Why change? The ISP I use has hiked prices repeatedly over several years and I have found what I hope to be a much better deal.
This week I am changing ISP and with it the static IP's I use (both IPv4 and IPv6) will be changing. To what at this stage I do not know.
Why change? The ISP I use has hiked prices repeatedly over several years and I have found what I hope to be a much better deal.
Same reason I finally got rid of Cable here in my area ($365/MO US - now that was cable channels, phone, and internet) for over 25+ years. Went
I knew some cable plans were expensive, but $365/month is one of the most expensive I've ever heard of.. For that price, I'd expect it to be some of the best over-the-top service available, but it still seems
ridiculous.
monopoly and the city backed all us tax payers. AND I had found out that alllllll these years, I thought I was paying for the 1G speeds but could only get 240bps on my game console downloads .. yeah! I wasn't paying for the 1G service, that would have been an additional $110+ per month.
all those FREE HD channels, weren't free. You had to pay for HD DVR (monthly) + Channel access + taxes and a lot of other items.
Hi guys
This week I am changing ISP and with it the static IP's I use (both
IPv4 and IPv6) will be changing. To what at this stage I do not know.
I expect to (all going well) get IPv4 connectivity sorted first but
IPv6 may be messy for some days to come, so be warned and if need be
get ready to fall back to IPv4 connections during this time.
Best, Paul
Ok, I'll batten down the hatches, and not panic when I get errors
polling. :)
SirRonmit wrote to Nightfox <=-
forgot to note:
all those FREE HD channels, weren't free. You had to pay for HD DVR (monthly) + Channel access + taxes and a lot of other items.
I pretty much bought someone a nice home after all those years LOL
AND they blocked everything. At least now I can have my ports back
and run a firewall on my server in the basement.
Timothy Norris
aka SirRonmit
admin@f4fbbs.com
bbs.f4fbbs.com:2323 (keep getting :62323 blocked)
... Running Windows is better than washing them!
--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Files 4 Fun BBS (21:2/120)
"Cut the cable"
"Cut the cable"
I put a tv yagi up on my tower and I get CBC and CTV when I want it with no fees. It's called Free to Air.
You will likely see tons of station if you are in an urban station.
Codenut wrote to SirRonmit <=-
all those FREE HD channels, weren't free. You had to pay for HD DVR (monthly) + Channel access + taxes and a lot of other items.
I pretty much bought someone a nice home after all those years LOL
I have a solution to cable companies.
"Cut the cable"
I put a tv yagi up on my tower and I get CBC and CTV when I want
it with no fees. It's called Free to Air.
You will likely see tons of station if you are in an urban
station.
There is a satellite arc in the sky and you can point a dish any
one of them
The reciever can be as cheap as $60.00. Cable, the tool to put
connnectors on $60.
You will likely see tons of station if you are in an urban station.
Yeah, that works great for local broadcast/network stations (ABC, CBS, etc...).
What if you want to watch the History channel? Or Discovery, or Peacock, or the NHL Network, or Disney... need I go on?
Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-
You will likely see tons of station if you are in an urban station.
Yeah, that works great for local broadcast/network stations (ABC, CBS, etc...).
What if you want to watch the History channel? Or Discovery, or Peacock, or the NHL Network, or Disney... need I go on?
I know I'm probably rare, but I'm not aware of anything on
Discovery, Peacock, NHL, Disney etc. that I want to watch. I
haven't had anything more than basic cable in many years, and I
currently don't even have a cable TV package. The things I like
to watch are available on over-the-air TV or maybe a streaming
service or online here & there, etc..
Well, you likely still need the cable for internet access, if not TV.
Nightfox wrote to Codenut <=-
I live in an urban metro area, and I do get plenty of stations over the air. Sometimes it seems like some people have forgotten that
over-the-air TV stations still exist and will pay for cable when they might not need to.
Gamgee wrote to Codenut <=-
What if you want to watch the History channel? Or Discovery, or
Peacock, or the NHL Network, or Disney... need I go on?
I live in an urban metro area, and I do get plenty of stations over the
air. Sometimes it seems like some people have forgotten that
over-the-air TV stations still exist and will pay for cable when they
might not need to.
The picture over the air is better than the pixellated 720p that my cable company used to send over the cable.
SirRonmit wrote to Codenut <=-
"Cut the cable"
I was amazed at how many channels are on my new TV OtA .. plus the
Digital Channels from my local TV stations as well!
Timothy Norris
aka SirRonmit
admin@f4fbbs.com
bbs.f4fbbs.com:2323 (keep getting :62323 blocked)
... As a matter of fact, it IS a banana in my pocket!
--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Files 4 Fun BBS (21:2/120)
There is a satellite arc in the sky and you can point a dish any one of them
The reciever can be as cheap as $60.00. Cable, the tool to put connnectors on $60.
You also need dish (I use a starchoice one) and a test set, $80.00. (Gtmedia.com)
www.lyngsat.com
It took a lot of work to setup.
SirRonmit wrote to Gamgee <=-
Well, you likely still need the cable for internet access, if not TV.
You missed the part where we went with fiber :) shaved
$300/month US off my bills.
poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Gamgee <=-
What if you want to watch the History channel? Or Discovery, or
Peacock, or the NHL Network, or Disney... need I go on?
A consolidation is happening, Max now has a bunch of networks
under it.
The other thing I'm excited about is being able to have a
channel for a
couple of months, then pull it. Paramount+, for example. I'd
like to
have it when there's a Star Trek series on, cancel it otherwise.
Ditto
for my wife, she like English mysteries, and we alternate
between
BritBox and Acorn. See a new show we like, switch services, or
subscribe for a couple of months. That level of flexibility will
kill
cable.
