On 12/17/2013 9:28 AM, amdx wrote:
On 12/16/2013 9:58 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:27:17 -0600, amdx wrote:

On 12/2/2013 12:39 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
Comcast is now all digital in the People's Republic of Santa Cruz CA.

I got my cable bill a few days ago, noted it had increased $10.00.
Told the wife, she said ya, after Nov. the reduction I got last Nov.
expired. She went in, made her yearly complaint, but this time she
got a $20.00 discount! The bill dropped from $123.54 to $103.xx.
(Cable, phone and internet)
$240 a year, I think I'll taker her out for an ice cream cone. :-)
Mikek

Nice, but you can do better than giving her just an ice cream cone.

Do I get an ice cream cone if I suggest you drop the cable TV and
phone, and leave the internet. Then, switch to a VoIP provider and
watch IPTV via Netflix and such? My guess price is:
Comcast internet $50/month for first 12 months
Comcast internet $80/month after first 12 months
Future-Nine America Free $13.50/month
Netflix $8/month
Roku 3 media player $90
SIP phone (SPA941) $80
Send the ice cream to the address below.


I like my Foxnews network, otherwise dropping cable would
be easier. I did a short search of IPTV and only found Kansas
has googlefiber with a managed IPTV service. I'm not sure what
that all means, but the little reasearch I did, I don't think I could
have Foxnews on IPTV via Netflix, yet.
As I've said before, my kids got Netflix and never concerned
themselves with cable.
Mikek
PS. I'm mulling over the logistics of sending an ice cream cone from Fl.
to Ca. :-)

Other problems with Netflix include lack of live sports and limited
local channels. Some of these are available via the internet (for a
price, of course, which must also be factored in). But some, like major
league baseball, are blacked out on the internet if you're in their
local area; i.e. we can't get either the Baltimore Orioles or Washington
Nationals via the internet here in the Washington, DC area.

Sure, you could use a proxy somewhere else, but that's against their TOS
and if you're caught they will cancel your account with no refund.

Additionally, VOIP has had problems in the past, but is getting better.
Commercial grade VOIP is pretty solid, but costs more. Consumer grade
is more prone to dropped calls and dropouts, but is getting a lot
better. Also, the cheaper services are more prone to problems than the
more expensive ones. And some phones will not allow more than one
extension to be active concurrently (i.e. you can't have two people on
the phone on your end talking to someone else).

Just some things to check for if they are important to you.

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