NT, convince me "cutting the cord" is a good idea

[truth-serum]

No such thing as a straight and narrow lifestyle in tge upper echelons of society

Yes Kodi itself is legal, but those addons that allow live tv, movie channels, ppv, etc are ILLEGAL. Just an fyi for people who's jobs require them to be on the straight and narrow lifestyle.

 

[dathbgboy]

I need help on those HD Antennas. Whats the best cheapest one

This

 

[capital sb]

I will be completely cutting the cord when my 2 year contract is up with FIOS. I use my moms login for all of the streaming services, because she has all of the channels lol. Best way to do it if you can find someone that lets you use their cable login.

 

[rollout]

I have Sling TV, it's great. No need for physical hardware, flat $20 a month to get 1080P ESPN/TNT and TBS (occasional MLB), plus live streaming on devices too.

Overall it's worked very well, the only downside is that it's crashed a few times, plus it doesn't include ABC/NBC/CBS/FOX/ FOX SPORTS

What I do is use a digital antenna for Sunday football games, the rest of the week I'm using Sling if anything comes on.

Repped. This combo is the exact same setup I use. 100% legal and works well.

My main gripe is that the Roku Stick I use is not super responsive- sometimes you have to press the button on the remote a couple times, lol. But I got it for free, so I can't complain 

 

 

[capital sb]

No such thing as a straight and narrow lifestyle in tge upper echelons of society

Lol I will let you believe that. 

 

[copped]

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[luckyluchiano]

After I pay this $175 I owe to Comcast, I'm going back to them for internet. At $35/mo. for a year, I can't beat that price; after that, I'll bounce back to Fios and keep repeating the cycle until they tell me I can't.

Plan on getting SlingTV w/ the kids channel add-on, save 30% w/ T-mobile discount. and I'm pre-paying the 3 months to get the free Roku 2. Add my Netflix and I'm paying about $53/mo. which isn't bad.

Now I just need to find a good streaming box w/ a USB that'll allow me to use my external media w/o issues. Roku doesn't support a lot of media files and the ones they do support have a heavy latency w/ the audio.

Sling tv was wack the few times i used it on trail. When you factor having netflix and sling tv and an add on on top of paying for net you might as well get a tv and cable bundle.

 

[ohokalright]

This

for indoors, two of these have been good but with antennas everything depends on how far you are from nearest towers and how much interference is in between.

of course it'll be better if you look for an outdoor antenna.

 

[jking0821]

After I pay this $175 I owe to Comcast, I'm going back to them for internet. At $35/mo. for a year, I can't beat that price; after that, I'll bounce back to Fios and keep repeating the cycle until they tell me I can't.

Plan on getting SlingTV w/ the kids channel add-on, save 30% w/ T-mobile discount. and I'm pre-paying the 3 months to get the free Roku 2. Add my Netflix and I'm paying about $53/mo. which isn't bad.

Now I just need to find a good streaming box w/ a USB that'll allow me to use my external media w/o issues. Roku doesn't support a lot of media files and the ones they do support have a heavy latency w/ the audio.

Sling tv was wack the few times i used it on trail. When you factor having netflix and sling tv and an add on on top of paying for net you might as well get a tv and cable bundle.

For my cable bundle with HBO and my 2 DVR boxes no bundle my cable is $160 a month.
With sling you pay $20 then netflix....then the BeIN sports add on = $32 total. If i wanted HBO it would be an added $15 making it $47 per month

Thats still over $100 a month in savings. And I am adding BeIN sports with SLING but i don't have that right now through comcast if i wanted to add that its the full special sports package and is $15 a month extra.

So I am really considering this. If i get the bundle back some how it would drop from $160 to $118 for cable. Even then SLING is still a big savings for me.

 

[ii flash ii]

ban this guy meth....he's been annoying since 2007

ii flash ii

Troll

 

[truth-serum]

Just out of curiosity, do you get DMCA complaints about NT?

I appreciate the clarification, but I don't think that's going to be enough.  


Kodi is "legal" in the same way that other peer to peer file sharing services like Napster are said to be legal.  In practice, only a tiny minority of people were using these services legally.  

