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pros/cons of dropping cable TV service

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Gray_Area:

--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on April 11, 2012, 02:03:39 pm ---
--- Quote from: GameOver on April 11, 2012, 01:27:14 pm ---Also dont believe two people could watch 2 different TV's and both use Netflix or Hulu at the same time?

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We often run Netflix on 2 or 3 different devices at Casa Cheffo without problem.

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I was just discussing this the other night with someone, as we were wondering. I figure they put a cap on how many streams to a certain address, but maybe they don't, and it falls back on your bandwidth?



--- Quote from: pinballjim on April 11, 2012, 03:33:46 pm ---There's at least 50 threads about this here already.

Pro - you save a lot of money.

Con - every night a ghost that looks like pinballjim comes into your room and rapes you.



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This is totally what I read these threads for.



--- Quote from: DaveMMR on April 11, 2012, 10:36:01 pm ---If I lived alone I'd cut cable in a second and just have a computer hooked up to the TV to stream Hulu Plus and Netflix.  But my girlfriend watches a bit of TV and enjoys the cable offerings so no dice there.

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Sure. As long as she pays for it.

Gray_Area:
whoops, double post

Green Giant:

--- Quote ---I was just discussing this the other night with someone, as we were wondering. I figure they put a cap on how many streams to a certain address, but maybe they don't, and it falls back on your bandwidth?
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I was always under the impression that streaming netflix was a much much bigger tax on your internet provider than netflix itself.

I am pretty sure they will only start wondering if 10-15 different IP addresses in different cities start using the same account.  Simply put don't share your account with to many people.

Samstag:

--- Quote from: Donkbaca on April 12, 2012, 03:39:47 pm ---That infinitv thing is like 200 bucks, then you have to load all the software, and configure a HTPC.  You still have to pay for the cable subscription. 

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In my experience loading "all the software" consists of spending 2 minutes to download and install the latest device driver.  The rest is built in to windows and it configures itself in a few minutes.

It makes setting up a MAME system look like rocket science.

GameOver:
Phase 1 of operation cable cut has been executed.

1) Remove FIOS set top box from TV
2) Connect rabbit ears!
3) Connect 'smart' bluray player with Netflix & Hulu Plus
4) Activate free trials of Netflix & Hulu Plus

That's all for now!  So far so good.  I'll make a decision after my free trials are up.  Hulu is only 1 week but that should be enough for me to know.

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