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  • Might be time for me to finally be a cord cutter

    From JGibson@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 31 17:43:45 2023
    Go to turn on the Florida / Utah game only to discover that Spectrum is currently not broadcasting ESPN.

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  • From Michael Falkner@21:1/5 to JGibson on Fri Sep 1 06:55:42 2023
    On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 5:43:49 PM UTC-7, JGibson wrote:
    Go to turn on the Florida / Utah game only to discover that Spectrum is currently not broadcasting ESPN.

    Yep, Spectrum got bit for more fees by Disney, and all Disney channels went dark at 5 Pacific last night.

    Mike

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  • From JGibson@21:1/5 to Michael Falkner on Fri Sep 1 07:52:21 2023
    On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 9:55:45 AM UTC-4, Michael Falkner wrote:
    On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 5:43:49 PM UTC-7, JGibson wrote:
    Go to turn on the Florida / Utah game only to discover that Spectrum is currently not broadcasting ESPN.
    Yep, Spectrum got bit for more fees by Disney, and all Disney channels went dark at 5 Pacific last night.

    I only wish that I had more options for internet than Spectrum. I really don't. And frankly, the cable/phone/internet package isn't that much more than internet alone. Plus, the internet flakes out constantly, meaning that cable is better for
    continuously watching games than streaming.

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  • From The NOTBCS Guy@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 1 09:31:48 2023
    Go to turn on the Florida / Utah game only to discover that Spectrum is currently not broadcasting ESPN.

    Yep, Spectrum got bit for more fees by Disney, and all Disney channels went dark at 5 Pacific last night.

    Keep in mind that, in some cities, like Los Angeles and New York, "all Disney channels" includes the ABC station.

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  • From xyzzy@21:1/5 to JGibson on Fri Sep 1 18:00:49 2023
    JGibson <james.m.gibson@gmail.com> wrote:
    Go to turn on the Florida / Utah game only to discover that Spectrum is currently not broadcasting ESPN.


    Considering how many places I’ve heard that said this may be an attempted power move that backfires on Comcast

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    “I usually skip over your posts because of your disguistng, contrarian, liberal personality.” — Altie

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  • From The NOTBCS Guy@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 1 11:41:42 2023
    Considering how many places I’ve heard that said this may be an attempted power move that backfires on Comcast

    What does Comcast have to do with this, other than Disney probably remember what happened with Comcast over it not including the ACC Network on Xfinity and not wanting to show weakness against Spectrum?

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  • From Michael Falkner@21:1/5 to The NOTBCS Guy on Fri Sep 1 16:09:04 2023
    On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 9:31:51 AM UTC-7, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:
    Go to turn on the Florida / Utah game only to discover that Spectrum is currently not broadcasting ESPN.

    Yep, Spectrum got bit for more fees by Disney, and all Disney channels went dark at 5 Pacific last night.
    Keep in mind that, in some cities, like Los Angeles and New York, "all Disney channels" includes the ABC station.

    The network O&Os (stations Owned and Operated by the network), yes.

    Mike

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  • From Allan@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 2 00:52:14 2023
    On 01 Sep 2023, JGibson <james.m.gibson@gmail.com> posted some news:cf347dc1-c1c9-416f-9564-c35f4d01fbfdn@googlegroups.com:

    On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 9:55:45 AM UTC-4, Michael Falkner
    wrote:
    On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 5:43:49 PM UTC-7, JGibson wrote:

    Go to turn on the Florida / Utah game only to discover that
    Spectrum is
    currently not broadcasting ESPN.
    Yep, Spectrum got bit for more fees by Disney, and all Disney
    channels we
    nt dark at 5 Pacific last night.

    I only wish that I had more options for internet than Spectrum. I
    really don't. And frankly, the cable/phone/internet package isn't
    that much more than internet alone. Plus, the internet flakes out constantly, meaning that cable is better for continuously watching
    games than streaming.

    Sling is pretty good, but you'll need to combine the orange and blue
    packages for best coverage at around $60 and some change per month. As
    you say, need good Internet service.

    Can you get any OTA channels?

    I'm 60 miles in either direction from two major broadcasting tower sites
    with multiple transmitters. Depending on where I move the antenna in
    the attic, in one direction I get between 68 and 84 channels via
    antenna (12-20 will be non-Eng). In the other, I average around 48 to
    70 (9-16 will be non-Eng). I get about half the NFL games and about the
    same of regional college games OTA. If you have a Roku, you can get
    some random college broadcasts on there as well.

    Don't laugh, this is what I'm using, or similar.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/310464020303

    You will lose approx 20+% of any available signal strength running one
    of these in the attic. They work better outside but an owl (Or any big
    bird) landing on it will knock it out of alignment or break off a rotor.
    I'm going to replace it with a more durable antenna and amp, but
    will need to run a ground.

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  • From mercellusb@21:1/5 to JGibson on Sun Sep 3 08:38:17 2023
    On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 7:43:49 PM UTC-5, JGibson wrote:
    Go to turn on the Florida / Utah game only to discover that Spectrum is currently not broadcasting ESPN.

    YouTube TV is good. “Catch up through key plays” has changed how I watch football games, as a casual fan.

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