What Do You Have Mixed Feelings About Today? - Page 5

HungLikeJesus · 11-14-2011, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by limey

Sorry HLJ, I forgot to take the befores. It's almost looking like a bathroom again, which is a thrill bearing in mind the cussing that was going on under the washbasin when we left the guys to it three hours ago!
Oh Monster - you'll just have to take your knitting to keep you calm. That's what I'd do!

No problem. Just ask them to put it back the way it was for the pictures.

Lamplighter · 11-14-2011, 06:50 PM

Comcast just raised our rates $85 a year for basic TV and simplest ISP
My mixed feelings are:
anger at Comcast
rage at Comcast
curiosity about alternative sources
regret we have too many trees for dish TV
questioning whether we really need TV
anxiety over whether we really need ISP
fatigue over too much worry about $ for entertainment
apologetic for cussing out loud

Lamplighter · 12-06-2011, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Comcast just raised our rates $85 a year for basic TV and simplest ISP
My mixed feelings are:
anger at Comcast
rage at Comcast
curiosity about alternative sources
regret we have too many trees for dish TV
questioning whether we really need TV
anxiety over whether we really need ISP
fatigue over too much worry about $ for entertainment
apologetic for cussing out loud

First step accomplished - Quest / CenturyLink is now new our internet provider

FWIW, they offered $19.95 per month for 5 yrs when pkged with phone
It turned out that their "unlimited phone" was only $7 more than
our existing phone service, so we those two $ are nailed down for a while.
Now I get to go through and change my email addresses.

to Comcast Internet @ $44+ per month
.

monster · 11-14-2011, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by limey

Oh Monster - you'll just have to take your knitting to keep you calm. That's what I'd do!

A LOT of swim moms knit. Sadly I can only knit when my hands are good, and it's not really something I enjoy doing anywhere but home and then once in a blue moon.

but maybe I should anyway. nah. no way unless hands improve

fargon · 11-14-2011, 07:10 PM

Lamplighter, We got rid of cable 3 months ago and have not looked back. We got netflix streaming and DVD, for $16.00 a month, and an apple TV for $100.00 and we love it. You will need a 3meg internet connection for it to work rite.

Lamplighter · 11-14-2011, 07:16 PM

Thx Fargon, I will be checking out the alternatives available to us.
I had not thought about an Apple TV, but will look into it.

BigV · 11-14-2011, 08:03 PM

Lamplighter--

I fired Comcast a long time ago. They're evil. This is a perfect example. No competition, therefore no incentive to lure you to their product. Take it or leave it. F*ck them.

I don't have AppleTV. I *DO* have a Roku. I've got a few actually. I can't recommend them highly enough. They stream my Netflix, and many other channels (as does the Xbox 360 and the PS3). I have more of my own life back that I used to pay in $$$$ to Comcast and in attention I used to pay to commercials. You've no idea how much advertising there is... and there's a lot.

I don't have an idea for your isp, you *do* need a line and maybe you can use DSL from the local phone company. But even using Comcast for internet services and not for cable tv would be an improvement by my standards.

Lamplighter · 11-17-2011, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

Lamplighter--
I don't have AppleTV. I *DO* have a Roku. I've got a few actually.
I can't recommend them highly enough. They stream my Netflix,
and many other channels (as does the Xbox 360 and the PS3).

V, I think I'm going to order one of the Roku's and try it out for a while before canceling Comcast.

As I said in another post, my wife and I are news junkies.
Will the Roku system let us to make custom links to websites
of local TV news media ( OPB, KATU, etc ?)
Or is it limited to the Roku app for their News Channel,
which seems to be links to the national ABC, CBS, NBC, etc. ?
.

Lamplighter · 11-17-2011, 02:48 PM

BigV... good talking with you... I learned a lot

TheMercenary · 11-21-2011, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

V, I think I'm going to order one of the Roku's and try it out for a while before canceling Comcast.

Why not just get the Comcast internet connection and cancel everything else? Get your news from the internet, you can still hook up with the liberal news of MSNBC and lose nothing.

Joking....

But seriously, dump the costs but for the internet connection.

Lamplighter · 11-21-2011, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Why not just get the Comcast internet connection and cancel everything else? Get your news from the internet, you can still hook up with the liberal news of MSNBC and lose nothing.

Joking....

But seriously, dump the costs but for the internet connection.

This is my plan...

Lamplighter · 11-21-2011, 05:18 PM

Just about the time you get completely OK with the empty nest,
the young'uns start winging their way back home.

We just got word my eldest daughter is changing jobs from Central Oregon to PDX.
She and her daughter will be moving in with us, and we are thinking about
having them upstairs and we be downstairs.

We're pretty sure she is under-water on her mortgage,
so there's a big ? about selling her home. (That's not good

)

We'll get to see our grand-daughter a lot more. (That's very good

)
.

limey · 11-15-2011, 04:41 AM

BigV and HLJ - how about I do that for the living room - that's next (and last) on our list and also needs a major refit ... ?

glatt · 11-15-2011, 08:45 AM

Lamplighter, there are lots of boxes that will stream Netflix. We do it from our Wii. Many dvd players now have it included. You might want to look around at what's out there. You may be able to get a box that plays BluRay discs and also does Netflix for around the same prices as just a Netflix box.

