• Re: Mic Check

    From Avon@21:1/101 to ryan on Sat Apr 4 17:57:32 2020
    On 03 Apr 2020 at 11:22a, ryan pondered and said...

    What the hell did I just watch?! haha

    You and me both ;-)

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  • From Blue White@21:4/134 to Avon on Sat Apr 4 12:38:19 2020
    Avon wrote to ryan <=-

    On 03 Apr 2020 at 11:22a, ryan pondered and said...

    What the hell did I just watch?! haha

    You and me both ;-)

    I suspect a lot of people are wondering that in these days of
    self-isolation. They are finding all of the "what the hell is this" shows
    on cable, streaming, etc. :)



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  • From Oli@21:3/102 to Blue White on Sat Apr 4 22:38:35 2020
    Blue wrote (2020-04-04):

    Avon wrote to ryan <=-

    On 03 Apr 2020 at 11:22a, ryan pondered and said...

    What the hell did I just watch?! haha

    You and me both ;-)

    I suspect a lot of people are wondering that in these days of self-isolation. They are finding all of the "what the hell is this" shows on cable, streaming, etc. :)

    Interesting reactions. I'm so used to stuff like this that I don't find it particularly weird. I really like Cornelius, a Japanese band.

    This is one of my favorite meditations:

    https://books.bandcamp.com/track/group-autogenics-ii

    :-)

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Blue White on Sat Apr 4 14:44:00 2020
    Blue White wrote to Avon <=-

    I suspect a lot of people are wondering that in these days of self-isolation. They are finding all of the "what the hell is this"
    shows on cable, streaming, etc. :)

    At my house, I'm seriously considering cutting the cable and going with Netflix, Amazon Video and the free offerings on Roku TVs.

    Some of them are pretty interesting (Pluto TV) and others are downright odd
    - one is all old classic science fiction movies and low-budget monster
    movies. Old TV series. It reminded me of playing with XBMC, seeing what free content was floating around on the net, unadvertised.

    It's definitely fun exploring what's out there.




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  • From Alpha@21:4/158 to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat Apr 4 22:54:41 2020
    At my house, I'm seriously considering cutting the cable and going with Netflix, Amazon Video and the free offerings on Roku TVs.

    We cut the cord years ago and never looked back. We technically have a basic AT&T cable package, but that's just because it came with our Internet bundle, which was cheaper than not including it. I just unhooked all the Uverse set
    top boxes, added a better router behind the AT&T one, and it's been pretty good.

    But it adds up $$ fast. We have Netflix, Hulu (no ads with HBO add-on), Disney+, Amazon, YouTube TV (for 'live' TV) and all the free channels that
    Roku offers. Probably the same price as a premium cable subscription, LOL, but it's worth it to me for the freedom of having everything on-demand.
    Especially in "these times."

    Been meaning to cancel Disney+ as I only subscribed to watch The Mandalorian and season 2 is months away :)

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Alpha on Sat Apr 4 21:20:01 2020
    Re: Re: Mic Check
    By: Alpha to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat Apr 04 2020 06:54 pm

    We cut the cord years ago and never looked back. We technically have a basic AT&T cable package, but that's just because it came with our Internet bundle, which was cheaper than not including it. I just unhooked all the Uverse set top boxes, added a better router behind the AT&T one, and it's been pretty good.

    The best prices I could get from Comcast were $107 for internet + phone, or $127 with basic cable, internet and phone (like the local stations).

    AT&T has gigabit fiber for $49.99/month, then $59.99/month afterwards. We have cell phones, but horrible coverage; I'm going to miss having a landline (albeit
    voip) if we go AT&T but don't want to pay for a separate POTS line.
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  • From Phoobar@21:2/147 to Avon on Sun Apr 5 01:35:23 2020
    What the hell did I just watch?! haha
    You and me both ;-)

    While not as wild as the video...here's a classic from National Lampoon:

    https://tinyurl.com/t9zgp9k

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  • From Blue White@21:4/134 to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Apr 5 16:08:37 2020
    poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Blue White <=-

    Some of them are pretty interesting (Pluto TV) and others are downright odd - one is all old classic science fiction movies and low-budget
    monster movies. Old TV series. It reminded me of playing with XBMC,
    seeing what free content was floating around on the net, unadvertised.

