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    As I've said before, the Findersons are moving. Yesterday I called Comcast to change our cable service to the new residence. Originally I agreed to a 2-year contract that would bundle cable and internet for one reasonable price. Minutes after I finished the call, I talked with Faith about the fact that everything that we watch, with the exception of HBO content, is legally streamed for FREE over the internet. So we are going to experiment with cutting the cord and switching to all-internet-based television.

    This thread is designed to contain useful information for people who want to cut Cable out of their lives, and switch to all-internet-based television. If people have useful information about online services for watching television, this would be the place to post about that. Please include the following information about the online television services you describe

    Location: (example) www.hulu.com
    Service: (example) Paid and non-paid ad-supported television programming including some basic cable (Comedy Central), as well as most major networks (CBS excluded).
    Legality: (example) 100% legit. Programming is ad-supported with several options for ad-viewing (one long ad at the beginning, or several ads throughout).
    Notes: (example) hulu currently offers some HD content, though only up to 720p. They are expanding their services to include a paid option, that will cost $10/month and will not eliminate advertising, but will offer a deeper catalog of on-demand programing. The DVR is dead!

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    Originally posted by RobinFinderson View Post
    As I've said before, the Findersons are moving. Yesterday I called Comcast to change our cable service to the new residence. Originally I agreed to a 2-year contract that would bundle cable and internet for one reasonable price. Minutes after I finished the call, I talked with Faith about the fact that everything that we watch, with the exception of HBO content, is legally streamed for FREE over the internet. So we are going to experiment with cutting the cord and switching to all-internet-based television.

    This thread is designed to contain useful information for people who want to cut Cable out of their lives, and switch to all-internet-based television. If people have useful information about online services for watching television, this would be the place to post about that. Please include the following information about the online television services you describe

    Location: (example) www.hulu.com
    Service: (example) Paid and non-paid ad-supported television programming including some basic cable (Comedy Central), as well as most major networks (CBS excluded).
    Legality: (example) 100% legit. Programming is ad-supported with several options for ad-viewing (one long ad at the beginning, or several ads throughout).
    Notes: (example) hulu currently offers some HD content, though only up to 720p. They are expanding their services to include a paid option, that will cost $10/month and will not eliminate advertising, but will offer a deeper catalog of on-demand programing. The DVR is dead!
    Looks like hulu is going to offer past seasons of shows for $10 a month.

    I have considered this cutting the cable, but there would need to be some kind of online sports package available for me to do this. I haven't heard of too many of those. I guess ESPN3 is part of that, but that doesn't include BYU sports.

    I would also try to get an HD antenna and pick up the local channel. If you want the local news or something.

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    • #3
      If the MWC or now the Pac-12 had something similar to Mlb.tv on ps3 then I would definitely cut out cable.
      "Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum

      "And here’s what life comes down to—not how many years you live, but how many of those years are filled with bullshit that doesn’t amount to anything to satisfy the requirements of some dickhead you’ll never get the pleasure of punching in the face." – Adam Carolla

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      • #4
        Originally posted by RobinFinderson View Post
        As I've said before, the Findersons are moving. Yesterday I called Comcast to change our cable service to the new residence. Originally I agreed to a 2-year contract that would bundle cable and internet for one reasonable price. Minutes after I finished the call, I talked with Faith about the fact that everything that we watch, with the exception of HBO content, is legally streamed for FREE over the internet. So we are going to experiment with cutting the cord and switching to all-internet-based television.

        This thread is designed to contain useful information for people who want to cut Cable out of their lives, and switch to all-internet-based television. If people have useful information about online services for watching television, this would be the place to post about that. Please include the following information about the online television services you describe

        Location: (example) www.hulu.com
        Service: (example) Paid and non-paid ad-supported television programming including some basic cable (Comedy Central), as well as most major networks (CBS excluded).
        Legality: (example) 100% legit. Programming is ad-supported with several options for ad-viewing (one long ad at the beginning, or several ads throughout).
        Notes: (example) hulu currently offers some HD content, though only up to 720p. They are expanding their services to include a paid option, that will cost $10/month and will not eliminate advertising, but will offer a deeper catalog of on-demand programing. The DVR is dead!

        Dr. Statman and I are planning on the same. 90% of what we watch is either netflix or hulu. If Hulu would stream to XBox 360/Wii/PS3 like Netflix, it would be more like 99%.

        Sports is the only problem. I watch the NFL over the air - same for all others, but I'll have to spend Saturday afternoons of away games at the local sports bar. $15-$20 a couple times a month during football season is A LOT less than the $100 a month we're paying for Direct TV.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by statman View Post
          Dr. Statman and I are planning on the same. 90% of what we watch is either netflix or hulu. If Hulu would stream to XBox 360/Wii/PS3 like Netflix, it would be more like 99%.

          Sports is the only problem. I watch the NFL over the air - same for all others, but I'll have to spend Saturday afternoons of away games at the local sports bar. $15-$20 a couple times a month during football season is A LOT less than the $100 a month we're paying for Direct TV.
          Why do I struggle to picture this in a sports bar?

