Casey Liss

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

(As the prophecy foretold.)

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Feb 19 at 12:23pmIndigo
Show threadCasey LissFeb 19

On the plus side, I just unearthed an old HDHR Connect, andI can get CBS/ABC/NBC/Fox via an over-the-air antenna, so then the question becomes what to do about cable channels?

For me, I *think* that’s basically ESPN (so, I guess I can get the baller Disney+ package) and Bravo (stop judging us), which means Peacock?

So, not dire, but not what I want. ☹️

Show threadFossilizedCarlosFeb 19
@caseyliss I have an HDHomeRun and Sling TV on Channels DVR 🫡
Show threadCasey LissFeb 19

@FossilzedCarlos 👀

Sling is via TVE?

Show threadFossilizedCarlosFeb 19
@caseyliss yep, I don’t think I see all the channels, but just checked… ESPN is missing 😅
It used to be there, will check to see what happened 😅
Show threadFossilizedCarlosFeb 19
@caseyliss according to their site, I should be able to see it… 🤔 I still see FS1/FS2, so not sure what happened. We have Orange package.
Show threadFossilizedCarlosFeb 19
@caseyliss apparently these things happen from time to time, but in the process of looking… I saw FIOS on the TVE menu.
Show threadCasey LissFeb 19
@FossilzedCarlos yeah, that’s the path of least resistance, but NBC isn’t in TVE and I fear more will follow
Show threadFreediverXFeb 19
@caseyliss
“CBS/ABC/NBC/Fox”
Networks I’ve actively avoided for years.
Show threadDavid PlattFeb 19

@caseyliss YouTube TV + TV everywhere through channels has been pretty rock solid for me for the last 2 years, combined with over the air for local channels. (That said, I think during non-football season I don’t really need to pay google for cable tv at all…)

With the free trials of YTTV or Fubo or whatever, it really wouldn’t hurt to test the waters of TV everywhere + channels.

Show threadCasey LissFeb 19
@platt yeah, I could go TVE, but I know NBC has already fallen off of it, and I fear more will follow.
Show threadDavid PlattFeb 19
@caseyliss also, pro tip, if you need peacock and are already an apple one subscriber, sign up for peacock through the iOS app on the monthly level and it will give you the pro-rated bundle rate that’s cheaper than the annual rate. $11/month I believe.
Show threadTim SchmitzFeb 19
@caseyliss This is truly not a troll even though it sorta sounds like one: What do you prefer about linear tv + DVR instead of having everything on demand via streaming (assuming you get no-ads subscriptions.) I get live sports but I’m curious about why something like Peacock is worse than Bravo via DVR.
Show threadCasey LissFeb 19

@Timschmitz a few things:

1) cheaper
2) I control it
3) I can capture things for long-term storage if I so desire

There’s surely others I’m not thinking about

Show threadTim SchmitzFeb 19
@caseyliss It's funny, in my head I still have the "streaming is cheaper" mindset from back when I first got rid of cable. Somehow it didn't occur to me until you just said it that I'm sure that hasn't been true in a while 🤯
Show threadWesFeb 19

@caseyliss how much of the work that you do for this stuff is to maintain your sports viewing vs other forms of entertainment?

Aside from the technical itch to solve the issues that is.

Show threadCasey LissFeb 19
@Justwes it is no work, until Verizon changes things.
Show threadNeal PoznerFeb 19
@caseyliss maybe you can go to a farmer’s market this weekend and see if there are any offers that are too good to be true. 😆
Show threadgerry3Feb 19
@caseyliss right now is a great time to have Peacock. we’ve been enjoying the ❄️ Olympics
Show threadJoe LeboFeb 19
@caseyliss We also watch a lot of Bravo shows
Show threadCasey LissFeb 19
@jjlsetter ✊🏻
Show threadJoe LeboFeb 19
@caseyliss Summer House season 10 is going to be a train wreck we won't be able to stop watching LOL
Show threadCasey LissFeb 19
@jjlsetter We never did that one!
Show threadbbechFeb 19

@caseyliss if you still have your cable subscription you should be able to stream Bravo with that on Apple TV or their website 😷😷yt-dlp😷😷.

Also out of curiosity if they’re serving you cable via IP does that have a way to have your capture card still work?

Show threadCasey LissFeb 19
@bbech I think I can still capture stuff but it would require some heroics I’m not really interested in going through.
Show threadLeon CowleFeb 19

@caseyliss I'll say this, and I KNOW it's not everyone's first choice, but I've gone back & forth since leaving cable years ago. Various subscription services. OTA. Some dodgy interwebs means. Sling. Hulu+LiveTV. FuboTV.

