OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?
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wrote on 25 Aug 2021, 22:19 last edited by
Hulu, Disney+, Netflix, Amazon Prime.
Haven't seen a commercial in such a long time, I was taken back by them when visiting my mother this month.
Why do you put up with this crap?
I am at least 4 generations of new prescription drugs behind in my awareness. lol
The names of these drugs just keep getting more ridiculous. I am so glad to be home in the land of no commercials.
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wrote on 25 Aug 2021, 22:43 last edited by
YouTube (because it's "free")
Amazon Prime Video (because it comes with Prime Shipping)
Disney+ (because my ISP throw in "free" 12-month subscription for signing up with said ISP); though it looks like I will continue with it after the "free" 12-month subscription is up.
AppleTV+ (because Apple Inc. throw in "free" 12-month subscription for buying some Apple hardware)
I have yet to actually subscribe to any paid streaming service just for the sake of the streaming service. :man-shrugging:
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wrote on 25 Aug 2021, 22:47 last edited by
Here's my problem...
Mrs. George has the TV on ALL THE FUCKING TIME. If I use any streaming service, I'm going to bump up against the data cap for my ISP.
So, I stick with cable (Comcrap) so she can watch her shit on TV.
I can get unlimited data for an additional $30 a month - I might just do it.
If it were up to me, I'd be happy with HULU, Amazon Prime and Netflix.
But it's not, "I need to watch (insert demanded channel/show here):___________________"
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Here's my problem...
Mrs. George has the TV on ALL THE FUCKING TIME. If I use any streaming service, I'm going to bump up against the data cap for my ISP.
So, I stick with cable (Comcrap) so she can watch her shit on TV.
I can get unlimited data for an additional $30 a month - I might just do it.
If it were up to me, I'd be happy with HULU, Amazon Prime and Netflix.
But it's not, "I need to watch (insert demanded channel/show here):___________________"
wrote on 25 Aug 2021, 23:32 last edited byShe’s your ball-and-chain that stops you from pursuing streaming freedom.
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wrote on 25 Aug 2021, 23:34 last edited by
@axtremus said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
She’s your ball-and-chain that stops you from pursuing streaming freedom.
Indeed.
She falls asleep with the TV on. For 7-8 hours....
That's a lot of data.
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@axtremus said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
She’s your ball-and-chain that stops you from pursuing streaming freedom.
Indeed.
She falls asleep with the TV on. For 7-8 hours....
That's a lot of data.
wrote on 25 Aug 2021, 23:43 last edited by@george-k said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@axtremus said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
She’s your ball-and-chain that stops you from pursuing streaming freedom.
Indeed.
She falls asleep with the TV on. For 7-8 hours....
That's a lot of data.
Shouldn't be too hard to detect when somebody is not actually watching TV anymore and interrupting the data stream until the gaze turns back to the TV. Heck, even a "switch the TV off after 1 hour if no button is pressed" thing would prevent the worst data cap attacks...
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Here's my problem...
Mrs. George has the TV on ALL THE FUCKING TIME. If I use any streaming service, I'm going to bump up against the data cap for my ISP.
So, I stick with cable (Comcrap) so she can watch her shit on TV.
I can get unlimited data for an additional $30 a month - I might just do it.
If it were up to me, I'd be happy with HULU, Amazon Prime and Netflix.
But it's not, "I need to watch (insert demanded channel/show here):___________________"
wrote on 26 Aug 2021, 00:07 last edited by@george-k said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
If I use any streaming service, I'm going to bump up against the data cap for my ISP.
George, mind if I ask . . . I'm getting killed with overuse with my provider (Verizon); can you tell me who your provider is?
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@george-k said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
If I use any streaming service, I'm going to bump up against the data cap for my ISP.
George, mind if I ask . . . I'm getting killed with overuse with my provider (Verizon); can you tell me who your provider is?
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@catseye3 Comcast (Xfinity).
I pay about $60 a month for internet service. An additional $30 would give
meher unlimited data.wrote on 26 Aug 2021, 00:15 last edited by@george-k said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@catseye3 Comcast (Xfinity).
I pay about $60 a month for internet service. An additional $30 would give
meher unlimited data.
I understand that they still slow down the speed at a certain point… -
@catseye3 Comcast (Xfinity).
