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Marthe48

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39. I have a question about streaming

Tue Apr 16, 2019, 06:20 PM

Apr 2019

I canceled cable tv and I'm set up with a Toshiba fire tv and a Roku stick. I remembered that I liked to listen to old radio shows (otr.net has a huge library of shows you can download for free)

I'm using Real Player installed on my laptop to listen to shows I downloaded. Except for the little bit of time it takes to download a show, am I using streaming when I listen to the shows?

I think I mentioned that Suddenlink has a 250 g cap on its Internet usage. Even watching 2-3 hours of tv a day, I'm using about 2-3g each day. I have used about 15% of my 250g so far and I think I'll be ok. It is kind of a drawback, but after a month or so, it'll be like counting calories.

I don't know if I mentioned but I have had trouble on some days tuning in to TRMS right at 9 est. It might be high demand, because it has happened on Fridays.

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I want to cancel cable tv but keep Internet [View all] Marthe48 Mar 2019 OP

Cut the Cord CDerekGo Mar 2019 #1

I pay more for cable than water, phone and trash combined Marthe48 Mar 2019 #6

Get this Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #2

I'd still like to get MSNBC Marthe48 Mar 2019 #3

Have you checked to see if they have UVERSE True Blue American Mar 2019 #24

Thanks, I'll check Uverse and Pluto Marthe48 Mar 2019 #25

stream it live for free.... getagrip_already Mar 2019 #26

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2020 #40

I just became cable-free! CountAllVotes Mar 2019 #4

Awesome! :) Marthe48 Mar 2019 #8

The old TV is on an antenna CountAllVotes Mar 2019 #10

I have one similar to this: discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2019 #22

MSNBC, etc. CountAllVotes Mar 2019 #5

We cut the cord and kept the internet. MontanaMama Mar 2019 #7

Thanks! Marthe48 Mar 2019 #9

I wanted to cancel Comcast cable but they then kacekwl Mar 2019 #14

Spectrum did that to us too MontanaMama Mar 2019 #15

I want to get my bill down for sure Marthe48 Mar 2019 #16

My Cable gives me wifi, but I gave up cable TV (I had satellite years ago_ robbedvoter Mar 2019 #11

I'm in (literally) the middle of nowhere - akraven Mar 2019 #12

I could tell you stories :) Marthe48 Mar 2019 #17

I like our setup here. akraven Mar 2019 #20

If you keep internet over cable Progressive dog Mar 2019 #13

I've got a Chromecast and it does well Marthe48 Mar 2019 #18

Just went through this decision process the last couple of days. marked50 Mar 2019 #19

When I moved to Santa Fe nearly eleven years ago, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #21

I got roku stick for $30-$40, one time payment. trof Mar 2019 #23

Hmm, I might have to look into Youtube tv tulipsandroses Mar 2019 #34

We use Youtube TV Betty88 Mar 2019 #37

I'd love to, but my wife would kill me.... getagrip_already Mar 2019 #27

I'm in the same boat. The only thing I want is MSNBC tulipsandroses Mar 2019 #28

So far no one has mentioned the contract solara Mar 2019 #29

Can you hold out Marthe48 Mar 2019 #31

Yeah, I think I'm going to have to hold out but its uber hard solara Mar 2019 #32

You're welcome Marthe48 Mar 2019 #33

I cancelled cable tv today Marthe48 Mar 2019 #30

Who is you internet provider? trof Mar 2019 #35

It is suddenlink right now Marthe48 Mar 2019 #36

Update: the cord is cut Marthe48 Apr 2019 #38

I have a question about streaming Marthe48 Apr 2019 #39