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          • #6
            Originally posted by statman View Post
            Dr. Statman and I are planning on the same. 90% of what we watch is either netflix or hulu. If Hulu would stream to XBox 360/Wii/PS3 like Netflix, it would be more like 99%.
            You, my friend, need to get PlayOn. The interface is a little primitive, but once you get it going you can watch everything on Hulu on your big-ass tv. It also streams stuff tons of other sites. IIRC its costs $30 one time, although there is a "premium" version that has a monthly fee. I haven't felt the need to get it though.

            Robin, do you have your PS3 networked to your PC? If so, you need this too.
            Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

            "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

            GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by RobinFinderson View Post
              As I've said before, the Findersons are moving. Yesterday I called Comcast to change our cable service to the new residence. Originally I agreed to a 2-year contract that would bundle cable and internet for one reasonable price. Minutes after I finished the call, I talked with Faith about the fact that everything that we watch, with the exception of HBO content, is legally streamed for FREE over the internet. So we are going to experiment with cutting the cord and switching to all-internet-based television.

              This thread is designed to contain useful information for people who want to cut Cable out of their lives, and switch to all-internet-based television. If people have useful information about online services for watching television, this would be the place to post about that. Please include the following information about the online television services you describe

              Location: (example) www.hulu.com
              Service: (example) Paid and non-paid ad-supported television programming including some basic cable (Comedy Central), as well as most major networks (CBS excluded).
              Legality: (example) 100% legit. Programming is ad-supported with several options for ad-viewing (one long ad at the beginning, or several ads throughout).
              Notes: (example) hulu currently offers some HD content, though only up to 720p. They are expanding their services to include a paid option, that will cost $10/month and will not eliminate advertising, but will offer a deeper catalog of on-demand programing. The DVR is dead!
              The fact that they are planning on xbox 360 connectivity in the near future has me intrigued. I may just go that route. Sports be damned.
              Awesomeness now has a name. Let me introduce myself.

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              • #8
                I can't give up College football. If I could just order college football that streamed HD, I would give it up in a heart beat. I much prefer catching a whole season in a short time span than waiting each week for an episode.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Coach McGuirk View Post
                  I can't give up College football. If I could just order college football that streamed HD, I would give it up in a heart beat. I much prefer catching a whole season in a short time span than waiting each week for an episode.
                  I freeze my DTV account every summer. I keep it for the sports.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by RobinFinderson View Post
                    Legality: (example) 100% legit. Programming is ad-supported with several options for ad-viewing (one long ad at the beginning, or several ads throughout).
                    So does that rule out the BitTorrent web sites?

                    That is how I'm often able to watch the MotoGP and World Superbike races before they're broadcast on SpeedTV. Usually it's either the BBC version or EuroSports, with much better announcers and fewer commercials. I'll record the Speed version just in case.

                    I use a DVR connected to a DirecTV satellite dish for most of my television viewing, so I rarely watch any of the commercials anyway. In fact, I'll often wait until a program has been on for 15 minutes just so I can skip all of the commercials (I'll occasionally back up to watch a Jack In The Box or Budwieser commercial, though). The one compromise that dates back to the first Tivo system is that there is no automatic commercial skip. Too bad, because I have an old VCR that could even do that for recorded programs.

                    Programs like Jay Leno, or Burn Notice from USA Network can be viewed the next day. They keep a limited amount of old shows typically. You have to decide what you feel the need to watch regularly to find out if the networks make those shows available.

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                    • #11
                      I am so glad you started this thread! My wife and I just canceleld our cable TV subscription last month. We are using Playon and our xbox 360. We have Verizon Fios...and so far so good!

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                      • #12
                        How can internet tv compare to this?

                        http://www.directv.com/titanium/index.html

                        10 HD DVRs and every channel available. It includes movies, pay per view, all the sports packs. Everything. For the incredibly low price of $7500 per year.
                        Just try it once. One beer or one cigarette or one porno movie won't hurt. - Dallin H. Oaks

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                        • #13
                          We haven't owned a TV since we got married 16 years ago. Since TV over the internet is a relatively new phenomenon, I haven't really gotten into it, having gotten out of the TV habit.

                          College football is the only thing I miss that I'd like to watch more of. I catch BYU and Utah games at either my Dad's or my brother's house. Beyond that, we check out a movie from the library once every couple weeks, and that's about it.
                          "It's devastating, because we lost to a team that's not even in the Pac-12. To lose to Utah State is horrible." - John White IV

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                          • #14
                            No TV? How are you guys going to raise/babysit your kids?
                            "Nobody listens to Turtle."
                            -Turtle
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Surfah View Post
                              No TV? How are you guys going to raise/babysit your kids?
                              Books. Kids can bury their noses in books for hours on end as easy as they can stare at a glowing box. Surprisingly, we've had to limit reading time in some cases the way other families limit TV time.
                              "It's devastating, because we lost to a team that's not even in the Pac-12. To lose to Utah State is horrible." - John White IV

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