robinhoody

[robinhoody]

Nice setup!, I’m not going to say whether or not I agree with what is going on with the set up but I will say this.  Cable companies have over stepped, I happily paid for HD cable basic at 60$ a moth with a 2 yr contract.  The end of my contract I was paying 80$ a month, I asked why and where did that come from.  I can understand renegotiation contracts make my bill go up 25-50 cents per month ok no biggie, but 20$ difference?  C’mon no wonder people are stealing shows/movies.  These cable companies in america barely have to compete with each other therefore they charge what they please.  They have become too money hungry basically.  IF I had the option of paying just for showtime or HBO, or a ESPN package without the 200 channels I could care less to watch; I would gladly pay for streaming those services or cable.  But there are no options.

 

Look at netflix I bet they have put a bigger dent in piracy than these silly lawyers ever could, create a cheap good service and people will happily pay for it, along with the content they want.  IF these lawyers (RIAA) keep pushing people they are only going to have a bigger issue on their hands that they wont be able to solve because it has gotten so bad.

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ha you beat me to the punch I was going to post this!

[robinhoody]

I was curious if anyone was still having problems with viewing New released movies within netflix wmc7 app.  It gives me an error and tells me to check my internet connection.  Anyone else having this problem?

[robinhoody]

Just an FYI Netflix is back and working as of last night around 10pm est.  It could have been sooner but that was last I checked.  I got a box that popped up that said netflix needed to verify my account information and click OK/Yes and it started working.  Not sure who’s side it was on exactly  but props to both parties for the somewhat quick fix.  Never realized how much I took WMC7 netflix for granite. 

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I’m glad its just not me, I was starting to get frustrated with my PC and considering a reload lol.  I guess you could roll back updates to fix the issue for the time being?

[robinhoody]

Awesome, I thought there was something out there that did this, I just couldnt remember what it was called.

 

Thanks I’ll try it out!

[robinhoody]

I use it for gaming mainly just due to my current set up but by next year it will be my main extender.  It would be my ESPN box if TW didnt suck…i’ll stop ranting 😛

[robinhoody]

I use it for gaming mainly just due to my current set up but by next year it will be my main extender.  It would be my ESPN box if TW didnt suck…i’ll stop ranting 😛

[robinhoody]

thats awesome for home use, I bet its even more useful in a very small business with less than 25 users thats perfect. 

[robinhoody]

thats awesome for home use, I bet its even more useful in a very small business with less than 25 users thats perfect. 

[robinhoody]

I like outsourced but I can see how many people may not agree.  Undercovers is decent but i’m usually doing something else while its on

[robinhoody]

I like outsourced but I can see how many people may not agree.  Undercovers is decent but i’m usually doing something else while its on

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[quote=”DavidStein”]
I am somewhat confused that HBO doesn’t sell streaming subscriptions online. They must have some dcontract with cable/sat companies that prevents it because otherwise it seems like a no-brainer. what does HBO care if I am subscribed to comcast digital cable or not so long as they are getting their monthly subscription fees?
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Yea I would love to HBO streaming online, same with ESPN 3 I wonder why they dont have a 5-10$ a month subscription service

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[quote=”DavidStein”]
I am somewhat confused that HBO doesn’t sell streaming subscriptions online. They must have some dcontract with cable/sat companies that prevents it because otherwise it seems like a no-brainer. what does HBO care if I am subscribed to comcast digital cable or not so long as they are getting their monthly subscription fees?
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Yea I would love to HBO streaming online, same with ESPN 3 I wonder why they dont have a 5-10$ a month subscription service

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I made the switch to OTA and netflix 4 months ago now, and I dont miss a thing.. Ok I lied I miss ESPN 😛  If TW didnt suck ass and would allow me to access ESPN 3 with my xbox I would be super happy.  But I doubt that will happen.  I believe those numbers are spot on, there have been 3 people here at work that have cut the cable and moved to OTA too, and they are super happy with it.  I think the consumer is getting smarter, when they see these internet ready STB’s that can stream content for cheap when compared to cable then people are going to stop paying for cable.  The quality of content out there keeps improving, revision 3 is a prime example. 

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