Cord cutting

[ODogg]

Re: Cord cutting

Its not really cutting the cord if for example your leaving directv for directvnow, there basically the same thing with less hardware and a lower fee, hence why most traditional tv services are offering iptvs of their own.

Apples and oranges, as said above, one is traditional and usually with contract requiring leased hardware. The other is, well streaming.

"Cutting the cord" refers to removing yourself from contracted, traditional television services, not removing yourself from paying anything at all.


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[DaImmaculateONe]

Re: Cord cutting

Maybe you guys should re-read in to the context of what i said in responding to lions67 original posts.

And you are still paying 35 bucks too much for too little.

This thread hurts my heart!!
You guys are STILL paying TOO MUCH!!
and getting only a fraction of what you can have.

Firestick.... or Android box
Forget Hulu, Forget Netflix, Amazon and PSVue.

I’m telling ya!!

For the last time.
Streaming IS NOT illegal .
Downloading is.
And putting apps on the firestick is easier than picking your nose. ��
I really cut the cord six months back and won’t ever go back.
And this thread is about cutting the cord right ?

In which he suggest paying 35 dollars more for tv services like psvue or directv now is not really cutting the cord since you can get more for less monies. My counterargument was that using free services would be really cutting the cord

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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I'd love to cut the cord...I already have basically all of the streaming services that I'd ever want anyways.

Unfortunately the need for WiFi necessitates the need for cable; the only options here for WiFi are buying good WiFi as part of a package through XFinity or paying for WiFi that wouldn't be strong enough to support anything.

As a result, I think we're about to "upgrade" to XFinity's triple play package to get a phone because it will save $50 a month compared to our double play package (internet + cable).

Sigh.

[AUChase]

Re: Cord cutting

I'd love to cut the cord...I already have basically all of the streaming services that I'd ever want anyways.

Unfortunately the need for WiFi necessitates the need for cable; the only options here for WiFi are buying good WiFi as part of a package through XFinity or paying for WiFi that wouldn't be strong enough to support anything.

As a result, I think we're about to "upgrade" to XFinity's triple play package to get a phone because it will save $50 a month compared to our double play package (internet + cable).

Sigh.

I've considered going this route if DirecTV Now keeps trying to go up on my rate. I'm still holding on to $40/month for 100+ channels, but we have definitely considered doing the Spectrum bundle. We would just lose a lot of sports channels and all the on-demand Mickey Mouse.

It sucks when you're limited on options. Spectrum has everyone trapped like that because they are the best thing in town. No one wants to mess with AT&T so if someone calls to threaten to leave they give them the "bye Felicia" treatment because they know they are either bluffing or will be back. .

If we didn't care about sports we could get by on Netflix and Prime.

[Speedy]

Re: Cord cutting

Maybe you guys should re-read in to the context of what i said in responding to lions67 original posts.







In which he suggest paying 35 dollars more for tv services like psvue or directv now is not really cutting the cord since you can get more for less monies. My counterargument was that using free services would be really cutting the cord

Isn't this called jailbreaking and is illegal?

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[ODogg]

Re: Cord cutting

Isn't this called jailbreaking and is illegal?

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He can say whatever he likes but watching television that you're not paying for, unless it's local OTA, is illegal.

And in regards to OTA rebroadcast, which is likely what he's doing, the courts here in the U.S. have definitely ruled on that and it's illegal.

[mgoblue]

Re: Cord cutting

He can say whatever he likes but watching television that you're not paying for, unless it's local OTA, is illegal.

And in regards to OTA rebroadcast, which is likely what he's doing, the courts here in the U.S. have definitely ruled on that and it's illegal.

I see ads for crap like "pay 20 bucks a month for all the channels"...there's no way it's legal

[tdawg3782]

Re: Cord cutting

I see ads for crap like "pay 20 bucks a month for all the channels"...there's no way it's legal

It's IPTV services. None are based in the states and almost all recommend using a VPN. Why would they recommend using a VPN if it was legal lol? Technically it's in a "grey area" but let's not kid ourselves. Could you get away with it for as long as you use it? Sure. Could you get in trouble as well? Yep. Most likely your ISP would just throttle your connection or you'd get a warning letter stating don't do this anymore or else. Everybody can claim it's different but it is the same as torrenting for the most part. I know ones downloading and the other is streaming but it's still getting stuff that you aren't paying for in a legit way.

But he's right. You can get a **** ton of stuff for very cheap. I guess it just depends on your moral high ground.

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[DaImmaculateONe]

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Isn't this called jailbreaking and is illegal?

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Are you talking about live tv or tv watching in general? Because there is alot of legit free services that offer tv like plutotv, haystack, tubi, etc..... Even most the locals ota channels have apps of their own.

If we're talking about live sports outside of locals and free channels, and the area of streaming is not illegal then there ample apps out there where you literally could never pay for tv again if you really didnt want too.

[tdawg3782]

Re: Cord cutting

Also jailbreaking isn't illegal. It breaks warranty on whatever device you do it on but it's perfectly okay. Things you can do with a jailbroken device can definitely be illegal but you can also do many perfectly legal things with a jailbroken device. All jailbreaking does is give the owner of a device the freedom to do more things with it then stock allows.

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[ODogg]

Re: Cord cutting

This entire thread is hearsay and semantics, LOL

[p_rushing]

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OTA retransmission is legal in the US as long as you are a not for profit. There is one currently available in some larger cities. They are trying to expand and At&t has actually gotten behind them some by putting their app on DirecTV receivers in those cities. You can stream it free, but I have read that they start asking for donations after so much viewing.

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[tdawg3782]

Re: Cord cutting

FWIW this is my curent setup:


-Spectrum Internet (high end usually get around 300Mbps down/20Mbps Up)
-Amazon Prime
-The Roku Channel
-Some random free IPTV apps offered on Roku (like Pluto, tubi, Crackle)
-My parents have Direct TV and I use their sign on for the standalone TV apps (ABC, FOX, ESPN, etc). This is how I get a lot of sports. They have told me they literally would never using an app to watch TV so I figured why not. Is that in a "grey area"? I don't know but I don't feel bad about it.
-If I really need to see a new movie I can usually rent them for pretty cheap from a number of streaming apps (Vudu, Amazon, Fandango) or buy them and the I use Plex.


This all works real well for me.


EDIT:


I did have YouTube TV last year for about 4 months and it was very solid. But when I got it, it was only $35 a month. Now it's $50. That's crazy. Still a very good service and if they had Redzone it would be the best option in my mind. Still kind of steep though.

[JayhawkerStL]

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You’re really making something out of nothing.

Half the point of cutting the cord is getting out from contract based TV too. If I decide to cancel DirecTV Now it wouldn’t matter. If you try to cancel Satellite there is a fee unless the 2 year agreement is up and literal cords, cables, dishes, and boxes to remove.

By that definition, my Spectrum Cable account qualifies as cutting the cord, since spectrum has no contracts or cancellation fees. I don't think this qualifies as cord cutting, though.

Cord cutting just turned out to be a terrible term. It's more like Cord replacing. Replace the coaxial cord with an ethernet one.

[Jr.]

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I always interpreted it as a metaphor for getting out of contracts as well. Like you were bound by the cable company.

So going to something that was monthly with flexibility was cutting the cord from the 2 year contract that restricts your flexibility and paying for things you don't want.

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