Divorcing the Cable Company - Advice Needed

[ianoconnor]

I'm a recent Roku convert -- love it! Right now I live in a house w/ 3 other guys, so we split the DirecTV, making it pretty cheap. But once I'm out on my own, I won't have it.

 

[mfelske]

Does anyone use Hulu? I'm curious how quickly TV episodes show up and if they stream sports live.

 

[NickTheGreat]

Does anyone use Hulu? I'm curious how quickly TV episodes show up and if they stream sports live.

Hulu is great unless you watch anything on CBS :realmad:

 

[Nedrick]

What about kids' channels like Cartoon Network? That'd be a deal breaker for our family.

 

[carvers4math]

Happy with Dish. Dumped Mediacom since our cable never worked and instead of fixing it, the serviceman called me a b!tch in my house in front of my kids. Less expensive and actually works. Our entire neighborhood for a four block radius dumped Mediacom since they would never actually fix our cable and we have a lot of satellite dishes around, lol.

 

[bos]

What about kids' channels like Cartoon Network? That'd be a deal breaker for our family.

Cartoon network is only available on their website. I was hurt by this too. However, my kids may have to suck it up.

 

[MNCyGuy]

What about kids' channels like Cartoon Network? That'd be a deal breaker for our family.

There's a ton of kids stuff on netflix though. Maybe you'd get away with it, depending on how old your kids are.

Also saw today that Hulu may be changing their business model to make it only available to people with certain cable providers. Seems like a dumb move that they'll change their mind on, a la Netflix, but it might affect your decision making.

 

[bos]

There's a ton of kids stuff on netflix though. Maybe you'd get away with it, depending on how old your kids are.

Also saw today that Hulu may be changing their business model to make it only available to people with certain cable providers. Seems like a dumb move that they'll change their mind on, a la Netflix, but it might affect your decision making.

True, but its older stuff. However, this is why my kids can suck it up, because they watch Phineas and Ferb and SuperWhy on netflix without issue.

 

[MNCyGuy]

True, but its older stuff. However, this is why my kids can suck it up, because they watch Phineas and Ferb and SuperWhy on netflix without issue.

****, I made it all the way to my senior year of high school without cable and there wasn't any sort of internet streaming or netflix back then. I turned out relatively well-adjusted and accepted by my peers.

 

[bos]

****, I made it all the way to my senior year of high school without cable and there wasn't any sort of internet streaming or netflix back then. I turned out relatively well-adjusted and accepted by my peers.

I figure now is as good as time as any to tell you. You are not accepted.



:smile:

 

[longtimeclone]

I figure now is as good as time as any to tell you. You are not accepted.



:smile:

I was in the same boat as MNCyGuy. Expect an angry call from at least 5 of my imaginary friends mister.