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I’m thinking of a combination of high speed internet, a Roku, YouTube Tv, Philos, & Netflix to kill the cable bill. Viewing their channels they’re missing SNY, YES, & NESN. How do I get those?
 

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I cut the chord pre-pandemic (settled on Hulu because it carries the YES Network) and had never received a notification that I was getting close to my data limit and that's with two people working remote and one kid doing remote learning. I now received the same message from Xfinity a few days ago so I'm wondering what is going on. Did they change something with the packages?

Yes, the limits are new, announced this fall. The cap is 1.2TB. We have a couple of grace months in January and February before they would actually charge us for going over.

It will be interesting to see what happens. As people cut the cord, it is logical that the cost of bandwidth will go up. After all, it has been subsidized by those cable/phone/internet bundles. Then add people using home internet for work and school video calls for hours a day.

I'm going to build a spreadsheet to crunch the numbers on cutting the cord. Last time I did that it was going to cost me more to cut the cord.
 

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Yes, the limits are new, announced this fall. The cap is 1.2TB. We have a couple of grace months in January and February before they would actually charge us for going over.

It will be interesting to see what happens. As people cut the cord, it is logical that the cost of bandwidth will go up. After all, it has been subsidized by those cable/phone/internet bundles. Then add people using home internet for work and school video calls for hours a day.

I'm going to build a spreadsheet to crunch the numbers on cutting the cord. Last time I did that it was going to cost me more to cut the cord.
Thanks, I didn't see the note on the new limits. I did some number crunching a year ago and cutting the chord made sense and truthfully I'd never go back to regular cable now. But with Hulu Live, YouTube TV, etc raising their prices, the break even of streaming vs regular cable tv is inching closer.
 
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in line with this thread...anyone have a bandwidth monitoring app they like? would be great if I could track by Mac address or other granular level...
 
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Thanks, I didn't see the note on the new limits. I did some number crunching a year ago and cutting the chord made sense and truthfully I'd never go back to regular cable now. But with Hulu Live, YouTube TV, etc raising their prices, the break even of streaming vs regular cable tv is inching closer.
I think in some cases it's already there...the big issue IMO is really the number of devices you need to pay for with cable. With streaming, once you have Roku there is no equip cost
 

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I think in some cases it's already there...the big issue IMO is really the number of devices you need to pay for with cable. With streaming, once you have Roku there is no equip cost

Plus you can cancel at any time hassle-free, plus you don't have to pay that $10 regional sports fee. It adds up, but the difference is definitely closer than it was a few years ago.
 

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I think in some cases it's already there...the big issue IMO is really the number of devices you need to pay for with cable. With streaming, once you have Roku there is no equip cost
Yeah a $14/month fee to 'rent' a modem really grinds my gears. I need to look into just buying one.
 
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I think in some cases it's already there...the big issue IMO is really the number of devices you need to pay for with cable. With streaming, once you have Roku there is no equip cost
This (but we have Firesticks and a PS4). When we cut the cord I was a bit disappointed with the savings, but now I'm all in on the superiority. I had two boxes with fios because of the cost. That meant that a gym and bedroom tv could only get our streaming services. Now I have access to everything, everywhere, including the aforementioned tvs, but also my ipad when "watching" stuff with my family.
 

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in line with this thread...anyone have a bandwidth monitoring app they like? would be great if I could track by Mac address or other granular level...
Netflow.

But what are you actually looking for? if its home use you can see that in your router
 

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Yeah a $14/month fee to 'rent' a modem really grinds my gears. I need to look into just buying one.
I bought an xfinity compatible gateway about 4 years ago from Best Buy. It was about $300 but I used points to partially offset it. It has since paid for itself and then some.
 
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Netflow.

But what are you actually looking for? if its home use you can see that in your router
THX Yes, want to see cumulative bandwidth usage by device on my home network. I noticed my internet was crazy slow this am...want to see what is hogging usage or if it's a network issue
 

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THX Yes, want to see cumulative bandwidth usage by device on my home network. I noticed my internet was crazy slow this am...want to see what is hogging usage or if it's a network issue
Log in to your router first. Any monitor app is only polling tgat data anyway
 
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Not trying to read through 27 pages right now. We have YouTube TV and like it quite a bit but the pricing has crept up quite a bit. Has anyone tried T-Mobile T-Vision? It has FS1 and SNY.

I looked into it. Problem is, not available on Samsung and Roku for myself.
 
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Yeah a $14/month fee to 'rent' a modem really grinds my gears. I need to look into just buying one.
Yup. Buy a modem and a wireless router. Make sure to buy a DOCSYS 3.1 modem and maybe a WIFI 6 compatible router. I bought mine a year and a half ago without any issues on Black Friday/Cyber Monday.
 

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Yup. Buy a modem and a wireless router. Make sure to buy a DOCSYS 3.1 modem and maybe a WIFI 6 compatible router. I bought mine a year and a half ago without any issues on Black Friday/Cyber Monday.
I have an Netgear Orbi mesh router with a satellite that works great, but I def need to change the modem.
 
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I’m thinking of a combination of high speed internet, a Roku, YouTube Tv, Philos, & Netflix to kill the cable bill. Viewing their channels they’re missing SNY, YES, & NESN. How do I get those?
Did that combination (ex Philos) about a month ago. Love it.....with YouTube TV haven’t missed a Husky game yet. The other bonus is that I’m now in Florida for the next three months so between Roku (brought one with me) and screen sharing from my iPhone and iPad, it’s like I never left home.
 

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If you have an AMEX card, it might a good time to give FUBU a try if you were thinking about it. They have a promotion (you need to opt in), where they will rebate you $20 a month for your first 3 months. Cancel anytime.
 
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I looked into the cable replacements and so far, all of them fall short. Some of them don't even really save any money. It seems like every single service is missing something that either I or my wife would want. Basic stuff like Discovery Channel. History or Bravo. I found the comparison at this link helpful.

Live TV Streaming Services Channel Comparison - Cordcutting.com
 
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I looked into the cable replacements and so far, all of them fall short. Some of them don't even really save any money. It seems like every single service is missing something that either I or my wife would want. Basic stuff like Discovery Channel. History or Bravo. I found the comparison at this link helpful.

Live TV Streaming Services Channel Comparison - Cordcutting.com
Stop watching tv you will be happier. lol! The future is free streaming services.
 

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What are the best subscriptions to get and what are good the bundles? Also, any recommendations for just the internet? Really looking into getting rid of cable due to the monthly cost

My gf likes reality shows and regular tv. I like movies and sports with some channels like Food Network, AMC, the stations that play the old classics and movies, etc
 

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