Let's just be honest: nobody in this context is discussing its legal uses and it's therefore not allowed.  


"I can help you set up the app here.... but if you need help getting programming you'll need to PM me."  Nah, we're good on that.  

To keep it simple:  No more Kodi talk.  

 

[truth-serum]

We're advertising for free now Meth?

If you're out of market, that's easy:  any of the above and then get league pass digital.  With a cable provider, it's $200 and you get digital access, but they offer digital only access for $180 and you can sign up to follow a single team for $99.  

http://www.nba.com/leaguepass/  


If you're in market, you're stuck with cable due to outmoded regional blackout policies.  Most of the regional sports networks have streaming apps now, but only for cable subscribers.  They don't yet offer a la carte subscriptions like HBO. 

 

[truth-serum]

I will let you be naïve

Lol I will let you believe that. 

 

[capital sb]

I will let you be naïve

You obviously don't know anyone in the government world (federal or government contractor), but carry on.

 

[dathbgboy]

After I pay this $175 I owe to Comcast, I'm going back to them for internet. At $35/mo. for a year, I can't beat that price; after that, I'll bounce back to Fios and keep repeating the cycle until they tell me I can't.

Plan on getting SlingTV w/ the kids channel add-on, save 30% w/ T-mobile discount. and I'm pre-paying the 3 months to get the free Roku 2. Add my Netflix and I'm paying about $53/mo. which isn't bad.

Now I just need to find a good streaming box w/ a USB that'll allow me to use my external media w/o issues. Roku doesn't support a lot of media files and the ones they do support have a heavy latency w/ the audio.

Sling tv was wack the few times i used it on trail. When you factor having netflix and sling tv and an add on on top of paying for net you might as well get a tv and cable bundle.

Nah, I could save $60/mo. by dropping cable for SlingTV After taxes,surchases, and rental fees for the set top box, digital adapters, and modem for Fios, my bill jumped from $80 to about $120. It would be $110 but I opted to go no contract.

 

[luckyluchiano]

For my cable bundle with HBO and my 2 DVR boxes no bundle my cable is $160 a month.
With sling you pay $20 then netflix....then the BeIN sports add on = $32 total. If i wanted HBO it would be an added $15 making it $47 per month

Thats still over $100 a month in savings. And I am adding BeIN sports with SLING but i don't have that right now through comcast if i wanted to add that its the full special sports package and is $15 a month extra.

So I am really considering this. If i get the bundle back some how it would drop from $160 to $118 for cable. Even then SLING is still a big savings for me.

You arent factoring in your cost of internet

I pay 80 for internet and all that plus net is 127 and less content. I only pay for netflix when it comes to streaming and i have amazon prime tv only because it comes with prime

 

[AZwildcats]

Only tv that gets cable in my house is the one in the living room. I have a 42" in my room that gets its content strictly through a Chromecast and other creative ways . When I move out, I'd consider that Sling TV deal but I don't see myself ever getting Netflix or Hulu

 

[polosanddunks]

Sling tv was wack the few times i used it on trail. When you factor having netflix and sling tv and an add on on top of paying for net you might as well get a tv and cable bundle.

I agree I used the SlingTV for 3 months and at the end of the day it was wack to me too. Just an added $20 on top of my internet bill which was already $39.99. Im good I rather just get the HD Antenna that the NTer blessed the link with and do that.

SLINGTV idea is dope but you gotta factor in a lot of things.

 

[luckyluchiano]

I agree I used the SlingTV for 3 months and at the end of the day it was wack to me too. Just an added $20 on top of my internet bill which was already $39.99. Im good I rather just get the HD Antenna that the NTer blessed the link with and do that.

SLINGTV idea is dope but you gotta factor in a lot of things.

yea the concept is dope, but literally only thing worth watching on it is AMC, ESPN, FX. would have been better if they did where you can pick 15-20 channels you wanted specifically ala carte.

 

[polosanddunks]

yea the concept is dope, but literally only thing worth watching on it is AMC, ESPN, FX. would have been better if they did where you can pick 15-20 channels you wanted specifically ala carte.

Yeah thats how I felt. I would just watch those channels and HGTV. If they had the 15-20 channels you can pick for $20 a month that would be a game changer.

