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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.
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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.
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If you have internet, you can watch CNN, no cable subscription necessary:
http://ustv247.com/
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Damn. I wonder if they have a Roku or Fire app ?
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"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-Indoo...lectronics&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.
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Our daughter has a Fire Stick and a different company for internet. Our neighbor has Roku.
Jon in Keaau/HPP
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quote:
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
Jon in Keaau/HPP
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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.
