There has never been a free channel in the history of Roku like X-TV. (And no, it's not an "adult" channel.) Amazing that it hasnt been shut down yet, going on seven months now.
Cutting The Cord on Cable/Satellite TV Service?
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I don't see this anywhere on the site you linked. Is it a coupon code or something?
Edit: NM. I see it's for Roamio and not Bolt. I have a Bolt. No such lifetime deal on it.
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I don't think it's been mentioned but you can now stream HBO and Cinemax via Amazon for $15 month. Link
Granted this is another $15 on top of Prime membership but I would assume most cable cutters are Prime members anyway. We just signed another 2yr FiOS contract a few of months ago and HBO was a big factor for not cutting the cord. That and the kids, who have suddenly stopped watching cable and are pretty much exclusively Netflix and YouTube viewers now.
Granted this is another $15 on top of Prime membership but I would assume most cable cutters are Prime members anyway. We just signed another 2yr FiOS contract a few of months ago and HBO was a big factor for not cutting the cord. That and the kids, who have suddenly stopped watching cable and are pretty much exclusively Netflix and YouTube viewers now.
That's a good question. I'm not sure. My assumption was that HBO content would be on available through the Amazon app, opposed to given subscription status for HBO Go. Yeah that would leave Apple TV users SOL.
Is this what youre asking?
https://help.hbogo.com/hc/en-us/articles/204872107-Can-I-get-HBO-with-my-Amazon-Prime-membership-
Once you add the HBO channel to your Amazon membership, you can use the Amazon Prime Video app or go to amazon.com/video to watch HBO on demand (HBO GO is not available to customers who subscribe to HBO through Amazon Prime).
I think so, thanks. I already have Prime, so I switching away from HBO Go and over to HBO via Prime would get me Cinemax "for free" for my $15/month. But if I can't watch on Apple TV it won't work for me. I know Airplay works but it's a pain. Maybe time to investigate Roku.
If you're on Fry's email list, today they have the Roku Premiere + for $79 shipped, tax free in many states which essentially lowers the price another $5-6.
Any recommendations for digital antennas?
I will read the whole thread but wanted to see if there was any up-to-date recs. Thanks!
I will read the whole thread but wanted to see if there was any up-to-date recs. Thanks!
I tried a bunch and ended up settling on the one in the link below. Which i actually found to be better then both Amazon's and the same brand's more expensive versions. Direct from the company, but for whatever reason they are selling that model cheaper on ebay then they are charging elsewhere.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272252854672?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Hmmmm what's with the distinction of "HBO on demand" (this is not an actual product like Go/Now). I'd be worried about that.
Are there any options yet in cutting the cord for someone who still wants to watch NESN while living in CT?
The Sox are only thing keeping me from saying goodbye to cable - unless there is a way I can get Sox games without cable.
The Sox are only thing keeping me from saying goodbye to cable - unless there is a way I can get Sox games without cable.
You can get a free trial and check:
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/vue/
Note that you need at least the $35/month core slim plan for access to regional sports networks. Also note that if you enter a central CT zip on the site, it says you get access to YES and not NESN, but according to the fine print that might not be accurate, so i would just sign up and check.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/vue/
Note that you need at least the $35/month core slim plan for access to regional sports networks. Also note that if you enter a central CT zip on the site, it says you get access to YES and not NESN, but according to the fine print that might not be accurate, so i would just sign up and check.
Anyone cut the cord out in rural areas with data caps. I've got 3 kids 4, 6, 8 yr olds. I think I could get away with it if not for sports. I'm handing out around 190-200/month for directv just for nfl and mlb packages. I'd be willing to go more basic on my package but not sure what it will cut out for my college games. Does a basic package limit you on espn3 usage? I'd like to keep all the espns 1,2, U, and news that I have. I need my redsox fix though. I have a 48 gig plan on my hotspot for internet usage per month. Is there a mobile mlb package that I could tap into for my phone to limit my usage and maybe use on my amazon firestick or smarttv when I have the extra data to spare? any suggestions welcome
Not saying it'll happen again, but last April TMo gave out MLBTV free. And yes, the login worked across all platforms/apps as well:
https://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news-and-blogs/mlb-2016.htm
And if anyone felt installing Kodi was a bit too intensive (intense?), google FreeTellly app addon, It's essentially a PnP version of Kodi, with a ton of channels/addons already included. (glad to post how to navigate to live sports, if the Dopes say it's OK.)
