Buffalo Barbarian Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 17 hours ago, jletha said: YouTube TV has every sports channel you'd ever want PLUS all local channels and basically everything else youd ever need and all you need is the internet and an AppleTV/Roku thing. I split $50/month with my brother because each account gives you 6 screens. It is perfect 720p picture, never lags or buffers and it completely live with unlimited DVR. I HIGHLY recommend YoutubeTv, it has been awesome. i m so behind in technology that im still concerned about recording stuff and watching it latter. I m wondering does YouTube have this option or is everything live? I watch 90% of my shows recorded for latter.
ALF Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 Back when Time Warner cut one a more channels many of us wrote to our State Senators and PSC to complain. They put pressure on TW and it worked. It would have to be resolved before the regular season , no doubt in my mind.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 6 hours ago, thronethinker said: I work for a major Cable Company and honestly they can't wait to move on from TV broadcasting. HSD is the bread and butter now. Everyone cuts the cable just to get faster HSD which costs the company pennies compared to Broadcasting. whats HSD? (Im starting to sound like my parents lol) 1
ALF Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) High Speed Data , internet ? I'm old, still get the Buffalo News delivered. Cutting the cord and going all internet would be too big of a challenge for me. Edited July 31, 2019 by ALF 1
plenzmd1 Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 35 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: i m so behind in technology that im still concerned about recording stuff and watching it latter. I m wondering does YouTube have this option or is everything live? I watch 90% of my shows recorded for latter. there are absolutely options to record streaming stuff now. Tivo and Fire both have devices if you want a physical box, and PLayOn is a cloud based DVR. 1
eball Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 Just now, plenzmd1 said: there are absolutely options to record streaming stuff now. Tivo and Fire both have devices if you want a physical box, and PLayOn is a cloud based DVR. I'm damn close to reducing my DTV subscription to the bare minimum just to keep Sunday Ticket, and going the streaming route for everything else.
May Day 10 Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 43 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: i m so behind in technology that im still concerned about recording stuff and watching it latter. I m wondering does YouTube have this option or is everything live? I watch 90% of my shows recorded for latter. The great thing is most everything is streaming, so think of a netflix-type situation. My wife likes "this is us". She doesnt watch it live, the new episode is added immediately to watch.... or any other episode previous. These services also offer dvr functions. I know they are somewhat limited, as it is cloud-based, so you can't hoard 500 hours of content. Hulu Live gives me 50 hours, but i think i could pay more for larger storage. If its 9 o clock and i turn on the 7:00 indians game, it automatically starts me from the beginning of the game. 1
plenzmd1 Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 1 minute ago, eball said: I'm damn close to reducing my DTV subscription to the bare minimum just to keep Sunday Ticket, and going the streaming route for everything else. if you have not made your call yet( i have not) , last year was easy as hell to get my needed discounts when i kindly pointed out them of my $110 bill, nearly $60 was in equipment and protections plans and the such, not content. I told them i have sling in DC.. Sling is $30a month, i get 5 TVs instead of 4 !, have an online DVR so need for Genie 0t whole home stuff, and I have zero equipment so no protection plan. That is what they know hurts them, and drives their bills through the roof. Last year took me about 5 minutes to get $60 credit per month and free STMAX..al expiring this month. I mean they can say leave, or what have you, but what are they gunna do with all that used equipment? Its a sunk cost, not going to refurbished or ever used again..may as well get the content fees out us Will see if it works this year 1
4BillsintheBurgh Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 54 minutes ago, ALF said: High Speed Data , internet ? I'm old, still get the Buffalo News delivered. Cutting the cord and going all internet would be too big of a challenge for me. Haha, sounds like you should get a rotating digital antenna on the roof to re-live the 70's! It works well for me, has a 70 mile range (even though it says 150) but the picture is good. 1
mikemac2001 Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 Idk why people keep flipping if you have Sunday ticket you get all out of market games - if the game is a local broadcast and you live in buffalo/Rochester you just need an antenna if that channel is blocked. its just like it always has been. I live in Texas so I can’t use the Sunday ticket channels to watch let’s say a cowboys game - I would have to use the local channel instead
jletha Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 5 hours ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: i m so behind in technology that im still concerned about recording stuff and watching it latter. I m wondering does YouTube have this option or is everything live? I watch 90% of my shows recorded for latter. It has unlimited DVR so you can record whatever you want, whenever you want. Since its just an app, you can have it on your phone too and set things to record on your phone or watch your recorded things on your phone as well. 1
sabres431 Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 I just got off chat with DirecTV(AT&T). I was given a one $15 credit for the broadcast issues, $20/month off for 12 months, and a free local channel connector. I was then transferred to the NFL Saves person who told me there were no discounts available but to try calling back closer to the season.
nucci Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 11 minutes ago, sabres431 said: I just got off chat with DirecTV(AT&T). I was given a one $15 credit for the broadcast issues, $20/month off for 12 months, and a free local channel connector. I was then transferred to the NFL Saves person who told me there were no discounts available but to try calling back closer to the season. There are discounts available. I got $60 month; $16.50 off Sunday ticket and free movie channels for 3 months
sabres431 Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 1 hour ago, nucci said: There are discounts available. I got $60 month; $16.50 off Sunday ticket and free movie channels for 3 months The rep "claimed" that the discounts are generated by the system. I said I've seen people who have gotten discounts or even ST for free and she continued to say there were none.
nucci Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, sabres431 said: The rep "claimed" that the discounts are generated by the system. I said I've seen people who have gotten discounts or even ST for free and she continued to say there were none. ask for loyalty dept. it's a pain but worth it Edited July 31, 2019 by nucci
CaptnCoke11 Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 I wish they would come out with just a single team channel.. Only get the teams games you want to see across all cable and satellite companies.
Radar Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 I'm close to giving up cable and satellite. Cost vs pleasure is issue. Might consider it because MSG for Sabres game is really only thing I hang in there for. Wife watches some cable news stuff.
Mango Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 On a similar note. I looked at getting the Sunday Ticket streaming service. But was declined because of my region, I guess... I just moved to Saratoga Springs, currently cutting the chord. Anybody have options for getting an HD feed for Bills games. I really don't want to watch a crappy grainy feed every week, or drop 50 bucks a Sunday having a few pops and a snack. Cheers.
MikeSpeed Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) This following is completely unrealistic, but it makes my point... If I had an antenna that was say a mile high (haven't calculated the real height) I could get most of the over the air broadcasts. That would include all NFL games. All games are floating around in space somewhere, and if the technology existed I would be able to watch any game by tuning into the over the air local broadcast. This is why I cannot wrap my head around why all channels, that are broadcasted over the air, should not be available to me. Just because I don't live in Buffalo, I cannot watch the ONLY team I care about without paying my first born. When those of you fortunate enough to still live there can see it for free. Moving to Buffalo is not an option. Want to become rich enough to buy your own team? Develop the tech to capture all over the air broadcasts. Edited July 31, 2019 by MikeSpeed 1
Chris66 Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 This is the last season for sunday ticket. Nfl has an opt out clause after this year. As far a DTV goes Att is losing big time money on it. Dont know how much they are willing to discount it.
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