You can probably put up an antenna and get something like 50 FREE
channels which should give you all the news you want.
On 2017-07-24 12:07, Eric Oyen wrote:
> well, the business internet package from Cox has no such caps. so, I get my
> 50 Mbits/sec all the time. so far, using ChromeCast, (once I got some help
> setting it up), we were able to watch a couple of movies, some shows from the
> various networks and even some live streaming. The live streaming of local
> news had some issues. to begin with, the room mate complained that the video
> quality was pretty bad. I guess that's to be expected considering that such
> news casts are SD only. he wants to go back to the old way. I had to tell him
> that if he wants cable back, he will have to pay for it. otherwise, if my
> wallet get used, I have final say in what gets offered. right now, he is
> stewing about it, but I am liking that I don't have to pay an extra $150 a
> month for video plus 6 program recording (on a recurring fee btw).
>
> btw, if you want full bandwidth and no caps: call cox business. $79 for 50/5
> mbits/sec service with no caps and guaranteed bandwidth isn't bad. just
> remember to tell them who referred you: eric oyen.
>
> sorry for the shameless plug and referral up there, but I am liking my
> current internet. no more $250 a month for crap.
>
> -eric
>
> On Jul 24, 2017, at 11:13 AM, Stephen Partington wrote:
>
> Cos is limiting all but their Gigablast service to 1T. Gigablast customers
> have 2T. With the overages thankfully it is available and it will save me
> money to run Gigablast vs ultimate and overages.
>
> On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 8:02 AM, Saul <s...@acalinas.com> wrote:
>
> Interesting info. Cox in Mesa is limiting me to 1tb.
>
> On 7/22/2017 9:18 AM, Michael Butash wrote:
>
> This is why Cox has now imposed a 1.5tb bandwidth cap on users. They know
> everyone is cutting off their overpriced video, and now they're going to
> charge you for the massive bandwidth that things like netflix use to recoup
> some of that. Nothing is "free", so caveat emptor.
>
> Case in point, my aunt pinged me when Cox sent her the threat of overage
> charges, where she really only does tv streaming. She was at least a 1tb
> over their "normal" limit now, and would be charged accordingly. Only things
> she really does is use Netflix and Vue for tv, but apparently enough bandwith
> to exceed their cap, and she doesn't even do 4k content or have kids soaking
> it up, where many do. I can only imagine the bandwidth needs with a house
> full of kids doing the same, plus gaming and everything else...
>
> Still cheaper than paying for cable tv, but I presume their charging will
> only rapidly escalate to offset their dying video/telephony services and lack
> of anything else they can really charge for. Since every other carrier is
> dogpiling in to slaughter and feast on the corpse of net neutrality, Cox
> decided in their own interests to hop on he bandwagon too. Thanks for all
> the fish, Trump.
>
> -mb
>
> On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 8:59 AM, Saul <s...@acalinas.com> wrote:
> I prefer Playstation Vue.
>
> On 7/20/2017 5:00 PM, j...@actionline.com wrote:
> Just signed up for YouTube TV streaming today
> and cancelled DirecTV Now. YouTube is far,
> far superior in every way plus unlimited DVR.
>
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