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Living proof of the age-old adage: “Never install dot-oh…” Eventually the internet will be the universal content conveyance. How frightening is THAT?<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="" style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span></div>
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<b class="">From:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>Matt Heusser <<a href="mailto:matt@xndev.com" class="">matt@xndev.com</a>><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">
<b class="">Sent:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>Saturday, November 2, 2019 12:11 PM<br class="">
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<b class="">Subject:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Ipg-smz] Advice Needed: Cutting the Cord</div>
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When I think of cord cutting I think of nothing paid. I have prime because I get free shipping, that is all.  I tried cbs all access for awhile to get football but they really hasn’t ironed out the kinks in that service.</div>
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On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 3:05 PM Mac McCarthy via Ipg-smz <<a href="mailto:ipg-smz@netpress.org" class="" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline">ipg-smz@netpress.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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Look again. My DirecTV via AT&T has DVR. Don’t know what channels you are missing. We pay extra for Netflix of course, and we added an AppleTV so we can subscribe to Titans .(live-action successor to cartoon Teen Titans) on Warner because my daughter writes
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On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 11:54 AM Howard M. Cohen <<a href="mailto:hmc@hmcwritenow.com" target="_blank" class="" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline">hmc@hmcwritenow.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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When I last looked at DirecTV it didn’t have DVR capability and was missing several key channels. YouTube TV is great, but doesn’t run on a firestick and so does not integrate with my smarthome strategy. Hulu with Live TV is as good as YouTube TV and DOES run
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<b class="">From:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ipg-smz <<a href="mailto:ipg-smz-bounces@netpress.org" target="_blank" class="" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline">ipg-smz-bounces@netpress.org</a>><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On
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<b class="">Subject:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Ipg-smz] Advice Needed: Cutting the Cord</div>
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Does DirecTV count? That’s elwhat we have and we like it.</div>
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On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 11:21 AM Christine Hall via Ipg-smz <<a href="mailto:ipg-smz@netpress.org" target="_blank" class="" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline">ipg-smz@netpress.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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On 11/2/19 1:42 PM, Steven Vaughan-Nichols via Ipg-smz wrote:<br class="">
> YouTube TV is my second fave of the net TV networks.<br class="">
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> On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 6:26 PM Christine Hall via Ipg-smz<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">
> <<a href="mailto:ipg-smz@netpress.org" target="_blank" class="" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline">ipg-smz@netpress.org</a><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><mailto:<a href="mailto:ipg-smz@netpress.org" target="_blank" class="" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline">ipg-smz@netpress.org</a>>>
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>     I prefer YouTube TV over Sling. At last count about seventy "cable"<br class="">
>     channels plus all of your local over the air local channels.<br class="">
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>     Remember, with Amazon Prime you still don't get HBO, Showtime, or<br class="">
>     Cinemax automatically. You still have to pay for them. HBO, Showtime,<br class="">
>     and maybe Cinemax, are also available through YouTube TV.<br class="">
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>     Christine Hall<br class="">
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>     On 11/2/19 1:19 PM, Steven Vaughan-Nichols via Ipg-smz wrote:<br class="">
>      > PBS is tricky. But, as to the rest, my current fave is Sling TV.<br class="">
>     Working<br class="">
>      > out which packages to get X networks is still a pain. OTA with<br class="">
>     Sling TV<br class="">
>      > and Amazon Prime should work well for you.<br class="">
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>      > Steven<br class="">
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>      > On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 6:11 PM Bob Reselman via Ipg-smz<br class="">
>      > <<a href="mailto:ipg-smz@netpress.org" target="_blank" class="" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline">ipg-smz@netpress.org</a><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><mailto:<a href="mailto:ipg-smz@netpress.org" target="_blank" class="" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline">ipg-smz@netpress.org</a>><br class="">
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>      >     Time to cut the cord.<br class="">
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>      >     I need some advice.<br class="">
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>      >     I know I can get HBO, ShowTime, Cinemax on Amazon Prime.<br class="">
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>      >     I’m wonder if anybody can recommend a the best service for<br class="">
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>      >     commercial fare: FX, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox, AMC. A&E, etc….<br class="">
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>      >     Thanks in advance.<br class="">
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