Cord-Cutting, Or How to Stream your Way to Success

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Arative

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Gravel said:
Wow, that article really started off with a bad assumption.



The US has incredibly fucking retarded priced home internet. We pay more and have crappier speeds than most other developed countries. "Reasonably-priced" my ass.
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Yeah but according to the industry we only need 1mb down.
 
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We're not as dense as most countries, right? I still agree it is WILDLY over-fucking-priced and there is zero reason for competition.
 
Drakain

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Can anyone with YouTube tv tell me how bad the NFL blackout is? Example, if a game is being broadcast locally in my area, will I be able to see it on my local YouTube TV channel? The FAQ says it may be blocked on the phone, but casting is supposed to work.
 
Ameraves

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I just found out this weekend that you can run MMA-TV through Plex. I had always just been using my computer, and since I had an HDMI cable from the computer to the TV I would watch it that way, but it only allowed me to watch it in my office. Well, running it through Plex took all of 3 minutes to setup, and the stream is arguably more stable than it is through MMA-TV.

Not sure who else is still using MMA-TV, but I strongly suggest it to any sports fans. It's fantastic.
 
Noodleface

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Just found out today for $10/month more I can upgrade to Comcast gigabit. They aren't even advertising it here .guess I need a new modem
 
Borzak

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$10/month more for how long before they change it or just $10 more a month.
 
Noodleface

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I mean it's Comcast, fees change all the time. It's not one of those "for the first two years" deals though.
 
fred sanford

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While calling about my internet pricing to consider cutting cable, I found I can go from 300 to 400 MB internet for $20 less.... nice one Spectrum

I'm considering Sling or DirecTV Now because of the channels my kids watch (Disney/Nick Jr). Between the two I think I'll rule out Sling because you can't log into hardly any TV Everywhere apps with their service and we use those apps almost exclusively in our house.
 
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Noodleface

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Got gigabit but my router isn't playing nice. Ordered all new cat6 cabling so I'll see Wednesday if that fixes it (desktop capping at 100Mbps)

Although if I direct connect....

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Flipmode

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Which router did you get? What lan adapter do you have in your PC (or what motherboard, I should say)?
 
Noodleface

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Killer e2400 adapter, Asus ac1900 (rc-68u or something).

The killer guys said 99% of the time it's bad cables, something about how they'll work fine until you get up to gigabit and the problems manifest .
 
Falstaff

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fred sanford said:
While calling about my internet pricing to consider cutting cable, I found I can go from 300 to 400 MB internet for $20 less.... nice one Spectrum

I'm considering Sling or DirecTV Now because of the channels my kids watch (Disney/Nick Jr). Between the two I think I'll rule out Sling because you can't log into hardly any TV Everywhere apps with their service and we use those apps almost exclusively in our house.
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AT&T did this to me. Had some super shitty 6MB legacy plan they didn't even offer anymore for $50 a month. Found out I could get 50MB instead for the same price...
 
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Crone

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Falstaff said:
AT&T did this to me. Had some super shitty 6MB legacy plan they didn't even offer anymore for $50 a month. Found out I could get 50MB instead for the same price...
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How long did you live with the 6MB plan before calling? Did you really just think there was no other options? Lol...
 
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