Originally Posted By: Shrubitup
Originally Posted By: supton
Originally Posted By: JTK
What is the difference between Sling, Amazone Fire, Chrome, etc.. and something like NetFlix? I'm way behind the times!
I guess what I'm getting at is, if you want quality streaming, there's really no cutting the cord. You're still going to need a $40-55/mo broadband internet service, or expensive cell data plan.
While that is true... are you willing to give up internet altogether when you are home? I'm not. We have the cheapest DSL we could get, which has been sufficient for streaming Netflix. Ok, we have a small TV, not high-def, so maybe that makes a difference--but it's still good enough for us.
IMO, internet access is a bit like having phone access. For my current job I can do a bit of work from home on bad weather days; and if the worst were to happen (I lose my job) I'd be searching for my next job... by surfing the web from home. When I'm faced with something I don't understand (pipe leaking water, car won't start, whatever) google is my friend. Netflix is like $13 on top of that.
Comcast knows this. Easy to stop paying attention to TV since it's BORING but you can't really go without Internet anymore. I hafta use Comcast or satellite (sucks) for Internet. I could rest solely on my smart phone and even stream from it to the PC but I have three kids/wife who all marathon watch Netflix sometimes. Can't support that bandwidth on a cheap Cricket data plan.
Comcast requires that I get cable TV with my internet else they charge me more money for internet if I drop the TV. I'd like a lil more competition with high speed ISPs please.
Not that I watch a lot of T.V., but I feel the programming is probably better than it has been in decades. You have the cable networks to thank for this, they started producing quality shows and the Networks had to follow suite or risk losing viewers.