    The classic sci-fi/monster movie one sounds interesting. Do you remember
    what it is called?

    I do have some experience with Pluto. During last football season, one of
    the local unis had at least one of their games broadcast live on Pluto. It
    was not on ESPN or any other cable network.


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  • From Joacim Melin@21:2/130 to Alpha on Wed Apr 15 22:01:40 2020
    At my house, I'm seriously considering cutting the cable and going with
    Netflix, Amazon Video and the free offerings on Roku TVs.

    We cut the cord years ago and never looked back. We technically have a basic
    AT&T cable package, but that's just because it came with our Internet bundle,
    which was cheaper than not including it. I just unhooked all the
    Uverse set
    top boxes, added a better router behind the AT&T one, and it's been
    pretty
    good.

    But it adds up $$ fast. We have Netflix, Hulu (no ads with HBO
    add-on),
    Disney+, Amazon, YouTube TV (for 'live' TV) and all the free channels
    that
    Roku offers. Probably the same price as a premium cable subscription,
    LOL, but
    it's worth it to me for the freedom of having everything on-demand. Especially in "these times."

    Been meaning to cancel Disney+ as I only subscribed to watch The Mandalorian
    and season 2 is months away :)

    Another cord cutter here. I'm "cut the cord", meaning I cancelled my satellite TV subscription 4,5 years ago, took down the dish and went all streaming from there. We currently pay for Netflix, get Apple TV+ for free and watch our public service channels

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  • From Weatherman@21:1/132 to Joacim Melin on Fri Apr 17 00:01:48 2020

    Another cord cutter here. I'm "cut the cord", meaning I cancelled my satellite TV subscription 4,5 years ago, took down the dish and went all streaming from there. We currently pay for Netflix, get Apple TV+ for
    free and watch our public service channels

    +1 cord cutter here as of January this year. Moved to fiber based Internet 1G/1G. The only TV service I'm paying for now is Philo, which is $20/month. Using nVidia Shields on the TVs (Android TV), have Philo ($20/month), Pluto, Tubi, YoutTube, and several other free streaming providers. Also running Kodi on the nVidia Shield to play local content.

    The net result is I have way more content and pay much less.

    - Mark
       
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  • From Gamgee@21:2/138 to Weatherman on Thu Apr 16 23:59:00 2020
    Weatherman wrote to Joacim Melin <=-

    +1 cord cutter here as of January this year. Moved to fiber
    based Internet 1G/1G. The only TV service I'm paying for now is
    Philo, which is $20/month. Using nVidia Shields on the TVs
    (Android TV), have Philo ($20/month), Pluto, Tubi, YoutTube, and
    several other free streaming providers. Also running Kodi on the
    nVidia Shield to play local content.

    The net result is I have way more content and pay much less.

    But what about live news and live weather type stuff?

    Also I'm assuming you have no data/bandwidth cap on your Internet
    access. For those that do (like me), that's a pretty big obstacle
    to cord-cutting...



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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Gamgee on Fri Apr 17 16:00:00 2020
    On 04-16-20 19:59, Gamgee wrote to Weatherman <=-

    The net result is I have way more content and pay much less.

    But what about live news and live weather type stuff?

    Here, good old fashioned OTA TV fits the bill for news. :)

    Also I'm assuming you have no data/bandwidth cap on your Internet
    access. For those that do (like me), that's a pretty big obstacle
    to cord-cutting...

    That's definitely not an issue for me, been on unlimited for the last few years. :)


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  • From Gamgee@21:2/138 to Vk3jed on Fri Apr 17 02:17:00 2020
    Vk3jed wrote to Gamgee <=-

    The net result is I have way more content and pay much less.

    But what about live news and live weather type stuff?

