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isulifer08 said:
We pay a total of $51.
MediaCom internet - $35
Hulu $8
Netflix $8

We have an old basic house antennae in our attic that works fine for network tv. It's pointed at Des Moines and reception is good.
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So you obviously don't like watching sports at home.

Even the people who do the sling+, what all channels does that include? I get annoyed during football season with the mid-tier Dish option due to the few sports channels I don't get (mainly FS1), I imagine it'd be even worse with that.

00clone said:
I'm sorry...I don't think it's fair to include your internet, unless the only reason you have internet is to cut the cable. You would have internet anyway in roughly 99.8% of the cases.
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In my case I'd have to upgrade internet to cut cable for speed & data cap reasons. In cases like mine it's relevant.

Also pretty much everyone with a normal internet package admits there is buffering. I don't have an issue with that when I'm just watching something by myself, but if I have a group of friends over for a big game I don't want everyone missing chunks due to unreliability.

I'll make the switch someday, just not worth it quite yet.
 
CysRage said:
For each Sling account you can only watch on one device, right?
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Pretty sure this is not correct.

Actually, you are correct if you mean one device at a time. That is crap and I'm glad I haven't switched...

Sling TV is compatible on multiple devices, however, one account can only be streamed on one device at a time. If you subscribe to ourHBO® extra package, you can stream HBO® content on up to three devices simultaneously! If you are a Sling International subscriber you can stream international content on up to three devices at the same time if you add on the Family Plan extra for $5 per month.
 
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Glad this thread got bumped. I just got my media on Internet. I got the top one offered with 350mb/month. Any chance I got over that with a heavy month of streaming?
 
I tried this for a year. Got sick of the data caps and buffering. For the $75 more per month, I went back to DirectTV and have not looked back. I'd rather skip eating out a couple times per month than give up DirectTV again.
 
JP4CY said:
Have any of you cut cable by using an exterior antenna where your dish was, then use the coax the dish was using that went into your house?
Can that work? If so, it seems like a lot easier and better reception than the flat antennas at every tv.
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It should work. But there will be some signal loss at every splitter. So, that could add up depending on how the line was run.

Also, for those switching to outdoor antennas, be sure to ground the antenna pole and use a coax grounding block where the coax enters the house. The static electricity that builds up on an outside antenna system during an electrical storm can be quite hazardous to your equipment if the antenna and coax are not properly grounded.
 
JP4CY said:
Have any of you cut cable by using an exterior antenna where your dish was, then use the coax the dish was using that went into your house?
Can that work? If so, it seems like a lot easier and better reception than the flat antennas at every tv.
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It works for me. Just moved into a new house and took down the dish and put up my antenna. There is only one other room in the house that appears to be connected to the old dish, but I haven't tried it yet.
 
ForbinsAscynt said:
Glad this thread got bumped. I just got my media on Internet. I got the top one offered with 350mb/month. Any chance I got over that with a heavy month of streaming?
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Pretty sure you mean 350 GB/month. Most cell phone plans are 2-10 GB/month. I would be interested in knowing this as well. I don't have cable/satellite, but my data cap is at 250 GB/month. I've watched a lot of Netflix some months and have yet to go over. But, that's just for me and one TV. I don't know how Sling would compare and if you left it on like a normal TV I'd guess it wouldn't be too hard to go over.
 
JP4CY said:
Have any of you cut cable by using an exterior antenna where your dish was, then use the coax the dish was using that went into your house?
Can that work? If so, it seems like a lot easier and better reception than the flat antennas at every tv.
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Thats what I'm planning to do. Just got to get an outdoor, multi-direction antenna now.

We took the plunge today. Direct TV is cancelled and sling is up and running. I can't notice a difference
 
Tailg8er said:
So you obviously don't like watching sports at home.

Even the people who do the sling+, what all channels does that include? I get annoyed during football season with the mid-tier Dish option due to the few sports channels I don't get (mainly FS1), I imagine it'd be even worse with that.



