Question re: cord cutting

[Lou]

Meh 

[ten ocho recon scout]

Alright, so i finally have my new internet set up. Now I can stream whatever I need (amazon prime, netflix, etc).

So to get rid of cable, walk me through it. I only really care about FOX sports, but even then, only during baseball season.

Would be nice to have the local channels, but not a huge need. I only turn them on if i need to catch local news.

So my plan is to just pay for the movie channels through amazon. Unless someone has a better option.

So the main question, whats my next step, and what kind of money am i looking at? Hulu looks like its 50 a month, and the movie channels will make it about 90 a month...thats only about 20 less than directv is costing me right now. What am i missing?

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 9/14/2018 at 5:37 PM, Ray McKigney said:

I think he'd rather go to Pioneer Chicken or Naugles.

We all would.

Both of those places were great.

[cez]

there's no option for me to watch sports on our regional network (root) without a cable or dish subscription, and i don't know how fox works. 

the money it will cost depends on what you want to watch.

i just got rid of netflix because there's nothing i watch on it isn't also on amazon video.  

for local channels, i use a coax tuner that i bought for $10 a few years back. works fine for the rare times i want to watch something on a local network. 

i have the most basic hulu possible because i can't remember the last time i ever wanted to watch live tv. i think it's $6/month with spotify.  the ads are annoying, but i don't really watch it that much. 

i have hbo now ($16/month), and other than that, i just rotate signing up for the free trials that i get emailed to me every other day.  i haven't had a problem finding something to watch since i got rid of directv almost 2 years back. 

i got 2 firesticks for my tv's when they were on sale this past xmas, and they're all i use for streaming now. highly recommended. 

 

[Blarg]

I can write of my Cable and internet for work so it's no advantage to jump through all the hoops to cut my bill by a few dollars. 

[Lou]

@GOPSnowflakesHateCezero

why do you pay for HBO, etc. if you have a firestick?

[Vegas Halo Fan]

2 hours ago, Lou said:

@GOPSnowflakesHateCezero

why do you pay for HBO, etc. if you have a firestick?

I wondered the same thing. On the occasions when we are offered HBO on a free trial for a weekend, I am hard pressed to find movies that are less than 25-30 years old.

[Lou]

if he has a firestick, he can watch any show he wants, current or past. 

same goes for any other pay channel 

[cez]

HBO costs 14.99/month through amazon/firestick.  i pay the same for hbo now.  

i haven't watched a movie on HBO in a long time.  i just like their shows. 

thanks everybody

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

@GOPSnowflakesHateCezero, you sound like me. Was just thinking that its time to get rid of nerflix. Theres a handful of documentaries on there I like, but overall I own kost of the movies I have on their that I like. Might be time to get rid of it.

@Lou, whats the deal with the firestick and HBO? Is it free or something? I get a bunch of free HBO stuff with amazon prime, but I dont get it all (for free).

ATT has a deal that if you switch to them, you get HBO for free, for life...thats a pretty sweet deal.

[ten ocho recon scout]

13 hours ago, Blarg said:

I can write of my Cable and internet for work so it's no advantage to jump through all the hoops to cut my bill by a few dollars. 

Still? I thought the new tax laws say we cant write anything off, except mortgage insurance?

[Lou]

if you have a firestick you can watch any show for free. you don't need to pay for a subscription. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

8 minutes ago, Lou said:

if you have a firestick you can watch any show for free. you don't need to pay for a subscription. 

For any channel??? Wow..

PSvue has hbo and cinemax for 20 a month...that seems like a pretty good deal.

Anyone know what the cheapest hulu is? I always thought it was cheap, but looks like its about 50 a month now.

[cez]

I just checked, and what people are saying about HBO shows being all available and free with Amazon are incorrect. 

I can watch older shows like the Sopranos and Six Feet Under for free, but newer shows like True Detective S3 and GOT require a paid subscription of $14.99/month. 

What am I missing?  I'd love to not have to pay for the stuff I want to see. 

