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โDec-08-2018 01:59 AM
Alan_Hepburn wrote:
In our case - our internet at home is provided via the same Verizon mifi that we take with us when we're in the RV. When we're not home the house does not have an internet connection! I don't know if we're the only people in the country who do it this way, but I'd be surprised if we were...
โDec-07-2018 01:40 PM
โDec-07-2018 12:33 PM
Mickeyfan0805 wrote:
This is absolutely true, but it is also true that most people who have satellite tv are also paying for high speed internet in their homes (be it by satellite or cable). If you are carrying cable or satellite tv, but have no internet, it is a completely different equation that doesn't work out the same way. For most, however, internet is being paid for either way, so it doesn't 'add' to the cost.
โDec-06-2018 02:17 PM
Alan_Hepburn wrote:
Those who say that streaming services are so much cheaper than satellite - you really need to factor in your internet costs to make it a fair comparison. There are a lot of people who do not have unlimited data packages, so streaming is not a viable option currently. And there are a LOT of people who might have a hard time, financially, paying for a truely unlimited data package, on top of paying for whatever programming package they want.
โDec-06-2018 01:29 PM
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lynndiwagon wrote:
Things WILL change for sure.
โDec-05-2018 05:19 PM
Mickeyfan0805 wrote:lynndiwagon wrote:
With over 19 million subscribers, it seems unlikely that they would shut down service without a viable alternative......viable.
The statistic presents data on the number of DirecTV video subscribers in the United States from the first quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2018. According to the data, DirecTV had 19.63 million pay TV subscribers in the last measured quarter.
Yes, but this article in Variety talks about quarterly losses of 300k+ in the traditional tv-subscriber model. They are holding on to some by bundling, and gaining overall through streaming services, but they are losing in the satellite market. This articlefrom Fortune, this April, shows a similar theme.
Overall, traditional TV providers are struggling with cord-cutting. Satellite will hang on for a while because there is a rural market not met by high speed internet or cell networks, but I'm not sure how long that will last. 5 years - yes. 15 - I don't know!
โDec-05-2018 01:40 PM
GordonThree wrote:
The satellite may last fifteen years, but they may decide there's more money to be made off selling the bandwidth / spectrum to someone else well before the end of days for the birds.
โDec-05-2018 11:29 AM
lynndiwagon wrote:
With over 19 million subscribers, it seems unlikely that they would shut down service without a viable alternative......viable.
The statistic presents data on the number of DirecTV video subscribers in the United States from the first quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2018. According to the data, DirecTV had 19.63 million pay TV subscribers in the last measured quarter.
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โDec-05-2018 07:06 AM
timmac wrote:RobWNY wrote:
I want my local channels and the only way I can get those channels is with Cable or Satellite at my house. I am far enough away from where they broadcast from that OTR isn't an option. When I'm out of the broadcast area, forget it. When Youtube TV or Cell phone Streams or a Sling/Roku setup lets me get the local stations I like then I'm all in. I hate having to pay the big bucks to get what I want while others who aren't interested in local channels save a lot of money. I'm being punished for being old and liking what I like.
You can get your local channels with a antenna without cable/satellite, on the road you use your antenna to get local channels in that area, you can also watch your local news on the road thru wifi on YouTube, here in Vegas we can watch news 13 and news 8 thru YouTube without commercials anywhere there is internet....
Internet TV is expanding daily while cable/satellite TV is dying daily..