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does anyone know anything about direct tv ?we have dish but i just cant keep paying for it its almost 200 every month pluto tv on my roku tv is free
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I had a recorded call today from directv, it said for new customers they were offering their best package for $19.99 a month. We also have Dish and pay a lot, but I don't think we want to go back to Directv right now. You can maybe go to their site and see what packages they offer.
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does anyone know anything about direct tv ?we have dish but i just cant keep paying for it its almost 200 every month pluto tv on my roku tv is free
I have Dish TV but it comes with my Apartment Complex, If I was you I would just go for Pluto TV or Netflix, save your money.
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We have Dish Network too and pay over 200 Dollars a month to them. I am thinking about having it cut off because My Husband and Kids are always watching Netflix anyway.
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We used to have Directv several years ago. I don't remember exactly how much, but it was upwards of $160/mo. We canceled, got a Roku, and signed up for Sling TV.
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We used to have the DISH satellite system. But we figured out we were paying way too much on TV, which we rarely watch anyway. Now we're on a Comcast bundle which gives us TV, phone, and Internet. And the price for all that is way cheaper than when we were with DISH (which only gave us TV). :peace:
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We used to have Directv several years ago. I don't remember exactly how much, but it was upwards of $160/mo. We canceled, got a Roku, and signed up for Sling TV.
How is Sling working out for you? I plan to cut the cord in January. I did a lot of research on the difference services and Sling programming seemed to fit our viewing habits the most. There are only 3 stations that weren't included in the programs we watch daily but we could adjust to it. My cable carries hundreds of channels but only 120 on my plan...and out of those 120, we watch 30. Now they removed Turner Classic Movies and moved it to Sports and Entertainment package for an extra $9.99 a month. That would take my bill over $200 again. No thanks, not for one channel. I'm betting other movie channels will go to that extra package soon.
I would never go with Dish or Direct TV. My son had one of those two a couple years ago which promised $40/month for 2 years but within 2 months, the bill was up to $99/month and the promised stations were deleted from his lineup. He wanted to cancel but they pulled the old "you'll need to pay the full 2 years first" so he stopped watching and got his cable back and paid on both until his Dish or direct TV contract ran out. In other words, it was a bait and switch.
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We used to have the DISH satellite system. But we figured out we were paying way too much on TV, which we rarely watch anyway. Now we're on a Comcast bundle which gives us TV, phone, and Internet. And the price for all that is way cheaper than when we were with DISH (which only gave us TV). :peace:
My bundle cost $203 and prices go up every 6 months. I don't know which TV package you have but before I had the Digital Starter. I have the Limited Basic and Expanded Basic now. I'm planning on getting rid of my landline phone, too, since I only get telemarketing and robocalls now.
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We used to have Directv several years ago. I don't remember exactly how much, but it was upwards of $160/mo. We canceled, got a Roku, and signed up for Sling TV.
How is Sling working out for you? I plan to cut the cord in January. I did a lot of research on the difference services and Sling programming seemed to fit our viewing habits the most. There are only 3 stations that weren't included in the programs we watch daily but we could adjust to it. My cable carries hundreds of channels but only 120 on my plan...and out of those 120, we watch 30. Now they removed Turner Classic Movies and moved it to Sports and Entertainment package for an extra $9.99 a month. That would take my bill over $200 again. No thanks, not for one channel. I'm betting other movie channels will go to that extra package soon.
I would never go with Dish or Direct TV. My son had one of those two a couple years ago which promised $40/month for 2 years but within 2 months, the bill was up to $99/month and the promised stations were deleted from his lineup. He wanted to cancel but they pulled the old "you'll need to pay the full 2 years first" so he stopped watching and got his cable back and paid on both until his Dish or direct TV contract ran out. In other words, it was a bait and switch.
Sling has been working great for us. We watch mostly Netflix/Hulu and not a lot of live TV, so losing a few channels that we used to watch was no big deal. We have the Blue package for $25/mo and added the Hollywood one for an extra $5 - I need my TCM! The Hollywood pack also has The Film Detective channel, which is similar to TCM. However, there are no local channels, at least not in my area, without an antenna. Paying for Sling, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu & Spotify all together is still way cheaper than Directv, and I never get rain fade!
