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All-TigerNet [10149]
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Planning to cut cable. Too expensive!!
Sep 23, 2020, 12:38 PM
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Who has firestick? Did you get the jailbreak version?
Can you watch college sports with that setup?
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All-In [38100]
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Re: Planning to cut cable. Too expensive!!
Sep 23, 2020, 12:41 PM
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Orange Blooded [4423]
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my experience with the 'jailbroken' firestick...
Sep 23, 2020, 12:43 PM
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its extremely inconsistent and hard to navigate!
on the other hand.. we discussed cutting cable several times but what i've found each time...
right now, we pay around $125 for tv and internet with directv/att. we get a discount having both bundled. without the bundle, internet would be $55 instead of $40.
if we have youtube tv or hulu+ thats $55/month.. throw in netflix and espn+ and thats another $20-25. so when you add your internet, its really not saving much and you have the issue of navigating multiple platforms.
my other issue with cord cutting.. if the internet ever goes on the frits for any amount of time... NO TV!
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Re: Planning to cut cable. Too expensive!!
Sep 23, 2020, 12:44 PM
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I use a firestick. "Jailbreak" is a joke term. You just allow unknown sources in settings.
Install Kodi. Then add video add-ons Venon, Exodus Redux, and CCloudTV.
Also install Mobdro on the firestick itself for live TV.
College sports are hit or miss. You can catch most ont eh Mobdro app, but it can be skippy. I use sportsurge.net for most college football games
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Orange Blooded [4423]
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yea, i'll just cough up the $125/month***
Sep 23, 2020, 12:48 PM
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CU Medallion [54758]
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'Jail break' is an apple term
Sep 24, 2020, 10:06 AM
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in Android (which a firestick is, essentially)...you check a box in the settings
that said, I have one set up w/ Kodi and ####, but I hate it....
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Hall of Famer [21557]
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Don't do it.
Sep 23, 2020, 3:20 PM
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I tried it and streaming sports SUCKKSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
Spectrum internet and 1 box cable with DVR is $85 a month. Ain't getting better than that.
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All-TigerNet [10149]
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Re: Don't do it. My issue though,
Sep 24, 2020, 8:32 AM
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If Spectrum only charged me $125 maybe even $150 I woild ne alright, but my bundle bill is very close to $200 for BASIC.
So I feel like I'm getting screwed.
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Lot o points [163010]
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We have Charter/Spectrum internet and YouTubeTV
Sep 24, 2020, 8:54 AM
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and love it.
Personally I think it is better than cable.
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All-TigerNet [11963]
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we switched to YouTubeTV last year and have had no complaint
Sep 24, 2020, 8:58 AM
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They have increased the price, but they did add channels. I'd say if you have legit internet, consider it. We are about at 70 for internet 60 for YouTubeTV. but you can deactivate youtubetv from the interwebs very easily if you want.
I also tried Hulu Live and preferred the interface of YouTube TV more.
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Lot o points [163010]
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Sling is worse than Hulu.
Sep 24, 2020, 8:59 AM
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we tried them all.
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CU Medallion [60205]
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wrong place to complain about high cost of anything.....
Sep 24, 2020, 8:51 AM
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folks on here drop a monthly cable bill's worth of cash every weekend on designer beer, or some backyard grilling meat. Have that in loose change rolling around under the front seat of the Range Rover. Buck up, UDP  ">
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