    Here, good old fashioned OTA TV fits the bill for news. :)

    Yes, for me that would be fine for local news and most network
    programming. But... as much as I dislike the obvious bias with
    the cable news networks, I still find them a valuable source of
    news from outside my local area.

    Also I'm assuming you have no data/bandwidth cap on your Internet
    access. For those that do (like me), that's a pretty big obstacle
    to cord-cutting...

    That's definitely not an issue for me, been on unlimited for the
    last few years. :)

    It's funny - I have unlimited data for my cellphone, but my cable
    provider has a cap/limit. It's 1TB/mo which is plenty for normal
    internet usage and Netflix movie watching, but if *everything*
    came through that pipe, I think I'd go over. Maybe they'll
    increase it eventually, who knows. For now I'm still tied to the
    ball and chain of their services... Ugh.



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  • From Phoobar@21:2/147 to Weatherman on Fri Apr 17 03:47:09 2020
    ($20/month), Pluto, Tubi, YoutTube, and several other free streaming

    We watch many of the same channels. Since Pluto brought back 007...been
    trying to watch it...but after 30-45 minutes...the audio/video lose sync with the video looking good...but by the last hour...I'm looking at roughly a 30 second lag in the audio. Don't have it happen on any of the other channels
    you mentioned...including BritBox...but it reminds me of trying to use an old software TV tuner card...compared to a processor-based model like the Hauppage's. Hope I'm not the only one this is happening to.

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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Gamgee on Fri Apr 17 19:53:00 2020
    On 04-16-20 22:17, Gamgee wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    Yes, for me that would be fine for local news and most network programming. But... as much as I dislike the obvious bias with
    the cable news networks, I still find them a valuable source of
    news from outside my local area.

    ABC is a good resource over here. :)

    It's funny - I have unlimited data for my cellphone, but my cable
    provider has a cap/limit. It's 1TB/mo which is plenty for normal
    internet usage and Netflix movie watching, but if *everything*
    came through that pipe, I think I'd go over. Maybe they'll
    increase it eventually, who knows. For now I'm still tied to the
    ball and chain of their services... Ugh.

    It's the opposite here. Mobile data has always been more restricted than fixed data. Our monthly record is somewhere around 2.5TB. :)


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Weatherman on Fri Apr 17 11:23:00 2020
    Weatherman wrote to Joacim Melin <=-


    +1 cord cutter here as of January this year. Moved to fiber based Internet 1G/1G. The only TV service I'm paying for now is Philo, which
    is $20/month. Using nVidia Shields on the TVs (Android TV), have Philo ($20/month), Pluto, Tubi, YoutTube, and several other free streaming providers. Also running Kodi on the nVidia Shield to play local
    content.

    The net result is I have way more content and pay much less.

    Yeah, I'm leaning to AT&T Fiber, Netflix, Acorn TV, Pluto TV and NewsON for local news. I'll need to make a decision by the end of this month.

    I think AT&T fiber is $49.99/month for the first year and $59.99/month afterwards.

    The other option is $109.99/month for cable internet and voice, or $129.99 with basic, BASIC cable added on.


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Vk3jed on Fri Apr 17 11:25:00 2020
    Vk3jed wrote to Gamgee <=-


    Here, good old fashioned OTA TV fits the bill for news. :)

    I'd need a roof antenna. I tried an internal amplified HDTV antenna and
    didn't pick up one channel on scan.



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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat Apr 18 15:31:00 2020
    On 04-17-20 07:25, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    Vk3jed wrote to Gamgee <=-


    Here, good old fashioned OTA TV fits the bill for news. :)

    I'd need a roof antenna. I tried an internal amplified HDTV antenna and didn't pick up one channel on scan.

    Yeah, rooftop antennas are the rule rather than the exception here. :)


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  • From Weatherman@21:1/132 to Phoobar on Sat Apr 18 14:17:24 2020

    We watch many of the same channels. Since Pluto brought back 007...been trying to watch it...but after 30-45 minutes...the audio/video lose sync with the video looking good...but by the last hour...I'm looking at
    roughly a 30 second lag in the audio. Don't have it happen on any of the

    Prior to January of this year, I used a different ISP (cable modem) and had a cable card for an HDHomerun Prime. Used the (3) tuners there to Windows Media Center PCs that were connected to TVs. Also ran Kodi on the same PCs for local
    content.