I pay about $60 a month for internet service. An additional $30 would give
meher unlimited data.wrote on 26 Aug 2021, 00:18 last edited by@george-k said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
Comcast (Xfinity).
Many thanks. You may have solved a big problem for me. Hugs.
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@george-k said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@catseye3 Comcast (Xfinity).
I pay about $60 a month for internet service. An additional $30 would give
meher unlimited data.
I understand that they still slow down the speed at a certain point…wrote on 26 Aug 2021, 00:18 last edited by@lufins-dad said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
I understand that they still slow down the speed at a certain point…
Wouldn't bother me a bit. As long as Mrs. George can watch her shitty TV shows....
(Whoopsie! Did I just really say that?)
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@lufins-dad said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
I understand that they still slow down the speed at a certain point…
Wouldn't bother me a bit. As long as Mrs. George can watch her shitty TV shows....
(Whoopsie! Did I just really say that?)
wrote on 26 Aug 2021, 00:24 last edited by@george-k said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@lufins-dad said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
I understand that they still slow down the speed at a certain point…
Wouldn't bother me a bit. As long as Mrs. George can watch her shitty TV shows....
(Whoopsie! Did I just really say that?)
I used to love listening to Lehigh Valley College Radio. On one or two mornings, a film prof. and his geeky friend would host a show about movies. Topics were all over the place.
On one, the guy was saying he was going on an 80s horror bender: Nightmare on Elm St, Child's Play, etc.
His friend was like, "the Chucky movies? Seriously? Why?"
"Well, film is relatively new. There are only so many good things out there. You reach a certain point where you gotta learn to appreciate good trash."
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Hulu, Disney+, Netflix, Amazon Prime.
Haven't seen a commercial in such a long time, I was taken back by them when visiting my mother this month.
Why do you put up with this crap?
I am at least 4 generations of new prescription drugs behind in my awareness. lol
The names of these drugs just keep getting more ridiculous. I am so glad to be home in the land of no commercials.
wrote on 26 Aug 2021, 02:55 last edited by@mark said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
Haven't seen a commercial in such a long time, I was taken back by them when visiting my mother this month.
Why do you put up with this crap?We haven't cut the cord. Maybe I'm not fluent in the options out there (although we do have Prime, Disney, Peacock, Netflix too), but nearly 90% of what we watch is DVR so we don't see any commercials either (we just fast forward through them). But I enjoy the live sports, news, and the various shows that air that (again) we DVR to watch when we have time.
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@mark said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
Haven't seen a commercial in such a long time, I was taken back by them when visiting my mother this month.
Why do you put up with this crap?We haven't cut the cord. Maybe I'm not fluent in the options out there (although we do have Prime, Disney, Peacock, Netflix too), but nearly 90% of what we watch is DVR so we don't see any commercials either (we just fast forward through them). But I enjoy the live sports, news, and the various shows that air that (again) we DVR to watch when we have time.
wrote on 26 Aug 2021, 16:39 last edited by@89th said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@mark said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
Haven't seen a commercial in such a long time, I was taken back by them when visiting my mother this month.
Why do you put up with this crap?We haven't cut the cord. Maybe I'm not fluent in the options out there (although we do have Prime, Disney, Peacock, Netflix too), but nearly 90% of what we watch is DVR so we don't see any commercials either (we just fast forward through them). But I enjoy the live sports, news, and the various shows that air that (again) we DVR to watch when we have time.
FYI YouTubeTV has unlimited recording of all TV channels, you can skip commercials
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wrote on 26 Aug 2021, 17:28 last edited by
HBO Max (my current fave), Netflix, Amazon prime
I thought I’d miss live TV. I don’t.
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@89th said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@mark said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
Haven't seen a commercial in such a long time, I was taken back by them when visiting my mother this month.
Why do you put up with this crap?We haven't cut the cord. Maybe I'm not fluent in the options out there (although we do have Prime, Disney, Peacock, Netflix too), but nearly 90% of what we watch is DVR so we don't see any commercials either (we just fast forward through them). But I enjoy the live sports, news, and the various shows that air that (again) we DVR to watch when we have time.
FYI YouTubeTV has unlimited recording of all TV channels, you can skip commercials
wrote on 26 Aug 2021, 17:30 last edited by@copper said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@89th said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@mark said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
Haven't seen a commercial in such a long time, I was taken back by them when visiting my mother this month.
