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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#21 » by DigitalFool » Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:35 pm

El Duderino wrote:Greenfield, a few miles outside of Milwaukee.


Whereabouts in Greenfield? I wanted to do the same thing a couple months ago, but when I called AT&T they said they don't offer service in my area. I find it annoying because I see AT&T vans all the time driving around my neighborhood and I always get offers in the mail. I'm off Coldspring/51st.

Maybe tw hijacked my line so I can never switch? :-?
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#22 » by Newz » Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:38 pm

Seriously though, cable television is like the biggest scam ever.

How many people actually watch 1,500 channels or whatever the hell it is that they give you now? Almost everyone I know watches 10, MAYBE 20 channels... yet you have to pay for all of them.
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#23 » by REDDzone » Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:02 pm

Yea, getting rid of cable was an awesome decision. I thought I'd miss it, but quickly realized that 90% of the stuff I watched on there was crap. Save like 100 bucks a month, and spend my time NOT watching crap on tv. Win win, at least for my situation.
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#24 » by Newz » Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:04 pm

REDDzone wrote:Yea, getting rid of cable was an awesome decision. I thought I'd miss it, but quickly realized that 90% of the stuff I watched on there was crap. Save like 100 bucks a month, and spend my time NOT watching crap on tv. Win win, at least for my situation.


Same here. I'll never, EVER have cable again... unless they offer an option that lets me just pick what I want for a reduced cost.
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#25 » by BucksRUS » Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:42 pm

We cut the cord aver 3 years ago. Determined most of what we watched was available over the air. After getting a digital tuner to pull in the stations, we determined that the over the air TV broadcasts had a much better picture than what we were getting from cable. I am out of market, so I could stream Bucks or Brewers games if I wanted, but with two small kids I don't have that much time that makes it worth my money to pay for the service. I get about half the Packers games over the air. I think for Sunday Ticket streaming you still need to pay for the service from direct TV. Don't miss cable at all. Kids like watching streaming Netflix TV shows. I typically watch less than 5 hours of TV per week. I watched more when I had cable.
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#26 » by Ill-yasova » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:28 pm

For those of you who are somewhat dependent on Hulu:
Hulu, which attracted 31 million unique users in March under a free-for-all model, is taking its first steps to change to a model where viewers will have to prove they are a pay-TV customer to watch their favorite shows, according to sources.

In fact, the move by Hulu toward the new model — called authentication because viewers would have to log in with their cable or satellite TV account number — was behind the move last week by Providence Equity Partners to cash out of Hulu after five years, these sources said.

http://www.uproxx.com/media/2012/04/you-will-now-need-a-cable-subscription-to-watch-stuff-on-hulu/
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#27 » by ReasonablySober » Wed May 2, 2012 7:15 pm

One thing I've noticed that's pretty sweet with regards to MLB.tv is that the broadcast comes through quicker online than it does over satellite. Maybe that's of minor importance to most but if you're following along on the boards or on Twitter it's pretty sweet.
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#28 » by El Duderino » Wed May 2, 2012 8:17 pm

DigitalFool wrote:
El Duderino wrote:Greenfield, a few miles outside of Milwaukee.


Whereabouts in Greenfield? I wanted to do the same thing a couple months ago, but when I called AT&T they said they don't offer service in my area. I find it annoying because I see AT&T vans all the time driving around my neighborhood and I always get offers in the mail. I'm off Coldspring/51st.

Maybe tw hijacked my line so I can never switch? :-?


I'm just off 51st and Edgerton
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Post#29 » by ReasonablySober » Fri May 25, 2012 11:29 pm

Quick but cool note.

An untethered jailbreak was released today. You can now jailbreak all of your latest iOS devices including the iPhone 4S, iPad 3 and Apple TV.

I've been waiting months for this because it's give me a chance to test MLB At Bat on my iPad with a spoofed IP.

I jailbroke my iPad in a matter of minutes and using Cydia, installed Location Spoofer. I choose a location out in New York and fired up MLB At Bat. It immediately found my NY location and let me watch any out of market game. Boom. Skrillex.

This was big. MLB At Bat and the NBA equivalent use GPS to determine where you're watching games. Using VPNs to change your location won't help you. You need an app like Location Spoofer to fool your iOS device.