What if you want to watch the History channel? Or Discovery, or Peacock, or the NHL Network, or Disney... need I go on?
A consolidation is happening, Max now has a bunch of networks
under it.
The other thing I'm excited about is being able to have a
channel for a
couple of months, then pull it. Paramount+, for example. I'd
like to
have it when there's a Star Trek series on, cancel it otherwise.
Ditto
for my wife, she like English mysteries, and we alternate
between
BritBox and Acorn. See a new show we like, switch services, or
subscribe for a couple of months. That level of flexibility will
kill
cable.
Yes, I can see that, and the attraction of it. Good points on the flexibility.
One drawback of that system, at least for me, is the hassle factor of subscribing/unsubscribing, shuffling things around, tracking when the
"free trial period" ends, and so on. Manageable, but irritating.
One drawback of that system, at least for me, is the hassle factor of subscribing/unsubscribing, shuffling things around, tracking when the "free trial period" ends, and so on. Manageable, but irritating.
esc wrote to Gamgee <=-
One drawback of that system, at least for me, is the hassle factor of subscribing/unsubscribing, shuffling things around, tracking when the "free trial period" ends, and so on. Manageable, but irritating.
Also an economic construct that banks on people like me not
paying attention to how many subscriptions I have. Ugh.
SirRonmit wrote to Codenut <=-
"Cut the cable"
I was amazed at how many channels are on my new TV OtA .. plus the
Digital Channels from my local TV stations as well!
Timothy Norris
aka SirRonmit
admin@f4fbbs.com
bbs.f4fbbs.com:2323 (keep getting :62323 blocked)
... As a matter of fact, it IS a banana in my pocket!
--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Files 4 Fun BBS (21:2/120)
Gamgee wrote to Codenut <=-
Codenut wrote to SirRonmit <=-
all those FREE HD channels, weren't free. You had to pay for HD DVR (monthly) + Channel access + taxes and a lot of other items.
I pretty much bought someone a nice home after all those years LOL
I have a solution to cable companies.
"Cut the cable"
Well, you likely still need the cable for internet access, if not TV.
I put a tv yagi up on my tower and I get CBC and CTV when I want
it with no fees. It's called Free to Air.
You will likely see tons of station if you are in an urban
station.
Yeah, that works great for local broadcast/network stations (ABC, CBS, etc...).
What if you want to watch the History channel? Or Discovery, or
Peacock, or the NHL Network, or Disney... need I go on?
There is a satellite arc in the sky and you can point a dish any
one of them
The reciever can be as cheap as $60.00. Cable, the tool to put
connnectors on $60.
I have a hard time believing this is a workable idea. Yeah, you can (maybe) pick up the satellite signal, but decoding it into a useable signal for a TV is another story. Would need a subscription to
whatever service you're trying to hijack. I don't think this would
work at all.
... The world is full of surprises, very few of which are pleasant.
=== MultiMail/Linux v0.52
--- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
* Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (21:2/138)
Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
called the cable company to ask them to cancel my basic TV and just
keep internet, but they said my bill would increase. I find it odd
that they do that.
esc wrote to Gamgee <=-
Also an economic construct that banks on people like me not paying attention to how many subscriptions I have. Ugh.
I live in an urban metro area, and I do get plenty of stations over the
With my TV watching habits, I'm fine with local broadcast channels.
Some TV content I like to watch (local news, some game shows, etc.) are
on broadcast TV.
Codenut wrote to Gamgee <=-
I have a solution to cable companies.
"Cut the cable"
Well, you likely still need the cable for internet access, if not TV.
I put a tv yagi up on my tower and I get CBC and CTV when I want
it with no fees. It's called Free to Air.
You will likely see tons of station if you are in an urban
station.
Yeah, that works great for local broadcast/network stations (ABC, CBS, etc...).
What if you want to watch the History channel? Or Discovery, or
Peacock, or the NHL Network, or Disney... need I go on?
Roku box, turns your tv into a smart tv using wifi.
Which creates a niche for paid services to monitor your subscriptions.
The "your bill will go up when we remove the bundle discount, so you're better off keeping the crappy service you're unhappy with" has to be the most fucked-up marketing ploy known to man.
How about, "But in order to cancel, you'd have to write the super-secret cancellation department, at least three years ahead of your cancellation date, so better to just keep the service."?
Gamgee wrote to Codenut <=-
Codenut wrote to Gamgee <=-
Roku box, turns your tv into a smart tv using wifi.
Yeah.... I have several Roku boxes, but....
You were talking about "cutting the cable". So how does your Wifi get
on the internet?
Also, just having a Roku doesn't magically give you access to those channels I mentioned above. Sure, you can get them via a Roku, *IF*
you have subscribed to the appropriate streaming service... Oh! But again, you need internet access to stream...
You seem a little confused.
... All the easy problems have been solved.
=== MultiMail/Linux v0.52
--- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
* Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (21:2/138)
Adept wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
How about, "But in order to cancel, you'd have to write the
super-secret cancellation department, at least three years ahead of
your cancellation date, so better to just keep the service."?
Not really sure what to do about the bundles, though anything that
reduces powers of companies to provide bad service is good in my book. It's nice when we get _good_ choices, at fair and honest rates.
| Sysop: | Keyop |
|---|---|
| Location: | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK |
| Users: | 297 |
| Nodes: | 16 (2 / 14) |
| Uptime: | 96:53:44 |
| Calls: | 6,659 |
| Calls today: | 1 |
| Files: | 12,208 |
| Messages: | 5,334,525 |