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<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">Well, after being a dumba** I finally called DirectTV for help. My slow old brain was telling me my dumb tvs were actually smart tvs with the ROKU boxes</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">RDirecttv rep agreed and showed me how to access and set them up</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">I'm streaming big time now, baby</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">thanks for all the suggestions… I'll save the info if I need a change in the future</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; COLOR: #000000"><B>From:</B> Eric Russell <<A href="mailto:ejrussell61@gmail.com">ejrussell61@gmail.com</A>></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; COLOR: #000000"><B>To:</B> Jim Stone <<A href="mailto:1789alpine@gmail.com">1789alpine@gmail.com</A>></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; COLOR: #000000"><B>Cc:</B> shop-talk <<A href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net">shop-talk@autox.team.net</A>></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; COLOR: #000000"><B>Sent:</B> 3/22/2024 11:37:08 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; COLOR: #000000"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Shop-talk] tv streaming stsuff</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large">We ditched Dish &/or DirectTV a few years ago. Their price kept climbing (even though 'new' customers got a break) and the signal would be lost at the mere prediction of rain. </DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large">We switched to Spectrum and tried their TV service. The connection was good but again, the price kept climbing once we were no longer 'new'. </DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large">About a year ago we cancelled the Spectrum TV and now use You Tube TV. There is a fee for the service - which we share with our son-in-law. The one downside is we are halfway between Raleigh & Greensboro, North Carolina. Depending on where our internet cable makes its connection our local channels vary between the two cities. I haven't figured out how to make it choose one or the other. </DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_attr dir=ltr>On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 12:20 PM Jim Stone <<A href="mailto:1789alpine@gmail.com">1789alpine@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>We tried several streaming services and switched to YouTubeTV 4 or 5 years ago. All of the channels you mentioned are included with their base packages. We watched it on both a Roku TV and via Amazon Firesticks with no problems. That said, we recently bought a new TV that used Google’s operating system and it works even better on that. (I even put an old TV in the shop with a Firestick. 😄)
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<DIV>No complaints, other than the fact that the price keeps going up, just like everything else. <BR><BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">On Mar 22, 2024, at 11:25 AM, Pat Horne <<A href="mailto:patintexas@icloud.com" target=_blank>patintexas@icloud.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Take a look @ Amazon prime video. While they don’t rave the full channel, they do have at least some of the shows.
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<DIV>I got rid of Dish about 3 years ago & set up GetChannels for local stuff (needs antenna) & stream everything else from Amazon, PBS, Britbox & and few others. Much cheaper than what I was paying, even including the cost of Amazon Prime. </DIV>
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<DIV>Peace, Pat</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><BR>On Mar 22, 2024, at 9:36 AM, john <<A href="mailto:jniolon@att.net" target=_blank>jniolon@att.net</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">AT&T contacted me saying they are doing away with my U-verse service. They offered Directv stream as my best option...cheaper, faster and with 300 mg internet...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">sounded good.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">Then for my local stuff and other their suggested a Roku device. Bought 3.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">Now upon install I find that channels that were included with Uverse ...i.e. Hallmark, HGTV, Food Network, Fox news and others (all my wife's favorites)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">were not included but only supplied as a subscribed service at anywhere between 5 and 10 bucks a month...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">Looking for alternatives to Roku device or other way to get those channels included... Cable is a no-go We only have Spectrum locally and it's mostly down</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">all the time</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">suggestions appreciated</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">john</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">and I'm going to get back to the Bluetooth hearing aid stuff soon.</FONT></DIV><SPAN>_______________________________________________</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN><A href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net" target=_blank>Shop-talk@autox.team.net</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Donate: <A href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target=_blank>http://www.team.net/donate.html</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Suggested annual donation $12.96</SPAN><BR><SPAN>Archive: <A href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk" target=_blank>http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk</A> <A href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target=_blank>http://autox.team.net/archive</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Unsubscribe/Manage: <A href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/patintexas@icloud.com" target=_blank>http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/patintexas@icloud.com</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR></DIV></DIV><SPAN>_______________________________________________</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN><A href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net" target=_blank>Shop-talk@autox.team.net</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Donate: <A href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target=_blank>http://www.team.net/donate.html</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Suggested annual donation $12.96</SPAN><BR><SPAN>Archive: <A href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk" target=_blank>http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk</A> <A href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target=_blank>http://autox.team.net/archive</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Unsubscribe/Manage: <A href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/1789alpine@gmail.com" target=_blank>http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/1789alpine@gmail.com</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR><BR><A href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net" target=_blank>Shop-talk@autox.team.net</A><BR>Donate: <A href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel=noreferrer target=_blank>http://www.team.net/donate.html</A><BR>Suggested annual donation $12.96<BR>Archive: <A href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk" rel=noreferrer target=_blank>http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk</A> <A href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel=noreferrer target=_blank>http://autox.team.net/archive</A><BR><BR>Unsubscribe/Manage: <A href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/ejrussell61@gmail.com" rel=noreferrer target=_blank>http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/ejrussell61@gmail.com</A><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>