Cutting the cord

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neurosis

#15
December 23, 2021, 12:58 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
Thats another subject I'm going to have to deal with in the next year to so.  

I only pay $45 a month for my cell phone but I'm grandfathered in to an old plan that will likely go kaput when I buy another phone.  

With T-mobile I don't care about 5G.  It's no faster than what I have now.  I know that because my g/f has a 5G phone on T-Mobile and her speed is no different than mine.  

I don't buy my phones on credit so I may be able to buy a 5G unlocked phone and not worry about changing my plan?  That's something that I'll have to figure out.  

I keep my phones until the battery life becomes unusable so typically about four years.   I'm on year 2 with the Galaxy S10
I'll go back to being a conservative, when conservatives go back to being conservative.

BrianP.

#16
December 23, 2021, 04:24 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
Cut the cord years ago. After moving out of the city our over the air channels can be a little bit iffy because of location and depending on weather. We Have Netflix, Prime and Hulu+ with live tv. We switched from Sling because Hulu gives you local channels and Sling does not. I think Hulu is about $75 a month and Netflix is like $13. More than enough.

mkd

#17
December 24, 2021, 06:21 AM Last Edit: December 24, 2021, 11:37 AM by mkd
What is this cord thing people are paying thousands for?
 I vaguely seem to remember something from the 80's. '90s or early 2000s :headscratch:

but hey, if somebody feels the need to lose a couple grand, i can come over and take shit in your living room, since that is basically what paying for commercials is. :rofl:

CADCAM396

#18
December 24, 2021, 08:29 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
cut the cord a lonng time ago.
antenna gets over 60 channels of adds thats enough for us.

Incogneeto

#19
December 24, 2021, 12:37 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
I've got two air antennas and I pay the neighbor lady $30 a month to Hijack her internet.
Roku and vudu I pay nothing for unless I rent or Buy it. and Netflix $8 bucks a month.

Soooo $35 for my phone and $38 for internet and TV. Boost mobile and Galaxy A32 5G

neurosis

#20
December 24, 2021, 01:26 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
Quote from: Incogneeto post_id=20228 time=1640378253 user_id=72I've got two air antennas and I pay the neighbor lady $30 a month to Hijack her internet.
Roku and vudu I pay nothing for unless I rent or Buy it. and Netflix $8 bucks a month.

Soooo $35 for my phone and $38 for internet and TV. Boost mobile and Galaxy A32 5G


You had me at hijacking the neighbor lady.
I'll go back to being a conservative, when conservatives go back to being conservative.

Incogneeto

#21
December 24, 2021, 01:30 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
Quote from: Incogneeto post_id=20228 time=1640378253 user_id=72I've got two air antennas and I pay the neighbor lady $30 a month to Hijack her internet.
Roku and vudu I pay nothing for unless I rent or Buy it. and Netflix $8 bucks a month.

Soooo $35 for my phone and $38 for internet and TV. Boost mobile and Galaxy A32 5G


"INCOG" FTW!!!!


SUCKERS!!!!!

neurosis

#22
December 29, 2021, 06:45 AM
One thing I'm finding out quickly about philo. Their commercials are ridiculous. You have to sit through 6 minute blocks of commercials on some of the streaming networks. 

I looked at the T-mobile internet plans. Their coverage stops about 3 blocks from me in every direction.  lol. WTF. 
I'll go back to being a conservative, when conservatives go back to being conservative.

neurosis

#23
December 30, 2021, 06:14 PM
Is anyone using Plex and if you are, did you pay for the plex pass? 

Wondering if that is worth it. 

I'll go back to being a conservative, when conservatives go back to being conservative.

Jim at Gentex

#24
January 05, 2022, 04:43 AM
Quote from: CNCAppsJames on December 23, 2021, 12:30 PMI'm just trying to decide if this is the hill I'm willing to die on. :rofl:

$1,800/year isn't chump change.

"Happy wife...Happy life." - Phil Robertson

I'm jes sayin'... :whistle:
"Never argue with idiots.
They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." - Mark Twain

"Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

Dan_AKA_ROY23

#25
January 05, 2022, 01:50 PM
Quote from: JParis on December 23, 2021, 08:45 AMTmobile also has a free yr of Paramount +

Hmmm... I have T-Mobile. Can I ask them about Paramount+? Couple shows look decent, Mayor of Easttown and 1883.

Cable here. Plus Amazon Prime, who reeled me back in this Christmas. Last cable bill was $230 for the month. Includes "silver tier" (HBO and SHOWTIME) and high speed internet with wi-fi. F'ing expensive!

neurosis

#27
January 07, 2022, 01:56 PM
I'm starting to really like plex. 

It has 24 hours of the old tonight show  :D 

And Anthony Bourdaine. 
I'll go back to being a conservative, when conservatives go back to being conservative.

Incogneeto

#28
January 08, 2022, 03:06 PM
Quote from: neurosis on January 07, 2022, 01:56 PMI'm starting to really like plex. 

It has 24 hours of the old tonight show  :D 

And Anthony Bourdaine. 

You Talkin Jack Pardee or Steve Allen??

Johnny was for us younger guys.

Fallon and Kimmel are a joke.


A Bad Joke.

meatychips

#29
January 13, 2022, 04:36 AM
Quote from: neurosis on December 30, 2021, 06:14 PMIs anyone using Plex and if you are, did you pay for the plex pass? 

Wondering if that is worth it. 



I had plex pass for a bit.  Unless you're remotely streaming, from say a hotel room, it isn't worth it.  I have a NAS setup at home that serves my house for plex devices.  Around 1300 movies or so.  Bunch of TV shows, etc etc.  If I want to stream remotely I just VPN in and open it up in the browser.  The other issue is you're opening your home network up when you have port 32400 open.  I don't know of any plex vulnerabilities but I'd rather not have to worry about any future ones being found out and exploited.
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