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« Reply #30 on: February 19, 2014, 03:39:08 PM »
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No biggie. It's not being used presently. You'll probably have to come fetch it, if you dare to enter within the beltway.  Evil

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« Reply #31 on: February 20, 2014, 06:49:20 AM »
Keep me posted on your thoughts. I too would like to kick the cable habit. We are close, just need to get through the new season of Game of Thrones and we are out.

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« Reply #32 on: April 01, 2014, 09:31:27 AM »
We kicked cable as of Sunday.

XBox One ($600) with Hulu Plus ($6.99/mo) and Amazon Prime ($99/yr) subscriptions (we've had Prime for a few years anyway) plus a $60 digital antenna. Our Comcast cable internet is $75/mo).

So far so good. Hulu and Amazon combined have a lot of content, although not 100% current for TV shows. The XBox One allows all sorts of cool stuff, including surfing the net on the TV.

The digital antenna gives us all the local channels plus a few oddball ones I didn't even know existed. Reception is good in HD so far, but there are short delays every so often which are acceptable. We could get a better antenna, but this is OK.

Considering that we already had the Amazon and Cable internet subscriptions, then we'll be saving about $78/month ($85 DirecTV - $7 Hulu). We were looking into getting an XBox anyway. Not too bad overall. We didn't do it for the money...but because most channels now run reality shows, which we both hate. I actually think DirecTV is a good provider...just the programming sucks.
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« Reply #33 on: April 01, 2014, 09:51:37 AM »
Kicked cable last month. Moved into a new place that only offered Cox, not the U-Verse we had. So we went with Cox's mid level internet (25MB) service at a $48.99 introductory rate for 3 months, then bumps to $60.99. We have Netflix on the LG SmartTV and picked up Apple TV. All in all, not a whole lot I'm missing. I admit I have been downloading the recent Walking Dead episodes from a torrent site and watching through the TV/wifi connection. All in all, saving about $80 a month.
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« Reply #34 on: November 12, 2018, 07:22:46 AM »
Back from the dead....

I cut our cable last week.

What do y'all use?  Inside/outside?  Fixed/multi directional?
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« Reply #35 on: November 12, 2018, 12:50:47 PM »
Quote from: DesmoDiva on November 12, 2018, 07:22:46 AM
Back from the dead....

I cut our cable last week.

What do y'all use?  Inside/outside?  Fixed/multi directional?
We just gave up on broadcast tv and use netflix, and Amazon Prime video.

The only thing we miss is sporting events, and there's a cheaper solution than cable if we really wanted to.

I still subscribe to motogp, and watch SBK through a torrent site.
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« Reply #36 on: November 12, 2018, 09:28:34 PM »
We use the Mohu leaf and have good results. All of the local stations come in pretty clearly.
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« Reply #37 on: November 13, 2018, 03:15:18 AM »
Quote from: NAKID on November 12, 2018, 09:28:34 PM
We use the Mohu leaf and have good results. All of the local stations come in pretty clearly.
The terrain here doesn't play nice with broadcast/line of sight type transmission.

Before cable I could get one, maybe two stations, with an antenna on the house roof.
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« Reply #38 on: November 13, 2018, 06:07:34 AM »
I have one of those inside antennas that you put on a window. In the back second bedroom, I get 47 over the air channels. In the living room I get about half.  Perfect picture. I turn it on to watch football and Call The Midwife on PBS. 

Thinking about getting an Amazon Fire cube. Easier to watch netflix on the bigger screen.
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« Reply #39 on: November 14, 2018, 09:11:29 PM »
Quote from: ducpainter on November 13, 2018, 03:15:18 AM
The terrain here doesn't play nice with broadcast/line of sight type transmission.

Before cable I could get one, maybe two stations, with an antenna on the house roof.


Hmmmm, what about this mounted to the roof?
https://www.amazon.com/Mohu-Lightweight-Detachable-Performance-MH-110585/dp/B00AVWKUXE
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« Reply #40 on: November 15, 2018, 03:53:40 AM »
Quote from: NAKID on November 14, 2018, 09:11:29 PM

Hmmmm, what about this mounted to the roof?
https://www.amazon.com/Mohu-Lightweight-Detachable-Performance-MH-110585/dp/B00AVWKUXE
There's not enough motivation to watch broadcast commercials...I mean tv... to get me on the roof.
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« Reply #41 on: November 15, 2018, 04:43:39 AM »
Quote from: ducpainter on November 15, 2018, 03:53:40 AM
There's not enough motivation to watch broadcast commercials...I mean tv... to get me on the roof.

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I never considered that perspective.
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« Reply #42 on: November 15, 2018, 04:51:04 AM »
Like I said, the only thing I miss is sports, and even when we had cable all I'd watch would be playoff, or championship, games...like the Stoopit Bowl.

I like my naked roof. No chimney, no antenna, just a stink pipe that I never see unless I go around back.
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« Reply #43 on: November 15, 2018, 11:10:04 AM »
Quote from: ducpainter on November 15, 2018, 03:53:40 AM
There's not enough motivation to watch broadcast commercials...I mean tv... to get me on the roof.

With a Tivo you can record OTA shows and skip the commercials.
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« Reply #44 on: November 15, 2018, 12:28:53 PM »
What don't you guys get about me not really missing tv?

I can waste my time right here.
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