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Post by cajunlady87 on Feb 5, 2019 17:24:39 GMT -7
I am so sick and tired of paying cable companies each month to watch my t.v., this is America right?
I can't watch anything on my computer cuz that leaves my brother out in the cold, he'd never go for that.
There are many devices and even antennas making a comeback. So are you guys familiar with all these new boxes or other apparatus being offered in place of the cable company connections. Maybe something you yourself have turned to besides cable.
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Post by geron on Feb 6, 2019 3:52:14 GMT -7
We left DirectTV (satellite) and are now using ROKU. Check it out. You can buy a ROKU stick for your present TV (maybe) or get a ROKU ready TV from Wally World.
There are several other WI-FI streaming options available also.
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Post by solargeek1 on Feb 6, 2019 11:03:46 GMT -7
You can stream Netflix, Amazon prime, ROKI, VUDU and HULU all to your TV. You do need a Wi-Fi connection to do this. I think Netflix is currently about 10 bucks a month. Amazon prime you have to pay $90 or $99 a year. Tons of stuff is included. The others my kids have, so I'm not as familiar with. They might be just movies. But I do recall seeing old TV shows on VUDU.
OK you have reached the edge of my TV streaming expertise.
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Post by thywar on Feb 6, 2019 20:25:05 GMT -7
I gave up TV years ago and other than cell service for internet I’m not online. And I make it just fine. If your cell service is any good you could get an iPad and watch some things there. TV has more alphabet stations than the federal government. Lol. I’m way out of my depth on all of those things. One day I’ll just hang an antenna and what I get is what I get.
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Post by Cwi555 on Feb 6, 2019 22:23:45 GMT -7
Many of the cable companies are trying to push into the Cell phone data and streaming market. Satellite companies are pushing into steaming content.
Taking a birds eye view, in a relatively short period of time, both standard satellite and cable companies will die off. The only thing keeping them alive currently are long term contracts.
Two things will take their place. Utility based fiberoptic/power nets, and 5G. Existing companies will and are being forced to adapt or die.
Unfortunately, the short term (seven years or less) affects will be to bleed as much capital off of customers as the market will bear. Every major satellite and cable company in the U.S. squandered large sums of money maneuvering around each other contractually from content providers. So much so they have been caught with their proverbial pants down. The only way for them to pay for needed adaptation is to bleed the lemmings.. err customers.
The content war is heating up as well. The Goliaths in that are Amazon and Google. They have the capitalization and technology to push out or swallow smaller providers such as Netflix. People need to remember the Walmart effect when they consider what streaming service they choose. The actual product of entertainment is almost secondary to the means of delivery.
Given all that, streaming is the short/midterm future. For most of us here, that's about as far as we get. Long term is quantum data. For the latter, leviathan sized entertainment and news providers die off. Independent providers already are making their way in, but technology hasn't caught up enough to allow them to kill the beast.
If I can see the above trends, then time warner, spectrum, ATT, Verizon etc can too. My money is on 5g and Netflix, with Roku surviving in a niche capacity. Folks still paying for cable and Satellite TV are throwing good money after bad and should ditch them rather than continuing to be fleeced by them. Inside of that seven years or sooner, they should plan on either 5g/utility based internet or a hybrid thereof.
My .02
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Post by solargeek1 on Feb 7, 2019 14:00:01 GMT -7
CWI! Yes! This Is one of the many reasons we missed you. Your ability to sum up huge amounts of data and tell us what the trends are as well as what your prediction is are irreplaceable.
We love you and pray for you each day!
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Post by thywar on Feb 7, 2019 16:16:12 GMT -7
Not being a techie I’ll guess 5G is faster. And presumably better. Having been almost exclusively a cell phone user for my ‘entertainment’ and news for the last three years I agree. Seems cable cutting and satellite TV is dwindling very quickly. Killing the drive by media can’t come soon enough.
