Cutting the cord
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I end up rebooting the Fire stick about once a week.
achirdo
2WD FTW
Got rid of cable when we moved into the new house last February. So glad I did it. I really dont watch TV at all anymore. Wife watches stuff on my moms slingtv account everyonce in a while. Easiest $60/mo I've ever saved.
We were using Kodi on the firestick to watch movies but I may have got a Copy Right Strike...
Is their any free VPNs that cover the firestick?
We were using Kodi on the firestick to watch movies but I may have got a Copy Right Strike...
Is their any free VPNs that cover the firestick?
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
Morning Glory was one of those Pioneer towns - we've had it for years - I just don't feel the need to have a high bill!
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Morning Glory was one of those Pioneer towns - we've had it for years - I just don't feel the need to have a high bill!
Well it’s the only choice, cause RF type internet sucks, satellite dosnt work, 50yr old phone lines, no cable companies here.
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Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Nice.. my hood was built (started to be built) about 5 years ago. Houses are some of the more $$ in the area. Fucking cheap ass developer did NOT include fiber in the plan.
i have 1Gb internet via cable. Wish it was via fiber.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Phone bill now half what it used to be, when I ordered a sim card for one of my sons phone, it was shipped to me in an AT&T envelope, so I ordered 2 more for mine and the Laundry Fairy's phone. The cost to switch was $10.81 per phone plus pre-paid of the billing cycle, no other activation charges because I used the military vendor on base.
If you use a Cricket vendor not on base it would cost ~$10.81 for a sim card and ~$25 to 35 activation per phone.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
We now have fiber up in running in our hood, it's a really big deal, because the only so-called reliable internet service is either RF or LTE antennas. The RF and LTE have slow periods during peak times and weather events.
There is no cable service, and the neighborhood is at the end of the service for phone lines, which are 40-50yrs old and completely unreliable, no one out uses the land lines.
I currently pay $46 a month for RF for super slow speeds of 6mb down/2 up, so Im going to get GVEC fiber to home 100mb, unlimited for $65 a month with about $300 install.
There is no cable service, and the neighborhood is at the end of the service for phone lines, which are 40-50yrs old and completely unreliable, no one out uses the land lines.
I currently pay $46 a month for RF for super slow speeds of 6mb down/2 up,
so Im going to get GVEC fiber to home 100mb, unlimited for $65 a month with about $300 install.
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Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
We barely get phone service here, that includes VZ.
Oswego
n00b
Thanks. When I change Ill need to stick to Verizon towers. Anything else and you might as well not pay for a cell phone around here.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
I hear ya, the plan I cancelled was my original contract with Cingular wireless
, About 20 years ago, ...The plan was a 850min of talk per month, rollover minutes, unlimited nights and weekends but no text , we got internet capable phones early to mid 2000's no data limit, until At&T started throttling back few years ago on grandfather plans, fast forward a few years, I can no longer justifng the cost of 2 smartphones at $164 month, and my boys now have phones. Most data I gave used in a month is 9gb, mostly streaming music, so Cricket it is with 4 lines with 22gb each at $100 month.I missing some brick phones and Nokia Candi bar phones from the past, droid razors and some are probably still packed away and some were thrown out, leaking batteries, or expanding batteries... I have a couple original iphones too. My goal now days is try and keep a phone for 3-4 years before upgrading, they are stupid expensive for what were buying.
This may or may not have just happened to me. Anyone got any good cheap/free VPN's they recommend?
achirdo
2WD FTW
I havent looked into it any further. Let me know if you find anything
@SecretSquirrel recommends PIA. I'm looking between them and NordVPN at the moment. I'll probably research it next week.
Oswego
n00b
I hear ya, the plan I cancelled was my original contract with Cingular wireless
I missing some brick phones and Nokia Candi bar phones from the past, droid razors and some are probably still packed away and some were thrown out, leaking batteries, or expanding batteries... I have a couple original iphones too. My goal now days is try and keep a phone for 3-4 years before upgrading, they are stupid expensive for what were buying.View attachment 11885
Never had the nokias - I was Droid/samsung cool aid drinker from the beggining. I do miss my blackberries. Had an actual keyboard and we stupid easy to sync e-mails and contacts. How was it easier to do that stuff a decade ago than it is now?
I buy leftover models even at work so I don't feel bad when I brick them. Right now Ive got a 1-1/2 yo Samsung s7 from work. Personally I have a very old Samsung s5 ghost phone I use for camping and GPS that's not hooked up to any carriers or networks.
achirdo
2WD FTW
I think you can use a discount code for nord. I think it's "BEN" maybe. Heard while listening to Ben shapiro
bakerla
Man, Myth, Legend
I've got a Table now doing the same thing, but this looks like it'll work better with my Fire stuff at home. Recast.
Amazon Fire TV Recast review: the cord cutter’s DVR
Amazon Fire TV Recast review: the cord cutter’s DVR