First of all, Larry unplugged the Direct TV box and
SO...Go online, on your computer, and go to ROKU.com and create an account first! And don't forget...IF you don't have WI-FI in your house...you'll need to get it!
1. ROKU2-XD is for streaming tv channels. We bought it at Best Buy for $79.99 plus tax. Larry said the instructions were almost TOO easy to follow. This is for channels like Netflix, HULU and such. The ONLY thing I bought and pay a monthly fee for ($7.99) is Netflix...I love it! Especially since I can get my English murder mysteries. There's thousands of shows and movies all for the one price. You can also get FOX News but remember, all shows on ROKU are STREAMED! NOT LIVE! Missed last nights Hannity? O'Reilly? ROKU has it....Just click on the Order Channels and you'll find them there. Your Local channels through your Antenna are the only live feeds!
I use to have HULU Plus and watched it here at the shop on my computer but there are some shows that I wanted that HULU doesn't carry. That's also a neat thing about Netflix or HULU Plus...You can watch them on Any device...phones, TV's, computers...All you need are your email address and password to sign in with. You create them when you sign up for their service.
2. See the RCA TV antenna? It cost $40.99 plus tax. This is so that you can get your local channels. Unbox it...and just plug it into the back of the TV where it says, antenna...then run a Auto detect channel run so the tv can find your local channels itself. Done!
Larry had bought another, higher priced antenna called Clearstream and it wouldn't pick up Squat! He carried it back and got the RCA one and he got 15 channels with it! Coolbeans!
We have two televisions and he hooked them both up this way. Each having it's own antennas and ROKU units. You'll figure out later what will personally work for your family.
We spent the rest of the weekend immersed in local news reports, English mysteries, sports...movies...Nice!
THEN....Monday morning I came to work and called DIRECT TV and cancelled their service. We'd been a customer since 1997. The lady tried VERY hard to keep me from leaving..."BUT! We can offer you your same service for $79.00 a month for a Whole Year!"....."No way...but thank you. We have a sequester going on...:O)"
So now...we pay for the WI-FI and Netflix...WI-FI for the internet is $62 a month (We have Time Warner for internet only, no phones) and Netflix is $7.99. See the savings? Before, we were Also paying for Direct TV at $108 a month. That was $170 or more a month...Now it's just $69.99 a month and we have more television then we could possibly watch in a lifetime...
Hope I didn't confuse the heck out of you but I thought you might like to know how things turned out for us.
Get your pen and paper out and just figure what you're spending on television. We're not destitute but we're not rich either and I'm tired of paying for programming that no longer interest me! I don't CARE about AlJazerra TV (Terrorist who've helped kill our soldiers and NO, I'm not apologizing!) ....nor am I looking to get a sex change operation. I don't Care who is the greatest singer in the world or who bitchslaps who and I do NOT speak Spanish! I'm just sick of crap TV and being FORCED to pay for it! Now, we just pay for what WE want to watch!
I know this was a LONG post and I'm sorry for that...Hope it helps you in your decision! And Yes...you can pay for cable for around $30 a month...but there Again, you're paying for programming that you do Not watch!
Have a super day Gang!!
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I have to seriously consider doing something like this. Our cable bill is getting ridiculous!
Well, hope this helped a little Jeanette!
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I would bet that most people didn't even know this existed!!! Very cool. I am so glad we recently ditched Direct T.V. too. You know, when we called them, they told us the only thing they could do was lower our rates for three months. They were very unmovable.. then when we really LEFT, they called and called with fantastic offers. My husband told them we were already with someone else and why didn't they make these offers before we left, not after.
So glad it all worked out, Donna. That sounds good! :)
xoxo
The one caveat maybe bandwidth. We had to increase our plan because we were going over by quite a lot per month. We got charged an additional $60 for one month and we weren't using Netflix exclusively. Maybe you should check with your internet provider.
Thanks Ac... Didn't think of that! Oh we'll, we're Still watching what WE want to pay for so all' good...
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Good to know!
Thanks for the information! I don't know that DH would want to try to switch to something like that. I leave it up to him since he pays that bill! (And he's the one that grumbles about it, LOL.) I think visual media streaming will continue to grow and morph in the next few years and TV programming as we know now will go the way of dinosaurs.
Too cool,I love it.
I am going to send this to my husband. thanks. sandie
EXCELLENT review Donna!! Roku and Apple TV work the same and I had looked at getting this for my husband for Christmas? We are always battling with the cable company over this charge or that charge. They are always removing the only channels my husband watches! Talk about frustrating! I ise the ABC Player on my iPad all the time to watch shows that I have missed...and I have Amazon Prime so all the free movies I can ask for! I just adore it! Good luck!! Thank you for sharing your experience with us!!
The constant issue here is....... We have a package. Cable TV...Land line phone...Internet hookup.
Yay! Welcome to the not paying for t.v. with an arm and leg group! We do Apple T.V. for Netflix and movies if we want to rent or buy them and antenna on the roof and in the attic yes, in the attic it works great for our t.v.s for FREE local channels. Happy as we can be!
~sandy
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Yay!! Sounds like a winner, Miss Donna!
I've never paid for tv! Only had cable in college when it came with the dorm!
We ae just excited to have found a few "new" channels with our converter box and are watching lots of MASH reruns.
I think we would enjoy the Internet tv, if we change Internet providers... We have a download allowance per day and streaming much would surely make us go over that.
Do you know, we just had a guy here this afternoon to give us a quote on getting all of our components to work together seamlessly -- which they DON'T ever since we got our flatscreen, causing much aggravation -- and the estimate was in the $400 ballpark ... need a new fancy remote, a Blu-ray player, yada yada ... and I come over here to see what you're up to, and I read about this. I'd like to pay Time Warner for internet only too. Thanks for the info, Donna. I'll tell TG and we may go this route. Blessings sistah.
Ohhhhhh....fascinating! I agree with everything you've written...I think I know what to do. Thanks!
I understand, I think. :-) Glad you are happy with your alternative! It's nice to know there is one!
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