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  • ESPNdeportes
    MVP
    • Jul 2002
    • 3459
    #61
    Re: Getting rid of cable?

    If you absolutely need to watch every single kentucky game in good quality you'll still need cable, IMO

    I got rid of DirecTV last May and I have a mac mini hooked up to my HDTV. I use hulu, espn 3, netflix on it. I have an antenna for live TV. I love it, but the big compromise is sports.

    The quality of ESPN3 is good overall, but at times it can be pretty grainy. Other streaming sites are hit or miss, I think. Also, you'll need to make sure your internet provider supports ESPN3. I know Time Warner doesn't

    Its a matter or priorities, and if you really love Kentucky basketball, overall it will be much less of a hassle to just have cable. Get the bare minimum plan with ESPN, no DVR, and cut your costs elsewhere in your budget
    Last edited by ESPNdeportes; 01-30-2011, 03:12 PM.
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      • TheShizNo1
        Asst 2 the Comm Manager
        • Mar 2007
        • 26341
        #62
        Originally posted by ESPNdeportes
        Also, you'll need to make sure your internet provider supports ESPN3. I know Time Warner doesn't
        This isn't true anymore. I have TWC, and watched the WVU/UC bball game last night on it ESPN3

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          • Dirty Turtles
            MVP
            • Feb 2010
            • 1721
            #63
            Re: Getting rid of cable?

            I would miss my NFL Sunday Ticket package, otherwise I'd be able to do this. The ability to watch the Packers games (as well as any other game I want to watch on Sundays) is the only thing that holds me back from actually dropping DirecTV.
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              • FlyingFinn
                MVP
                • Jul 2002
                • 3956
                #64
                Re: Getting rid of cable?

                Originally posted by TheShizNo1
                This isn't true anymore. I have TWC, and watched the WVU/UC bball game last night on it ESPN3

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                You have to have the TW/Bright House television service. Having them as an internet provider only does not get you ESPN3. Believe me, I know...

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                  • TheShizNo1
                    Asst 2 the Comm Manager
                    • Mar 2007
                    • 26341
                    #65
                    Re: Getting rid of cable?

                    I....am.....so.....heart.....broken.......right... ....now.....
                    Originally posted by Mo
                    Just once I'd like to be the one they call a jerk off.
                    Originally posted by Mo
                    You underestimate my laziness
                    Originally posted by Mo
                    **** ya


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                      • Chef Matt
                        True.
                        • Apr 2008
                        • 7832
                        #66
                        Re: Getting rid of cable?

                        Originally posted by TheShizNo1
                        I....am.....so.....heart.....broken.......right... ....now.....
                        Originally posted by Anthony Bourdain
                        The celebrity chef culture is a remarkable and admittedly annoying phenomenon. Of all the professions, after all, few people are less suited to be suddenly thrown into the public eye than chefs. We're used to doing what we do in private, behind closed doors.

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                          • Unoriginal Name
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                            • Mar 2005
                            • 608
                            #67
                            Re: Getting rid of cable?

                            Originally posted by TheShizNo1
                            I....am.....so.....heart.....broken.......right... ....now.....
                            What happened?

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                              • FlyingFinn
                                MVP
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 3956
                                #68
                                Re: Getting rid of cable?

                                Originally posted by FlyingFinn
                                You have to have the TW/Bright House television service. Having them as an internet provider only does not get you ESPN3. Believe me, I know...
                                I think I burst his no cable bubble...

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                                  • Scott
                                    Your Go-to TV Expert
                                    • Jul 2002
                                    • 20032
                                    #69
                                    Re: Getting rid of cable?

                                    Well I think I'm gonna get rid of cable. Neflix and mlb.tv/ESPN3 will do the job.
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                                      • The GIGGAS
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                                        • Mar 2003
                                        • 28474
                                        #70
                                        Re: Getting rid of cable?

                                        I've already got a plan to drop cable/satellite when we move in July. Since I watch football at my family's house because they've got Sunday Ticket, might as well cut off the cable. I'll be going with Netflix/Hulu for TV. I don't actually watch much sports, really, I just watch NFL/NCAAFB (and at that, it's just Jacksonville/VT and the playoffs).
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                                          • Chef Matt
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                                            • Apr 2008
                                            • 7832
                                            #71
                                            Re: Getting rid of cable?

                                            Originally posted by Scott
                                            Well I think I'm gonna get rid of cable. Neflix and mlb.tv/ESPN3 will do the job.


                                            Been workin for me, as you can already tell from my earlier replies....
                                            Originally posted by Anthony Bourdain
                                            The celebrity chef culture is a remarkable and admittedly annoying phenomenon. Of all the professions, after all, few people are less suited to be suddenly thrown into the public eye than chefs. We're used to doing what we do in private, behind closed doors.

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                                              • Scott
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                                                • Jul 2002
                                                • 20032
                                                #72
                                                Re: Getting rid of cable?

                                                We currently pay about $108 for cable/internet. That's split between myself and 2 roommates. Sure its only 36 per person. but that could be cut in half.
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                                                  • Chef Matt
                                                    True.
                                                    • Apr 2008
                                                    • 7832
                                                    #73
                                                    Re: Getting rid of cable?

                                                    Originally posted by Scott
                                                    We currently pay about $108 for cable/internet. That's split between myself and 2 roommates. Sure its only 36 per person. but that could be cut in half.
                                                    Every dollar counts, Scott.
                                                    Originally posted by Anthony Bourdain
                                                    The celebrity chef culture is a remarkable and admittedly annoying phenomenon. Of all the professions, after all, few people are less suited to be suddenly thrown into the public eye than chefs. We're used to doing what we do in private, behind closed doors.

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                                                      • Scott
                                                        Your Go-to TV Expert
                                                        • Jul 2002
                                                        • 20032
                                                        #74
                                                        Re: Getting rid of cable?

                                                        Anybody know of a good OTA antenna?
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                                                          • The GIGGAS
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                                                            • Mar 2003
                                                            • 28474
                                                            #75
                                                            Re: Getting rid of cable?

                                                            Originally posted by Scott
                                                            Anybody know of a good OTA antenna?
                                                            I've got an RCA multidirectional antenna that looks kind of like a flat square. It works well for me, but you should check some stuff here:

                                                            http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx


                                                            It can tell you what signals you get at the location, and it'll give a heads up on which antenna would be best.
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