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59. Would somebody please explain to me what "streaming" means?

Sun Dec 1, 2024, 02:43 PM

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I have cable TV and internet through Mediacom. I have a lot of extra channels on Mediacom cable, including all the sports channels and the package that includes Turner Classic Movies. I watch that channel a lot because I love old movies. I also watch a lot of videos on YouTube on my laptop computer. There are many more channels I could pay extra for, like HBO and Showtime and Cinemax, but the problem is, my Mediacom bill is almost $300 per month now and I have to set a limit. I hear about things like Hulu and Netflix and others. Is that what "streaming" means? Do I have to watch them on my computer or my TV? Are they additional options or channels I could pay extra for on my cable TV packages? What does "streaming" mean? I honestly don't know. Some of these shows are ones I would really like to watch. There's a "Foundation" series somewhere, for example. I am a HUGE fan of Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" novels and would LOVE to see that TV series, but don't know how. I just bought the first season of "The Handmaid's Tale" on DVD and binge-watched it and season two is on order from Barnes & Noble. It's on Hulu, I think, but how do I get Hulu? Is it something you get by "streaming", whatever that means? Somebody please explain to me what "streaming" means, because I honestly don't know.

Adding on edit: I just looked up "streaming" on dictionary dot com and the third definition reads: "a technology for transferring data so that it can be received and processed in a steady stream" but that doesn't tell me what I need to know about "streaming" in this context. What I want to know is, where do get it? Do I have to pay somebody for it? How do I find out who "streams" the particular program that I want to watch? Do I have to watch it on my computer through my internet or on my TV through my cable? Questions like that. This seems to be something that everybody knows except for me, so another question I have is: HOW did y'all learn what "streaming" is?

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Thank you ProudMNDemocrat. I do have Netflix debm55 Dec 3 #106

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