Going All Internet TV

I saw that after I had already posted this. I never get on the tech board but I've been reading the sticky and there's some good informe there.

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You don't have to be a jerk.. This isn't the OT

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I wasn't a jerk. I pointed him to the stickied topic.

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Why is theft always an integral part of making these things work?

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Because, for some reason, this industry refuses to offer what audiences want and are willing to pay for. Their preferred model is to extract as much money as possible by forcing customers to buy a dozen things just to get the one thing they want, and people have had enough.

And an integral part of the definition of theft is that someone has to be deprived of something, and that word doesn't quite apply here. It actually fits better in describing what cable companies do to subscribers.

If anyone is robbing anyone it is the cable companies.

They still get paid, even when we aren't home watching or not using it.

There is no difference if all the people we would share it with lived under the same household as us or if they used the service I paid for outside the house..

So say 5 people live under my house, I still pay the same amount. Now say they all move out and it's just me.. They can't even get cable where they live. I am still paying the same amount, whether it is for 1 person, or whether it's for 5. If we aren't at the house to reap the benefits of the large bill I pay why shouldn't we be allowed to reap it outside the house? We are.. That is the whole point of it. This is why I even validate still keeping Cox and paying for it. They can still use "some" of those services. Keep in mind it's still very limited.. What if they were paying me a portion to use my access which then went to a grouping of paying for my bill.. or if I just wanted to pay the full amount but still get my money's worth by sharing my services. Whether it's used or not, someone is still paying for the cable service.

Like I said though, Cox allows you to make multiple accounts legally for others.. (I have even called and spoken to them about it on the phone) and you can even choose whether to allow those people as authorize user status or not. That just means they can make actual changes to your account or billing. The authorize user is not needed though to access internet related content such as Watchespn.. etc.

Add users to your Cox account

Getting back to the Amazon thing. They actually only allow you to share with 1 person. I share with my gf. Prime does not allow their video to be shared though, but their shipping benefits can be. I respect that.

Netflix is another service that depending upon your service plan you can share with multiple people.. The CEO of netlfix has come and said it is not prohibited, but they don't like people to just get the info from a second hand party member.

So it's all in how your services are set up.. but sharing does not equate stealing.. Especially not "Theft" as you mentioned. It means getting your money's worth and taking full advantage of what you pay for.

Shoprunner allows me to share my benfits with up to four people.

MLB.tv for example, has a strictly prohibited stance on sharing, so I also respect that.

If I want to share my internet's WIFI and I pay for my internet and went out to get an expensive router, depending upon the wording of the service I use.. it is either allowed or not allowed. Some internet contracts actually encourage the shared usage of the wi-fi connection. This is a SELLING point as to buying into that particular company's contract.. It all depends on what type of contract you have with your wi-fi company.


FWIW, I do not share my wifi though and keep it protected now. I once kept it open. Just mentioning this for sharing wifi for more principle.

Wifi Connection Laws

How do you find this thread? Is there a search option on TD?

Look under the stickied thread. I've posted detailed info on how to do this.