Also, I'm not sure what the terrain around you is like, but over the air broadcasts are better now than they ever have been. The digital signals are very strong compared to the old analog ones. If you don't have a regular antenna now, go to http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx and put in your address and then move the icon around on the map as needed to select your exact location, and the website will tell you what stations you can get with different antennas.

we have no cable, but with the antenna on our roof, we get something like 50 channels. with Netflix, and our recently purchased DVR, we have more viewing options than we need.

Lamplighter · 11-15-2011, 09:53 AM

@Glatt: That's a very interesting link.

Our property is about 50 ft above the level of the Willamette River,
with 100 ft basalt cliffs and hills covered with 100 ft trees all
around and behind us. So I did not expect to find anything via antenna.

Going through the antenna map, apparently there are 4 stations available to us.
Surprisingly, one is an analog station 50 miles away in Salem, OR
NBC, FOX, and PBS are the other three.

My wife and I are extreme news junkies.
We're on CNN and MSNBC a lot, plus the 4 local stations,
(FOX News, not so much

)
so we're probably destined for some sort of dish or cable set up.

But thanks very much for the suggestion.
I would have not found that link with out it.

11-14-2011, 07:10 PM	#5
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Lamplighter, We got rid of cable 3 months ago and have not looked back. We got netflix streaming and DVD, for $16.00 a month, and an apple TV for $100.00 and we love it. You will need a 3meg internet connection for it to work rite. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

11-14-2011, 08:03 PM	#7
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Lamplighter-- I fired Comcast a long time ago. They're evil. This is a perfect example. No competition, therefore no incentive to lure you to their product. Take it or leave it. Fck them. I don't have AppleTV. I DO* have a Roku. I've got a few actually. I can't recommend them highly enough. They stream my Netflix, and many other channels (as does the Xbox 360 and the PS3). I have more of my own life back that I used to pay in $$$$ to Comcast and in attention I used to pay to commercials. You've no idea how much advertising there is... and there's a lot. I don't have an idea for your isp, you do need a line and maybe you can use DSL from the local phone company. But even using Comcast for internet services and not for cable tv would be an improvement by my standards. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-15-2011, 04:41 AM	#13
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	BigV and HLJ - how about I do that for the living room - that's next (and last) on our list and also needs a major refit ... ? __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

11-15-2011, 09:53 AM	#15
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	@Glatt: That's a very interesting link. Our property is about 50 ft above the level of the Willamette River, with 100 ft basalt cliffs and hills covered with 100 ft trees all around and behind us. So I did not expect to find anything via antenna. Going through the antenna map, apparently there are 4 stations available to us. Surprisingly, one is an analog station 50 miles away in Salem, OR NBC, FOX, and PBS are the other three. My wife and I are extreme news junkies. We're on CNN and MSNBC a lot, plus the 4 local stations, (FOX News, not so much ) so we're probably destined for some sort of dish or cable set up. But thanks very much for the suggestion. I would have not found that link with out it. Last edited by Lamplighter; 11-15-2011 at 09:59 AM.

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11-14-2011, 06:50 PM	#2
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Comcast just raised our rates $85 a year for basic TV and simplest ISP My mixed feelings are: anger at Comcast rage at Comcast curiosity about alternative sources regret we have too many trees for dish TV questioning whether we really need TV anxiety over whether we really need ISP fatigue over too much worry about $ for entertainment apologetic for cussing out loud

11-14-2011, 07:16 PM	#6
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Thx Fargon, I will be checking out the alternatives available to us. I had not thought about an Apple TV, but will look into it.

11-17-2011, 02:48 PM	#9
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	BigV... good talking with you... I learned a lot

11-21-2011, 05:18 PM	#12
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Just about the time you get completely OK with the empty nest, the young'uns start winging their way back home. We just got word my eldest daughter is changing jobs from Central Oregon to PDX. She and her daughter will be moving in with us, and we are thinking about having them upstairs and we be downstairs. We're pretty sure she is under-water on her mortgage, so there's a big ? about selling her home. (That's not good ) We'll get to see our grand-daughter a lot more. (That's very good ) .

11-15-2011, 08:45 AM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Lamplighter, there are lots of boxes that will stream Netflix. We do it from our Wii. Many dvd players now have it included. You might want to look around at what's out there. You may be able to get a box that plays BluRay discs and also does Netflix for around the same prices as just a Netflix box. Also, I'm not sure what the terrain around you is like, but over the air broadcasts are better now than they ever have been. The digital signals are very strong compared to the old analog ones. If you don't have a regular antenna now, go to http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx and put in your address and then move the icon around on the map as needed to select your exact location, and the website will tell you what stations you can get with different antennas. we have no cable, but with the antenna on our roof, we get something like 50 channels. with Netflix, and our recently purchased DVR, we have more viewing options than we need.

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