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I pick up PBS on my HD antenna.
Those don't work well in my immediate area due to being in a valley between a highway along one ridge and a train track on the other ridge interfering with otherwise weak signals
I pick up PBS on my HD antenna.
Move.Those don't work well in my immediate area due to being in a valley between a highway along one ridge and a train track on the other ridge interfering with otherwise weak signals
I pick up PBS on my HD antenna.
I literally don't even have a television, I have a computer and an android phone and that's it as far as media devices. Everytime I want to watch something, I stream it. I've never felt the need to have a dedicated television.
Get an HD antenna for local broadcasting and a streaming device (unless you already have a smart TV). If you live a long way from the broadcasting point you’ll need a high range one but you can get one for under $100 at Walmart. Then subscribe to Hulu and Netflix for streaming programs and movies. If you’re a big sports fan you can subscribe to ESPN online. Depending on your rates for broadband internet you’ll reduce your cost to around $75/month and be able to watch about 95% of what you watch on a direct TV subscription with broadband internet and HD programming l.
My monthly cost for direct TV was close to $150/mo so I cut my cost by about half by cutting the cord.
I get most of my sporting events off of local programming on the HD Antenna (Reds, Bengals, Blue Jackets and Buckeyes). Though some live sporting, usually a Buckeye football game broadcast on ESPN, I need to go to a local sports bar like Bdubs to watch but that’s just a few games a year.
Move.
I want to try this as well. I just need to wait until my contract with comcast is up this fall.
The News Hour, Nova and Front Line mainly. The News Hour is the most informative daily News Program produced in the US.Why would you bother?
Well no surprise there. This is one of the first predictions of what would happen if Net Nuetrality was not enforced.You still need internet access, which you likely get from Comcast. Guess what they'll do if you try to cut their cable?
https://arstechnica.com/information...st-to-internet-users-who-dont-buy-tv-service/
The News Hour, Nova and Front Line mainly. The News Hour is the most informative daily News Program produced in the US.
Well no surprise there. This is one of the first predictions of what would happen if Net Nuetrality was not enforced.
Cable TV was largely a waste. Living near Columbus my little HD antenna picks up well over 30 stations. Including all four Columbus major network affiliates and PBS. So I have a huge advantage over you. If I subscribe to Hulu and Netflix the only thing I’m missing out on is ESPN and Cable News. ESPN is a small loss cause if the game I want to watch is on ESPN I can catch it At BDubs or Yoggi’s and I consider cable news to be worthless and no loss at all.I can get one local ABC station (3 channels) right now with my HD antenna. I am assured that if I elevate the antenna another 10 ft or so I’ll be able to get a CBS station, so that’s part of the plan. I will probably go with DirectTV which will cut my bill by more than 2/3. When I can’t watch something I want to (a sporting event most likely) I’ll remind myself that there was a day when all I could get from here was 2 channels and check the internet for updates.
I literally don't even have a television, I have a computer and an android phone and that's it as far as media devices. Everytime I want to watch something, I stream it. I've never felt the need to have a dedicated television.
The only thing that keep s me from cutting the cord is PBS. I cannot find a web-based alternative that has the one-off PBS stations I watch and their online subscription has very limited content.
Five minutes with drudge is all you need, and no ads...
Cable TV was largely a waste. Living near Columbus my little HD antenna picks up well over 30 stations. Including all four Columbus major network affiliates and PBS. So I have a huge advantage over you. If I subscribe to Hulu and Netflix the only thing I’m missing out on is ESPN and Cable News. ESPN is a small loss cause if the game I want to watch is on ESPN I can catch it At BDubs or Yoggi’s and I consider cable news to be worthless and no loss at all.
Before I cut the cord I was watching very little TV anyway. Mainly sports and Movies. I watch most media these days with my IPAD or IPHONE.
A TV remote control is a lot less fuss. And you can use it while reclining on the couch. (Unless you don't have one of those either) Another thing I like about cable TV is that you can see what is going to be coming up on the channel list you decided to keep track of. It is hard to watch some program on your computer if you don't even know it exists.
That's so weird, you'd think PBS of all things would've been at the forefront of this, since their business model is all about providing content at no cost.