Unless you are streaming/downloading 4K stuff, have shit downloading/streaming round the clock, or have like 8 people living in your residence, I don't know how the hell anyone goes over 1TB.
Unless Comcast is trying to jip me which is possible they claim we're doing like 600-700gbs a month and that's only streaming Netflix, prime, and terranium and my oldest on Xbox live. I don't torrance anymore so I don't know how we're over half the cap when most of the TV watching is through the boxes if cord cutters in this thread aren't coming close to exceeding that cap.
There are ways that you can track usage. You can either set up a centralized PC or upgrade your network. If anyone is interested or needs help with this, let me know. Disclaimer, you need to be computer literate and/or have the patience to work through some of the set up. Can be a pain to work through the initial process but once it's running it's smooth. Also just checked, we did 220 Gig last month, no cap. 4 people, 5 TVs, quite a bit of streaming from an ipad and two kid PCs. Other item of note, I worked from home which could probably account for at least 50-75 Gig of that traffic, if not more.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...emoved-from-sony-vue-platforms-300641360.html PS Vue is losing all sinclair owned local stations. I lost Fox today
Who that impacts https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_owned_or_operated_by_Sinclair_Broadcast_Group
My favorite apps on my firestick is Modbro (streaming channels/shows) and Terrarium TV (streaming movies/shows). I am trying to learn how to use Kodi, are there any apps/programs similar to those two?
for $17/month you can get access to myStreams which will grant you access to nearly every sporting event going on. only add-on i use within Kodi since i got Terrarium.
Two months into cable-less life. $40 a month for Comcast to bring internet into our house, and otherwise just getting content through my Amazon Fire TV (subscriptions: Pandora, Netflix, Prime.) Overall happy, just head over to a local restaurant if I want to watch sports. News via free apps (Al Jazera, Fox, CNN all have free content.) Fiancée definitely spends less time watching TV now since she can’t just waste away in front of HGTV, Cooking Channel, and Hallmark movies.
I got it working, posted what I did a few pages back. Worked for about a month and now no dice again. Going to pretty much wait it out until mid August before the mass football rush.
YouTube TV losing $60M a year with ‘no obvious path to not losing money,’ analyst says by Daniel Frankel | May 14, 2018 1:30pm YouTube TV's losses rise with each additional subscriber, analyst Todd Juenger said. (Pixabay) ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPrint While it has carved out one of the more attractive offerings in the tightly competitive virtual MVPD marketplace, YouTube TV faces daunting prospects in regard to achieving profitability, Bernstein Research analyst Todd Juenger says. “Here's one big problem—any way we add it up, it loses money. (Just like all the other vMVPDs also lose money),” wrote Juenger, while staying that YouTube TV has “no obvious path to profitability.” Performing a somewhat speculative yet transparent mathematical exercise replete with cost and revenue estimates, Juenger concluded in a note to shareholders late last week that YouTube’s live streaming service loses around $5 per customer. THE PAY TV SHOW The new meeting ground for video programming distributors! At The Pay TV Show, taking place May 14-16 in Denver, we'll look at the innovative technologies, strategies, and business models that cable, telecom, tech, and media companies are using to compete in what has become a very disrupted marketplace. REGISTER NOW Alphabet hasn’t reported subscriber numbers for its year-old vMVPD. In January, citing anonymous sources, Business Insider estimated that the service had around 300,000 customers. Basing an estimate on the service having 1 million subscribers, however—and factoring in programming cost figures from SNL Kagan—Juenger estimates YouTube TV is losing around $5 per customer, or $60 million a year. “That’s not even a rounding error for Alphabet,” he noted. But with programming costs expanding over time with annual reups, and YouTube TV’s expenditure rising with each customer, what happens when the service gets to 5 million customers and is losing $10 on each of them? “Now we have a loss of -$600 million. Material yet?” Juenger added. Of course, this economic discussion could be applied to any of the vMVPDs in the market. Some of their operators, notably AT&T, have tried in recent weeks to convince investors that the evolution in factors such as advanced advertising revenue will eventually fatten margins for vMVPD services like DirecTV Now. RELATED: Deeper Dive—AT&T gets explicit on its ‘transition’ to DirecTV Now … and how the low-margin virtual platform will pay its freight Since Alphabet hasn’t released any similar spin on YouTube TV, Juenger speculated on what he thinks the company’s ultimate profitability path for its live streaming service might be. Might Alphabet be hopeful that customers will so fall in love with YouTube TV that it can raise the price of the service? Not likely, Juenger noted, given the competitiveness of the vMVPD market. Might Alphabet be banking on the extraordinary digital ad sales capabilities of Google? The analyst doesn’t buy that either. Finally, might Alphabet be trying to form its own “network,” replete with powerful sports rights packages, by proving its ability to live stream? Juenger was warmer to that prospect. “If YouTube won a significant sports rights contract (it wouldn't necessarily need to be one of the major pro sports leagues, by the way), they could create their own 'network' on YouTube TV as a home for it,” he analyst wrote. “And they would control and monetize 100% of the ad inventory.”
