10-01-2022, 12:13 PM
(10-01-2022, 08:04 AM)Ninurta Wrote: I'm not watching anything at the moment.
Dish tried to mug me, so I got rid of their asses. It started out with around a 60 dollar a month account which, 6 months in, they mysteriously raised to 110 dollars, with no explanation and no increased service level. That damn near doubled the previous bill, for nothing more in value. Then, this month, the contract was up so they tried to mug me again, raising the fee to 190 bucks a month for, again, no increase in service.
Tried to damn near double it AGAIN, for no good reason, so, uh, no, Not just no, but HELL no.
Now this TV I have here in the Man Cave must be pretty ancient, as it has no ability to stream anything but Netflix, which we killed off a month or two ago for not providing value commensurate with charges.
Contacted the ISP to add TV to the internet bill, and even they can't stream directly to the TV - gotta have some kind of box in the middle.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Grace has TV in the bedroom, as that TV is new enough that the ISP could work directly with it, no box necessary, so she's got the shows. The equipment for the Man Cave was supposed to arrive today, but didn't, so I've got a black screen.
On the up side, I got TV through the ISP for 30 a month, as opposed to the 190 a month Dish was gonna try to charge, and to add to value, the IP bumped my internet speeds up, gratis. so I ended up money ahead, actually, and with faster internet.
Now if they'd just get that damned equipment delivered...
Until them, I have a few terabytes of movies and TV shows to keep me occupied.
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I feel you and I would have done the same. Dish tried that crap with me, I dumped then, and they are still, after years sending me letters claiming I owe them money for breaking the contract.
Since they broke the contract first, I send their letters to recycle.
The satellite I have now, went from $60 to $80 a month, if it goes up one more dollar, I am dumping it all. I need to unplug anyway.
Truth is, I am getting old. It takes me longer to get the everyday stuff done. Partly due to lost of stamina, lost of caring, and lost of time.
I would fill in the TV time, which I only use as a streaming display and classes anyway, with more productive activities. I can get the other stuff from my cell, or at my Brother's, if I really wanted it or needed it.
For every one person that read this post. About 7.99 billion have not.
Yet I still post.
