ya hopefully im done with my napster lawsuit by then. el oh el.
Cord cutters scientific poll
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ya hopefully im done with my napster lawsuit by then. el oh el.
So really based off of my current service the SB6141 is going to perform the same as the SB6183.
I'm in this category. OTA, netflix & Amazon prime and my parents share their login with me and my siblings. i've been doing this for the last 4-5 years. My first setup was all off an old workstation running to 2 TVs. now its all Chromecast with apps running off my phone or tablet. we share a MLB network with some friends since we are out of the Royals market.
My internet is 200 MB down/12MB up which is overkill but only choice since I work across a VPN a lot.
For 100Mbps service you need a minimum of 4 downstream channels. More channels might improve your connection but won't give you faster than 100. Think of it as a highway. Doesn't matter if you have 2 or 4 lanes, the speed limit is still 70. But, when there's more traffic, having more than 2 lanes can keep things flowing. But having 8 lanes would be overkill for most of the time.
http://mediacomcc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/29/related/1
YouTube TV available in 10 new markets (Washington, D.C., Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, Charlotte, and Dallas-Fort Worth). The reason for the slow roll-out is that they want to offer live ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX in lieu of none or on-demand access like other OTT services. Dallas will have ABC on-demand in lieu of live at launch.
Original 5 markets were LA, NYC, Philly, Chicago, SF.
Might be a while before it gets nationwide to the smaller markets...
Original 5 markets were LA, NYC, Philly, Chicago, SF.
Might be a while before it gets nationwide to the smaller markets...
Do I have the correct comparison of costs?
Current Comcast plan: ~$140 / mo w/ 100 Mbps internet.
Say I purchase the Hulu Live TV plan for $39.99, I still have to pay Comcast ~ $89 for the high speed internet (but drop the cable), for a total of $129 (vs say $140). So, is it worth it?
The DVR and channel guide is convenient.
Current Comcast plan: ~$140 / mo w/ 100 Mbps internet.
Say I purchase the Hulu Live TV plan for $39.99, I still have to pay Comcast ~ $89 for the high speed internet (but drop the cable), for a total of $129 (vs say $140). So, is it worth it?
The DVR and channel guide is convenient.
You pay Comcast $89 for internet?!
There's your problem right there.
I dropped comcast internet/cable and got high speed RCN for $50/mnth (that includes taxes/fees/modem/router).
In Chicago Comcast offers high speed internet for $40ish, I can't see it being nearly twice as much in Houston.
If you have all the channels you want and are happy with the service $140/mo is pretty freaking good.
Some of you guys really need to consider doing some negotiating on your internet bills. I do it a "ton". However, when it comes to negotiating these, there is two completely different worlds out there where one can negotiate and one can't. The key separation being "competition". When we moved into our neighborhood, Mediacom had a monopoly and were really my only high-speed internet option and they knew it. Therefore, anytime I would try to negotiate, they'd pretty much say take a hike.
Well, all that changed when another more local provider called Imon came in over here allowing us two high-speed equivalent internet options. This COMPLETELY changed the game. Suddenly, Imon started offering promotions galore to switch, we switched and the game was on. Funny how it was only weeks after switching that Mediacom was offering us promotions galore to switch back that has probably gone on for 6 years now. I get them monthly easy. With that said, yes, we have signed 2-year contracts to get those cheap Imon promotion prices. But, the key here is that we have never lost those promotion prices because anytime our contract is up, we just grab our latest Mediacom promotional mailer and Imon matches it every time for another two-year contract. If they wouldn't for some reason, then we'd just switch things up again.
End result is that we've only paid $25 - $35/month for the past 6 years for high-speed internet. The $35 rate is our more recent rate since we ramped things up to 50 mb speed. In conclusion, I feel really bad for all you people who don't have internet company competition in your area because I know how much that sucks. You are a bit handcuffed. However, for those of you who have options, there isn't a whole lot of excuses to whining about internet bills since you could easily cut your bill in half at least by making a few simple phone calls.
Well, all that changed when another more local provider called Imon came in over here allowing us two high-speed equivalent internet options. This COMPLETELY changed the game. Suddenly, Imon started offering promotions galore to switch, we switched and the game was on. Funny how it was only weeks after switching that Mediacom was offering us promotions galore to switch back that has probably gone on for 6 years now. I get them monthly easy. With that said, yes, we have signed 2-year contracts to get those cheap Imon promotion prices. But, the key here is that we have never lost those promotion prices because anytime our contract is up, we just grab our latest Mediacom promotional mailer and Imon matches it every time for another two-year contract. If they wouldn't for some reason, then we'd just switch things up again.
End result is that we've only paid $25 - $35/month for the past 6 years for high-speed internet. The $35 rate is our more recent rate since we ramped things up to 50 mb speed. In conclusion, I feel really bad for all you people who don't have internet company competition in your area because I know how much that sucks. You are a bit handcuffed. However, for those of you who have options, there isn't a whole lot of excuses to whining about internet bills since you could easily cut your bill in half at least by making a few simple phone calls.
I just checked my bill and because I have the 'double play' bundle for $89, they don't itemize the internet and cable separately. So I suppose I could get just high-speed internet at the rate you have. BTW, what is your typical download speed for that price?
Just wait till your ISP's that also own cable companies start blocking traffic from streaming providers. It's coming.
Yeah, I too was on a double play with Comcast and my bill jumped to $160 so I decided to cut the cord.
My RCN internet is 155 mbps, with no contract. And so far, my internet has been a lot faster than I ever had with Comcast.
My free trial with DirecTV Now has ended and wanted to give my impressions. The channel selection met my needs better than any streaming service I've tried. We still watch Nick at Night and TV Land in the evenings and Now was the only service to offer them.
Picture quality was generally excellent. I toggled back and forth and there was little difference between the pictures coming in on my dish vs. internet.
Although they push their 72 hour rewind feature, I never figured out how to make it work. I would select the channel with the rewind symbol, select the 72 hour rewind option and there'd be nothing there. Interesting.
Despite having 200 mbps internet service, I never watched a single show all the way through that didn't buffer at least once. I would normally blame Mediacom but I was monitoring my internet very closely using my Google Wi-Fi app and all systems were go when it happened.
Final thoughts summed up: Promising, but not ready for prime time.
Picture quality was generally excellent. I toggled back and forth and there was little difference between the pictures coming in on my dish vs. internet.
Although they push their 72 hour rewind feature, I never figured out how to make it work. I would select the channel with the rewind symbol, select the 72 hour rewind option and there'd be nothing there. Interesting.
Despite having 200 mbps internet service, I never watched a single show all the way through that didn't buffer at least once. I would normally blame Mediacom but I was monitoring my internet very closely using my Google Wi-Fi app and all systems were go when it happened.
Final thoughts summed up: Promising, but not ready for prime time.
We use Vue. It's okay, but I do find it to be less reliable than cable at times (being left at the mercy of my wifi's whims has left me unable to stream). But overall, it's fine. We really only need it for live sports, since that's all we watched on TV, anyway. And for that, it's tough to beat the price.
So I'm cutting my Dish subscription here at the end of the month - strongly leaning towards Vue after trying both Sling and Vue, since I do have a PS4 and really enjoy that interface.
My main question is watching NFL games this fall..will local games be available via the OnDemand Fox Channel? I'm a Vikings fan in rural NE Iowa, so there are a lot of Fox games - am I better off just buying an HD antenna and putting that in my attic?
My main question is watching NFL games this fall..will local games be available via the OnDemand Fox Channel? I'm a Vikings fan in rural NE Iowa, so there are a lot of Fox games - am I better off just buying an HD antenna and putting that in my attic?
