Thanks, I’ll give that a look!Did you try Suppose.tv ? Make sue you put in your location in the upper left corner. Plug in the channels you listed and it will generate a side by side comparison and cost of various streaming services.
Thanks, I’ll give that a look!Did you try Suppose.tv ? Make sue you put in your location in the upper left corner. Plug in the channels you listed and it will generate a side by side comparison and cost of various streaming services.
think we'll be getting to a point soon where there will be diminishing returns.
I know a lot of people have similar thoughts about cord-cutting as you do, but I feel very differently about the situation.Cutting the cord is now a reality, but I suspect that we'll not be saving much money like we used too
One thing people forget is that you need an internet connection for streaming.Traditional cable requires a coax connection.
One thing people forget is that you need an internet connection for streaming.
I don't think people forget this, as there are constant reminders about it.One thing people forget is that you need an internet connection for streaming.
Yeah, but unless you want it everyday of the year, you do not need to be signed up with those services all the time.Want star trek, you need to stream CBS, want Star wars, well you'll need Disney+
This is exactly what I did.You can subscribe to 1 or 2 per month. People have already done that with the last season of Game of Thrones. They cancelled after the last episode.
Yup, I signed up for HBO for the GoT season, and caught up on the other shows that I liked, but not enough to sign up to HBO.While subscribed, binge on all the good shows.
This is a problem, but in general and not just for signing up for services a few months a year.The only downside is that if you read social media, spoilers are there.
HBO Max doesn’t require a cable provider. I actually like Max quite a bit.Update HBO info in post 1:
HBO- It looks like HBO Go has been replace with HBO Max. If I understand it correctly, HBO requires a cable provider.
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Yes, it’s just regular HBO that requires that. I’ll clarify my original post.HBO Max doesn’t require a cable provider. I actually like Max quite a bit.
How are you watching the Olympics?
I am currently watching it on SlingTV, NBC Sports Network.
Peacock channel, and NBC Sports on channel streaming hubs. Football can be tricky, one of the reasons I ended up keeping basic cable to get NBC. CBS, Fox, ABC related sports for my wife. I could care less about sports at this point in my life. Oh the second reason to maintain basic cable was to get a discount on other services like internet and security system monitoring.I find that my cable provider has NBC's coverage on 6 different channels. That certainly gets a lot of lesser known sports some air time.
I'm in the process of dropping cable and expect that sports will be the biggest issue.
Death by a thousand cuts.
People have complained mightily that they wanted a A la carte choice for TV. I have hundreds of channels on Comcast but only watch maybe 10, to 20.
Now we have Disney+, Netflix, CBS/Paramount, NBC, Discovery+ HBO Max, Prime Video. Sling, Hulu and much more.
Some of them are relatively inexpsnsive, but they add up, and you can easily pay more per month then if you were just to stick with Cable. The issue that I'm seeing is that new content is going exclusive with the streaming service. CBS/PAramount has their Star Trek franchise, but Discovery + seems to be pushing the envelope in that regard.
My family and I mostly watch channels from the Discovery series of networks, and we're a bit dismayed that many of the newer content is not on cable. We already have Disney+, netflix and Prime Video - we're not about to spend more money on any other channel.
I think we'll be getting to a point soon where there will be diminishing returns. People will not be watching on cable, but also picking and choosing which services to pay for.
Cutting the cord is now a reality, but I suspect that we'll not be saving much money like we used too
Can anybody confirm that if I use ATT TV app on my AppleTV (without using an ATT Set Top Box) I will still be able to log in to 3rd party apps (such as Discovery, A&E, NBC Sports, etc) using my ATT TV Login?
Because I haven’t yet cancelled my U-verse service and my log in is the same, I am not 100% sure that I will still have access to the third party app when I cancel my U-verse.
Thank you in advance.
This is exactly what I did for Game of Thrones. I waited until 6 episodes aired, and then I subscribed for 1 month to watch the entire season in a 1 month period. I coined the term hit and run subscribing.You can subscribe to 1 or 2 per month. People have already done that with the last season of Game of Thrones. They cancelled after the last episode. While subscribed, binge on all the good shows. The only downside is that if you read social media, spoilers are there.
One thing people forget is that you need an internet connection for streaming.
For me when I attempted this, I still needed to get broadband from Comcast (there were no other alternatives). The cost of internet was a significant piece and with just a handful of streaming services, I was paying more then a packaged deal from comcast. This was years ago, and the landscape has changed quite a bit. More streaming options, and in some sense, less flexibility.
Want star trek, you need to stream CBS, want Star wars, well you'll need Disney+ Previously there were more rounded solutions where you could get much of your content from one or two providers, now its more specialized
What they might not think about are data limits on internet plans. ?I don't think people forget this, as there are constant reminders about it.
For the past 10 years, there have been many, many claims of skyrocketing prices from ISPs due to increasing cord-cutting and streaming.
AFAIK, there hasn't been any dramatic increase in people's ISP bills, and at least for me, I haven't paid more than $40 a month for internet since maybe 2010.
I am lucky and have access to more than one ISP which helps keep my internet cost down, but even for people that are at the mercy of an oligopoly cable company, I haven't heard about any dramatic increases in ISP bills.
With more ISP options coming like 5G at home services, maybe the unfortunate people who have been stuck with only Comcast or some other crappy ISP will no longer have to worry about spikes in their bills if they want to cancel their traditional cable service.
Yeah, but unless you want it everyday of the year, you do not need to be signed up with those services all the time.
If you do want it 24/7/365, then I suggest just buying it, as it would probably be cheaper than perpetually subscribing to the required streaming service.
I would not have Disney+ other than to make the spouse happy. The good news is there is a library of Marvel movies readily available even though I have the import ones on disk.Agreed. I'm not going to sign up for a dozen different services, nor am I going to add and drop different services on a monthly basis. I have Amazon Prime and Disney + and will not be adding to that list.