Subj : Re: Cable rip offs
To   : GAMGEE
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Thu Jun 22 2023 11:51 pm

On 6/22/2023 6:56 PM, Gamgee wrote to poindexter FORTRAN:

-> 
->  Ga> What if you want to watch the History channel?  Or Discovery, or
->  Ga> Peacock, or the NHL Network, or Disney...  need I go on?
-> 
->  pF>  A consolidation is happening, Max now has a bunch of networks
->  pF> under it.
->  pF>  The other thing I'm excited about is being able to have a
->  pF> channel for a
->  pF>  couple of months, then pull it. Paramount+, for example. I'd
->  pF> like to
->  pF>  have it when there's a Star Trek series on, cancel it otherwise.
->  pF> Ditto
->  pF>  for my wife, she like English mysteries, and we alternate
->  pF> between
->  pF>  BritBox and Acorn. See a new show we like, switch services, or
->  pF>  subscribe for a couple of months. That level of flexibility will
->  pF> kill
->  pF>  cable.
-> 
-> Yes, I can see that, and the attraction of it.  Good points on the 
-> flexibility.
-> 
-> One drawback of that system, at least for me, is the hassle factor of 
-> subscribing/unsubscribing, shuffling things around, tracking when the 
-> "free trial period" ends, and so on.  Manageable, but irritating.

I really lucked out when it comes to cable.  The development that I live in has a cloud 
DVR option.  I can set the DVR to record programs and because they are in the cloud, I 
can travel and still view them as long as I have at least a 2mb wi-fi connection and a 
Roku device that allows me to access the Spectrum app.

My wife and I just returned from a 5 week trip pin our motorhome, and we were able to 
watch everything that recorded, plus we could watch live broadcasts as well.

This is a big plus for us.  We used to have to subscribe to Dish network to see programs 
from our local area.  Now I can do this at no extra cost from my cable company.

Mike Dippel
 
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