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Time to cut the cord... or dish in this case. $200 is a lot of money just for TV -- I have a Spectrum triple bundle (Cable TV, phone, & high speed internet) with pay channels - HBO, STARZ, Showtime, etc.... & I pay $223 a month. If that isn't an option for you in your area, just go to a firestick & netflix & the free stuff... there are a lot of free channels out there.
I can't wait to cut the cord -- no one really watches any of the cable channels in my house, it's either YouTube or Netflix.
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yesn we pay 200.00 a month for cable,internet and phone its a lot but like a drug addict need my tv and internet phone I could throw out.
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I have never had direct tv but I know people who do and they like it. I don't think it is that expensive.
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Well i watch hulu one granddaughter watches netflix my husband watchs pluto tv on my roku but my other tvs are older and for some reason i can not get pluto to work on my xbox 360 .So we have decided to turn satelite off after a whole spool of promises i was told if i pay back bill in full can get it put on pause for 5.30 a moth but there was no mention of rental equipment
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I never had directv but I know people who used it and liked it. Pluto TV is free and would use it on my Roku. Sling TV, Hulu Live, YouTube TV, Philo, and Fubo TV are good alternatives to cable tv.
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we have had them all..too expensive...we use firestick to get amazon prime and roku...
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For all of the members who are paying 200.00 a month for Dish all I can say is, WOW! My husband and I had Dish a few years ago and we got a bunch of channels for less than 50.00 a month; it was more like around 30.00 or so.
I don't know if times have changed that much and prices have gone through the roof or a 200.00 a month package is considered some kind of super ultimate supreme package.
We have basic limited which is fine and we also use ROKU which I really like. There is also an antenna in the house somewhere that we have to try just to see how many local stations we can get absolutely free of any monthly charges. Some of those antennas work out pretty good from what I have seen.
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we have had them all..too expensive...we use firestick to get amazon prime and roku...
I have thought about doing those but it seems like the price ends up being about the same if I want internet....to answer the original question...no I have not used DirectTV
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Direct Tv is high also, we have a prime so that is were we watch tv.
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I have never had Direct TV but people I knew who did switched because the price kept going up.
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I have never have Direct TV, I had Dish I had it a few years ago and Hate it, we did not get what we were promised, the channels were not there and every time it rained or there was string winds we lost signals, i lasted 2 months and cancel it. Right now we have cable, but we are about to cut the cord too, I have Amazon firestick, Netfilx and Hulu and we just got an antenna which we will be installing soon for the local channels. I can watch Modbro, pluto TV for free and even have Kodi for some movies.
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my biggest issue is i miss my wrestling on monday nights,because i do see my murder she wrote on cozi tv which is on tv hooked to outside antena
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We have Internet without TV and added Hulu+ with Live TV for $45 a month and it includes our local channels and the sports games we watch.
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Don't have any Tv providers now but when I did I prefer Dish over Direct TV, I don't know what Direct TV is offering now so I can't help with that just that my past experience with them was horrid and costly with no benefits to channels at all.
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Do you mind if i ask how the hulu live is i have regular hulu but never sprang for the hulu live yet would it be better then the pluto tv which i absolutely love
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I had DirecTV but cancelled it. It was getting too expensive and, somehow, extra stuff was getting put on my bill every month. It happened for 3 months in a row before I finally cancelled it. I have DirecTV now, through my firestick and it's getting too expensive, too. I'd like to get rid of it but it does have DVR and keep it for my dad. If he wasn't around, I'd cancel that. Expedite has tons of channels and other content, movies, TV shows and it's only $25 a month. And, you can use it on 5 screens. DirecTV now is only 2 screens at once.
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Do you mind if i ask how the hulu live is i have regular hulu but never sprang for the hulu live yet would it be better then the pluto tv which i absolutely love
I have Hulu Live TV and we almost always watch it. The best part is live sports (NFL, MLB, NBA, College) and local news, network shows like Bull, Rise Up, 60 Minutes and you can record them to watch later. You can get a free trial to see for yourself,
It does take some getting used to, but we mastered it in a month or two.
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We still use DirecTV, but watch most of our shows through Apple TV. We started out with DISH, but could get a better deal with DIRECT, so switched, I'm not quite ready to cut the cord, but am thinking about it.
