re: Official Cutting The Cord Thread

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Somebody help me see the light here about cutting the cord....

I have DTV with 3 Genies with HBO & Showtime.

I pay $80 a month roughly.

How much more money am I really going to save if I have to have:
-Roku for 3 TV's
-Netflix
-HBOGO
-Showtime Stream
-HuluPlus
-HD Antenna (3)

I'm sure I left something off the list, but I guess I just don't see that much of a benefit

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You must still have all of the introductory promotions. You bill wont stay that low for long..

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The main things I watch on cable TV (that I'm not for sure is on Hulu) are:
1. college sports
2. NFL
4. Parts Unknown
5. Vikings
6. Face/Off

Does anyone know where to find these shows?
Is there any equipment I'm lacking that the board recommends I invest in?

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FireTV w/ Kodi installed gets you everything you need. Although you can stream Kodi to Chromecast but Ive never done that.
LINK

Can someone give me a rec. on an antenna (preferably not an attic mount) that will be able to pick up a CBS station about 55 miles away?

Getting ready to cut the cord and cancel DirecTV, do I have everything I need?

So far I have..

SlingTV w/ sports and HBO
Netflix
Hulu
Rabbit Ears (tested it out and works fine)
Cox Preferred Internet Package (Speed test was 30 mbps during SlingTV stream)


On DireTV I usually watch..
ESPN
Major Networks for the News
HGTV
DIY Network
Girlfriend watches ABC Family and Lifetime

Projected savings: $72/Month (didn't have HBO with DTV)

Any other suggestions, or am I good to go? Also for those who have canceled DirecTV, did you have to ship your equipment back, or does someone come pick it up?

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Can someone give me a rec. on an antenna (preferably not an attic mount) that will be able to pick up a CBS station about 55 miles away?

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You will more than likely need an outdoor antenna on a high mast in order to pick up stations at that distance.

HERE is a link for some good advice on selecting an antenna.

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Netflix

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Get either Netflix or Amazon Prime, but not both. Prime will give you two-day free shipping on your orders from Amazon in addition to Amazon's library of TV and music.

I saw this on my Cox New Orleans bill and was wondering what impact these new "mini boxes" will have on cutting the cord.

"As Cox prepares to transition all customers to a 100% digital platform, we will offer a new equipment option, called the "mini box," starting on August 31th, 2015. The mini box will enable access to all digital channels in our Cox TV Starter service, select digital channels in our Cox TV Essential service, the on-screen program guide and parental control features. The standard monthly fee for this equipment option will be $2.99 per mini box."

Does this mean that if you have Cox internet, you can pay $3 per month for a mini box to get your local channels then get all other channels through Sling TV? This seems easier than purchasing and setting up an antenna. Also I heard there may be a promotion making these mini boxes free for a year or so.

sup gang.

so my girls gbox came in. I side loaded tvmc. got all the add-ons from the repositories i want. one of which is IPTV Stalker.

need some help tho.
Does anyone have an IPTV URL that updated?

you could send it via email if that helps.


THanks.

Ahhh, this makes sense after watching some YouTube videos of folks saying to uninstall IPStalker immediately.

Thanks for the heads up bud

Any idea how much the subscription is?

I sideloaded KODI on to a new Fire Stick I just got, and holy shite.

I haven't even started to install every app recommended by Repo yet. Just Genesis, Phoenix and I think IPUTV or something like that.

Is this going to work forever or will someone eventually shut this kind of thing down?