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Old 09-04-2023, 07:01 AM
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I have internet (200 mps), streaming on 2 TVs with 2 Firesticks, and a "landline" (which I love because my cell can be silent or not charged) and a cell (special rate - goes up next year on the cell). I pay $70 a month for all this. Netflix is about $15 a month. I can do a lot with my firestick to see channels for free, but, well, I'll only say I do not feel guilty about that part. My only concern is that the firestick interface could be complicated for an elderly woman. Still, there is a of perfectly free TV on Firestick - old stuff - through things like FreeVee, very easy to watch, perfectly legal. I think an elderly woman could learn to use that. But, I admit, I would not be happy with this if i did not know how to get "certain channels" (not FreeVee) through certain means. There are ads or computer stores to talk to - or internet sites - if you want to maximize your firestick.

Finally - and this has been so important to me - I have a laptop that shows on my main TV through an HDMI cord, then I have a wireless keyboard and wireless mouse. I can see anything - You Tube, Netflix, anything I subscribe to, all my email, everything - right on the big screen from my sofa. It's paradise.