[Shop-talk] tv streaming stsuff

[john]

Well, after being a dumba** I finally called DirectTV for help. My slow old 
brain was telling me my dumb tvs were actually smart tvs with the ROKU boxes
 
RDirecttv rep agreed and showed me how to access and set them up
 
I'm streaming big time now, baby
 
thanks for all the suggestions… I'll save 
the info if I need a change in the future
 
john

 

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From: Eric Russell <ejrussell61 at gmail.com>
To: Jim Stone <1789alpine at gmail.com>
Cc: shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: 3/22/2024 11:37:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] tv streaming stsuff



We ditched Dish &/or DirectTV a few years ago. Their price kept climbing (even 
though 'new' customers got a break) and the signal would be lost at the mere 
prediction of rain. 


We switched to Spectrum and tried their TV service. The connection was good but 
again, the price kept climbing once we were no longer 'new'. 


About a year ago we cancelled the Spectrum TV and now use You Tube TV. There is 
a fee for the service - which we share with our son-in-law. The one downside is 
we are halfway between Raleigh & Greensboro, North Carolina. Depending on where 
our internet cable makes its connection our local channels vary between the two 
cities. I 
haven't figured out how to make it choose one or the other. 


EjR 


On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 12:20 PM Jim Stone <1789alpine at gmail.com> wrote:

We tried several streaming services and switched to YouTubeTV 4 or 5 years ago.  All of the channels you mentioned are included with their base packages. We watched it on both a Roku TV and via Amazon Firesticks with no problems. That said, we recently bought a new TV that used Google’s operating system and it works even better on that.  (I even put an old TV in the shop with a Firestick. 😄) 


No complaints, other than the fact that the price keeps going up, just like everything else. 


Sent from my iPhone


On Mar 22, 2024, at 11:25 AM, Pat Horne <patintexas at icloud.com> wrote:


Take a look @ Amazon prime video. While they don’t rave the full channel, they do have at least some of the shows.  


I got rid of Dish about 3 years ago & set up GetChannels for local stuff (needs antenna) & stream everything else from Amazon, PBS, Britbox & and few others. Much cheaper than what I was paying, even including the cost of Amazon Prime. 


Peace, Pat


Pat Horne  
We support Habitat for Humanity



On Mar 22, 2024, at 9:36 AM, john <jniolon at att.net> wrote:


 
AT&T contacted me saying they are doing away with my U-verse service. They offered Directv stream as my best option...cheaper, faster and with 300 mg internet...
sounded good.
 
Then for my local stuff and other their suggested a Roku device.  Bought 3.
 
Now upon install I find that channels that were included with Uverse ...i.e. Hallmark, HGTV, Food Network, Fox news and others (all my wife's 
favorites)
were not included but only supplied as a subscribed service at anywhere between 
5 and 10 bucks a month...
 
Looking for alternatives to Roku device or other way to get those channels 
included... Cable is a no-go We only have Spectrum locally and 
it's mostly down
all the time
 
suggestions appreciated
 
john
 
and I'm 
going to get back to the Bluetooth hearing aid stuff soon.
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