Posted on Jul 29, 2015
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With the ever increasing prices of "Bundled" ISP services, have you decided to cut the chord? I just did. Save more then 150 bucks a month.
-2 Roku 3s w/netflix
-1 media server running PLEX
-purchased my own DOCSIS 3 modem
-New wireless router.
-Miscellaneous wires and connectors.
-AT&T femto Cell.

No more lan line, no more cable tv.

Im interested in hearing what you have done to cut the chord.
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SFC Pete Kain
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I live in rural Tn. I cut the cord 4 years ago and am doing just fine. Of course I am older and do understand High speed this and that lol
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Faster the net, better off you are. Then again, we could just go out to the garage and make something, or stand in the woods and shoot a deer!!!

Happy holidays! Thanks for the response.
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I have a fast enough connection to stream Netflix, so am happy, glad to be done with cable and satellite.
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Sgt Richard Buckner - Will look into it, thanks for the heads up.
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I stopped all cable, etc. I strictly use my Roku now. Unfortunately, where I live there is not quality internet service. I have two options, one is DSL the other is Hughes NET, neither offer speeds above 5mbps.

I do have fantastic 4GLTE service on both ATT and Verizon at my house....seriously considering moving to a MiFi setup, but the data packages are so expensive.
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I would have a hard time with 5Mb internet. I currently have 120+ on a good day.
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I'm very rural (The Netherworld). So I have the best internet I can at a whopping 5 (never gets there) with a dish looking at a mountain. I've been using Roku, Chromecast, and a BD player. However, I can't get the soccer games I want. Hulu works OK for some series stuff but I rarely watch any series past the second season as they go to crap. So if I want TV, it will have to be Dish or Direct. All satellite internet has a data cap so that's not an option either. However, if you're in a location where you can get high speed internet, check it out. Go for a Vonage box for the phone and you won't look back. There isn't a good priced global cell plan that can beat it.
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