    Going to the nVidia Shields and fiber based Internet, I have 10 times the Internet speed and way more media options - all costing less money.

    The final straw was the annual "sports fee" and "broadcast fee" huge hikes. That was it for me.

    Looking back on it, I should write Comcast a thank-you letter for pushing me away. Much better now and saving money.

    - Mark
       
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  • From Weatherman@21:1/132 to Poindexter Fortran on Sat Apr 18 14:45:49 2020

    Yeah, I'm leaning to AT&T Fiber, Netflix, Acorn TV, Pluto TV and NewsON
    for local news. I'll need to make a decision by the end of this month.

    I think AT&T fiber is $49.99/month for the first year and $59.99/month afterwards.

    The other option is $109.99/month for cable internet and voice, or
    $129.99 with basic, BASIC cable added on.

    Forgot to mention locast.org, which streams all the local area channels for free. That is a nice option where you don't need to figure out how to wire antennas, etc, if you want local channels.

    The only streaming service I'm paying for is Philo which has all the channels we like. Actually have additional channels that my previous "premier TV subscription" no longer carried. Any they don't have all the filler/junk channels that the traditional TV providers load up just to say they have 500+ channels (where 400+ are complete junk).

    - Mark
       
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  • From marlow@21:3/103 to Gamgee on Sat Apr 18 23:29:02 2020
    On 16 Apr 2020, Gamgee said the following...

    It's funny - I have unlimited data for my cellphone, but my cable provider has a cap/limit.

    Have a look in the T&Cs of your cellphone plan. It's more than likely, that
    it specifies a Fair Use Policy (FUP). And that's depending on provider 250GB, 750GB or 1TB.

    Literally every cellphone plan, that I've seen, that specifies unlimited then has a hidden limit in the T&Cs. Most internet providers, too.

    Those providers who specify the limits are just honest about it. Only difference.

    -M

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  • From Phoobar@21:2/147 to Weatherman on Sat Apr 18 20:21:05 2020
    Prior to January of this year, I used a different ISP (cable modem) and had a cable card for an HDHomerun Prime. Used the (3) tuners there to Windows Media Center PCs that were connected to TVs. Also ran Kodi on
    the same PCs for local content.

    Got 4 tuners I can't use anymore where I live because the only OTA I get in
    the apartment complex (mud flap antennas & a Yagi I tried inside) is the
    local PBS which is about 8 miles away. According to the maps...I should be
    able to p/u many more...but that is like back in the old days using a pair of rabbit ears that someone was holding up & pointing a certain way.

    Used to run Kodi as well...until they & others started clamping down on stuff like Channel Pear & whatnot.

    Going to the nVidia Shields and fiber based Internet, I have 10 times the Internet speed and way more media options - all costing less money.
    The final straw was the annual "sports fee" and "broadcast fee" huge hikes. That was it for me.
    Looking back on it, I should write Comcast a thank-you letter for
    pushing me away. Much better now and saving money.

    Used to deal with Comsh1t until a year ago. Loved them to death. They cut off my service after "forgetting" to send me a bill one month. For several months...got their sideways shafting of going over 1 TB. Finally got my
    former roommate to pay the extra $50 a month for unlimited...so that took
    care of that...but he refused to pay his bills...so I unhooked my cable modem
    I owned & the router...so he had to use his phone for access.

    Even though CenturyLink is at 3.5 MB download...never have gone over nor
    gotten a sideways shafting like with Comsh1t. Plus...they have always sent me
    a bill & fixed a problem a week before they promised when I first signed up with them. Trust me...I use this like crazy to watch my favorite shows in SD with the Roku...get my favorite shows with my VPN & have never gone over. If they offered me faster speed for a few more dollars...I would jump at it...since they are not creating more headaches for me like Comsh1t always seemed to do.

