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Jose Oquendo posted:You mean their satellite based Internet? If you enjoy high prices, slow speeds, and ridiculously small quotas, than its the perfect ISP for you! Welp
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loquacius posted:Welp http://www.dish.com/entertainment/internet-phone/satellite-internet/ Check out all the fine print. First, those prices are only with certain TV packages. Then there's a 2-year contract. There's a $10 modem fee and I'm going to bet you can't roll your own modem with their stuff. There's also a possible $300 activation fee  You also have off-peak quotas and on-peak quotas. Satellite internet is basically your last option if you're in the woods or something like that.
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Can I still not register/subscribe to HBO Now?
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Boris Galerkin posted:Can I still not register/subscribe to HBO Now? It's not out yet.
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Pillowpants posted:Isn't HBO $10 a month with cable why would I pay $15? I think comcast's sticker price is $20 too, but they tend to toss it in as a freebie for lots of things. They also have a internet + ultra basic tv + hbo package that's not very much more than their regular internet pricing, though I forget if that involves a promo.
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jabro posted:It's not out yet. Yeah I know. I just thought they'd let people register by now to get billed starting when it comes out. Hope their servers can handle it all on one day I guess.
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Jose Oquendo posted:Satellite internet is basically your last option if you're in the woods or something like that. Or you could just buy a Nanostation.
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Superb Owls posted:Or you could just buy a Nanostation. I thought Nanostations were for extending voice cell service using hard line internet?
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Panty Saluter posted:I thought Nanostations were for extending voice cell service using hard line internet? Other way around, mate.
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So its PBS the only "premium" AppleTV channel that doesn't require provider activation? I'm trying to watch from Canada so obviously I won't be activating with my "provider" any time soon. Was hoping some of the other channels were just geo-locked and not provider-locked 
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Martytoof posted:So its PBS the only "premium" AppleTV channel that doesn't require provider activation? I'm trying to watch from Canada so obviously I won't be activating with my "provider" any time soon. Was hoping some of the other channels were just geo-locked and not provider-locked It's more the fault of the cable/satellite providers than Apple. Hopefully that rumored streaming service happens and can solve some of your problems. In the meantime, hit up a US friend that has a login you can use.
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Jose Oquendo posted:It's more the fault of the cable/satellite providers than Apple. Hopefully that rumored streaming service happens and can solve some of your problems. In the meantime, hit up a US friend that has a login you can use. Will registering my AppleTV deregister theirs? 
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Martytoof posted:Will registering my AppleTV deregister theirs? I honestly have no idea. I would imagine not. The registering process is really just a way to authenticate your device without doing the username/password thing on the Apple TV. If you have a buddy just give it a shot.
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Thanks! They just gave me access to ABC, but they don't sub CNBC which is what I was hoping for so I'll keep hunting for buddies, thanks 
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Roku updated the Roku 3 and Roku2 today. http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/6/8351299/new-roku-streaming-boxes-2015-announced The Verge posted:Roku is refreshing its very successful line of set-top boxes today. The new players have already appeared a bit prematurely at retailers in recent days, but today they're official. First up, the flagship Roku 3 is gaining voice search, which should put it on better footing against Amazon's Fire TV box. tl;dr Roku 3s will now have voice search on the remote in the new product batches but at the $99 price point (explains why they seemed to be getting rid of older stock recently) Roku app will now allow voice search. Roku UI will now include a Roku Feed which will let you know when the movies that you are following are going to be stream-able. It could be used to let you know what movies are going off of Netflix and what movies are being added. The biggest news is that the Roku 2's hardware is being upgrade to current Roku 3 specs and the price point is $69. I am guessing that a Roku 4 is still a year away.
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There are already a couple of different (older) Roku2 models. Adding another with much newer specs is sure to decrease consumer confusion.
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Wonder if you can buy the new remote for a Roku 3 if you don't want to use the app.
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That's my question, even though I do prefer the app version to the regular remote.