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Post by Cwi555 on Feb 7, 2019 23:48:30 GMT -7
Not being a techie I’ll guess 5G is faster. And presumably better. Having been almost exclusively a cell phone user for my ‘entertainment’ and news for the last three years I agree. Seems cable cutting and satellite TV is dwindling very quickly. Killing the drive by media can’t come soon enough. www.pcmag.com/article/345387/what-is-5gThey have a fair description of what it is, even though they hold back some on the consequences. Phones that are 4G and 5G capable will have a very short lifespan on the market. Backwards capability will as a result, have short time of availability as well. For that reason, we intend procure some of the crossbreeds this coming fall. Even though the 5G signal is a couple of years away in this area, by the time it gets here, the crossbreeds won't be available new by then. They did exactly that crossing 2G to 3G, and 3G to 4G. They are going to do it again. There is a pile of two, three, and fourth generation hardware still floating around. If it hits the fan, the fastest route to recovering cell service in the states will be that old tech. As such, don't toss out your old phones when you switch. Food for thought.
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Post by solargeek1 on Feb 8, 2019 6:02:58 GMT -7
Cwi555, We still have our analog Flip phones, a digital flip (I think that was what they called it?), one of the original iPhone 3GS, an iPhone 5c, and the current iPhone 7. Are you saying that one of these or all of these may work if things go sideways? I just kept them all because every time my girls would lose or wreck their phones, I would give or send them one of our extra phones. When they saved up enough money to get a new one, they would send it back. Should've mentioned, the only phone I've ever had to pay for was the latest one. All the rest were free on some promotion or other. And the current one was going for $900 and I got it for $100 because my daughter worked for the carrier and we got it on one of those "friends and family" special deals.
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Post by angelhelp on Feb 8, 2019 8:31:45 GMT -7
I’m not sure if this is year 8 or 9 without any tv, so all those other ways of making it happen are beyond us. We still own the physical tv that we used before “everyone” had to update to receive digital signals from the cable companies.
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Post by cajunlady87 on Feb 10, 2019 8:37:43 GMT -7
Wow,from t.v. technology to cellphones. You just never know where a subject will lead to but it's all good just the same. All added info is extra valuable in getting where you want to go or do in order to be prepared. Thanks to all who posted all the great info. Big help to me.
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Post by rebel71 on Aug 3, 2019 7:28:06 GMT -7
Interesting, Here in the UK if you get Any Live Broadcast TV you are by Law supposed to pay a TV Licence £140 a Year, it goes to the BBC (Propaganda-TV) Nope I Dont pay a Licence, But where I live, No Terrestrial TV Service & No Cabal, So Its Internet (Hit and miss service with a 25% Downtime) So i'm stuck with (Free to View) Satellite-TV, Do get around 150 Channels for free, but much of it is Rubbish, & British Government Shuts Down TV Channels they don't like, Then its back to Internet and VPN, Essential here in the UK. Radio is little better 5 BBC Stations pumping out Propaganda, With a good roof top Antenna can get 3 - 4 Commercial FM Stations, or (If its Running) use the Internet. You all dont know how lucky you are to live in the USA.
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Post by Cwi555 on Aug 3, 2019 14:58:44 GMT -7
Interesting, Here in the UK if you get Any Live Broadcast TV you are by Law supposed to pay a TV Licence £140 a Year, it goes to the BBC (Propaganda-TV) Nope I Dont pay a Licence, But where I live, No Terrestrial TV Service & No Cabal, So Its Internet (Hit and miss service with a 25% Downtime) So i'm stuck with (Free to View) Satellite-TV, Do get around 150 Channels for free, but much of it is Rubbish, & British Government Shuts Down TV Channels they don't like, Then its back to Internet and VPN, Essential here in the UK. Radio is little better 5 BBC Stations pumping out Propaganda, With a good roof top Antenna can get 3 - 4 Commercial FM Stations, or (If its Running) use the Internet. You all dont know how lucky you are to live in the USA. Everyone pays. Either up front, by the year, or some other scheme. There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. Having said that, on average people here pay less than the rest of the world. I spent some time working HMNB Portsmouth, and HMNB Clyde (Gare Loch). It was an interesting experience. I learned of the license scam my first go. I'm surprised it's went on on as long as it has without much real protest.
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