[Ipg-smz] Advice Needed: Cutting the Cord

Christine Hall christine at fossforce.com
Sun Nov 3 13:01:12 UTC 2019


I've been meaning to take Hulu with Live TV up on their free trial 
offer, since I believe it's cheaper than YouTube TV.

Christine Hall
Publisher & Editor
FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
http://fossforce.com

On 11/2/19 2:54 PM, Howard M. Cohen via Ipg-smz wrote:
> 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 on firestick.
> 
> *From:* Ipg-smz <ipg-smz-bounces at netpress.org> *On Behalf Of *Mac 
> McCarthy via Ipg-smz
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 2, 2019 11:51 AM
> *To:* ipg-smz at netpress.org
> *Cc:* Mac McCarthy <mac.mccarthy at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Ipg-smz] Advice Needed: Cutting the Cord
> 
> Does DirecTV count? That’s elwhat we have and we like it.
> 
> On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 11:21 AM Christine Hall via Ipg-smz 
> <ipg-smz at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org>> wrote:
> 
>     What's first?
> 
> 
>     Christine Hall
>     Publisher & Editor
>     FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
>     http://fossforce.com
> 
>     On 11/2/19 1:42 PM, Steven Vaughan-Nichols via Ipg-smz wrote:
>      > YouTube TV is my second fave of the net TV networks.
>      >
>      > Steven
>      >
>      > On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 6:26 PM Christine Hall via Ipg-smz
>      > <ipg-smz at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org>
>     <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org>>> wrote:
>      >
>      >     I prefer YouTube TV over Sling. At last count about seventy
>     "cable"
>      >     channels plus all of your local over the air local channels.
>      >
>      >     Remember, with Amazon Prime you still don't get HBO, Showtime, or
>      >     Cinemax automatically. You still have to pay for them. HBO,
>     Showtime,
>      >     and maybe Cinemax, are also available through YouTube TV.
>      >
>      >
>      >     Christine Hall
>      >     Publisher & Editor
>      >     FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
>      > http://fossforce.com
>      >
>      >     On 11/2/19 1:19 PM, Steven Vaughan-Nichols via Ipg-smz wrote:
>      >      > PBS is tricky. But, as to the rest, my current fave is
>     Sling TV.
>      >     Working
>      >      > out which packages to get X networks is still a pain. OTA with
>      >     Sling TV
>      >      > and Amazon Prime should work well for you.
>      >      >
>      >      > Steven
>      >      >
>      >      > On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 6:11 PM Bob Reselman via Ipg-smz
>      >      > <ipg-smz at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org>
>     <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org>>
>      >     <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org>
>     <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org>>>> wrote:
>      >      >
>      >      >     Time to cut the cord.
>      >      >
>      >      >     I need some advice.
>      >      >
>      >      >     I know I can get HBO, ShowTime, Cinemax on Amazon Prime.
>      >      >
>      >      >     I’m wonder if anybody can recommend a the best service for
>      >     standard
>      >      >     commercial fare: FX, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox, AMC. A&E, etc….
>      >      >
>      >      >     Thanks in advance.
>      >      >
>      >      >     Bob
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