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Well, I was contemplating buying a Roku but I was holding off until they announced whatever it was that they were going to announce. I guess I'm glad I did because I can save $30 and get the Roku 2. Really, the only difference with the Roku 3 is the remote. Since I was likely going to use my Harmony remote most of the time and I could use voice search from within the app, there's really no reason at all to get the Roku 3 now.
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Less than a week from GOT and no news as to when HBO Now is going live. Its a bit irritating because I'd like to know what the quality is like before going for it.
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Have you seen my apex seals? I seem to have lost them.
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I'm thinking of switching from cable to Sling, but the big drawback seems to be lack of DVR. Is there anyway to get around this? What's the prevailing feedback on Sling?
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Cornuto posted:I'm thinking of switching from cable to Sling, but the big drawback seems to be lack of DVR. Is there anyway to get around this? What's the prevailing feedback on Sling? I'm a fan. It covers nearly every channel I want for a hell of a lot less and they seem to be doing a good job adding channels into the basic package as well as adding good stuff to the add-on packages. Some of the channels let you watch some older episodes but not all.
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Aeka 2.0 posted:Less than a week from GOT and no news as to when HBO Now is going live. Its a bit irritating because I'd like to know what the quality is like before going for it.
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Cornuto posted:I'm thinking of switching from cable to Sling, but the big drawback seems to be lack of DVR. Is there anyway to get around this? What's the prevailing feedback on Sling? Lack of a DVR and poor "on demand" content was the deal breaker for Sling for me, I stuck with cable for now. I don't watch anything live anymore. I figured I'd check back later this year and see if it had gotten any better.
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HBO Now is available from the app store. You can start your free trial today. http://www.macrumors.com/2015/04/07/hbo-now-goes-live-apple-tv/
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geera posted:Looks like they just opened up the service. You can sign up for the free trial now at https://www.hbonow.com (and the HBO Now app just got pushed to AppleTVs). No you can't, if you click on start your free trial it just tells you to download the app or sign in with an Optimum account.
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ProSlayer posted:HBO Now is available from the app store. You can start your free trial today. Once I get HBO Now on my iPhone, can it be cast to my Chromecast, or is it ATV only?
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porktree posted:Once I get HBO Now on my iPhone, can it be cast to my Chromecast, or is it ATV only? I see no Chromecast option. Edit: That said, I can log in from my Surface, so for the time being I'll probably just HDMI out to my TV. Not ideal, but I already have too many things hooked up to my TV to consider an Apple TV. tk fucked around with this message at 22:06 on Apr 7, 2015 |
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tk posted:I see no Chromecast option. If you can log on via Surface and you have a Chromecast you can just cast a chrome tab.
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Caseman posted:I'm trying to sign up and it keeps saying "something went wrong, try again" when trying to register. I think it went through, but the password I gave isn't working and now the forgot password link appears broken. Smooth so far. Don't use special characters in your password. I think I read somewhere that this is causing people problems.
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Bass Bottles posted:Don't use special characters in your password. I think I read somewhere that this is causing people problems. This is what I get for giving a poo poo about security. Had to open a ticket, just hope it gets answered by Sunday.
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Caseman posted:This is what I get for giving a poo poo about security. Had to open a ticket, just hope it gets answered by Sunday. You're not in the wrong here. That's just dumb backend.
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Medullah posted:If you can log on via Surface and you have a Chromecast you can just cast a chrome tab. A lot of the times casting a tab sucks, and the audio/video gets out of sync, becomes choppy for a few seconds etc. Definitely not an optimal viewing experience for a lot of content on the web.
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:A lot of the times casting a tab sucks, and the audio/video gets out of sync, becomes choppy for a few seconds etc. Definitely not an optimal viewing experience for a lot of content on the web. I was going to type something up about how Mini-DisplayPort-to-HDMI is a much better solution at this point but then I noticed TK's original post mentioned doing exactly that
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Slowhanded posted:You're not in the wrong here. That's just dumb backend. HBO Now is cool but it's missing a lot of basic features (watch history, bookmarking system that doesn't just link you to the most recent episode, autoplay, etc) and feels like a rushed product. The password issue is pretty stupid, too. Hopefully they update things over time.
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