    Big thing for me was Comsh1t threw a fit over the Motorola DOCS 3+ cable modem I bought at a thrift store for less than $10. Bought the DSL modem at the same thrift store for $4.99 & CenturyLink told me the exact model # & told me they had upgrades for it...with nothing more said at all.

    If I could get your FIOS/fiber package here (if it were even offered) for a
    few dollars more with no data cap...would be selling important body parts to
    do so.

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  • From Weatherman@21:1/132 to Phoobar on Sun Apr 19 00:39:58 2020

    If I could get your FIOS/fiber package here (if it were even offered) for
    a few dollars more with no data cap...would be selling important body
    parts to do so.

    Comcast never did data caps here because of the fiber availability - which also
    has no caps. My last three months with Comcast I was averaging 3TB per month.

    On the fiber service, still averaging that but we stream everything plus I'm doing lots of working from home with video, etc.

    The 1G/1G plan is $79.99 (total cost). Wrap that plus the $20 for Philo, I pay
    $100 which is less than I was paying before for less.

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  • From Phoobar@21:2/147 to Weatherman on Sun Apr 19 02:44:01 2020
    Comcast never did data caps here because of the fiber availability -
    which also has no caps. My last three months with Comcast I was
    averaging 3TB per month.

    Comsh1t's fiber pkg has no caps...but everything else does. That's how they
    are making a ton of their money. It's why many around here went to CenturyLink...even with slower speeds. Many of their former customers I have talked to while helping at the shop tell me what they used to pay...compared
    to what they do now. The have even been telling me CL is upgrading their lines...but haven't heard anything about it just yet.

    The 1G/1G plan is $79.99 (total cost). Wrap that plus the $20 for
    Philo, I pay $100 which is less than I was paying before for less.

    When the roommate had it...40GB download was $40...with $50 for no data cap.
    At your cost...that means I would pay about $10 less than you do...with
    Britbox added or with Acorn...about $5 less than you. You have a pretty sweet deal there & would love to be able to get the same thing here.

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  • From Blue White@21:4/134 to Weatherman on Sun Apr 19 12:30:22 2020
    Weatherman wrote to Poindexter Fortran <=-

    Forgot to mention locast.org, which streams all the local area channels for free. That is a nice option where you don't need to figure out how
    to wire antennas, etc, if you want local channels.

    That is neat. I need to check that out. The only drawback would be that I
    am right between two TV markets. They consider our area to be part of the market for Town A, but I would rather watch two of the affiliates from Town
    B. Our cable company currently carries stations from both.




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  • From Joacim Melin@21:2/130 to Gamgee on Mon Apr 20 01:15:59 2020
    Weatherman wrote to Joacim Melin <=-

    +1 cord cutter here as of January this year. Moved to fiber
    based Internet 1G/1G. The only TV service I'm paying for now is
    Philo, which is $20/month. Using nVidia Shields on the TVs
    (Android TV), have Philo ($20/month), Pluto, Tubi, YoutTube, and
    several other free streaming providers. Also running Kodi on the
    nVidia Shield to play local content.

    The net result is I have way more content and pay much less.

    But what about live news and live weather type stuff?

    Also I'm assuming you have no data/bandwidth cap on your Internet
    access. For those that do (like me), that's a pretty big obstacle
    to cord-cutting...

    Here in Schweden we have at least two channels that broadcasts new live every couple of hours. Weather? I check my iPhone for that.

    Datacap on your internet access sounds like something from a third world country with very limited backbone capacity. I have no idea how many gigabytes
    I shuffle over my fiber every month but I'm pretty sure it's a lot and I still pay the same price, about 50 euros, per month for 1/1Gbit/s and a fixed public IP address.


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  • From Joacim Melin@21:2/130 to Phoobar on Mon Apr 20 01:21:35 2020
    Prior to January of this year, I used a different ISP (cable modem) and
    had a cable card for an HDHomerun Prime. Used the (3) tuners there to
    Windows Media Center PCs that were connected to TVs. Also ran Kodi on
    the same PCs for local content.

