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Cutting The Cord: Life Without The Entanglement Of Cable

Well, years ago when I did it, I was just broke.  Now, there is a name for it, it is all the rage and the Cable companies are worried. I get my Network Television from the air and it is free.  The...

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I was doing a bit of surfing and found out a couple of things.  Hulu has dropped the Plus from their name.  There is still free Hulu and subscription Hulu.  It is a joint venture of ABC, NBC and FOX....

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[url= I know I said I wouldn't but I will probably keep Showtime through my Hulu subscription.  Penny Dreadful is so DAMN good! clif  

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Re: Cutting The Cord: Life Without The Entanglement Of Cable

Well, they have done it again.  Hulu had become my most expensive Basically Cable service with the addition of Showtime. Originally, the service was $7.99 and with SHO $8.99 it bumped up to $17.  The...

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First, I am loving the Commercial Free Option from Hulu.  As I am sure I had stated in a earlier post, ads on Hulu maxed at about four per commercial break and sometimes only one.  That is far less...

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You know,Flo destroyed a perfectly nice punch bowl,what a shame.

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briban50 wrote:You know,Flo destroyed a perfectly nice punch bowl,what a shame.Damn. ___________________ It is October !st!  Today is the day Netflix jetisoned the EPIX library and it has been...

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Re: Cutting The Cord: Life Without The Entanglement Of Cable

The names of November titles being added to Netflix are available through various online outlets.  The new listings seem rather bleak.  One notable addition is the Marvel series, Jessica Jones.  It...

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Re: Cutting The Cord: Life Without The Entanglement Of Cable

As usual, I see what I see and write about it first.  Then I do a google search for articles and see what the experts are saying.  I just did on the CBS and NBC apps. Here is a...

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Re: Cutting The Cord: Life Without The Entanglement Of Cable

ARRRGHH!!! The NBC App is the WORST!  It bombards you with commercials!  There is a countdown timer that lets you know how many seconds the ad break will be.  The range is from 120 seconds to 45...

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You think the NBC app is bad? Try CBS' all access. You pay $5.99, and are bombarded with ads. A typical episode of Colbert has about 30 ads in it.

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Doug, Thanks for dropping in.  I just might have a tip for you.  If you are viewing CBS All Access on a computer from the CBS website install Ad Block Plus for Internet Explorer.  It is my experience...

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Re: Cutting The Cord: Life Without The Entanglement Of Cable

CBS All Access is a bit of a rip.  I, too, thought it was a bit nervy charging a fee on top of commercials.  But then again, Hulu does the same but you can pay for the commercial free option.  The ad...

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Re: Cutting The Cord: Life Without The Entanglement Of Cable

Okay, I am guessing it was a glitch.  The ad break double dip stopped last week.  Glad about it.  Even with a free app that was too much sugar for a dime. __________________________ I happened across...

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Re: Cutting The Cord: Life Without The Entanglement Of Cable

We bought a $39 Amazon Fire gizmo...best $39 I ever spent.And the extra few bucks for Hulu commercial free is amazing.With the Fire, and youtube, you can build a day's worth of viewing...love it.

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AHA!  I believe you are the first Amazon Fire user to jump into this discussion!  To quote Madeline Kahn and Blazing Saddles, "Willkommen! Bienvenue!  Come on in!" Doug, do you still subscribe to...

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Re: Cutting The Cord: Life Without The Entanglement Of Cable

Weeks back, this email was sent to me by cable giant, HBO. Note the blue Restart Now box.  Months ago, I cancelled my HBO Now subscription.  There wasn't anything playing that I could not live without...

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I have a cable/phone/internet bundle. I should probably look into something less costly.

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Re: Cutting The Cord: Life Without The Entanglement Of Cable

This weekend Hulu is offering a pretty expansive free Showtime weekend.  Generally, when the platform does a preview weekend, it is pretty restrictive.  They will only offer selected episodes for...

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Re: Cutting The Cord: Life Without The Entanglement Of Cable

This is from Hypable The CW has signed a new deal with Netflix that will kill their current deal with Hulu, and it’s all bad news for viewers. Update (July 5): This deal has been formally announced by...

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Re: Cutting The Cord: Life Without The Entanglement Of Cable

Ah, what a year it has been for cord cutters.  DirectTV has a new offering.  Check it out if it might interest you. Currently, I signed up for STARZ for a free week trial.  They have a stand alone...

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