 

[Methodical Management]

We're advertising for free now Meth?

Advertising?  Somebody wanted to know how to legally stream NBA games and I told him the answer, including the caveats that prospective subscribers should be aware of.  If someone in-market wanted to sign up for League Pass to follow their home team, I explained why that would be a waste of money.  

If you're evaluating a prospective purchase, you're likely interested in hearing from those who've actually used it.  I've been a league pass subscriber for many years now.  They're not a sponsor and I didn't hesitate to mention the service's weaknesses.  In fact, that was the primary purpose of the post.  Subscribers should know what they're getting - and what they're not getting - before they spend their hard earned money.  

The majority of threads on this website discuss products.  I don't get the reach on this one. 

Just out of curiosity, do you get DMCA complaints about NT?

Yes, we do receive DMCA complaints on occasion - typically from movie studios regarding leaked images and such.  It's important to us to manage the community in an ethical way, and we've felt that way from day one.  It's not just something we've suddenly concerned ourselves with because we're not out to embarrass our partners at Huddler/Wikia.  If you're going to do the right thing, commit to doing the right thing.  Don't just do it when you're certain that people are watching.  

We're not going to allow people to brazenly discuss committing crimes on our forums.  That's really not difficult to understand.

Nobody has the right to demand that we risk the community we've spent 16 years of our lives building because they're too damned cheap to pay for cable.

 

[heliumclinton]

I will be completely cutting the cord when my 2 year contract is up with FIOS. I use my moms login for all of the streaming services, because she has all of the channels lol. Best way to do it if you can find someone that lets you use their cable login.

I'm sure they'll stop this soon when they realize mad different IPs logging into one account

they'll probably set limits like "three different devices can be linked to this account" like with netflix

 

[stork]

but literally only thing worth watching on it is AMC, ESPN, FX. would have been better if they did where you can pick 15-20 channels you wanted specifically ala carte.

that's literally the only point in getting it tho, for ESPN/TNT

I heard that ESPN actually charges $3-5 per month to each cable TV customer, it's one of, if not the most expensive channels.

it ultimately comes down to the customer, I need to see NCAAF/BBall in HD. MNF & weds/friday NBA games right now are big bonus. I have TWC, if there is a cheaper way to get live HD, i'm listening. outside of live sports, cable is worthless because no one has time to 'be home @ __ PM to watch __' , the market is just not there.

 

[luckyluchiano]

that's literally the only point in getting it tho, for ESPN/TNT

I heard that ESPN actually charges $3-5 per month to each cable TV customer, it's one of, if not the most expensive channels.

it ultimately comes down to the customer, I need to see NCAAF/BBall in HD. MNF & weds/friday NBA games right now are big bonus. I have TWC, if there is a cheaper way to get live HD, i'm listening. outside of live sports, cable is worthless because no one has time to 'be home @ __ PM to watch __' , the market is just not there.

I hear ESPNs #s are at all time lows, so maybe they along with cable companies come to their senses. Google Fiber is suppose to start taking sign ups this yr in ATL so I`m excited to see how Comcast combats this because in many neighborhoods the only high speed offering is Comcast or ATT DSL.

 

[jking0821]

For my cable bundle with HBO and my 2 DVR boxes no bundle my cable is $160 a month.
With sling you pay $20 then netflix....then the BeIN sports add on = $32 total. If i wanted HBO it would be an added $15 making it $47 per month

Thats still over $100 a month in savings. And I am adding BeIN sports with SLING but i don't have that right now through comcast if i wanted to add that its the full special sports package and is $15 a month extra.

So I am really considering this. If i get the bundle back some how it would drop from $160 to $118 for cable. Even then SLING is still a big savings for me.

You arent factoring in your cost of internet

I pay 80 for internet and all that plus net is 127 and less content. I only pay for netflix when it comes to streaming and i have amazon prime tv only because it comes with prime

My internet has been constant at $80 a month. So i just left that out of the equation because i know i will be paying it no matter what. Those numbers up there are just cable TV only.

Why do people not like sling though? I literally am doing it for ESPN and TNT and Food Network. Like does it not work? Or you just don't use it?