    Got 4 tuners I can't use anymore where I live because the only OTA I
    get in
    the apartment complex (mud flap antennas & a Yagi I tried inside) is
    the
    local PBS which is about 8 miles away. According to the maps...I
    should be
    able to p/u many more...but that is like back in the old days using a
    pair of
    rabbit ears that someone was holding up & pointing a certain way.

    Used to run Kodi as well...until they & others started clamping down
    on stuff
    like Channel Pear & whatnot.

    Going to the nVidia Shields and fiber based Internet, I have 10 times the

    Internet speed and way more media options - all costing less money.
    The final straw was the annual "sports fee" and "broadcast fee" huge
    hikes. That was it for me.
    Looking back on it, I should write Comcast a thank-you letter for
    pushing me away. Much better now and saving money.

    Used to deal with Comsh1t until a year ago. Loved them to death. They
    cut off
    my service after "forgetting" to send me a bill one month. For several months...got their sideways shafting of going over 1 TB. Finally got
    my
    former roommate to pay the extra $50 a month for unlimited...so that
    took
    care of that...but he refused to pay his bills...so I unhooked my
    cable modem
    I owned & the router...so he had to use his phone for access.

    Even though CenturyLink is at 3.5 MB download...never have gone over
    nor
    gotten a sideways shafting like with Comsh1t. Plus...they have always
    sent me
    a bill & fixed a problem a week before they promised when I first
    signed up
    with them. Trust me...I use this like crazy to watch my favorite shows
    in SD
    with the Roku...get my favorite shows with my VPN & have never gone
    over. If
    they offered me faster speed for a few more dollars...I would jump at it...since they are not creating more headaches for me like Comsh1t
    always
    seemed to do.

    Big thing for me was Comsh1t threw a fit over the Motorola DOCS 3+
    cable modem
    I bought at a thrift store for less than $10. Bought the DSL modem at
    the same
    thrift store for $4.99 & CenturyLink told me the exact model # & told
    me they
    had upgrades for it...with nothing more said at all.

    If I could get your FIOS/fiber package here (if it were even offered)
    for a
    few dollars more with no data cap...would be selling important body
    parts to
    do so.

    In 2013, there was 100,5 million pay TV households in the US. The projection is 72,7 million subscribers in 2023. The projection for this year is 82.9 million subscribers.

    Imagine ANY business loosing 30 million subscribers in ten years... three million subscribers per year, every year.

    https://www.statista.com/statistics/251268/number-of-pay-tv-households-in- the-us/


    --- NiKom v2.5.0
    * Origin: Delta City (deltacity.se, Vallentuna, Sweden) (21:2/130.0)
  • From Weatherman@21:1/132 to Gamgee on Sun Apr 19 20:02:57 2020

    But what about live news and live weather type stuff?

    locast.org for local news, weather, all the OTA stuff. Pluto TV also has a channel similar to the Weather Channel, but better.

    Also I'm assuming you have no data/bandwidth cap on your Internet
    access. For those that do (like me), that's a pretty big obstacle
    to cord-cutting...

    Correct, no bandwidth caps. Never had them on anything, including my cell phone. For areas of the country that have them, that really sucks to say the least.

    - Mark
       
    --- WWIVToss v.1.52
    * Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (21:1/132.0)
  • From Phoobar@21:2/147 to Joacim Melin on Mon Apr 20 12:39:38 2020
    In 2013, there was 100,5 million pay TV households in the US. The projection is 72,7 million subscribers in 2023. The projection for this year is 82.9 million subscribers.
    Imagine ANY business loosing 30 million subscribers in ten years...
    three million subscribers per year, every year.

    They have brought this on themselves. Every time they have to have government approval to merge/buy their competitor...they always promise better service/lower prices. It always ends up just the opposite...but their exec's
    & shareholders will still make out like bandits as their prices have no
    ceiling to stop them.

    ACME BBS-Member of fsxNet/WWIVNet/SciNet/AmigaNet/VKRadio/FidoNet/MicroNet.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/04/09 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: ACME BBS-I taut I taw a puddy tat! (21:2/147)