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Trying to sort out whats the best deal? TV Service

Locust ForkLocust Fork Member Posts: 32,050 ✭✭✭✭
edited March 2017 in General Discussion
OMG....this is the most frustrating mess to sort out.

We have Direct TV with the largest channel package (no sports added) and its about $180 a month. We also have Netflix....which is $10 per month. We really watch VERY little of the Direct TV. We record a few shows...Vikings, Walking Dead, Sherlock, Flash, Marvel, things that come on regular TV. We watch very little of the added mess....a couple HBO series, but we pay for so much we don't want.

I'm looking at HBO Now and Amazon Prime.....and checking out Sling TV.

I'm thinking I can still watch everything that I currently watch.....

Amazon is $100 per year....and HBO Now is $15 per month...I already pay Netflix $10 per month.

Have any of you done the research on this?
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  • Mark GMark G Member Posts: 1,678 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have Verizon FIOS. TV with a couple of premium channels and sports channels, phone service and the fastest internet they offer for $190/month (I think. My wife does the bills.) Switched from DISH and DSL. Less money and better service. WE also have Netflix.
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  • beneteaubeneteau Member Posts: 8,552 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Got rid of Direct TV 2 years ago. Installed exterior TV antenna like the old days and pickup about 35 local channels.

    Amazon Prime at $100 a year is cheap especially if you purchase items online. Prime has 2 day free shipping on most items plus the movies.

    I stream Netflix, Amazon plus 100's of other channels using Roku.

    All the TV I want for about $20 a month.
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  • Sig220_Ruger77Sig220_Ruger77 Member Posts: 12,754 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    We have Netflix($7.99/month), Amazon Prime($9), & Sling TV($20). The Sling we use some months and don't others, depending on what TV shows we watch, are on.

    Jon
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  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,404 ******
    edited November -1
    Antenna and Amazon Prime are all I've had for years.

    And the main reason I have Prime is for the savings in shipping.
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  • Ricci WrightRicci Wright Member Posts: 8,259 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well I really enjoy what I have. NONE. It works great no problems at all. I buy DVD of the series I want to watch but frankly most of what is on tv now is pretty lame. I just spent 10 days in a hotel room and except for the history channel I didn't find much to interest me. Of course I read a lot and that's much better than tv.
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  • AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,092 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ditched Cable TV, got rid of Netflik. Over the air antenna gets me 60 channels

    Internet connection, over the air, and Kodi. Haven't missed a thing.
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  • Locust ForkLocust Fork Member Posts: 32,050 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think I'm going to go get an antenna and see what local channels we can pick up. Its looking like we can just totally get rid of Direct TV with all of the options out there.
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  • gruntledgruntled Member Posts: 8,218 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sadly I can't get but four UHF channels over the air since they went to that *#@&%$*($#&%^ digital TV. You can bet I would dump pay TV in an instant if I could. As it is I have to change services every two years as their promotions end & they try to jack up the price.
    They should try to make more of an effort to keep their customers instead of trying to steal each others customers.
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  • beneteaubeneteau Member Posts: 8,552 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Locust Fork
    I think I'm going to go get an antenna and see what local channels we can pick up. Its looking like we can just totally get rid of Direct TV with all of the options out there.


    This website has a lot of info when "cutting the cord"---->Antenna Web

    It will give you the direction of broadcast towers from your location plus much, much more..

    Very helpful.
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  • Locust ForkLocust Fork Member Posts: 32,050 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Cool! Thank you!
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  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,404 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Locust Fork
    I think I'm going to go get an antenna and see what local channels we can pick up. Its looking like we can just totally get rid of Direct TV with all of the options out there.
    Unless you live pretty close to broadcast towers, look for something you can mount in an attic or in place of your sattelite dish outside. Some will mount right up to the dish mount, and you can hook it up using the cable that is already there.
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I pay $19.99 a month plus sales tax for Dish and seldom watch any of it. Nexflix at $7.99 is the best deal along with Amazon Prime free videos. I placed 138 orders with Amazon in 2016. I got my money's worth for sure.
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  • 320090T320090T Member Posts: 2,715 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Check out RBOX
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  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,404 ******
    edited November -1
    A good and reasonably priced 35 mile antenna that can be mounted in an attic or outdoors:

    http://www.rcaantennas.net/outdoor/?sku=ANT751Z

    (Buy it through some place like Walmart, for the reasonable price I mention: https://www.walmart.com/ip/RCA-Suburban-Mini-Yagi-Digital-Outdoor-Antenna-with-Mast/10828410)

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    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
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  • Rocky RaabRocky Raab Member Posts: 14,460 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You can save yourself time and effort and skip checking out that Sling TV they promote so heavily. The $20/month package is a lot of low-rent channels and no local stations at all. By the time you add on to get "packages" of decent channels, you're back to $75/mo or so. And it's internet delivered, so if you have data limits, you could be screwed twice.
    I may be a bit crazy - but I didn't drive myself.
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  • armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,490 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I currently have Direct TV and I'm probably switching back to the Dish Network. I have to have FS1 & THE Golf Channel which means I have to go to a second tier service. Cable is not an option as you only get used equipment and their DVR's only hold 100 hours. 2 year deal with DISH along with 3 months free premium channels, $50 Visa gift card locked in at $69 a month for 2 years. May get a better deal on a bundle but I don't know which internet providers they work with.
    I have to call them back as the problem I have now is to set up an appointment for the installation.
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  • chollagardenschollagardens Member Posts: 4,614 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    $180 per month is $2,160 per year. Buy DVDs. You get what you want, you don't support programming you don't agree with and you have something after time is up on the subscription.
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  • TooBigTooBig Member Posts: 28,559 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just left U-verse and got Direct TV and saved about 50 bucks a month more channels, Phone and a faster internet about 130 a month. 2 year deal
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  • Aztngundoc22Aztngundoc22 Member Posts: 2,314 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
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  • kimikimi Member Posts: 44,719 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm thinking about trying the antenna and dropping Direct TV, due to the aggravation one has to put up with as gruntled pointed out. The big deal for me is that I like my college football games that come up on the ESPN sports channels. What's the least expensive way to get ESPN sports channels if I drop Direct TV?
    What's next?
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