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I'm an MLB.tv subscriber and last summer for the first time I used a proxy server to beat the blackout restriction so I could watch the Sox. That's a super-easy, couple-bucks-a-month hack, on top of the MLB.tv expense. But it's an option.
No experience with them, but Windscribe's name keeps popping up on the bargain forums. IIRC free up to 50gb/month, with decent sale prices on the 'better' and 'best' levels of service.
I'm debating one, but don't plan on ever playing any games on it and essentially only use my current Fire TV box for live TV streaming/Kodi (well actually the SPMC fork).
Is the left over capability difference really worth it?
If you only ever use it for video playback/Kodi, the integrated Intel graphics is more than sufficient.
As Sumner mentioned: if you aren't gaming with it, it's pricey overkill for just video. But dasm nice overkill, as owners rave about it.
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For those using Kodi could someone direct me to the right answer on the legality. My google searching comes up with a lot of gray areas on this. I'm not asking for any illegal tips on how to do anything I just want to be able to cut the cord on directv but be able to get my sports fix too but I also want a legit resource to get that media. I know someone who uses Kodi and gets all the sports and such along with movies in theatre now.
IANAL
Clarifying for the sake of the discussion: the primary "grey area" is that you're not distributing content, like you would with a torrent based platform (which, IIRC, is what really nailed MovieBox)? You're merely consuming it?
Yeah, they seem too good to be true to be honest. My only hiccup is will my wireless hotspot be fast enough. I stream with my firestick. It buffers sometimes but I'm usually streaming HD ncaa hoops
Edit: why wouldn't everyone with high speed net not have this.
Yes, it's not so much a grey area, it's that you are less likely to get caught if using Kodi streams (which are one-way downloads) rather than Torrent streams/files (which are simultaneous uploads/downloads because you distribute as you consume, as was pointed out earlier). It's the upload part of the process that causes ISPs to flag you.
It's a hell of a temptation to get one. I once had a buddy who bought all that direct tv card scrambling equipment online from Canada way back before the black Sunday card zapping (if anyone remembers that). Direct TV sued him for $10k or $15k. He only had the thing a few months. He settled on $5k on recommendation by his lawyer. I remember searching online for the same equipment after he told me what he bought. So glad I didn't.
Obligatory: VPN.
And yeah, it's really not grey. But the MPAA, RIAA, et al are more concerned with whomever leaked and whomever is hosting that screener of La La Land, than they are with the guy watching a streamed web-feed of CSN-NE (in the background, while I make dinner).
And yeah, it's really not grey. But the MPAA, RIAA, et al are more concerned with whomever leaked and whomever is hosting that screener of La La Land, than they are with the guy watching a streamed web-feed of CSN-NE (in the background, while I make dinner).
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This.
For me cutting the cord would of been a lot harder without Kodi. Not to say it is without it's hiccups though, as there is definitely trade offs that get made. Especially in the Live TV and overall convenience department. The learning curve involved is not for everybody either.
That said I just paid Internet only cable bill today that came out to $45. Far cry from the $194 my Brighthouse bill had gotten up to before they were telling me I'd have to disconnect my service for 31 straight days before they'd offer me their lower promotional prices as a 15 year customer.
Great points on the kodi to all. Can someone answer this:
What amount of data does the box use when searching for streaming links etc. ? And does it use any other dates say for instance regular system updates on the box, etc. ?? I know how to gauge the usage on just HD streaming.
What amount of data does the box use when searching for streaming links etc. ? And does it use any other dates say for instance regular system updates on the box, etc. ?? I know how to gauge the usage on just HD streaming.
Can you (or anyone for that matter) recommend a good VPN service that works well with Kodi?