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I have only had the streaming version of Directtv. it worked well and was much cheaper than cable, however it had some kinks that needed to be worked out.
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I used to have direct tv. They were okay. Expensive. The customer service reps were always nice and polite. We cut all cable and satellite services though a few years ago. We only stream now.
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It is not worth paying that much for Direct tv. I have only had the streaming Direct tv where I watched on my roku, but I canceled that because they went up on that as well. Philo tv is so much better.
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ii have directv it can be expensive you just have to choose what you really want to watch.
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We got rid of DISH earlier this year and now have Hulu Live and Philo. Totally worth it
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I currently have netflix,hulu,amazon prime, pluto tv , tubi, and free local with the cable wire from the internet plugged into my tv and did a channel search. I am happy with all of these services. I keep it on in the background while I do my online stuff :peace:
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my biggest issue is i miss my wrestling on monday nights,because i do see my murder she wrote on cozi tv which is on tv hooked to outside antena
Looked up Wrestling Monday nights and found three sites that stream this, if you don't mind it being recorded, they are pretty current, one date is today 12-1-2019!! Enjoy!
https://wrestlingonlinematches.com/
https://wrestlingnetwork.in/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly583FUO-rU
(this one is from November, but it is authentic Monday night wrestling!)
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Initially when I got Dish I was paying for channels I never watched. Not fair, so I called DISH and told them to disconnect since they refused to give me what I wanted. They finally gave my a deal that I wanted and now paying much less.
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I considered it at one time because the prices were appealing but never tried it. My grandmother has it and she enjoys it.
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I have an Amazon Firestick- the absolute BEST thing I did in 2017!!! Now I want solar panels and a high wattage power box and inverter to power at least half of the high wattage items in my home such as the washer, dryer, fridge, and/or heaters.
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I too had Dish Network. But I stopped paying for channels I never watched. My bill was too big. So I told them to either give me a better package or disconnect the line. I got a much better package That I do watch.
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I've never heard of Philo, I have to look into that, thanks.
We got rid of DISH earlier this year and now have Hulu Live and Philo. Totally worth it
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BTW, for anyone who wants the info, my daughters downloaded an app called Pluto that lets you watch actual tv for free (but one of my daughters said the setup is confusing) and a CinemaMovieBox is awesome!
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We have firestick and roku...firestick is the best...lots of movies and lots of other options available
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I have Direct TV. I pay $60 a month. I don't have premium channels like HBO or Showtime. Every now and then I might get a preview for the weekend. I really only watch like five channels regularly. Just been too lazy to cancel which eventually I will. I haven't had any problems. The only problem is the weather sometimes if it's really windy or a bad storm it goes out but that's the downside of satellite.
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We have Comcast and we pay around 115 a month. I think Direct TV is a little cheaper but I am not sure. I guess it depends on the package you get.
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I have Spectrum, for cable TV, phone and internet service I pay 205.00.
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so dish is off and we are using hughesnet and pluo tv it working pretty good at least until i run out of data but with the game systems and all the cd we have its 300 month cheaper works great for me
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Dreamyxo,do they jack prices up anytime ,how long have you had them and is that include news and hallmark or any classic channels?
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my dish started at 45 by ttime they where done fees it was never under 266.00 a month
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I never had directv, I have always had cable. I am a tv watcher so I am willing to pay the extra. I do have a bundle, cable, internet and home phone so I have happy.
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I have toddlers in my home most of the time so i hardly ever watch television however my husband watches tv 24 hours a day
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I never had direct tv. I've always had Comcast but every year, the cost have been going up. I might have to give up everything pretty soon. I can't afford it!
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I have DirecTV now, which I get through either my Roku or Firestick. It's expensive and I'd drop it if it weren't for my dad. I have Expedite TV and like that a lot. It has tons of content for $24 a mo. Way better deal and that is only available on Firestick not Roku. Also, you can get it on computer and phone or tablet.
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surveygrabber i am thinking of switching from hulu to hulu live is it worth it do they increase their fees or does it stay the same every month,i miss my channel 20 or usa is it on hulu live
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We actually switch from DirectTV to Dish. DirectTV is just as bad on prices and increases monthly.
