Cutting the Cord
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Maybe uninstall Vudu and reinstall it? I've never had issues with it and I only get 12 MBPS internet.
I'd love to see the answer to this. A lot of games I don't even watch until after the kids are in bed. I could easily get by with the 35.00 package which would be a huge savings for us.
I've researched it some since I asked and there just isn't much info out there for some odd reason. Maybe I don't know how to search it.
When you said you clamped it to the satellite pole, is your satellite pole on ground level or is it on your roof? I have an existing satellite pole as well but it is on the ground level. I just want to make sure this will work from the ground level before I buy it.
I went with this one, plus a cheap standalone amp:
https://amzn.com/B01C1YL16Y
Works fantastic. I just clamped it to the satellite pole and used the existing cable. And I am not sure that I actually needed the amp.
The one you pictured has some pretty negative stuff about it around the web.
Occasionally I'll have a purchased movie not work on our Roku. When that has happened it's always worked on our Roku-TV and on my computer, so I don't know what the deal was. It has always been temporary too and has worked later on. Other than that I love Vudu, especially for the kids to download a movie or 3 for their tablets if we are going on a road trip.
So we officially cut the cord a week ago and haven't been negatively impacted yet. I bought a Fire TV and we've been using PS Vue for a few days and its been great - even on a 5 Mbps internet connection. No buffering and great picture quality. Only thing I've noticed is that the ID channel sound sometimes lags over video so people's mouths don't match the sound. Haven't watched much sports since we at the football game this weekend and gone most of the rest of it. I plan on purchasing the NFL Redzone channel before Sunday.
I need to work on the OTA antenna placement because I'm only getting 8, 11, and 13 (even though I'm about a mile from KDSM).
Super happy so far and saving $90 per month in the process.
I need to work on the OTA antenna placement because I'm only getting 8, 11, and 13 (even though I'm about a mile from KDSM).
Super happy so far and saving $90 per month in the process.
Make sure your FireTV is up to date. Amazon released a firmware update that fixed problems most people were having with audio sync issues on PSVue. Glad to hear it's working well so far for you, we're in the same boat going on 3 months or so now
It all depends on line of site. since you are in CR, you need a fairly unobstructed view to the north - northwest. it doesn't have to be a flat view as far as the eye can see, just nothing right in front of you to the north. If you have that, you can mount it on the ground and be just fine. Otherwise you will need to get it up in the air a little bit.
I'm doing a free trial of Sling this week and have been pretty damn impressed. My only concern is, Mediacon is our only option for internet and we have a 2TB monthly limit. Has anyone who has cut the cord run into any issues with data limits?
Wife and I have 250 gb limit and have never went over. Been close a few times but do not think we went over with moderate use. Think you would be good unless you purposely streamed 24/7.
CycloneErik
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You might not get ABC over the air with any of these antennae. That one is the weakest signal, at least when I was trying a couple years ago.
CBS--always the most powerful signal.
NBC--usually pretty good
ABC--might as well not be a thing.
That seems to be the trend I've seen here, there, or wherever.
Also, I'm sure it has been beaten to death on here but had some questions on CyclonesTV. Wife and I downloaded the app on Roku to watch the game on Saturday. Worked fine except for a few times it cut out (I know that's a sore subject here). Never signed up for an account or put payment info in for it. I've heard there is a subscription fee for the app, trying to figure out if I was just on a trial or if the game streaming is free and the fee is just for the other programming on the app.
I think she will want to watch other games on there and I believe at least one more is this year, correct?
I think she will want to watch other games on there and I believe at least one more is this year, correct?
CenturyLink doesn't provide a way to check this. They don't charge for overages...yet...but we haven't gotten any nastygrams from them.
According to Netflix an hour of HD stream from them uses about 3 GB of data. There's 744 hours in a 31-day month; you would end up at 2.2 TB of data streaming Netflix all day in a month. 4K streams will use more, but I really doubt you have anything to worry about.
Unless they're allowed to stream the game at Texas on the Longhorn network on CyclonesTV there won't be any more games on there
Edit: According to the schedule the Texas game will be streamed on CyclonesTV
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How do you guys track your data limit/usage? Whenever I log onto medicom's site there is essentially zero useful info provided.
On CenturyLink's crappy 5 Mbps package we only get 300 GB of data. I asked Customer Service about it when I signed up and they basically told me to ignore it as they won't do anything about higher data usage unless you are "an abuser of the system."
I also found this on CL's website which confirms it:
http://www.centurylink.com/help/index.php?assetid=317
My wife does it and says it is a pain. I've been nervous a few times and had her check it, she told me she has to sign in a couple ways using a separate account than her regular mediacom one. If you start getting close (80% or 90% I think), you will see banners in the add space on top of webpages that warn you.
Download the Mediacom app for your cell phone and you can easily check it there.
