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Originally Posted by fmeans (Post 1866250)

I bought a Freestream box from local Villager, Jerry Dillen, and am very, VERY happy with it. I get live television, local channels, sports and movies galore. Essentially I can search up ANYthing that has ever been broadcast. All that is required is an internet connection (which you have to have anyway, right, for email, surfing and such). So for the one time price of $350.00...you're done. Search Jerry up on Facebook or email him at mrdills96@gmail.com. He is nice as can be and will come install the device and tutor you on using it.

That's called a jail break Firestick, you should get 6,000 channels, Already noted earlier on post #38 by heyitsrick, that's illegal, you probably won't ever get caught but you're getting loads of programming without paying a fee. BTW, the jailbreak firestick they sell at Market of Marion by 3 vendors for $140, or you buy a firestick from from Amazon and go on youtube and learn how to do it yourself.

Here's what heyitsrick posted earlier, he says it a lot better than I can.

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Originally Posted by heyitsrick

I'm not the morality police - trust me.

But I think you need to be upfront about what you're recommending here. Sportziptv is known as an "iptv" service that carries "streams" of what would ordinarily be premium-based ($$$) content. In other words, for a small monthly fee, the home viewer would have "free" access to tons of content regular users would have to pay the normal subscription fee for. If a content provider (movie studio or company that owns the distribution rights to premium content like movies/tv shows/sports) finds people have been accessing it in this way, those people could be on the hook for a lot money in damages.

Now, will users of such a service get caught? Probably not, if they take the proper precautions. Even the sportziptv web page warns people should get a "VPN" (virtual private network) that masks/hides one's real internet address. No one needs to do that for legal services.

You're also posting your own affiliate link here - the "aff=1044" part of the URL you're linking to, which means you get some kind of cash back or free access or whatever their affiliate relationship is. You should be making that obvious, too.

A lot of people are newbies where it comes to streaming online services. Throw out a "you can get everything you want for $9.95 / month" to new people looking to cut costs and they think they've found TV/Movie/Sports nirvana. What they've found is "theft of service", and common sense would tell anyone that if these services like YouTube TV or Hulu or Disney+, etc., are charging up to or over $60 / month what you're promoting for $9.95, something's not kosher.

If people want a "service" like iptv, go for it. But know in advance exactly what it is you're going for, because there is some potential legal/financial jeopardy in doing so. What I'm concerned about is uninformed people who just think this is some kind of crazy "secret" legit deal that just happens to get them the viewing options they want much, much cheaper than their neighbors. "If it's too good to be true..." applies.

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Originally Posted by jedalton (Post 1865947)

you're better off with firestick 4-K and streaming service. service cost $9.95/mth and gives you 5,000 channels. all local, all sports and much more. Contact me and I can set you up. jedalton@gmail.com. The Villages Firestick guy. min of 35 Mbs for streaming.

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I have (3) TV's do you need a firestick for each?

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Originally Posted by Heyitsrick (Post 1866206)

I'm not the morality police - trust me.

But I think you need to be upfront about what you're recommending here. Sportziptv is known as an "iptv" service that carries "streams" of what would ordinarily be premium-based ($$$) content. In other words, for a small monthly fee, the home viewer would have "free" access to tons of content regular users would have to pay the normal subscription fee for. If a content provider (movie studio or company that owns the distribution rights to premium content like movies/tv shows/sports) finds people have been accessing it in this way, those people could be on the hook for a lot money in damages.

Now, will users of such a service get caught? Probably not, if they take the proper precautions. Even the sportziptv web page warns people should get a "VPN" (virtual private network) that masks/hides one's real internet address. No one needs to do that for legal services.

You're also posting your own affiliate link here - the "aff=1044" part of the URL you're linking to, which means you get some kind of cash back or free access or whatever their affiliate relationship is. You should be making that obvious, too.

A lot of people are newbies where it comes to streaming online services. Throw out a "you can get everything you want for $9.95 / month" to new people looking to cut costs and they think they've found TV/Movie/Sports nirvana. What they've found is "theft of service", and common sense would tell anyone that if these services like YouTube TV or Hulu or Disney+, etc., are charging up to or over $60 / month what you're promoting for $9.95, something's not kosher.