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I wish I knew more about it. I currently pay over $70 just for internet from Spectrum. ::)
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We cut the cord a year or so ago, and have Philo and Hulu Live. Worth it.
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I have DISH and the price was constantly increasing. The worst part was that I was paying money for channels I never used. I called them to see if I could get a better package, but one of the Reps said no. I told him then turn it off period. He put a Supervisor online and I got the package I could afford. I told them if they could not give me the package, then turn it off and I would send their receiver back to them. They gave me what I wanted and thereby lowering my monthly cost. Their prices are ridiculous.
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Thank you for the info OldBuddy. I want to cut the cord this year but my hubby wants the sports package and local news so the Hulu may work for us. I'm going to check it out. Cable just keeps going up and we never watch all those channels. I can use that money for vacations.
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I have never used Direct TV, which is offered by AT&T now, my internet service. Personally I don't like what I've heard about them, hidden fees, can't get local free channels, service is interupted often bc of weather, stuck in a 2 year contract with prices going up., etc. I cut my Comcast cable cord years ago, after my husband died and now only use free TV and Roku, where I watch a lot of cable channels for free on YouTube, (not YouTube TV, where you pay)
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does anyone know anything about direct tv ?we have dish but i just cant keep paying for it its almost 200 every month pluto tv on my roku tv is free
OMG why are you paying $200 a month for satellite service? I couldn't see myself paying anyone for satellite service with anyone company.
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so update is we went with hulu + live tv 54.99 a month i get my cozi tv and my wrestling plus local news my husband gets his sports we are happy with it now if we could just find a better internet hughesnet runs out so fast and seems like we ordered there booster and our bill has increased by 63 a month since then .But all good nothing is completely free anymore,RIGHT!
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We used to have Directv several years ago. I don't remember exactly how much, but it was upwards of $160/mo. We canceled, got a Roku, and signed up for Sling TV.
How is Sling working out for you? I plan to cut the cord in January. I did a lot of research on the difference services and Sling programming seemed to fit our viewing habits the most. There are only 3 stations that weren't included in the programs we watch daily but we could adjust to it. My cable carries hundreds of channels but only 120 on my plan...and out of those 120, we watch 30. Now they removed Turner Classic Movies and moved it to Sports and Entertainment package for an extra $9.99 a month. That would take my bill over $200 again. No thanks, not for one channel. I'm betting other movie channels will go to that extra package soon.
I would never go with Dish or Direct TV. My son had one of those two a couple years ago which promised $40/month for 2 years but within 2 months, the bill was up to $99/month and the promised stations were deleted from his lineup. He wanted to cancel but they pulled the old "you'll need to pay the full 2 years first" so he stopped watching and got his cable back and paid on both until his Dish or direct TV contract ran out. In other words, it was a bait and switch.
Sling has been working great for us. We watch mostly Netflix/Hulu and not a lot of live TV, so losing a few channels that we used to watch was no big deal. We have the Blue package for $25/mo and added the Hollywood one for an extra $5 - I need my TCM! The Hollywood pack also has The Film Detective channel, which is similar to TCM. However, there are no local channels, at least not in my area, without an antenna. Paying for Sling, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu & Spotify all together is still way cheaper than Directv, and I never get rain fade!
That's great! Before I went with Xfinity/Comast contract 2 years ago, my bill was going to be $203 a month. I started looking at the various opportunities and decided on Sling. It had all but 3 Channels we watch with the Orange and Blue and still way cheaper than Comcast. We just bought a Roku TV a couple months ago and trying to figure out how it works when I cut the cord. LOL Also looked at Pluto and Hulu. Neither have most of our channels we watch.
BTW, my Comcast bill for this January was $214 and change. (My contract was up mid-Dec.) and looking to cut the cord for sure unless i get a better deal from Comcast.
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so we are exclusively with hulu+live im happy,husband happy, kids have youtube on roku so they are happy as well
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I don't have direct t.v. I had dish at one time. We done away with paying for t.v. in that aspect. Streaming devices are nice. My smart t.v. comes with apps for things like pluto t.v. which is free. we just pay for the internet mostly watch analog.
