(01-27-2018 09:17 AM)Miami (Oh) Yeah ! Wrote: http://www.setvnow.com
500 channels. $20.
Thoughts?
No IFC or Sundance. I counted only 113 channels on the american subscription.
The problem continues to be that to do anything your still tied to an ISP. Either a cable provider or broadband.
If you could go coast-2-coast wifi where you only need to bring the device and the monthly subscription an eliminate the ISP that is where you want to go. All prepaid on the devices.
Comcast is offering unlimited phone/text service 1 GB of data for 12 dollars. On the Verizon CDMA network. Grab a prepaid for 50 bucks at the Walmart and have 12 dollar phone service on the Verizon network.
Comcast ISP is 70 bucks though. T-Mobile One is 70 bucks. If you go to a provider like Net-Zero you can get ISP for 30 dollar but its only for 1GB. That isn't going to be enough for everyday usage. Net-Zero for 6GB they want 90 dollars. That isn't enough really.
I find that separate cellular, ISP and cable under promotions is the way to go. Going vertical with one company seems to cost you more.
Even T-Mobile they want you to go vertical and lock into device contracts for a service that doesn't work in all areas. T-Mobile two lines (1 mobile, 1 broadband) goes for 120 dollars...then a device contracts another 30 dollars. Add a 30 dollar TV service to it. Then its 180 you are paying. For that amount of money you could go vertical with Comcast and have DSL instead of broadband delivery for the ISP.
Splitting it up.
Cricket prepaid 5GB service $35
T-Mobile broadband service 14GB $55
Comcast performance TV package 220 channels w/HBO $60
This is only $150 better than an vertical deal. Another way to do it is to scale up T-Mobile for a few weeks and then go out and get a double play under contract.
Going in for a new double play...
Cricket prepaid 5GB service $35
T-Mobile broadband service 2GB $10
Comcast performance TV package 220 channels w/HBO w/internet $90
Now you are looking at $135 way better than going vertical. 50 dollars a month, 600 a year, 1,000 dollars before taxes that you are saving.
Watch for the following:
1) Monthly device fees.
2) FCC/Usage taxes.