Posted on 10/26/2016 7:35:45 AM PDT by soozla
PS. You might want to look into a directional antenna
http://www.ccrane.com/Antennas?by=Category
Oh yeah, TV over the airwaves is still free, if you want it.
Are you a member of Amazon Prime? If so, you will not need Netflix, Hulu, etc., as Amazon has its own streaming service.
I have a nice antenna on the roof of my house, and I use a Channelmaster DVR PLUS to record any shows I want to watch. I get about 90 broadcast TV channels here.
I recommend the one with external hard drive.
I have not paid for cable or satellite TV in my life, other than when I was married, and that was because my wife insisted.
For internet I have a $40/mo fast cable account with internet only. I also have a netTALK phone for those rare occasions when I can’t find my cell phone and I need to call it. :) The netTALK phone works about like a regular phone, but it uses the internet. I think it’s about $40 per year.
I do. Is it anything I can order online because I don’t know what kind of wire to ask for or should I go to a store thanks
I got the Amazon fire stick...costs about $50 for the stick. I get Amazon Prime’s content and best of all OANN. I found it to be a great deal. It plugs into an HDMI port, if your TV supports HDMI it’s a great option.
My PC video card doesn’t have an HDMI outlet, however there are adapters to take different outlets to HDMI. Work great.
Need a flatscreen television.
HDMI cable from laptop to TV. If no HDMI port on the laptop get a USB to VGA cable adapter. USB cable goes in the laptop, the VGA adapter goes on the other end of the USB cable and then plug into the VGA slot on the back of the TV.
Go to laptop settings/display/mirror and what you see on the laptop will display on the TV screen.
Ask for HDMI cable.
hey thanks a lot man
Forgot to add, get a wireless remote and keyboard for the laptop. This way the only interaction with the physical computer is to turn it on/off.
The HDMI cables tend to be a bit stiff and put stress on the HDMI port if you are constantly moving it around from table to lap and back and forth.
as embarrassed as I am to say my wife watches plenty of the network channels. She’s a die-hard trump fan so I can’t complain too much. But I would shoot myself before I watched any of those 30 shows
I googled how to connect HDMI and it does work.
Now, I have chromecast, so I don’t need the cords.
Will add: wish I had chosen Roku instead of Chromecast.
If you have HDMI out, and the PC can detect the TV is a “compliant” device for copyrighted material, you might have some luck. Or pick up a Roku device that has a variety of apps that support Amazon, Netflix, Vue, and many others.
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Don’t buy in store. Find one on Amazon with good reviews and the length you need. Or go to store, ask questions, use the Amazon app to scan what you find, and get it (or less expensive comparable) from Amazon. They are grossly overpriced at b&m stores. I use prime, so s/h is free, ymmv.
We just canceled cable two weeks ago. Best move ever! Cable got to $160/month. The principle of paying that much with less and less content and more and more commercials was sickening.
We have smart TV’s that can connect to the Internet, but also bought an Amazon FireStick for the one TV that wasn’t a smart TV.
We purchased a Netflix account for $12/month, Hulu for $12/month and CBS-All Access for $6/month. We can watch those on any device; TV, FireStick, laptop, tablets, phone.
So far, Hulu isn’t as good for us and we may cancel that, but it is a good provider and many people like it.
We found Sling TV, a Dish Product, may be good for us at $25/month for about 45 channels.
Other channels, like local stations, are live online by simply going to their web site and clicking to stream their content.
So far, we’ve found FAR more available outside cable that we actually like to watch.
Everyone will find something, but the biggest thing is to simply cut cable and work on your own solution.
Paying only 60 bucks/month for my DirecTV HD with DVR service. Not the barebones, either, but no premiums. Threaten them that you're leaving for the competition, they'll drop the price. What do you mean by distance from OTH main antenna, and how that would affect pricing?
An alternative is look into what is available locally that is like super WiFi, like Rise Broadband. Know what they are offering.
Then call the cable company (assuming you are getting internet thru cable) and tell them you are on hard times and looked into alternatives and ask them if there is some package that will lower your price so you don’t have to bother changing.
There always will be. Be polite, praise the service and say you don’t want to leave but circumstances may force it.
100 Mbps for $60/mo here. TV comes from internet thru cable. Don’t have cable TV channels, they are online.
Oh be aware that’s a 1 year deal. At the end of the year, call again and say you know the price is about to go up, but you can’t afford it and ask if there is some other package they can switch you to. There always will be. There will be a one time $10 change fee, but it will be $60/mo instead of $120.
I’m on year 3. One phone call a year does it. Just know what is available locally, because the guy on the phone will. It will show you DID look into it.
If you have cable now...ask them if they have a Basic/Basic package.
Where I am I can get Comcast Basic/Basic for $8 per month.
Keep that for awhile while you figure out the wonders of TV viewing online.
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