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    "The Walking Dead" OTA?

    I just noticed that My50, channel 50.1 in the Chicago market, has "The Walking Dead" in the schedule: http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.do?stnNum=34662&channel=50.1&aid=tvschedule Tonight it will broadcast two episodes starting at 7 PM. And it looks like two episodes will be on...
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    Who here has a DVR for their antennas? What DVR do you have?

    She's happy now because the system works all the time and she appreciates that we don't have to pay any monthly bill to watch TV. And yes, the kids are a lot more adaptable to new things that we think. :)
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    Who here has a DVR for their antennas? What DVR do you have?

    1. I have two Simple TV boxes, one is version 1 and the second one is version 2. The problem that I had was that the ver 2 box will go offline at random times and to bring it back online it needed a reboot. I fixed that problem with a lamp timer that I configured to restart the box every early...
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    Who here has a DVR for their antennas? What DVR do you have?

    I use Simple TV whole home DVR and I can access the recordings practically everywhere. On my TVs over Roku, tablets, smartphones and computers over the network/internet. It has some problems but I fixed most of them over time. Now it's working almost without any hiccups.
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    Sling TV

    The main problem with Sling TV, in my opinion, is the fact that you still have to buy bundles of channels. Soon every channel will want to be in the core package and the same thing will happen with Sling that happened with Dish, the price will go up. Personally, I will be happy to replace ESPN...
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    Attention cord cutters...

    Yes, I'm comparing what I had with Dish with what I have right now and I told you that for ME it is a lot better now because your initial post was directed at cord cuterrs. And yes, Netflix doesn't have commercials. I don't care about CNN, FOX or MSNBC. I have the internet and the other free...
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    Attention cord cutters...

    Netflix is $7.99/month for me, no contract, no hidden fees like DVR fee, HD fee, receiver fee, whole home DVR fee, ETF , etc. That means that YES, for me is a lot better and cheaper. Right now for internet plus Netflix I pay exactly $52/month. When I had Dish, that was more than two years ago...
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    Dish and Fox Making Up?

    I don't understand why everybody is piling on Mitch. Each customer who cancels Dish, costs Dish almost $900 to replace. If they cannot replace them the subscribers number will shrink. If it will shrink to much the stock price will go down and the Dish stockholders will loose money. Very simple...
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    CNN and HLN gone/ Dish-Turner Dispute - Now Back 11/21

    I don't know why a lot of people think that a la carte must replace the current system. You like it as it is and it makes more sense for you, fine, keep it. But add the a la carte option also. Personally I don't need hundreds of channels. That's why I canceled Dish and I can tell you that I...
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    Grit and Escape Ink Fresh Carriage Deals

    Both will launch next Monday, August 18, at noon ET. Grit TV schedule: http://www.grittv.com/tv-schedule/ Grit TV market coverage: http://www.grittv.com/find-us/ Escape TV schedule: http://www.escapetv.com/tv-schedule/ Escape TV market coverage: http://www.escapetv.com/find-us/
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    What could Dish offer for $30/month streaming

    I'm a very happy cord cuter from Dish. According to them I'm the target of their new service. They must be stupid. When I canceled Dish they tried to make me change my mind and asked me what they can do to keep me as their customer. I told them that I will stay as a client if they will sell me...
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    Is Dish crazy...162.48 per month?

    Wake up people! You pay way to much for garbage, cut the cord you won't miss the TV. $7.99 for Netflix plus Simple TV OTA whole house DVR without any monthly fees here. If you cannot live without DISH or DirecTV stop complaining and continue paying their outrageous fees every month and enjoy...
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    Well, I finally did it.

    I've got that package for internet, HBO was a bonus. The Comcast SD box is still in the original package, I'm not using it. I have all the local channels free and in HD over the air and I'm watching HBO on HBOGO. BTW, on HBOGO you realize that HBO is overpriced. Every week you have one new movie...
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    Well, I finally did it.

    If you can subscribe to Comcast what you want is doable. I have the Internet Plus package with them, that's 25 MB internet, HBO and HBOGO for $39.95/month for the first year. You will need an Apple TV or a Chromecast to be able to use HBOGO with Comcast, it's not working (yet?) on Roku.
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    Well, I finally did it.

    Welcome to the cord cutters club! Another option is Simple TV. And you can get a Simple.tv Network Tuner DVR (first generation) with Lifetime Premier Subscription for $125 on Amazon. I ordered one yesterday, I should have it in a few days. You will have to add your own external HDD but if you...
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    Netflix strikes a multi-year deal with Comcast

    Netflix strikes a multi-year deal with Comcast to ensure its movies and TV shows stream more quickly A deal between Netflix and Comcast will speed up streaming times for Comcast customers Streaming times had been 27 per cent slower between October 2013 and January this year Netflix will...
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    When will it end?

    Cancel! Cancel! Cancel! Send them a message, maybe they will hear it. The pay TV providers will change the way that they are doing business when enough of their subscribers will cancel. In 2006, when I signed up with Dish my bill was $75 per month but it included HBO, Showtime and Starz. Last...
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    Lifetime, AE and History Channel available on Roku

    If you have (access to) a DirecTV account, now you can activate and watch History, A&E and Lifetime on your Roku.
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    Price increases in February 2014 (UPDATED!)

    I canceled Dish almost one year ago. Now I have only the OTA channels plus Netflix and the sport package from DishWorld for some european soccer on Roku, the total is $18/month. But that's not what I want to tell you. What I want to tell you is a really great story: A friend visited us some time...
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    So you want ala carte

    I canceled Dish after their latest price increase because it became way to expensive for all the garbage and the repeats filled with ads 90% of the time. I told them that I will return to Dish when they will offer me a la carte channels. Until then they and all the other pay TV providers can...
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    Disappointed with DISH - DIRT Team help???

    Cancel Dish, don't switch to Directv, install an OTA antenna ( if you don't have one already), get Netflix and your bill will be only $8/month. I did it 4 months ago and I don't miss Dish at all. Now I'm asking myself how I was so stupid to pay almost $80/month (I had the top 200 package, no...
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    Is cord cutting finally catching on?

    My personal view about sports: Baseball, basketball, hockey - too many games, they play almost every day. Football - too violent for my taste. But enough games are on OTA TV anyway. The only sport that I watch when I have the opportunity and ready to pay for is soccer. But to get the soccer...
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    Is cord cutting finally catching on?

    We cut the cord with Dish Network almost 3 months ago. When Dish tried to make us change our mind they told us that they will do "almost anything" to keep us. I told them that we will be happy to stay with them if they will let us pick and pay only for the channels that we watch. It was not...
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    Fees increasing?

    Best option for everyone: Cancel and switch to OTA and/or FTA. And force pay TV providers to offer a la carte. When we canceled Dish they tried to convince us to change our minds, they told us that they will do "almost anything" to keep us. I told them that we don't need hundreds of channels, we...
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    What did dish offer for you to stay after 2 years?

    Yes, they forced me to cut the cord. I'm glad that I did it. Thank you Dish!