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GibsonMaestro t1_ixfmhap wrote

Reply to comment by jogoso2014 in Disney Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Live Streaming TV Prices by MarvelsGrantMan136

So you can watch live tv on your phone, tablet, and computer

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jogoso2014 t1_ixfmqep wrote

Right but those apps are available on regular cable too.

It just doesn’t seem to be the cheaper option anymore.

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dandr01d t1_ixfob02 wrote

Then you have to get cable installed, use a horrendous remote, buy a DVR, etc. Or just click a button…

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jogoso2014 t1_ixhfl9q wrote

I think a lot of people don’t understand that cable is not the same thing as it was in the 20th century.

Any benefit you get from Hulu Live is available on cable systems now.

I don’t know if it’s cheaper anymore, but the access options are the same at least in my area.

To be clear, I don’t think either option is financially worth it unless you watch a lot of live tv or ESPN, but it seems like if people are paying prices high enough to sue over, it may be a good idea to at least research the alternative.

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greenfingers559 t1_ixfpcus wrote

If you have internet in your home, than cable is already installed.

Not that I agree with the other person, but I think it’s hilarious when people believe that streaming is bad for cable companies. Comcast is happy to sell you internet at a made up number.

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dandr01d t1_ixfqhh4 wrote

Not true with true fiber

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greenfingers559 t1_ixfqrr1 wrote

You don’t know what you’re talking about.

The only way to get internet into your home is to pay one of the companies that provides cable services. (Or wireless, but same company)

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dandr01d t1_ixfx2h4 wrote

There are plenty of ISPs that don’t have cable TV. You are insane.

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greenfingers559 t1_ixgxw35 wrote

Name one non-satellite ISP that doesn’t operate over major network cable lines.

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GibsonMaestro t1_ixfoksw wrote

You can also use the app on a streaming device connected to the tv and forego the monthly cost of a cable box or 3

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jogoso2014 t1_ixhf144 wrote

Right. I had it for a time but we just don’t watch a lot of live stuff anymore except sports.

It would cost us about the same price as all of our streaming services combined just to watch a football game every once in a while.

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