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Does anyone have any info on the roku stick do you already have to have internet or is it it`s on internet with fee`s.We need to find something now everyone fighting over who gets to use the wifi for tv,apparently only so many people at one time can get online
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Does anyone have any info on the roku stick do you already have to have internet or is it it`s on internet with fee`s.We need to find something now everyone fighting over who gets to use the wifi for tv,apparently only so many people at one time can get online
The stick requires an Internet account to use.
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We are thinking about getting the Firestick and cutting the cable cord. It seems that the time has come for it.
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We have Sling and Pluto, Sling next month will be going up to $30 a month, was $24.99. I may try out Philo, which is $20 a month, need Firestick.Tubi is also free.
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So Oldbuddy i would still have to use my house internet if i had the roku stick it doesnt have its on internet for a fee
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If the government would only step in and make the internet free to all, then this would change the way how these providers operate, and maybe make it a lot cheaper for families to pay these providers...
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So Oldbuddy i would still have to use my house internet if i had the roku stick it doesnt have its on internet for a fee
That is correct. Connecting is just like you would connect any other device (such as your smartphone).
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We have Directv and have been happy with it. They do have specials for new customers and then they do get kinda pricey. I have neighbors that use Xfinity and love it, but I haven't looked into it to see if they have the channels we like.
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go with firestick
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I have never had either dish or direct tv. service did not seem to be consistent. I am in the process of cutting the cable.
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I have xfinity now but I Hope to cancel it when my contract is up. too many options that are much cheaper to be paying that amount.
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Call around to local providers and see what they are willing to give you for packages. I did that and Comcast ended up giving me a very good package for a lower rate.
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so i quit the hulu live because i can get the channels i like on frndly for 6 month instead of hulu live for 54 a month
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Made my choice. Don't need phone, can't trade down on TV package with Combase/Xfinity. All I need is internet. I need to figure out the costs for what I need and juggle if necessary.
I'm going with Firestick, Sling, Philo and/or Hulu. I hope hubby will be able to understand how to use them. That would be the only reason I would not cut the cord now. In the past 2 weeks, he has been having trouble even changing the channel on the remote and I can't figure out why. If I would stick with Xfinity, it would be wonderful to have the voice remote. I'm sure he couldn't screw that up. :D.
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Direct TV is no better than Dish. They will quote you one price and before you know it, it will be just as high as Dish. There customer service sucks.
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We have Direct Tv and honestly I find it expensive but the fiance has to have it for the football season. We even tried to lower our bill and it only helped us by maybe 15 dollars.
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my husband gets frustrated because he has to use remote to input email address and password for hulu and a few other he has found pkuto tv and it has everything we recently found out he can watch all his nascar on youtube for free as long as you have a account i will eventually buy him the keyboard for the roku tv then our problems will be all solved thanks for all input it has helped me a great deal
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We have used DirecTV for 8 years and are still with them. Their prices a re a little high, bu yo can talk with them and they will give you some of their current discounts.
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My Comcast bill is getting ridiculous too >:( I like what they offer but I am checking into other things for the future. I heard about this Select TV seems good but have to wait and see about it. 8)
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We have not had a TV provider for 12 years now. When we first moved, after losing our home we couldn't afford it. Now we don't even miss it. I can tell you though my mother-in-law has direct TV and has had alot of problems with it. It goes out alot and getting them to make service calls is rough. I know she would not recommend it at all. She does not have a choice of providers where she lives so she cannot change.
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They usually have a good deal for new customers. After that they're not so good.
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All the providers are the same to me, they get you in for a deal, that last only for a time, before hitting you with increase costs...bait and switch
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There are so many choices out there, it makes my head spin around. Recently, we have been looking into getting a digital antenna. Our daughter is hosting a TV show on a new network and the only way we can get it in our area is if we have a digital antenna. I've started doing some research, but really don't understand how it works or "if" it will work in our part of town. I guess the only thing to do is get one and try! Wish DirectTV would carry it.
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So, we got our first internet bill since switching completely to the internet for tv. With all the extra data we had to buy this month our bill was 223.00 dollars same as the dish bill use to be .so I told my husband what since did it make to make the change?
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We cut the cord and only have Hulu and Philo.
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I still have Hulu not live but don't know much about Philo, love internet tv but we can't keep enough internet to provide for everyone especially now that I am homeschooling 5 kids instead of one