Comcast just yanked TCM and stuck it a $10 tier with a bunch of crappy sports channels. I'm thinking it's time to tell them to pound sand.
I already have a HTPC connected to my tv. Now it's time to figure out what to use as an alternative.
Comcast just yanked TCM and stuck it a $10 tier with a bunch of crappy sports channels. I'm thinking it's time to tell them to pound sand.
I already have a HTPC connected to my tv. Now it's time to figure out what to use as an alternative.
Telling the truth is treason in an empire of lies.
WWG1WGA
Nothing good ever comes from a pinched sphincter
A friend of mine cut Comcast TV about 2 years ago. For the local channels, she uses some kind of "magic" antenna, and that works fine for her.
For cable channels, she uses an Amazon Prime hook-up that didn't cost much (around $19, I think) and since she's a Prime member She gets over a hundred channels (i.e., Showtime, HBO, Cinemax, etc., plus a lot of other cable channels she likes) for about 1/3 the price Comcast was charging.
To use what she has, you have to have an Amazon Prime membership, but since she's had one for years, this was just a plus as far as she was concerned.
"Valar morghulis; valar dohaeris."
Commucrats are most efficient at converting sins and crimes to accidents or misunderstandings.-Oswald Bastable
Making good people helpless won't make bad people harmless.
Freedom isn't free.
"Attitude is the paintbrush that colors our world." TV Series, Haven.
My Spirit Animal has rabies.
I'd rather be an American than a Democrat.
"If you can make a man afraid, you can control him" Netflix Series, The Irregulars
I actually have Amazon Prime & Netflix.
The thing I want to do is time shift tv programming like cable/dvr let's me do, specifically Fox & nbcsn & espn.
Telling the truth is treason in an empire of lies.
WWG1WGA
Nothing good ever comes from a pinched sphincter
"Valar morghulis; valar dohaeris."
Commucrats are most efficient at converting sins and crimes to accidents or misunderstandings.-Oswald Bastable
Making good people helpless won't make bad people harmless.
Freedom isn't free.
"Attitude is the paintbrush that colors our world." TV Series, Haven.
My Spirit Animal has rabies.
I'd rather be an American than a Democrat.
"If you can make a man afraid, you can control him" Netflix Series, The Irregulars
Get a Firestick. Find someone to hack it .
The decision has been made and it's sayonara to Comcast tv.
The decision to yank TCM was the starting point. Then I found out I was going to lose Starz/Encore and some other channels. Couple that with a price increase and it was just too much.
I'll keep the internet & voice & get streaming programming.
So I signed up with Youtube.tv and Disney Plus for pay tv. Added free programming from Pluto tv & Kanopy. We already had Netflix & AmazonPrime and ota nets.
There is a trade-off in that some channels won't be available & my dvr won't work with streaming. On the other hand, I'll save money & get a noticeably better picture quality (true 1080p & 4k).
After 20+ years it's bye-bye for Comcast cable tv.
Telling the truth is treason in an empire of lies.
WWG1WGA
Nothing good ever comes from a pinched sphincter
Well, I officially cut the cord today.
Turned in the cable box & M-card. Then upped the internet from 175mbps & 1tb data cap to 275 mbps & unlimited data.
All in all I save $70/mo.
Telling the truth is treason in an empire of lies.
WWG1WGA
Nothing good ever comes from a pinched sphincter
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