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Re: DirecTV Now
« Reply #50 on: December 01, 2016, 09:43:14 PM »
I've used 417GB with 6 days left on my billing cycle

WTF? Do you own a television? Are you a bootlegger?

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« Reply #51 on: December 01, 2016, 09:55:19 PM »
decent amount of work stuff, long distance simul-netflixing minus chill, use my plex library  :dunno:

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« Reply #52 on: December 01, 2016, 09:59:13 PM »
i use at least 300gb a month at home (no caps).  i use over 10 a month just on the phone plan (12gig plan).  htf do you survive on 20gig home internet cap  :sdeek:
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« Reply #53 on: December 01, 2016, 10:04:04 PM »
i use at least 300gb a month at home (no caps).  i use over 10 a month just on the phone plan (12gig plan).  htf do you survive on 20gig home internet cap  :sdeek:

Phone plan? Like VoIP? I'm assuming I watch a lot more television than you guys. I only really stream for watching scrubs, something I miss on PBS, or kstatehd. We work the crap outta the DVR here. I can't imagine what I'd do with 10x more gigs? Steal more music? :dunno:

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« Reply #54 on: December 01, 2016, 10:08:05 PM »
Do your kids read books all day or some crap?
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Re: DirecTV Now
« Reply #55 on: December 01, 2016, 10:11:04 PM »
no, cell phone.

i have cable but i only watch saturday football and live news events on it, i have 2 programs set to dvr. stream a lot of stuff that could be done from on demand (hbo, showtime, starz), but the apps are easier to use.
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Re: DirecTV Now
« Reply #56 on: December 01, 2016, 10:16:36 PM »
i guess i'm probably illegally using network logins i pay for in a different zip code, but otherwise legit use

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« Reply #57 on: December 01, 2016, 10:25:36 PM »
Do your kids read books all day or some crap?

Actually yeah.

They get home from school, do homework, eat dinner, play for a little bit, bathe, then we read from 7PM until bedtime. Add to that mix the nights we have sports practices, music and performance arts rehearsals, and that about covers it. They have leap frogs but they really only use them when we fly or drive to Manhattan for games. I did buy them kindle fires for Christmas but I don't think they will use them very much, my 7 year old is a huge book work, she reads chapter books a week. I never did that crap, barely do now, I read a max of three books a year.

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Re: DirecTV Now
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Re: DirecTV Now
« Reply #59 on: December 02, 2016, 07:22:32 AM »
FYSA my gigabit fiber is 5500 yen

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« Reply #60 on: December 02, 2016, 08:04:04 AM »
FYSA my gigabit fiber is 5500 yen

mine is 7987 yen a month


gaming doesn't use much bandwidth fwiw


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« Reply #61 on: December 02, 2016, 03:28:07 PM »
We were looking to get an Apple TV for our basement TV, so I signed up for the 3 month prepay deal. I tried it on my phone and it seems good.

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« Reply #62 on: December 02, 2016, 06:34:07 PM »
fyi to you fiberheads, the insider e-mail sent today has a link to a $20 google play credit.  it's at the bottom
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« Reply #63 on: December 02, 2016, 11:10:54 PM »
i use at least 300gb a month at home (no caps).  i use over 10 a month just on the phone plan (12gig plan).  htf do you survive on 20gig home internet cap  :sdeek:

Tonight I was watching cat volleyball on the smart TV, Rowing The Boat on my tablet and watching KU volleyball lose on my cell phone, all of the pictures looked great and had no lagging issues at all. I just don't understand the need for all of that bandwith you get with fiber.

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« Reply #64 on: December 02, 2016, 11:17:03 PM »
Roku?

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« Reply #65 on: December 02, 2016, 11:17:57 PM »
yeah, you don't need fast bandwidth for streaming video.  you probably used up your 12gigs of data streaming on two devices tho
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« Reply #66 on: December 03, 2016, 12:45:19 AM »
yeah, you don't need fast bandwidth for streaming video.  you probably used up your 12gigs of data streaming on two devices tho

20 and I did not use it up on three devices. It looks like it used about 4 gigs.

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« Reply #67 on: December 03, 2016, 12:47:00 AM »
Roku?

I mean my tv has roku built into it so yeah I guess I used it for watchespn

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« Reply #68 on: August 12, 2017, 11:17:06 PM »
All you cord cutters are saving me $$$ by putting the squeeze on cable providers. Prices are lower, a la carte is emerging, and 24 month contracts are a thing of the past. I've stayed with DirecTV because of the sports, and the DVR, and the simplicity of channel surfing. The merger with AT&T has made the bundled internet easier and cheaper, too.

I just re-upped for another year and have Choice Package (all the regional sports and basically every other non-premium channel), WHDVR, 6mos HBO, NFL Sunday Ticket, and 50mbps internet for $96+tax. That's the lowest I've paid for that much stuff since DVRs hit the market.
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Re: DirecTV Now
« Reply #69 on: August 12, 2017, 11:20:02 PM »
I pay for super fast internet and pirate everything else. So that savings isn't coming from me