Directv Now starting to slowly release their updated interface with Cloud DVR. Seems to be limited to web based then moving to streaming devices. Still find Youtube TV to be the best for my $, but DirectTV with the highest ceiling if they ever get their shit together.
Guidance is appreciated.. My wife's remodeling our house and so I get to upgrade our entertainment room. Here's the setup: Hardware: Sony 900f 75 inch (supports Dolby Vision with future firmware release) Sonos soundbar and sub Content: Netflix $13 Hulu $10 Sling TV $20 My friend just sent me a jail broken Fire Stick. I haven't followed the instructions to set it up yet but I assume that replaces everything I'm currently paying for. Two questions - if I'm only going to stream 4k movies and not going to buy any blu ray/4k discs, is there any point to getting a PS4 or X Box to stream 4k movies? My assumption is that a 4k movie streamed direct to my TV or my Fire Stick isn't going to be any different than one I stream through a separate device but I don't know the answer for sure. Sports... For the best possible picture for live sports, I need Directv right? Fubo looks good but frame rate is super important on a big screen and I don't think I can do anything but Directv. Any other recommendations are appreciated to make the setup better. I'm probably going to get a Switch for my kids (4 and 6) unless there's a reason outside of gaming to go with a PS4 or Xbox.
For the question regarding streaming, none of your devices are going to throttle bandwidth, which mean anything should work in terms of streaming 4K content. Almost all the devices are agnostic in that you can just get the app you need, tailored for the device. I frequently experience issues with my Playstations where they don't have an app I need. I can't speak to XBox, but I would assume it's the same for reasons to ultimately pigeon hole you and drive you in one direction or another. I'd recommend FireTv or Roku as they really don't care what you use on them. Fire I have not encountered any issues with, just got my first roku TV and it wont be set up for another month. I'd probably lean Roku, without having used it, for geek reasons I won't get into here that can rabbit hole. I would recommend figuring out how to "jail break" a Fire Stick. It's not that hard and you will know how to fix it, delete your current config, and/or reinstall whatever the latest and greatest is. It's not that horrible. Highly recommend one of these if you dive in. Last recommendation is upgrade your in home wireless and/or run a few Ethernet cables to your entertainment area while your remodeling is in progress. With your 4K goal this is important. Your wireless router could potentially throttle your bandwidth. If you go the wireless route, Ubiquiti is the way to go. This would cost about $400, possibly more if you need cabling run. PM me if you have any questions on that.
Hulu (Live) has been shit since last Thursday or Friday for me on both a Fire TV & Fire Stick, and to a lesser degree on the Roku Stick. Called them and they asked if I was on TWC, which I am, because they've been seeing consistent errors on that combination. Seems a little suspicious, but I'm not going to make any assumptions. On a positive note, they did give me a 1 month credit. So now I'm thinking of switching to YouTube TV as I'm not going to pay for Hulu when it barely works, but you can't get the App on the Amazon devices because Google and Amazon are petty bitches.
