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I just did a rescan and I hit 99 channels recently. The Asian channels are multiplying like, well, aw, I won't say it.
I pay $60 a month for my phone/internet Gilbert. What do you pay for that hotspot thing?Leave a comment:
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And run the generators from the methane emitted from the blue barrel...Originally posted by plugger View PostJust think of Sandy as a prepper/survivalist . He'll be sitting pretty when the grid goes down during the apocalypse with his wind driven , hand cranked divices . He'll slip in a DVD while cleaning his WW II carbine , and watch over his crab traps and gill nets at sunset while sipping a beer as society collapses around him .
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Just think of Sandy as a prepper/survivalist . He'll be sitting pretty when the grid goes down during the apocalypse with his wind driven , hand cranked divices . He'll slip in a DVD while cleaning his WW II carbine , and watch over his crab traps and gill nets at sunset while sipping a beer as society collapses around him .
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....OK, Thanks for the comments and suggestions for sure! Here is what I am working on....but it's still a work in progress.
"Free WiFi" is just around the corner so I decided to finish the build I had started with an old dish that "Primestar" just happened to leave all over the County. Did a scan after I tricked her out and at just a 12ft elevation from ground level I am able to hit the hotspot I was aware of with some pretty good speeds. With a raising of the dish receiver i made up the slide of one of the 60ft Pines here in the yard I ought to be able to get into some better hotspots and modems for a bit of tweaking.
Best speed I was able to test with this setup was a paltry 12meg/1.2 down up.
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Yep, 5 years for me also. I've taken 2 trips to Anegada with the money I've saved. I just got a digital antenna for each tv. I get different channels in each room. At the camp, I got a RCA outdoor antenna and I get 67 channels, about 20 of them are useful. That's about the same as cable. I do miss Monday night football and the baseball playoffs since they went to cable, but I get a lot more done in my life too. I use an aircard for internet, but it's not the best choice for most. Can't watch videos because it eats up the bandwidth too fast and I run out of data. If I stick to email, news sans videos, and message boards, I squeak by each month.Leave a comment:
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I cut cable 5 years ago. I can watch anything online for free. I have a laptop connected to my tv and use that. There is also a bunch of HD channels on regular broadcast.Leave a comment:
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Crudcast suxs rotten eggs. I'd rather watch dogs fark than deal with them. I got a digital antennae and am learning Spanish since that antennae picks up about 15 Spanish stations and all 'free' 'regular' stations but Channel 13. I even get ION. My 'free cable' service went to sheeat when the digital crap (thanks Congress) came about-then I had to pay $4.99/month for some BS that is just that-BS. I hope their whole cable melts and they go away forever. If ya need internet-use your phone or tablet and a wi-fi hotspot.Leave a comment:
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We gave up cable 25 years ago and used broadcast and video rentals. We lost broadcast when the signal went digital and stuck with DVDs. Next we we got a streaming Blu-ray player and got Netflix. Recently I got a new tv with a better tuner and we were able to get broadcast again.
We're using SBC u-verse for wifi. They've been reasonable but not awesome.Leave a comment:
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Cutting the Cord.....
....am fed up with "ConCast" jacking up their prices everytime I turn around and am looking at other options for live TV. Looking at tweaking a ROKU 3 box and have come up with some pretty good ideas. Anyone else here had any experience with by-passing the usual providers and saving some bucks?
Thus far I have the news and hunting/fishing stuff down.
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