 

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

36 minutes ago, GOPSnowflakesHateCezero said:

I just checked, and what people are saying about HBO shows being all available and free with Amazon are incorrect. 

I can watch older shows like the Sopranos and Six Feet Under for free, but newer shows like True Detective S3 and GOT require a paid subscription of $14.99/month. 

What am I missing?  I'd love to not have to pay for the stuff I want to see. 

 

 

Amazon prime has a ton of free hbo stuff, but the new stuff costs.

ATT wireless gets you free hbo. Otherwise you have to pay (i think)

HBO is probably the one most worth paying for though.

[Blarg]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Still? I thought the new tax laws say we cant write anything off, except mortgage insurance?

Incorporated. 

[mancini79]

5 hours ago, Lou said:

@GOPSnowflakesHateCezero

why do you pay for HBO, etc. if you have a firestick?

Because Blarg can write it off.

[cez]

49 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Amazon prime has a ton of free hbo stuff, but the new stuff costs.

ATT wireless gets you free hbo. Otherwise you have to pay (i think)

HBO is probably the one most worth paying for though.

i think the people i'm talking about are using vpn and jailbreaking their firesticks. i'm not interested.  

i only subscribe to HBO for a few months per year anyway, and it's worth it for what i get out of it. 

[mancini79]

22 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Alright, so i finally have my new internet set up. Now I can stream whatever I need (amazon prime, netflix, etc).

So to get rid of cable, walk me through it. I only really care about FOX sports, but even then, only during baseball season.

Would be nice to have the local channels, but not a huge need. I only turn them on if i need to catch local news.

So my plan is to just pay for the movie channels through amazon. Unless someone has a better option.

So the main question, whats my next step, and what kind of money am i looking at? Hulu looks like its 50 a month, and the movie channels will make it about 90 a month...thats only about 20 less than directv is costing me right now. What am i missing?

If you are only needing Fox Sports during the baseball season, then cut the cord. I have Psvue and I get both Fox Sports feed for San Diego and LA. I pay $49.99 all in.

I do get all the locals with Psvue but you can get the locals with a HD TV antenna. So during the off season, you can easily stop the Psvue with a click of a button. Then turn it back on whenever you want. Also, there are no extra equipment or service fees with streaming.

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, mancini79 said:

If you are only needing Fox Sports during the baseball season, then cut the cord. I have Psvue and I get both Fox Sports feed for San Diego and LA. I pay $49.99 all in.

I do get all the locals with Psvue but you can get the locals with a HD TV antenna. So during the off season, you can easily stop the Psvue with a click of a button. Then turn it back on whenever you want. Also, there are no extra equipment or service fees with streaming.

Perfect. That sounds like the most sense (thanks!).

For example, I decided to go through the non movie channels i figured id miss most. First ones that popped into my head were FX, TBS, TNT and the History channel.

Then I realized im not getting those anyway. I switched plans a few years ago...annnnd didnt even notice that i dont have them.

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

34 minutes ago, calscuf said:

Hey TORS are you looking for a dead body named Kodi?

Can't talk about it.

(Not even because its confidential to the investigation, but because Im obviously an idiot with all of this stuff).

[mancini79]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Perfect. That sounds like the most sense (thanks!).

For example, I decided to go through the non movie channels i figured id miss most. First ones that popped into my head were FX, TBS, TNT and the History channel.

Then I realized im not getting those anyway. I switched plans a few years ago...annnnd didnt even notice that i dont have them.

 

Take a look at PlutoTV. Its legitimately free with tons of content. With the locals, companies are looking at offering a streaming platform for free. Locast has started their free streaming service in NY, Boston, Houston, and Denver. Hopefully it continues to grow.

As people continue to cut cable, networks like History channel will start offering their own service. I can guarantee that the transition from cutting cable is easier than expected and will notice the cost savings.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Yeah, it seems like a big change, but really isnt. You pay so much to actually watch so little. A la carte is finally here, and cable cant compete.

[Adam]

[mancini79]

31 minutes ago, Adam said:

Looks like someone is still getting kicked in the nuts with cable.