I've not tried it yet and it's probably annoying to deal with but I did find this yesterday: https://yourtechexplained.com/2017/12/05/how-to-watch-youtube-tv-on-amazon-fire-tv/
This was kind of what I was alluding to with Roku as the preference. Ultimately most people probably will always need more than one device anyhow, and most TVs have at least four HDMI ports out of the box.
I found the same thing last night, but didn't try it either as on the surface it seemed to complicated to get my kids and wife to use. I may try it and report back, but switching to Roku or one of the other providers will likely be the easier solution.
Yeah I went with Roku, highly recommend. Trying to get my buddy to switch to YouTube but he has 3 Fire TVs. Think I convinced him to do directvnow for 3 months to score a free apple tv so he doesn't have to replace all his devices out of pocket and then switch to YouTube when that's up. https://www.directvnow.com/appletv
Finally cut my cable and signed up for ps vue. Cable bill was 185, internet and Vue will be about 115-125
I just bought a Fire Stick and loaded Kodi on it. I put one build on it (Neptune RIsing) . Anyone have other suggestions? Possibly a sports one. Accidentally loaded an adult Build called No Limits. Not family Friendly.
I'm almost 3 months into cutting the cable and have zero complaints. My setup is a Roku Ultra that I have directly connected to my modem/router via Ethernet cable. I subscribe to YouTube TV and have never had even 1 second of buffering or any issue. I also have a Chromecast that I use rarely for things that aren't available thru the Roku or YouTube TV but I only use that like 5% of the time. Still good to have it as a back up though as it just has the one time cost and was a cheap cost at that.
We’re moving and my contract with Comcast is up (and so is the promotional offer). Are they a company that is easy to get them to give you another promotional offer provided you do another year agreement?
thats a solid starter setup you got....i do sonos soundbars and woofers in everyroom except the media room.....as much as i love sonos it still cant compete w real gear
Moving in a week. Which of these would I need to seamlessly watch directvnow? https://www.xfinity.com/learn/offers
I re-cut the cord a few weeks ago, it's been great - the only thing I miss is turning on the TV for simple background noise. Using Amazon, Netflix, and the wife likes Hulu. Have a cable log-in for NBC Sports / ESPN.
If I have: 400 mbps xfinity internet Directvnow + Apple TV 4k Amazon, Hulu, Netflix What will I be missing?
The chromecast is useful for throwing illegal streams to your tv. I know for sure that you can do this with the major sports, especially NFL/MLB games. Not sure about boxing/mma
I have second entertainment/adult room on our first floor with a 65in 900e I got last year. I added a Sonos sound bar to that too this week. I've got them installed now. Very cool how you can group them and watch a game throughout the downstairs now. It's a good surround sound system with the sub but I agree, it's not as good as a wired more audiophile system. My downstairs is really open and there isn't a true media room so wired 5.1 didn't really work with the floor plan. I'd recommend the Sonos system for anything similar. The app and ease of use is a huge plus. My wife is big on Alexa and it makes it so she can control everything too, which is nice that I'm not required to play music or adjust anything for her. Our downstairs surround sound is essentially remoteless and she can play any music source (Spotify, Amazon, iheart, phone library) and adjust volume in both rooms using voice control. Still setting up the room and installing wood shelves after the remodel but here's the 75 in the media room. I did subscribe to fubo and it's pretty great for coverage. World cup games are all on and you can watch games that you missed live. Picture quality is a 6, comparable to like a low quality hd college football broadcast. The issue is really FPS. Even with the new router at 200mbs dedicated, the FPS is too low and causes blurring that doesn't happen with cable and directv. I'll probably cancel fubo and sling when football starts and let directv take my money but right now I'm really pleased with the value I'm getting.
The only thing you'll be missing is the extra money that you're paying for that fast of a connection. You could easily get by with 100 mbps. Also, YouTube TV > DirectvNow but I'm biased
I agree with both of these. DirectvNow still has to iron out a few issues. Use savings with 100 internet for supplemental sports subscriptions.