This is how I'll primarily watch the Brewers and Bucks since I like to play a videogame or watch TV while the games are on. When I'd rather watch them on the big screen, there are screen mirroring apps for jailbroken devices.
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Post#30 » by SupremeHustle » Fri May 25, 2012 11:43 pm

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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#31 » by MikeIsGood » Fri May 25, 2012 11:45 pm

I'm going to try doing this when my contract is up in November. I am not sure how well it will work, though. I watch A LOT of cable. But saving $1200 per year (probably more like $800ish when you factor in At Bat, League Pass, Hulu or Netflix) would be awesome.
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#32 » by Nebula1 » Sat May 26, 2012 12:32 am

Been without cable for a number of years now and without a TV for about 2.5 years. Don't miss them at all.
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Post#33 » by Mags FTW » Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:48 pm

So I just called Time Warner to "cancel" my cable and internet for U-Verse, hoping I'd get a lower monthly bill or some extra channels out of it. First person took my info and then transferred me to "retention". The woman I spoke with there offered nothing. Simply told me the closest place to turn in my cable box, modem, and remote. I specifically told her I was leaving because got a cheaper offer from AT&T. Will they try to call me at another time, or is that it?
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#34 » by trwi7 » Tue Jun 19, 2012 1:15 am

Mags FTW wrote:So I just called Time Warner to "cancel" my cable and internet for U-Verse, hoping I'd get a lower monthly bill or some extra channels out of it. First person took my info and then transferred me to "retention". The woman I spoke with there offered nothing. Simply told me the closest place to turn in my cable box, modem, and remote. I specifically told her I was leaving because got a cheaper offer from AT&T. Will they try to call me at another time, or is that it?


Wouldn't even go back to Time Warner even if they offered you a better deal. U-Verse craps all over Time Warner.
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#35 » by jeremyd236 » Tue Jun 19, 2012 5:08 am

Mags FTW wrote:So I just called Time Warner to "cancel" my cable and internet for U-Verse, hoping I'd get a lower monthly bill or some extra channels out of it. First person took my info and then transferred me to "retention". The woman I spoke with there offered nothing. Simply told me the closest place to turn in my cable box, modem, and remote. I specifically told her I was leaving because got a cheaper offer from AT&T. Will they try to call me at another time, or is that it?


You probably need to be more clear in threatening to move or being angry about your service/price. My girlfriend has called twice in the last year to bitch about our prices. Here in Minneapolis, we have Comcast basic service, which doesn't include AMC. That was her main point in wanting a reduced price or AMC thrown in for free.

First time she got HBO/Cinemax free for a year. Second time she got Showtime free for a year. It's not a reduced price or AMC, but I love it. They also gave us AMC on demand...so we can watch all my favorite shows the next day. Again, not the same thing but we got a good deal when it's all said and done.
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#36 » by Mags FTW » Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:38 pm

They called this morning, but I was in a meeting and couldn't pick up. Hopefully they have a nice offer for me.
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#37 » by Nebula1 » Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:29 pm

How much TV do you guys watch on average per week?

I found that one day my tv was dusty and hadn't been turned on in weeks so I got rid of it for good.
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#38 » by El Duderino » Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:06 pm

Mags FTW wrote:So I just called Time Warner to "cancel" my cable and internet for U-Verse, hoping I'd get a lower monthly bill or some extra channels out of it. First person took my info and then transferred me to "retention". The woman I spoke with there offered nothing. Simply told me the closest place to turn in my cable box, modem, and remote. I specifically told her I was leaving because got a cheaper offer from AT&T. Will they try to call me at another time, or is that it?


TW called me a few months ago and gave me a super sweet deal when canceled to get U-Verse. After haggling with the guy a bit, i got cable, phone, internet, and DVR for 65 dollars a month for 12 months. I added HBO though and now my bill is 88 bucks with taxes/fees added.
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Post#39 » by Mags FTW » Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:54 pm

Got my bill reduced from $130 to $75.
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Post#40 » by El Duderino » Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:53 am

Good for you Mags

Time Warner gets ripped on a ton here, but i've been with them for a long time and don't really have anything bad to say about them except that their DVR's suck compared to their competitors.

Pretty much without fail over the years, when a promotion i was on expired, they found me a new one which was very fair. My internet and/or cable rarely ever goes out and the few times it has, the outage was fixed quickly. If something did wrong with either that needed repair or a replacement product, a service tech would come out within a day or two and never once was i charge a penny for that. Hell, i get the digital variety cable package, 12MB internet, phone, DVR, and HBO and my bill is only 88 dollars after taxes and fees. I literally can't remember the last time either of my cable or internet went out.

Maybe i'm just lucky, but Time Warner has been good for me over many years. Then again, my sister is a passive type and pays nearly 80 bucks with TW for just cable and DVR. With the competition out there for cable/internet customers, people need to be aggressive and shop for the best offers, unlike my sister.

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