Why do you put up with this crap?We haven't cut the cord. Maybe I'm not fluent in the options out there (although we do have Prime, Disney, Peacock, Netflix too), but nearly 90% of what we watch is DVR so we don't see any commercials either (we just fast forward through them). But I enjoy the live sports, news, and the various shows that air that (again) we DVR to watch when we have time.
FYI YouTubeTV has unlimited recording of all TV channels, you can skip commercials
So if you wanted to watch the Today show at 7am, or you wanted to watch the Nationals playoff game at 8pm, or you wanted to watch the latest episode of the Walking Dead, YouTubeTV streams all of that live (and records)?
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@copper said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@89th said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@mark said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
Haven't seen a commercial in such a long time, I was taken back by them when visiting my mother this month.
Why do you put up with this crap?We haven't cut the cord. Maybe I'm not fluent in the options out there (although we do have Prime, Disney, Peacock, Netflix too), but nearly 90% of what we watch is DVR so we don't see any commercials either (we just fast forward through them). But I enjoy the live sports, news, and the various shows that air that (again) we DVR to watch when we have time.
FYI YouTubeTV has unlimited recording of all TV channels, you can skip commercials
So if you wanted to watch the Today show at 7am, or you wanted to watch the Nationals playoff game at 8pm, or you wanted to watch the latest episode of the Walking Dead, YouTubeTV streams all of that live (and records)?
wrote on 26 Aug 2021, 17:54 last edited by Copper@89th said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@copper said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@89th said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@mark said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
Haven't seen a commercial in such a long time, I was taken back by them when visiting my mother this month.
Why do you put up with this crap?We haven't cut the cord. Maybe I'm not fluent in the options out there (although we do have Prime, Disney, Peacock, Netflix too), but nearly 90% of what we watch is DVR so we don't see any commercials either (we just fast forward through them). But I enjoy the live sports, news, and the various shows that air that (again) we DVR to watch when we have time.
FYI YouTubeTV has unlimited recording of all TV channels, you can skip commercials
So if you wanted to watch the Today show at 7am, or you wanted to watch the Nationals playoff game at 8pm, or you wanted to watch the latest episode of the Walking Dead, YouTubeTV streams all of that live (and records)?
You tell it which Live TV shows to record and when they are broadcast YouTube TV puts them into your YouTube TV library. You access the recordings using the YouTube TV Web Browser, phone App or tablet App or Roku App or XBox App.
You don't have a copy of the recording sitting on a device in your home. And I doubt it has a unique copy of the show with your name on it, I suspect it just keeps a list of who recorded which shows. If we both recorded an episode of Green Acres I suspect we would share a single copy of the show.
And it knows about a TV series, for example, I have it set to record all the Tucker Carson episodes.
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@copper said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@89th said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@mark said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
Haven't seen a commercial in such a long time, I was taken back by them when visiting my mother this month.
Why do you put up with this crap?We haven't cut the cord. Maybe I'm not fluent in the options out there (although we do have Prime, Disney, Peacock, Netflix too), but nearly 90% of what we watch is DVR so we don't see any commercials either (we just fast forward through them). But I enjoy the live sports, news, and the various shows that air that (again) we DVR to watch when we have time.
FYI YouTubeTV has unlimited recording of all TV channels, you can skip commercials
So if you wanted to watch the Today show at 7am, or you wanted to watch the Nationals playoff game at 8pm, or you wanted to watch the latest episode of the Walking Dead, YouTubeTV streams all of that live (and records)?
wrote on 26 Aug 2021, 18:02 last edited by@89th said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
if you wanted to watch the Today show at 7am,
If you want to do that, my friend, it's not cable that you need but an intervention.
Please love yourself.
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wrote on 26 Aug 2021, 18:05 last edited by
You can watch the beginning of a show while it is still in progress.
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@89th said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
if you wanted to watch the Today show at 7am,
If you want to do that, my friend, it's not cable that you need but an intervention.
wrote on 26 Aug 2021, 18:07 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
@89th said in OK, those of you who have cut cable, what are you using?:
if you wanted to watch the Today show at 7am,
If you want to do that, my friend, it's not cable that you need but an intervention.
