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Originally Posted by cb1972
I am considering using my Cable provider App from up North , and installing an antenna for local channels during our stay this winter. Tired of paying start up fees and high cable bill here every season. Not that tech savy, has anyone used this method or have any other suggestions. Normally watch sports and stream movies miniseries etc
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Lot of folks need a basic knowledge of this stuff.
Been doing network installations for many years.
Here is the basic stuff.
1) You have to have access to the internet (i.e. an "ISP")
Example: Comcast "Basic" internet (No Tv, No Phone)
Basic speed is 60 Meg (they recently updated to this )
You do not need "BLAST" or 200Meg, etc; 60 meg easily
handles my 2 streaming Tv, 16 IP Cams, multiple Echo and
Hub devices (Insteon, Amazon, Google, Wyze).
Very few homes need more than Basic speed; regardless of
what they have been told otherwise. Basic internet is $30
introductory and $40 thereafter. Any "upgraded" services are NOT necessary.
Other carriers are available at variuous price points.
e.g. Century Link (God forbid old POTS DSL. Pigeons are faster)
Also, Cellular internet access is viable, e.g. "Hotspot" on phone. Or the up and coming 5G ISP plans now available from most Cellular services.
OK...2) Secondly you need a "Streaming" service (or 2, or 3 )
and, if your Tv is NOT of a Streaming variety ("smart), you will need a "stick" add-on dongle device thingy e.g. Fire (Amazon), Apple Tv (Apple), Roku, Smart" Android etc.
That's it done deal.
Example: Comcast Basic Internet only ($30/$40 @ mo),
Disney Bundle; w/Hulu+, ESPN+ ($13.99 @ mo)
ALL IN FOR $54.....
And, if you are an Amazon Prime member ($119 @ yr.) you get a lot of free Tv from their "Prime Video"
At that point you are all in at $64 @ mo.
AND number of TVs and devices is not even a factor.
Go Nuts!!
