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Getting rid of Cable TV.....*Limited OT please"

22,984 6,520 October 13, 2014 at 04:04 PM in Chat (3)
Anyone done it? If so what are you using for movies, tv shows, etc? ( not torrent sites Stick Out Tongue )

I'm cancelling cable and was wondering what everyone uses these days. Hulu, Netflix, HD Antenna, Chromecast, Roku? Dontknow

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MayorFresto
10-14-2014 at 02:11 PM.
10-14-2014 at 02:11 PM.
Quote from uniquename :
That's neat how you can use extra words to say what I already said.
Like most of us, he probably didn't read your post Dontknow

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hooray for promoting illegal activities! Whee
I hate people who did that in this thread Mad
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fsyowad
10-14-2014 at 02:42 PM.
10-14-2014 at 02:42 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
Crap, you mean that big-ass tv antenna that I had removed from my roof last year would still have been useful? Ranting
Here in Florida we call those lightning rods.
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cav
10-14-2014 at 02:42 PM.
10-14-2014 at 02:42 PM.
Quote from fsyowad :
Here in Florida we call those lighting rods.
what do they light?
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fsyowad
10-14-2014 at 02:44 PM.
10-14-2014 at 02:44 PM.
Quote from cav :
what do they light?

Why what do you mean?
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MayorFresto
10-14-2014 at 02:45 PM.
10-14-2014 at 02:45 PM.
Quote from fsyowad :
Why what do you mean?
where do you mean?
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fsyowad
10-14-2014 at 02:46 PM.
10-14-2014 at 02:46 PM.
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where do you mean?
I am mean everywhere.
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10-14-2014 at 02:48 PM.
10-14-2014 at 02:48 PM.
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I am mean everywhere.
That's not true! You're delightful!
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10-14-2014 at 02:52 PM.
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That's not true! You're delightful!
don't confuse him with words like "you're"!
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10-14-2014 at 02:53 PM.
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don't confuse him with words like "you're"!
Right, my bad. Doh
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BostonGirl
10-14-2014 at 03:51 PM.
10-14-2014 at 03:51 PM.
Interesting question, would an outside Antenna need to be grounded speaking of lightning rods?
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10-14-2014 at 03:59 PM.
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Quote from BostonGirl :
Interesting question, would an outside Antenna need to be grounded
only if the antenna misbehaves.
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10-14-2014 at 04:00 PM.
10-14-2014 at 04:00 PM.
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only if the antenna misbehaves.
laugh out loud
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fsyowad
10-14-2014 at 05:21 PM.
10-14-2014 at 05:21 PM.
Quote from BostonGirl :
Interesting question, would an outside Antenna need to be grounded speaking of lightning rods?
I guess it would depend what part of the country you live in as to how important a properly grounded antenna is. I live in central Florida, and lightning storms are vicious and frequent in the summertime.
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10-14-2014 at 05:22 PM.
10-14-2014 at 05:22 PM.
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only if the antenna misbehaves.
Shocking behavior Mad
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The Raddish
10-14-2014 at 05:42 PM.
10-14-2014 at 05:42 PM.
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The one nice thing about the DirecTV Tivo was the channel guide was included, but I see you have to take the 500 hit for lifetime or the 15/ month for the guide.

I see that as the only downside to the TiVo.

I think the TiVo interface>all other DVR's
I got a coupon on eBay for $25 to get me a roamio with lifetime for under $500. I thought it was expensive at the time but the roamio is the best dvr I've ever had. Compared to $160/mo we were paying for direcTV it's worth every penny.
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