In my case I'd have to upgrade internet to cut cable for speed & data cap reasons. In cases like mine it's relevant.

Also pretty much everyone with a normal internet package admits there is buffering. I don't have an issue with that when I'm just watching something by myself, but if I have a group of friends over for a big game I don't want everyone missing chunks due to unreliability.

I'll make the switch someday, just not worth it quite yet.
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First bold: Not necessarily. I was really worried about missing ISU games when we cut. I haven't missed one yet with either stream2watch.me or bosscast.net. I did want to watch a women's game last weekend, and it was on ESPN2, but I couldn't *easily* find a stream. Is it perfect? No, but it's reliable, and way better than 100+ a month just for cable.

Second bold: Valid point, I was thinking of my sitch with a local provider, no limits (within reason, I presume...I've never hit it and nearly all of our TV is streaming), no caps, no throttling. But yeah, my in-laws were about to hit limits when we were up there at the end of a month, so if you have to jump up a plan, yes that difference should be included.
 
isukendall said:
Glad this thread was revived. I have two big hangups:

1) I live in Fort Collins, CO, about 60 miles away from all major TV stations in Denver. Most air-wave antennas do not pick up Denver stations, so I can't get local news or the major channels. Any suggestions on boosters to reach further? Finally moved from a townhouse to a house house, so I can invest in a permanent antenna with more access.

2) Biggest hangup on cord cutting is wanting to be able to get ESPN and sister stations for college sports. Don't care about pro sports, of any kind. I've read reviews from those who get Sling that the buffering can be horrible for big games - can anyone confirm or deny this? Also, I've heard that you still have to have an ESPN login (i.e. cable package) to get ESPN on Sling??

Man, I really want to cut the cable. Local stations and college sports are the only hangup, otherwise couldn't care less about TV. Netflix and Prime and Redbox have plenty of viewing options.
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To get Ft. Collins Stations:
http://www.channelmaster.com/Masterpiece_Digital_HDTV_Antenna_p/cm-5020.htm
http://www.channelmaster.com/TV_Antenna_Preamplifier_p/cm-7778.htm

FOX PBS and ION operate satellite stations in Ft. Collins.

You are in a unique position where you could probably pick up both Denver and Cheyenne stations depending on how tall your house sits and where it is.

You can go to https://transition.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/dtvmaps/ and www.tvfool.com to see all the stations near you. TV fool will show all the low power and satellite stations while the fcc site will not.

If you pm me your address I could give you the full recommendation.
 
A few additional thoughts:
We have a 350gb data cap on our plan and when we switched to Sling we are still below (i've gotten the 'you've used 75% of your monthly data' warning with like 2 days left in my billing cycle).

We were not huge tv watchers, mainly sports and "background noise" which was usually HGTV, Food Network, etc and we realized we could have the same background noise with shows via Netflix or now with sling have those channels.

We realized most mornings we just had on the local news...and a a $10 antenna settled that. When all things settled out, we are saving about $70 a month and we haven't really noticed a change in ability to watch/veg out, etc.

When i did cancel cable last year after NCAA bball, I also had a bit of a "there are other things I should be doing with my time" internal dialogue (playing with kids, be outside, work in garage, read, hobbies, etc) and I think I have probably done a better job on not settling with lounging around.
 
Watching the ISU game now and I cannot tell a difference. I thought it would be delayed but it's in real time and I'm following the game on Twitter with my stream. Awesome
 
i cut cable and only have local channels which I never watched before. I thought this would mean I would stop watching tv all together and spend my time doing all these awesome hobbies I dont have and I would build things and make things and read books. What actually happened is now I just watch the local channels as much as I use to watch my cable. Only plus is I save $80 a month which is great.
 
The wife ran the numbers and now she wants to cut the cord.

Nice savings, but no locals, no hockey, no ISU Football on the Fox channels, no local baseball, no NFL.....

This could be a little difficult in the short term. I'm hoping her plan is to fill my sports void with "romance"
 
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