Nucky - I might be asking for some info. when I decide what I will be doing with DirecTV Now. Thanks. :ho:

Update - looking what DirecTV Now has removed is unbelievable. I love streaming and love the cost more. For a year now I have been bragging about how cheap it is compared to cable and satellite. DirecTv Now has just totally removed Discovery, HGTV, A&E, AMC, Comedy Central, Food Network, Hallmark Movies, History, Lifetime and many others from any of their packages. Great to have no contracts but if this is a sign of the times to come I'm leary we are heading right back to same old bait and switch games.

The Student (Me) helping the teacher. I would love to help you. When I stopped dealing with DirecTV through the satellite service and then used them for streaming the first month there were too many similarities when trying to solve problems with billing and getting help with technical assistance.

The really great thing about YouTube TV is knock on wood there are no service issues. I love it. At twice the price I would probably keep it.

Tomorrow my new Fire Tv Stick is supposed to arrive. I have the first edition from years ago and it works but now that I have a clue I want to have better up to date equipment.

Just got a friend from somewhere around $220 or $240 a month for the Triple Package with Comcast down to $90 including his Comcast internet charge and it will be less when we hook up his Motorola router.

Just let me know. Give Cord Cutters a shot on the internet. They send valuable info that helps you to make good decisions on what service is best for you.

If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have gotten into this, thanks CW! :bigbow:

The bolded is what I was asking about previously. The gateway/router for the wifi has to be connected via a phone jack, so that means he'd also need his phone service.

And then instead of the Triple Play with TV, he'd get just the wifi and phone through Xfinity (Comcast), and swap out the cable TV with the Firestick or Roku or whichever else, which turns his normal HDTV set into an internet video streaming monitor? Am I understanding this right?

Local Channel WESH NBC and cord cutting antenna success
 

To cord cut I still want to receive local channels especially NBC WESH, band VHF, virtual channel 02.1, DTV channel 11. By using an appropriate VHF antenna nad booster I can get a good signal heading ~107 degrees 75 percent of the time. This is not acceptable. Has anyone had any better luck with this channel?

YouTube TV provides the major local channels.

Yes, we tried to get Century Link one time. Only DSL is available for us and only 10 mbps. So we are still married to Comcast, the only other provider, for internet only. For the past four years we've relied on an antenna in the attic, Roku, Ooma for "land line," and a Netflix subscription. Not unhappy but I wish Century Link would install fiber optic in the central Villages.

We have been trying streaming for the past month and like it, however we just got a notice that we have used 90% of our data plan of 1024 FB. It would cost another $50 for next level up which would negate any savings.

We do stream pandora during the day when we are here. We have Comcast.

What are others doing to get around high data usage....other than turn the TV off.

We are new to cordcutting so we might be missing something.

In another thread there was a mention of repeater antennas in Ocala, so I moved my antenna from the back of the house to the side of the house, and aimed for Ocala. I can get about 10 channels, seems to be all of the time so far (Note i have not had a chance to try during a storm). I am using the same Db4e that I tried for Orlando with the same amplifier.

We use CenturyLink for internet only and if there is a monthly data limit I am not aware of it. We stream everything and typically consume about 600 gigabytes per month. We do make a point of hitting the "home" button on our Rokus when we turn off the TV otherwise it will continue to stream whatever we were watching, and consume bandwidth. Our CenturyLink plan cost $45 per month including all taxes and fees for 80 megabits per second download/40 megabits per second upload. We cut the cord with an Over-the-Air antenna (pretty much not used anymore in favor of the excellent YouTubeTV service) and Roku boxes about 7 years ago.

On the Roku Remote hit the Home Button 5 times then the Rewind button 3 times then the Fast Forward button 2 times. From the dropdown menu select 3.5 instead of 12 MBPS. This maneuver plus the hitting of the Home Button Like Biker1 said will cut the usage way down. Our usage was off the hook the first month but once we did these two things our usage dropped way under the limit. Streaming Pandora uses very little data. It's all worth it once you get these little things down.

I subscribe to Cord Cutters and get a helpful email from the daily.

We have Roku & a Fire Stick. I prefer the Roku by a mile. Today Apple released something new. Haven't had time to check it out yet but it's gotta be great.

I was told about a year ago by CenturyLink that they offer 20 MBPS on DSL. I ordered it and they turned off my service the next morning on a Tuesday to prepared for a Friday installation of the faster service. Against my better judgment and out of anger I went to Comcast for the Starter Package at $32 a month. I bought a Motorola Router and the bill is $19.99 a month now. Due to renew shortly it should be interesting. The Comcast Service has been fine! Fingers crossed. :clap2: