A cable sales rep called the other day offering me a deal on service.
"Do you have cable now?"
"No. I go with over-the-air. I get HD plus a lot of local digital channels that weren't on basic Prism from CenturyLink."
I use a Mohu Leaf, and I'm fortunate to live in a good location--major networks plus Decades, Heroes and Icons, Me TV, My TV, Cozi, Bounce Laff, Escape, Univision, Telemundo, Get, Antenna, this, Retro, Grit, Escape, QVC, ION, NASA, PBS, Create.
I really don't want for stuff not to watch. There are as many things to flip past as I ever had. Sometimes the weather affects reception, but then that happened back when I had Dish TV.
"But, do you have a way to record programs?"
"Yeah I have an over-the-air DVR." It's a Tablo. It's fabulous and plays through Apple TV, an Amazon Fire Stick or on a tablet if I ever need television, say, in the laundry room.
I have to wait for a few cable programs to show up on streaming services, but otherwise I do OK.
I guess a DVR was the best arrow in the quiver. The sales rep and I said our goodbyes.
I suppose all this might be affected by loss of net neutrality if it comes to that, but at the moment I'm not missing cable about one year out. I've built my own à la carte and the wheels don't even wobble.
At the moment, I'm streaming musical performances from Pluto TV's Live Music channel via Apple TV. You don't even get that on MTV anymore do you?
Upgrading to the new version of Apple TV's one of the best moves I've made since cutting the cord. It allows providers to offer their own apps, making it a little less of a closed environment than Apple TV used to be.
I've found a pretty good set of alternatives even for surfing mindlessly. Pluto's one of the best. There's a lot to be said for MST3K any time.
Besides that, the news junkie in me is fed by a variety of sources, some on Pluto TV like the new Chedder--CNBC for Millennials but I like it too--and others. CBSN is available on just about every device, and I supplement it with UK's Sky News feed and a few others plus podcasts of the Rachael Maddow show, a day late, but still handy.
And there are free streaming services beyond Netflix and Hulu. Shout Factory, Tubi TV, Popcorn TV, Crackle they have a few commercials and a lot of niche selections the premium services aren't bothering with.
As I said, way, way more than I need, but it's not the having, it's the getting for the geek in me.
"Do you have cable now?"
"No. I go with over-the-air. I get HD plus a lot of local digital channels that weren't on basic Prism from CenturyLink."
I use a Mohu Leaf, and I'm fortunate to live in a good location--major networks plus Decades, Heroes and Icons, Me TV, My TV, Cozi, Bounce Laff, Escape, Univision, Telemundo, Get, Antenna, this, Retro, Grit, Escape, QVC, ION, NASA, PBS, Create.
I really don't want for stuff not to watch. There are as many things to flip past as I ever had. Sometimes the weather affects reception, but then that happened back when I had Dish TV.
"But, do you have a way to record programs?"
"Yeah I have an over-the-air DVR." It's a Tablo. It's fabulous and plays through Apple TV, an Amazon Fire Stick or on a tablet if I ever need television, say, in the laundry room.
I have to wait for a few cable programs to show up on streaming services, but otherwise I do OK.
I guess a DVR was the best arrow in the quiver. The sales rep and I said our goodbyes.
I suppose all this might be affected by loss of net neutrality if it comes to that, but at the moment I'm not missing cable about one year out. I've built my own à la carte and the wheels don't even wobble.
At the moment, I'm streaming musical performances from Pluto TV's Live Music channel via Apple TV. You don't even get that on MTV anymore do you?
Upgrading to the new version of Apple TV's one of the best moves I've made since cutting the cord. It allows providers to offer their own apps, making it a little less of a closed environment than Apple TV used to be.
I've found a pretty good set of alternatives even for surfing mindlessly. Pluto's one of the best. There's a lot to be said for MST3K any time.
Besides that, the news junkie in me is fed by a variety of sources, some on Pluto TV like the new Chedder--CNBC for Millennials but I like it too--and others. CBSN is available on just about every device, and I supplement it with UK's Sky News feed and a few others plus podcasts of the Rachael Maddow show, a day late, but still handy.
And there are free streaming services beyond Netflix and Hulu. Shout Factory, Tubi TV, Popcorn TV, Crackle they have a few commercials and a lot of niche selections the premium services aren't bothering with.
As I said, way, way more than I need, but it's not the having, it's the getting for the geek in me.
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