If people want a "service" like iptv, go for it. But know in advance exactly what it is you're going for, because there is some potential legal/financial jeopardy in doing so. What I'm concerned about is uninformed people who just think this is some kind of crazy "secret" legit deal that just happens to get them the viewing options they want much, much cheaper than their neighbors. "If it's too good to be true..." applies.

the service is not for downloading, just watching. As long as you don't download anything it's legal.
So for example, viewing content from an IPTV service is technically not disobeying the DMCA. However, downloading such content and then sending the files to others or posting it online would, in fact, be in violation of the DMCA.

yes, you need a firestick for each tv

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Originally Posted by mydavid (Post 1866496)

I have (3) TV's do you need a firestick for each?

yes, you need a firestick for each television

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Originally Posted by mydavid (Post 1866496)

I have (3) TV's do you need a firestick for each?

Yes. But, I would recommend the Roku stick instead of a Fire stick. I think it is the best of the streaming devices. But, in any case, you will need a separate stick for each television.

[QUOTE=John_W;1866456]That's called a jail break Firestock, you should get 6,000 channels, Already noted earlier on post #38 by heyitsrick, that's illegal, you probably won't ever get caught but you're getting loads of programming without paying a fee. BTW, the jailbreak firestick they sell at Market of Marion by 3 vendors for $140, or you buy a firestick from from Amazon and go on youtube and learn how to do it yourself.

the service is not for downloading, just watching. As long as you don't download anything it's legal. So for example, viewing content from an IPTV service is technically not disobeying the DMCA. However, downloading such content and then sending the files to others or posting it online would, in fact, be in violation of the DMCA.

We moved in 3 weeks ago and opted for the Disney + bundle (Disney plus, hulu and ESPN+.) We bought our own router modem (Netgear) and so far it's working great (as long as you don't mind being a day late on everything). We used to DVR all our shows so it's the same for us. The only exception-no Jeopardy.

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Originally Posted by Jerseyborn (Post 1866526)

That’s pretty much what we have too. That and CBS all access.

We are using Youtube TV and are very satisfied with it. We get 83 channels for $72 per month, including tax, including all of the local network channels, national news channels and The golf channel which gives us pretty much all we want.

I believe it is download speed rather than upload speed which impacts streaming quality. We use Centurylink for internet service and get 80 megabytes per second for $45 per month for life which is more than enough to provide high quality reliable streaming. I believe the minimum requirement is about 25 MBPS.

We also have a supplemental Netgear Orbi 20 wifi router system (Amazon) which provides a strong signal to all of our four tv sets.

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Originally Posted by bob47 (Post 1865859)

We're probably going to streaming television. Would appreciate recent experience from folks who are doing this already.

Between Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV, is one clearly better than the other?

What is the minimum internet upload stream for successful streaming?

Thanks.

We only have smart TV's and Spectrum internet which is great for everything. No TV service needed, there are plenty of free channels.

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Originally Posted by bob47 (Post 1865859)

Hi. I am not an expert but I stream with no monthly cost. I have both g-box and Firestick. Once you have whichever hardware you want download the Filelinked apk. When you have that you search for the filelinked codes and use them to find other aps such as CinemaHD BeeTV and Mobdro to play movies and TV shows to your hearts content for free.

It's cheaper to bundle Spectrum Internet and TV.

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Originally Posted by bob47 (Post 1865859)

Grab Hulu today. Black Friday deal $1.99 month for a year

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Originally Posted by Mikeodonnell73 (Post 1865982)

We went over to streaming with YouTube TV about 5 months ago and wouldn’t go back. I cut my monthly bill down by $150 and I can still DVR all the shows I had before and all the stations I watched.

How do you use the DVR if you no longer have the cable service? Don’t they want that equipment back if you cancel cable service and only keep Internet?

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Originally Posted by Pommom91 (Post 1866607)

How do you use the DVR if you no longer have the cable service? Don’t they want that equipment back if you cancel cable service and only keep Internet?

Many streaming services have a cloud based DVR service that requires no equipment. Actually, I think most of the cable TV services now use a cloud based system also.