Kodi is perfectly legal; it's just a way to organize and play back your videos and connect to streaming services.
This person is probably using plugins that connect to illegal services (unless they're paying for mlb.tv and Netflix and then using those plugins, or are British and using legal BBC streams, or something like that-none of that would explain the in theater movies though).
Genesis, sportsdevil, etc are all illegal in the US, and this person should know it-they're not available through the official Kodi repositories, he/she had to seek them out on sketchy third party sites.
Yeah he bought it from someone who I'm sure is putting add on plug-ins. Though he didn't exactly realize it at the time. However amazon and ebay is full of kodi boxes claiming free Netflix and unlimited nfl ticket, mlb, and even porn sites. Advertising it stating you need no subscription to any services from those. I'm a little surprised amazon had it. All positive review and such.
Those boxes are seriously hurting the Kodi project: https://kodi.tv/the-piracy-box-sellers-and-youtube-promoters-are-killing-kodi/. They've obtained the trademark to Kodi to try to shut them down. They get tons of users asking for support when the plugins inevitably break.
Yeah, this was a huge part of the reason for changing the name from XBMC to Kodi.
I can't recall Amazon listings explicitly saying that the content of specific pay services is free. I've seen lots and lots of allusions and implications, with phrases like "preloaded with Netflix", "HBO included" and "free movies and sports", by which the buyer can draw his own inference (IOW, the app itself is preloaded or free), but not recalling anything as blatant as "comes with free content from Netflix/HBO/MLB".
And with the proliferation of online pron, I'd venture that any advertised as being included is just a webstream of any one of a bazillion sites. Not unlike an interface to YouTube.
Now Ebay is a very different story, I'm sure......
One of my New year's resolutions was to cut the cord. I am not the most media savvy person and I am having a hard time figuring out which way to go. I am looking at the Fire TV as my main "box", but at the risk of looking like a noob, I appeal to you cord cutters for some guidance.
Our current situation:
2 TVs, one in Living Room, large Samsung Smart TV, one small also Smart Samsung in our bedroom.
We currently have FIOS in RI and are paying @ $230 per month for extreme sports and various movie channels.
We currently are Prime and Netflix customers. We get both thru the tv's.
Our son is only 6 and is a few years away before any games will be played on the TV's.
Questions:
Is there away to have one master box and the smaller tv fed from it?
Can you record content off the Firebox or from the Apps on Kodi and play later?
NESN?
I have seen conflicting stories about Verizon slowing pipeline to their customers who cut plug.. is that true here in little ol Rhody?
Any security risk thru the apps that might hack acct info and such?
Thanks for any advice.
Our current situation:
2 TVs, one in Living Room, large Samsung Smart TV, one small also Smart Samsung in our bedroom.
We currently have FIOS in RI and are paying @ $230 per month for extreme sports and various movie channels.
We currently are Prime and Netflix customers. We get both thru the tv's.
Our son is only 6 and is a few years away before any games will be played on the TV's.
Questions:
Is there away to have one master box and the smaller tv fed from it?
Can you record content off the Firebox or from the Apps on Kodi and play later?
NESN?
I have seen conflicting stories about Verizon slowing pipeline to their customers who cut plug.. is that true here in little ol Rhody?
Any security risk thru the apps that might hack acct info and such?
Thanks for any advice.
Before you go any further, confirm with Verizon (and any competing telecom at your address) that you can get a reasonably priced internet only package.
Not saying good or bad, just asking: any reason for the Fire as your main box?
NESN: As per below, it's available on PS Vue.
Not saying good or bad, just asking: any reason for the Fire as your main box?
NESN: As per below, it's available on PS Vue.
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Aw man, no Charlie Moore reruns and Dirty Water TV???
I see this as a feature not a negative.
Here's some ive seen Check this out: ANDROID TV BOX -FULLY LOADED -FULLY UNLOCKED -WATCH ANYTHING XBMCMart The descriptions are vague but the reviews and answers section details more than I think kodi wants them to.
Cheapest way I have seen to get NESN is through Playstation Vue at $35 a month.
