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spyboy70 t1_iycfsaj wrote

I have Comcast, but only pay for internet, got rid of the TV portion years ago. I can access local news on regular YouTube (and it's posted up as individual news stories, so it's faster to scan for a news story you actually want to watch, vs the 30-60 minutes of blathering they do).

Don't care about "live" TV, most shows eventually come to Hulu or Netflix. Hulu seems to be faster with some shows, with a few showing up a day or 2 after they air.

My GF loves soccer, so I found you can install the Fox Sports app on an Android TV box (you DO NOT have to make a Fox Sports account) and then authenticate w/ Hulu and watch the World Cup without paying for sports (we just have the regular Hulu commercial free subscription).

My setup...

I'm using an Onn Android TV box ($20 from Walmart) https://www.walmart.com/ip/onn-Android-TV-4K-UHD-Streaming-Device-with-Voice-Remote-Control-HDMI-Cable/636597403

I don't use the native YouTube app since it will force feed you commercials, installed SmartTubeNext which can skip commercials and has sponsorblock filters https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext

So we watch YT without commercials, it works great, ZERO commercials (a lifesaver during election season).

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itsyounotmeithink t1_iyd2tpn wrote

What is the speed or version of the internet package you have. Im looking into alternatives to what i have now, and my contract is up next month.

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spyboy70 t1_iyd3uwg wrote

Not sure the actual numbers but speedtest.net says I get 1400/45. I pay $90/mo.

Once I found out I was getting over 1000 down, I bought a new cable modem with a 2.5gigabit port on it to see how much higher it was.

Fidium just came through over the summer, so I may switch eventually, I think they're $70 for 1000/1000 as a promo then it goes to $90/mo.

Honestly all I want is faster uploads, I'd stay w/Comcast to avoid all the hassle of switching if they'd just increase my upload speed (which supposedly is happening around the area, like in Sanford, ME according to the tech that I spoke to last year)

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itsyounotmeithink t1_iyd4yek wrote

Thanks for the info im trying to figure out whats my best move to make. Im thinking of getting my own equipment like modem and my own boxes for each room.

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spyboy70 t1_iyd5ugh wrote

Always get your own router and modem, they rip you off on the pricing.

Boxes for each room? A couple of Roku or Android TV boxes work great if you just want streaming stuff.

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itsyounotmeithink t1_iyd8evb wrote

I was talking to a girl at comcast when i called about my contract, she said she bought her own equipment and has never had any problems and saves alot of money. I think i will buy a modem and one box for a room and see if i like it. I was thinking about the roku with voice remote. I was told theres an app for Xfinity you can use through roku.

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