Understanding TV Services in US
#61
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In Canada a landline is more important than in the US because cellphone costs are so high here that you do without if you can.
#62
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Is that CAD though? More than what I'm paying in Calgary. What pisses me off with my provider is you have to buy the DVR which isn't cheap, which I wouldn't mind so much but it is absolute total crap. It took real skill to make firmware this bad.
In Canada a landline is more important than in the US because cellphone costs are so high here that you do without if you can.
In Canada a landline is more important than in the US because cellphone costs are so high here that you do without if you can.
#63
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$100 a month? What? Last time I checked AT&T was around $60 and I heard it had gone down since then. Have you got a data plan on that SIM?
Bizarrely I have a PAYG Verizon phone because it is so much cheaper than anything I could find here.
Bizarrely I have a PAYG Verizon phone because it is so much cheaper than anything I could find here.
#65
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I had a 2 year plan with Verizon for my iPhone...just over $100 pm.
#67
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One thing, I think, about LG televisions--the Smart TV functions of LG are region-locked to the serial number of the television, so if you want to use it in the USA you'll need a VPN/SmartDNS setup. I think...
Samsung SmartTV functions can have the regions changed, following some rather odd keystrokes on the remote. Again you would need a SmartDNS if you want another region. I have my TV set on UK so I get BBC iPlayer, Sports, ITV and 4od and 5 on the SmartTV as apps (the iPlayer quality is amazing--really looks good--as clear as over the air).
Samsung SmartTV functions can have the regions changed, following some rather odd keystrokes on the remote. Again you would need a SmartDNS if you want another region. I have my TV set on UK so I get BBC iPlayer, Sports, ITV and 4od and 5 on the SmartTV as apps (the iPlayer quality is amazing--really looks good--as clear as over the air).
Any suggestions?
#68
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iPlayer has not been working on my Samsung SmartTV for a few months now; I've tried everything; re-installed iPlayer, reset TV to factory setting and then changed country etc. iPlayer gets audio but video is just scrambled lines. Other UK TV is working (4OD, ITV etc) so I know it's not a regional block at play.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
#69
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I pay $257 a month for the gazillion channels on DiSH - includes all the fancy packages, EPL, Willow Cricket,extra room/TV Joey thing etc etc etc. I know it is bonkers to pay that sort of money but the reality is that decent telly in the US is very expensive. However, I need to find some time to look for alternatives and make a smart choice
Just to give some perspective, I used to have all the Sky channels+HD+extra room et al back in the UK, I think all that was around £82 a month (around $129).
Also, since you're moving here so you may find this useful, I had to purchase the "Hopper" (sky HD box equivalent) when I moved here - the lad was talking shite around not having credit history to get the "ongoing deals" and long term contract etc. I just told him to cut the crap and tell me how can I get the services without going through the nonsense and having to sign up a long term deal - I had to pay around $800 upfront (including first month subscription) for the box and didn't sign any contract, the technician came next day to setup everything.
Just to give some perspective, I used to have all the Sky channels+HD+extra room et al back in the UK, I think all that was around £82 a month (around $129).
Also, since you're moving here so you may find this useful, I had to purchase the "Hopper" (sky HD box equivalent) when I moved here - the lad was talking shite around not having credit history to get the "ongoing deals" and long term contract etc. I just told him to cut the crap and tell me how can I get the services without going through the nonsense and having to sign up a long term deal - I had to pay around $800 upfront (including first month subscription) for the box and didn't sign any contract, the technician came next day to setup everything.
#70
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The wife's cousins came to the end of their 2-year Verizon Fios deal a month or two ago. They refused to continue the price discounts so she switched to Charter instead. Problem is, Charter's internet is crap around here, so that was Netflix out the window too. So a new customer who very coincidentally had the same last name as the previous customer at that address signed up as a new customer for Fios again, complete with new customer deals. Apparently the Fios bloke came to fit the cable box in the garage and was happy there was already one there...
Once the in-laws leave I'm going to seriously rationalise the channel package we have. We don't watch sports, we don't need the latest movies, and we rarely watch stuff when it's actually transmitted, so Netflix et al do us fine.
Once the in-laws leave I'm going to seriously rationalise the channel package we have. We don't watch sports, we don't need the latest movies, and we rarely watch stuff when it's actually transmitted, so Netflix et al do us fine.
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Nice to see another Brit in Mesa AZ. I have no issues currently accessing UK TV thru my computer. Too lazy to do HDMI route...