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To: Pat Horne <patintexas@icloud.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] tv streaming stsuff
From: John Innis <jdinnis@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:28:42 -0500
Cc: shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
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I am actually thinking of dumping Prime.  They recently started showing ads
and now the ads are getting REALLY bad.  tried to watch a 45 minutes show,
ended up having 6 breaks for ads of up 2 minutes each.  I'm not paying for
that.

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 10:21=E2=80=AFAM Pat Horne <patintexas@icloud.com> =
wrote:

> Take a look @ Amazon prime video. While they don=E2=80=99t rave the full =
channel,
> they do have at least some of the shows.
>
> I got rid of Dish about 3 years ago & set up GetChannels for local stuff
> (needs antenna) & stream everything else from Amazon, PBS, Britbox & and
> few others. Much cheaper than what I was paying, even including the cost =
of
> Amazon Prime.
>
> Peace, Pat
>
> Pat Horne
> We support Habitat for Humanity
>
>
> On Mar 22, 2024, at 9:36=E2=80=AFAM, john <jniolon@att.net> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
> AT&T contacted me saying they are doing away with my U-verse service. The=
y
> offered Directv stream as my best option...cheaper, faster and with 300 m=
g
> internet...
> sounded good.
>
> Then for my local stuff and other their suggested a Roku device.  Bought =
3.
>
> Now upon install I find that channels that were included with Uverse
> ...i.e. Hallmark, HGTV, Food Network, Fox news and others (all my wife's
> favorites)
> were not included but only supplied as a subscribed service at anywhere
> between 5 and 10 bucks a month...
>
> Looking for alternatives to Roku device or other way to get those channel=
s
> included... Cable is a no-go We only have Spectrum locally and it's mostl=
y
> down
> all the time
>
> suggestions appreciated
>
> john
>
> and I'm going to get back to the Bluetooth hearing aid stuff soon.
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I am actually thinking of dumping Prime.=C2=A0 They recent=
ly started showing ads and now the ads are getting REALLY bad.=C2=A0 tried =
to watch a 45 minutes show, ended up having 6 breaks for ads of up 2 minute=
s each.=C2=A0 I&#39;m not paying for that.<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 10:21=
=E2=80=AFAM Pat Horne &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:patintexas@icloud.com";>patintex=
as@icloud.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddi=
ng-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Take a look @ Amazon prime video. While they=
 don=E2=80=99t rave the full channel, they do have at least some of the sho=
ws.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>I got rid of Dish about 3 years ago &amp; set =
up GetChannels for local stuff (needs antenna) &amp; stream everything else=
 from Amazon, PBS, Britbox &amp; and few others. Much cheaper than what I w=
as paying, even including the cost of Amazon Prime.=C2=A0</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>Peace, Pat</div><div><br id=3D"m_3022897612568370873lineBreakAtBegi=
nningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Pat Horne=C2=A0<div>We support Habitat f=
or Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Mar 22, 2024,=
 at 9:36=E2=80=AFAM, john &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jniolon@att.net"; target=3D"=
_blank">jniolon@att.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=
=BF


<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">AT&amp;T contacted me saying they are doing aw=
ay with my U-verse service. They offered Directv stream as my best option..=
.cheaper, faster and with 300 mg internet...</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">sounded good.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">Then for my local stuff and other their sugges=
ted a Roku device.=C2=A0 Bought 3.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">Now upon install I find that channels that wer=
e included with Uverse ...i.e. Hallmark, HGTV, Food Network, Fox news and o=
thers (all my wife&#39;s favorites)</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">were not included but only supplied as a subsc=
ribed service at anywhere between 5 and 10 bucks a month...</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">Looking for alternatives to Roku device or oth=
er way to get those channels included... Cable is a no-go We only have Spec=
trum locally and it&#39;s mostly down</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">all the time</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">suggestions appreciated</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">john</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">and I&#39;m going to get back to the Bluetooth=
 hearing aid stuff soon.</font></div><span>________________________________=
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