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How to get my senior citz. parents TV without cable? 255$ month cable bill!
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Beamin:

--- Quote from: blueskull on March 30, 2021, 01:18:46 am ---Where the hell do you pay $255 per month?

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Comcast in MD USA for two boxes movie channels and sports channels.

So a roku box then add services? I remember seeing an add "Live TV for half the price of cable for live sports news local" this sounds perfect but cant remember what it was, it was a TV commercial I saw while in hospital. Think it came with a box and remote that connected to your wifi and hdmi.
retiredcaps:

--- Quote from: Beamin on March 29, 2021, 09:16:05 pm ---Right now they have TV/Internet and with two leased boxes and fees and BS they are paying 255$ for what little they watch.

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Holy.  I live in Canada and we supposedly pay the most out of the "developed" nations for our services, but $255 sounds ridiculous.

Another option instead of changing up their entire setup and having to be technical support for them because they are used to a simple remote control, I suggest

1) take a look at their bill and maybe share what they have here (minus all the personal info of course).  They may be buying packages that they don't need or watch.  They may be paying for equipment rental on a monthly basis where buying their own would be cheaper.  For example, if they are paying $15 for wifi modem rental/month, it's cheaper to buy one and get rid of the rental.

2) look at different providers in the area.  Even if they aren't willing to switch, a phone call to Comcast saying the bill is too high and that competitor ABC offers the same or better at $150 USD might get Comcast to drop their price a bit.  That's what I do with success.

3) see if Comcast will lower price if they sign up for a 2 or 3 year plan.  In my area, services can be cheaper if you sign up for 2 to 3 years vs month to month.
Bud:
See if Amazon Fire Stick will do it. Out of the box it comes with a lot of films and shows, then you can buy sports packages from your ISP or other providers to add to the stick. Comes with a remote but does need a HDMI input on the TV.
coppercone2:
you can take a little filter off the pole, it is a notch filter with a color band in it, i think crackheads stole it to make a pipe or something
james_s:
There are dozens of different streaming devices out there, almost any blu-ray player these days will have it built in, and almost all TVs do now too although I highly recommend not using the "smart" part built into a TV. The question is, can you get the content they want to watch from one or more streaming services? That's going to depend on the content. Personally I have not had cable in ~20 years and wouldn't want it if it was free. I'm 100% streaming and have my own server I've transferred my collection of discs to.
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