ALTERNATIVES TO CABLE TV

[Leaflet]

Upgraded my internet connection from 100mbps to 300 mbps but don't see much change. Another screw job from Comcast?

They may have upgraded you, but it's doubtful you would notice a difference as most people (except gamers) don't really push their bandwidth much.
I gave my old Roku to a friend with satellite internet (slow as can be) and it even worked fine with that. It just had to buffer the movies for a few seconds before they would start playing.
By the way, you can test your connection at the internet speed test site, if you want:

https://www.speedtest.net

 

[Zeez]

Bought and installed the roku and called xfinity to tell them good bye.

Upgraded my internet connection from 100mbps to 300 mbps but don't see much change. Another screw job from Comcast?

Comcast sucks. When you look at the fine print they really say "up to 300mbs" they don't guarantee anything. We have their "Blast" internet and are lucky to get 120mbs,

 

[shithawk420]

Sorry I don't have much to add but local TV and my PS4 was plenty.for movies it had free Netflix from my friend and Free Pluto TV plus crackle or whatever those free apps are.someone told me they pay 200 dollars for cable.thats absolutely ridiculous unless your very invested in sports.even then I could find free sports streaming links on Reddit if I couldn't get the football game I wanted.

 

[CannaRed]

I recently switched to a small local wifi company. They seem to be popping up all over the place.

No federal, or state communication taxes! They say they broadcast on frequency that isn't governed by the FCC.

And it's unlimited data!

Instead of my satellite pointed up to space, it is pointed at another satellite on a mountain a few miles away.

I love it. It's fast, and I never run out of data, so connections are always fast.

Hardly watch the direct TV at all anymore

 

[Tudo]

Cannot find TCM ( turner classic movies ) on roku. !


Can anyone correct me on this?

 

[Tudo]

They may have upgraded you, but it's doubtful you would notice a difference as most people (except gamers) don't really push their bandwidth much.
I gave my old Roku to a friend with satellite internet (slow as can be) and it even worked fine with that. It just had to buffer the movies for a few seconds before they would start playing.
By the way, you can test your connection at the internet speed test site, if you want:

https://www.speedtest.net

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[Leaflet]

Cannot find TCM ( turner classic movies ) on roku. !
Can anyone correct me on this?

The channel is available, but you need a cable or satellite subscription in order to use it.

https://channelstore.roku.com/details/258944/watch-tcm

Personally, I wouldn't bother with TCM, but if you really like it, go for it. There are tons of free classic movie and TV channels available on Roku.
The last time I checked, Vudu had like 6,000 free movies and 20,000 pay movies.

 

[St. Phatty]

Bought and installed the roku and called xfinity to tell them good bye.

Upgraded my internet connection from 100mbps to 300 mbps but don't see much change. Another screw job from Comcast?

There's got to be some app that tells us which apps & browser windows are using the bandwidth.

Sort of like Task Manager but for the Internet connection.

 

[flylowgethigh]

There are still broadcast channels

There are still broadcast channels

does roku have wgn or we tv ?


I'm looking for law and order, turner old movies ( I did old movies),

I know this is an old thread but nobody mentioned that... You can buy an antenna that picks up a bunch of digital channels over the air, depending where you live. I haven't seen Turner, but old tee vee shows like Law and Order are there. Gunsmoke and many other westerns too.

Look up the availability here:

https://www.fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps

https://nocable.org/hd-antenna-coverage-map

https://www.metv.com

https://www.grittv.com

https://iontelevision.com

https://dev2.escapetv.com/tv-schedule/

https://www.mytv8-3.com

Plus the PBS which has Nove and Frontline
and the lying cheating liberal mainstream networks.

But if you live where the weather can get bad, the over-the-air signal works much better than satellite and there are no poles to blow down taking out the cable. This is a necessity around here.

 

[WelderDan]

All you need is an internet connection and a device with a browser. I was just testing it on my computer using Chrome. This is no shit, it works.

It's a "live" broadcast, but it is about 1-2 minutes behind what's on the tv. I was watching the Science Channel on cable and pulled it up on my PC. Same program, just 1-2 minutes delay between cable and the PC. There is a full screen mode just like Youtube.

WWW.USTVGO.TV

If you have a Firestick or Fire Tablet, download the Silk browser. I'm pretty sure there is a browser for Roku too. You can watch the following channels.

A&E
ABC
AMC
Animal Planet
BBC America
BET
Boomerang
Bravo
Cartoon Network
CBS
CMT
CNBC
CNN
Comedy Central
Destination America
Discovery Channel
Disney Channel
DisneyJr
DisneyXD
DIY
E!
ESPN
ESPN2
Food Network
FOX
Fox Business
Fox News
Fox Sports 1
Fox Sports 2
Freeform
FX
FXM
FXX
Golf Channel
GSN
Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
HBO
HGTV
History Channel
HLN
Investigation Discovery
Lifetime
Lifetime Movies
MLB Network
MotorTrend
MSNBC Live Streaming Free
MTV
NAT GEO WILD
National Geographic
NBA TV
NBC
NBC Sports
NFL Network
Nickelodeon
Nicktoons
One America News Network
OWN
Oxygen
Paramount Network
PBS
POP
Science
Showtime
Starz
Sundance TV
Syfy
TBS
TCM
Telemundo
Tennis Channel
The CW
The Weather Channel
TLC
TNT
Travel
TruTV
TV Land
Univision
USA Network
VH1
We TV
WWE Network

 

[flylowgethigh]

Thank You welder Dan, four times!!!!!

Do I need VPN to keep the movie nazis off my porch?

I have an older firestick - and need to load KODI and this site you posted.

Edit: doesn't do well in times of high traffic, like national championship football games on ESPN.

 

[Zeez]

Wow!

I wonder how long it will remain free.