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RE: Bounce TV - taropatch - 07-31-2018
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If you still get internet via cable I think you can get most of the CNN and ESPN stuff online without any further cost. I don't know for certain as my internet comes over the cell network so have a data limit, but when I stay at hotels and use their wifi I can watch quite a lot of CNN and ESPN online.
You have to be a cable TV subscriber to watch CNN streaming. I can't get ESPN3 streaming either because I dumped my TV subscription. Spectrum is trying to be competitive with that $21.99/month rate versus the likes of Sling, etc. At the hotel, you got the streaming via the hotel's subscription.
RE: Bounce TV - TomK - 07-31-2018
Many thanks for the clarification, taropatch. That makes sense given my experience over the years at several hotels. Sometimes you get access to all sorts of stuff and then get nothing at the next hotel.
RE: Bounce TV - kalakoa - 08-01-2018
don't know about Hulu as I don't use it
Commercial-free "premium" for $12/month: pretty good, especially for binge-watching vintage shows.
Hulu also offers HBO and Showtime "over-the-top" (no cable subscription) and allows watching from multiple devices.
I've been streaming to the "big" TV with a Chromecast.
RE: Bounce TV - PaulW - 08-01-2018
If you have internet, you can watch CNN, no cable subscription necessary:
http://ustv247.com/
RE: Bounce TV - terracore - 08-01-2018
Damn. I wonder if they have a Roku or Fire app ?
RE: Bounce TV - terracore - 08-01-2018
"What do you have to get just these channels? Spectrum is WAY too much on ole retired folks."
This is what I have: https://www.amazon.com/ClearStream-Indoor-Outdoor-Antenna-Mount/dp/B007RH5GZI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1533176662&sr=1-6&keywords=Antennas+Direct+ClearStream&dpID=41KYhoL70VL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch&linkCode=ll1&tag=pw016-20&linkId=e549eeefe6ecea756049da0be75f63f9&language=en_US
Depending on what you watch, OTA may not be the best answer for you. You might be happier with a $30 Roku or similar device that streams thousands of free channels and programs using the internet. But with hurricane season on us, its also time to remember not to put all your eggs in one basket. One of the strengths of broadcast TV and radio is that even if power lines, internet, and many transmitters get taken out you still have the potential to pull in signals from what remains.
"why do they have so many PBS channels?"
Because PBS gets some tax dollar revenues they are required to service areas that don't otherwise have TV service, so they have a lot of repeaters in addition to the 3 channels they broadcast. If I rotated my antenna I actually got more PBS channels (while losing others). I don't recall the specifics any more but I believe somebody on this forum told us those were broadcast from near KMC.
RE: Bounce TV - birdmove - 08-01-2018
Our daughter has a Fire Stick and a different company for internet. Our neighbor has Roku.
Jon in Keaau/HPP
RE: Bounce TV - birdmove - 08-01-2018
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Originally posted by TomK
Just a regular TV and an antenna, e.g., https://goo.gl/ncj4Ls which is the one I have. The reception will vary depending on where you live and you may not get all the channels, i.e., I don't get the 13s.
Tom, is yours mounted inside or out?
Jon in Keaau/HPP
RE: Bounce TV - TomK - 08-01-2018
Jon - inside and it's free-standing on a shelf above the TV. I would probably get more reliable reception if I mounted it outside and higher up, but it works for me most of the time.
RE: Bounce TV - taropatch - 08-01-2018
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Originally posted by PaulW
If you have internet, you can watch CNN, no cable subscription necessary:
http://ustv247.com/
My MalwareBytes blocked this website due to PUP (potental unwanted program). Too risky for me.