Question re: cord cutting

[RallyMo]

On 2/9/2019 at 11:57 PM, 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. 

 

On 2/10/2019 at 3:39 AM, calscuf said:

Fantastic contribution to this thread.

Hey, @calscuf, screw you. We're all gonna do that now. 

[Brandon]

I do what Mancini does. PSVue but the higher package that includes HBO and SHO. I think it's $80 and includes everything.

Side things we have in the house:

We have Netflix. I have an Amazon account that comes with Prime for free (this is a game changer). I just signed up for the ESPN+ just for the UFC fights which is something like $50 for the year if you buy the year package.

[nate]

I cancelled Netflix, noticed I was hardly watching it.  YTTV is nice for $40.

Anything that is not available on Prime/YTTV I just "acquire" and put on my plex server.

[AngelsLakersFan]

On 2/10/2019 at 11:22 AM, ten ocho recon scout said:

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

You sell your soul for a low price.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Regarding netflix, it was a great idea when it came out. And still isnt a bad one. But I literally use it 3 times a year maybe. If you already have cable apps like hbo, its the same thing (with hbo etc being better)

[Brandon]

Yeah, Netflix is dope on the standup comedy tip and a few of their own shows, but I never use it. I think I just peruse the list once every few months and it seems like it's the same movies.

I don't pay for it or I would drop it.

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 2/11/2019 at 3:39 PM, Brandon said:

Yeah, Netflix is dope on the standup comedy tip and a few of their own shows, but I never use it. I think I just peruse the list once every few months and it seems like it's the same movies.

I don't pay for it or I would drop it.

Netflix has a ton of good movies...but I already own most of the ones i like. The only things id miss are a few of the documentaries, but even then, it makes more sense just to buy those outright and cancel netflix.

I figure i paid 200 bucks are so last year for netflix, and used it maybe 3 times.

Im leaning towards either psvue of hulu. Gonna try the free trial next weekend to see if i like them, then call directv and tell them to get their stupid equipment out of my house.

[Brandon]

Yeah, I got tired of paying $200 a month for cable with other options out there.

[ten ocho recon scout]

And it looks like i can just try these other guys out super simple. No equipment set up or anything.

Kicking myself for not getting off my ass and doing this sooner.

[Lou]

I just watched the latest episode of True Detective.

$0.00

[Lou]

26 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Im leaning towards either psvue of hulu. Gonna try the free trial next weekend to see if i like them, then call directv and tell them to get their stupid equipment out of my house.

when they come over to get their equipment, do it at gunpoint. 

(and please get it on video)

[mancini79]

53 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

And it looks like i can just try these other guys out super simple. No equipment set up or anything.

Kicking myself for not getting off my ass and doing this sooner.

Just to be sure about your speed, go to speedtest.net  and let me know the stats.

[Brandon]

3 hours ago, mancini79 said:

Just to be sure about your speed, go to speedtest.net  and let me know the stats.

Is this ok? I do have a VPN though.

 

[mancini79]

6 minutes ago, Brandon said:

Is this ok? I do have a VPN though.

 

Smokin. Upload is nuts. Do you have fiber?

[Brandon]

10 minutes ago, mancini79 said:

Smokin. Upload is nuts. Do you have fiber?

Yeah. My place had Google Fiber added about a year ago or so and I jumped on board because Cox sucks cock.

[red321]

holy crap on a cracker...150 upload? That would have made my initial cloud backup so much easier

 

 

[AngelsLakersFan]

9 hours ago, red321 said:

holy crap on a cracker...150 upload? That would have made my initial cloud backup so much easier

 

 

Should've have taken your drives over to Brandon's house, lol

[red321]

16 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Should've have taken your drives over to Brandon's house, lol

no shit...even driving on the 91 would be quicker than the 6 months it took!

[nate]

I have great down but shitty up.  AT&T fiber is coming in July though.

[Blarg]

Just now, nate said:

I have great down but shitty up. 

[Brandon]

Speaking of which, I am in OC and do charge reasonable rates for this kind of stuff

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

My download/upload is crap compared to Brandon's but there's only two of us and we've never had issues with streaming multiple devices.  We've got one of the "cheaper" spectrum options but I've looked into google fiber and at&t fiber and neither are available in my area.  Signed up to get notified when google fiber is available but no idea how long that will be. 

[Don]

Has anybody here used DirecTV Now? I’ve looked at several different services, and their $55/month plan seems to be the best for me in terms of the channel lineup. Plus, the premium add ons are only $5/month as opposed to $10/15 on most other services.

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Anyone using YouTubeTV? I've had it for a couple weeks and while the content and UI is good, the quality of the streams is just so-so. The stream constantly changes from good to fuzzy and back again. This happens at my house (~30 mbps) and at my work (~60 mbps). My issue at home could be my outdated Roku device, so I may upgrade that to see if that helps.

For those using YouTube.TV, what's your experience with the stream quality? Good, like HD good?

Oh, and while I liked the $40/month price, I just found out yesterday they are increasing the price to $50/mo. Thanks HGTV. 

[cez]

On 2/14/2019 at 7:19 PM, Don said:

Has anybody here used DirecTV Now? I’ve looked at several different services, and their $55/month plan seems to be the best for me in terms of the channel lineup. Plus, the premium add ons are only $5/month as opposed to $10/15 on most other services.

i did a free trial for it a few months back

terrible interface, and lots of connectivity/latency problems. my internet is excellent, so that wasn't the problem. 

maybe they've fixed it since then, though