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Default Cut the cord (Dish)

On Mon, 04 Jun 2018 17:29:03 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 04 Jun 2018 17:15:14 -0400, wrote:

They finally got me mad enough to kill them and I am Dishless.
The box went down on Saturday (4/26). In spite of paying for the on
site service contract they still shipped me another box that didn't
here until Thursday. I never opened the box. It took 4 phone calls and
a lot of listening to music to finally get them to cancel my account
but I am outta there. I am going to live with OTA and streaming. I
will get my HBO and Show from Amazon, that we already have and we
already have Netflix. My bill will be going down about $80 a month
after I buy HBO/Show.
At least Harry won't be able to accuse me of watching too much Fox
News ;-)
I really wasn't watching much "cable" at all, hence the change.
The only thing I have really missed so far is the outdoor channel and
I am looking for a path. I am sure sportsman and OCH has a deal with
someone. It is really refreshing not watching ad based TV.


Here's something to think about also:

Hulu

Get one week free, then
$3999/month
Watch Live TV online and on iOS, Android, Roku, Fire TV & Fire Stick, Apple TV (4th gen),
Chromecast, Xbox One & Xbox 360, and Samsung (select TV models) – more devices coming soon
Stream 50+ top Live and On Demand TV channels including sports, news, and entertainment
Get unlimited access to the Hulu streaming library (Limited Commercials plan) with full seasons of
exclusive series, hit movies, Hulu Originals, kids shows, and more
Watch on 2 screens at the same time
Record Live TV with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage


I am really trying to get away from programming packages with 98
channels I never watch to get two I want to see.
Poking around a little it looks like you can stream segments from the
Outdoor Channel, (not the whole show) for free. Since I really don't
care about the whole show most of the time that might work for me.