [46801]
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It's 150 a month for Dish and I have netflix
Apr 27, 2022, 9:07 AM
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amazon prime and Disney +
Or I can spend 90 a month on Hulu Live and get the same thing
So not exactly.
Where cable/satellite becomes expensive is having multiple TV's
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CU Medallion [56005]
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We spend about $40 a month on streaming. Not bad.
Apr 27, 2022, 9:12 AM
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HBO, Disney+, and Netflix. I much prefer that to spending $40 a month on cable boxes and DVR and poundmeintheass fees. And if you already pay for Prime, you get their streaming stuff for free.
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Lot o points [155706]
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You could cut that down too.
Apr 27, 2022, 9:13 AM
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I get HBO free with my AT&T fiber Internet and Netflix free with T-Mobile cell.
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Totally this for us. Depends on one's preferences. For us,
Apr 27, 2022, 9:42 AM
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we have Prime anyway, so that's free, and we add YouTubeTV in fall for football, so for half the year we pay nothing. Searching around on Prime and the various free apps like PBS, we can find enough to stay entertained during the summer. And we rent the occasional movie from Prime. That won't fit everyone, but does us.
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Heisman Winner [137807]
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Brother, one way or another, you're always going to pay for
Apr 27, 2022, 10:04 AM
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a box.
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Oculus Spirit [97677]
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I'd love to cut all cords except Hulu
Apr 27, 2022, 9:08 AM
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...but for wife and kids.
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All-In [46801]
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I'm spending all that money to have dish on every tv
Apr 27, 2022, 9:09 AM
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in the house
for my kids to ask how to get to Youtube on the ROKU
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All-In [42026]
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What do you spend overall now on cable?
Apr 27, 2022, 9:13 AM
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And for services, I recommend starting with YouTube TV and adding from there to match your price.
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concur with this***
Apr 27, 2022, 9:26 AM
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CU Medallion [73569]
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cable and internet 220
Apr 27, 2022, 9:38 AM
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box costs $50
so I'll definitely save. Plus I already have streaming so I'm paying that in addition to cable. youtube is like 70. cable is around 130. I'll save about 50.
Mainly doing since our daughter is going to college. She can just use youtube tv as well.
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All-In [42026]
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Also with YTTV
Apr 27, 2022, 9:46 AM
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You can switch to unlimited devices for $10 a month extra the first year and $20 the following years, if that matters. Otherwise, just three.
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CU Medallion [73569]
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its limited to around 3 at 1 time, correct?
Apr 27, 2022, 9:52 AM
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i doubt that will be a problem actually. Hardly anyone watches real tv anymore
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All-In [42026]
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It is
Apr 27, 2022, 10:07 AM
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I like to run multiple TVs with football at a time in the house and garage during CFB season, so it helps. Might help if your daughter is on the account.
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CU Medallion [73569]
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ya, we'll see if we run into any issues. If we do, then I'll
Nov 8, 2019, 8:39 AM
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get the unlimited. Didnt realize they had the option
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Lot o points [155706]
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Just bump to the 4K plan.
Apr 27, 2022, 11:40 PM
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It gets unlimited devices too.
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All-In [46801]
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The best thing I heard from Dish when I tried cutting
Apr 27, 2022, 9:15 AM
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the cord
"But if you go with Hulu, you can't call us to negotiate the best price"
I responded "If I've been such a great customer for 5 years as you said, why should I have to call to negotiate the best price? Shouldn't yall just give me your best price?"
*silence*
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Good job on stumping the high school drop out CSR***
Apr 27, 2022, 9:28 AM
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Argh, pirates life for me***
Apr 27, 2022, 10:16 AM
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CU Medallion [54758]
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aye, i wanna to tawk to you about that
Apr 27, 2022, 2:23 PM
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@babbyrkrzy®...my old desktop that was 95% used as my Plex Server gave up the ghost a few weeks back...i'm temporarily running it off of a laptop ??
thinking about getting some synology somethingerother NAS but no idea where to start really...prob don't need much more than a TB to start, but would prob ultimately use it for other stuffs too
got any wreck-or-mendations?
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Oculus Spirit [81644]
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Yeah just use my server, duh.
Apr 27, 2022, 2:38 PM
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For your use and needs, I'd recommend a Synology DS220+, get two harddrives and put them in a RAID 1 (mirror). Your usable space is the size of the harddrive, so I'd probably go buy two 4TB drives.
If you wanted a little more space and expandability, you could do a DS420+ and have up to four harddrives - but if you want a simple backup, then you're good with the DS220+.
I'm now rocking a DS1621xs+ filled with 16TB drives.
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CU Medallion [54758]
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i do...
Apr 27, 2022, 3:00 PM
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but for my music + OTA DVR, and whatever 'home vids' (wink wink.....ok fine, mostly the kids riding bikes and ####)
otherwise, i have no idea what you just said. I'll google those things and see if I can translate 
thx
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this convo is still so 2017
Apr 27, 2022, 10:51 AM
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comcast is still the best. period. just pay for it and enjoy everything without the buffering, worrying about bandwidth and all that other crap.
DO IT.
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Oculus Spirit [80999]
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Comcast suxxors.
Apr 27, 2022, 10:56 AM
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I said goodbye to those basterds a few months ago and never plan on going. I dropped my internet bill in half and get more bandwidth. And oddly, the bill doesn't go up by a $1 or $2 every month.
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CU Medallion [73569]
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with a kid going to college, this will prevent us from payin
Apr 27, 2022, 11:17 AM
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2 cable bills tho
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Hall of Famer [23987]
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Re: so finally cutting the cord. Anyone have experience with
Apr 27, 2022, 11:00 AM
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Depends on what you're looking for. I usually switch it up and keep about 3 or 4 services at a time. I pay $50 - $60 per month. It's tough if you are into sports, because you have to purchase a "cable" like provider for ESPN. The only sport I really watch is Rugby, and Peacock has a great lineup for that.
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I also like my YouTube TV
Apr 27, 2022, 2:28 PM
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Cheaper (although not by a lot) and no box to mess with. I like that the whole package works seamlessly on TV, computer, phone, tablet, etc.
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