Every time I end up coming back to YouTubeTV. It gives me all the channels I could want, unlimited DVR, a *very* responsive skip ahead/back (on an AppleTV). No faffing. No worries.*

Perhaps a tad more expensive than a DIY-mix-and-match approach, but simple & easy as f*ck.

Life's too busy to battle with TV options.

(*yes, I still have some other subs, too.)

Show threadShmueli EnglardFeb 19
@caseyliss and I was just wondering what to do with the HDHR I got my hands on...
Show threadEshu MarneediFeb 19
@caseyliss Bite the bullet and do YouTube TV. It’s overpriced but painless.
Show threadGlenn BrownFeb 20
@caseyliss Bravo is Peacock which is 10.99 for Premium with ads and 16.99 without ads. What cable channels do you require?
I moved on from cable card back in 2021 when I moved into a place that had Xfinity only and they played the funny games with some stations being DRM protected, but I went to YTTV. I think I am finally at the point where I am ready to drop it, all I really care about is sports. I have just been lazy about getting an antenna for locals.
Show threadCasey LissFeb 20

@glennbrown I need to do a full inventory, but I think

ESPN
ACC network
Bravo

Are the big ones

Show threadGlenn BrownFeb 20
@caseyliss yea when i did the switch to YTTV, I did the full nerd and made a Google sheet breakdown of what I wanted and what a few streaming linear options had. YTTV then hit most of the check marks. Now i watch even less stuff on it.
Show threadChris R. DonnellyFeb 20
@caseyliss I will only judge you if you tell me you don’t watch RHOSLC :)
Show threadCasey LissFeb 20
@cdonnellytx I don’t. Beverly Hills & OC. Though I saw and very much heard John Oliver’s impassioned endorsement haha
Show threadJimmy BosseFeb 19
@caseyliss 🪦
Show threadAlex MabeFeb 19
@caseyliss On the bright side, they rolled out a 2GB plan in Nova...
Show threadCasey LissFeb 19
@melonamin jealous! How expensive?? 🙈
Show threadAlex MabeFeb 19
@caseyliss Price list is $110; I'm paying $80.
Show threadCasey LissFeb 19
@melonamin not awful!
Show threadAlex MabeFeb 19
@caseyliss oh, and they overdeliver as usual. What sucks is that there is NO alternatives in the region, and literally impossible to get anything over 2GB.
Show threadCasey LissFeb 19
@melonamin wtf I never crack like 950mbit lol
Show threadAlex MabeFeb 19
@caseyliss This is not the way to live 🙀 🙀 🙀
Show threadCasey LissFeb 19
@melonamin Best that’s available 🤷🏻‍♂️
Show threadGlenn BrownFeb 20
@caseyliss @melonamin I am sure they over provision the 1GB plan but the issue is our ONT's are 1Gb port so it limits it. 2GB plan your get a 10G capable ONT. There had been rumblings of them turning it up in Buffalo too but yet to see it 🥺. My Cloud Gateway Max needs faster tubes.
Show threadJeffFeb 19
@caseyliss This is what prevents me from getting my Comcast TV in the Channels app.. It worked! ...until it didn't anymore.
I'm most likely just going to cut back to an Internet only plan.
Show threadMachielFeb 19
@caseyliss
Show threadAaron BushnellFeb 19

@caseyliss Listen, I know this guy who has a buddy who has a cousin who let me in on something.

You ever hear of…SuperBox?

Show threadSte GrainerFeb 19
@caseyliss So did you find a reasonable alternative yet?
Show threadCasey LissFeb 19
@stegrainer Working on it. :(
Show threadguyystFeb 19
@caseyliss That email sounds exciting!
Show threadDanny WhittFeb 19

@caseyliss To quote @siracusa, “No date!”

https://mastodon.social/@siracusa/116013032240126954

Show threadReidFeb 19
@caseyliss ✨ Exciting! ✨
Show threadCasey LissFeb 19
@rconti not the word I would use
Show threadBrentFeb 19
@caseyliss 😕
Show threadBrian MoonFeb 19
@caseyliss Sincere condolences
Show threadKevin GreenFeb 19
@caseyliss I got the same exact email and had the same exact reaction 😆
Show threadMichael SolisFeb 19
@caseyliss cut the cord dude. It’s time.
Show threadNiek van de PasFeb 20
@caseyliss the worst part of this is they have you CALL them?? Using a TELEPHONE??
Show threadKevin McAllisterFeb 21
@caseyliss I got this email too. My plan is to wait until they actually turn it off.