Oh, WKRP! Now *that was a funny show! Cheers, Donna > On Jun 29, 2016, at 7:41 AM, Scott Granados <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote: > > Reminds me of when the family when I was younger would watch Mash and WKRP. > > Ah back when TV was still good. > >> On Jun 29, 2016, at 8:36 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >> >> I'm with Simon on this one. It bummed me out when Netflix lost MASH. :) >> Cheers, >> Donna >>> On Jun 29, 2016, at 7:28 AM, Scott Granados <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote: >>> >>> You guys are still watching MASH, wow. Always interests me what shows are >>> popular around the world. I hear Doogie Houser is huge in India for >>> example, not sure if that’s true. >>> Yes, near major cities you may get 30, 50 or more over the air channels. >>> Most are either religious garbage, home shopping, or old TV rerun networks. >>> You also get the big networks like NBC and Fox, CNN in some markets and a >>> lot of alternate language programming like Spanish or Chinese. A lot still >>> going on over the air. >>> >>>> On Jun 29, 2016, at 5:05 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> 30 channels hells teeth, that's crazy, >>>> >>>> We get about 6 now, for free may be a couple more than that with >>>> parliament tv if it's on. >>>> >>>> Otherwise you have to pay through the nose for Sky or satellite digital >>>> tv or join Netflix which is very limited in NZ unless you get a vpn >>>> connection to the USA to get the full US based programming lists >>>> And net flix you can't get M.A.S.H! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of - >>>> Sent: Tuesday, 28 June 2016 11:48 PM >>>> To: Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> >>>> Cc: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: Getting rid of cable (was Netflix) >>>> >>>> >>>> Another part of cutting the cable is to use local broadcasting. Most >>>> stations in addition to their regular content have subchannels, 1 to 4, >>>> with additional shows and/or movies. >>>> >>>> Most recent tv sets have the digital tuner built in that is required to >>>> recieve local over the air broadcasts. The tuner does a scan to recieve >>>> the available stations during setup and their subchannels and keeps it in >>>> memory. One just tunes up and down with the remote. With the regular and >>>> subchannels we get about 30 choices. >>>> >>>> One gets an antenna for 15$ or less on amazon. They are about a foot >>>> square and a thin flat plastic with an attached cable that plugs directly >>>> into the tv. Because it is so small and thin it can be placed anywhere >>>> for best reception. Ours lies flat on the top of the wall unit that holds >>>> the tv. >>>> >>>> On Mon, 27 Jun 2016, Donna Goodin wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey Scott, >>>>> >>>>> I felt exactly like you do. My husband had been wanting to cut the >>>>> chord for a long time, and I was the one dragging my feet. But now >>>>> that we've done it, I don't miss it much at all. There are some shows >>>>> I miss like Diners and Dives and Restaurant Impossible, but that's >>>>> about it. And we've discovered new shows that we like that we >>>>> probably would never have discovered if we'd just been able to put the >>>>> Food Network on and let it run all night. :) >>>>> >>>>> It is different, though. If you want to watch TV, you can't just pick up >>>>> the remote and surf around. Now, we decide what we want to watch and >>>>> then access it. You can surf on Netflix, and probably other sources like >>>>> Hulu as well, but you surf through lists of shows, not channels. It's >>>>> funny, my husband will occasionally still ask, "What's on TV tonight?" >>>>> and I have to remind him, it's whatever we decide to put on. :) Neither >>>>> my husband nor I ever got our news from television, so that wasn't an >>>>> issue for us. >>>>> >>>>> Our cost savings is probably around $80 per month, and we had a basic >>>>> cable package. Our internet is still cable, and they offer the best >>>>> service in our area, so it's likely to stay that way for a while. I know >>>>> other people who save less, because they took the same money they were >>>>> spending on cable, and just put it into subscriptions, Hulu, etc. >>>>> Whichever way you go, I have to say that not only is it nice to be saving >>>>> that money, it's also just nice not to be paying for all that really bad >>>>> TV--in my opinion, most of what your cable gets you is a load of ****. >>>>> >>>>> So, I'm glad we did it. My suggestion would be to keep track of what >>>>> shows you get from cable that you actually value. Then figure out >>>>> whether those same shows are available through another mechanism--don't >>>>> rule out purchasing them if you really like them. I'm a huge Big Bang >>>>> Theory fan for example. That isn't available on Netflix, so I just >>>>> purchased my favorite seasons on iTunes. My guess is that you won't have >>>>> too much that you get from your cable company that you couldn't get more >>>>> cheaply elsewhere. >>>>> >>>>> Good luck, and let us know if you do decide to cut the chord. >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Donna >>>>> >>>>>> On Jun 26, 2016, at 10:16 PM, Scott Granados <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Donna, I?ve been thinking of doing the same thing but can?t quite get my >>>>>> head around not having channels to turn to. I?m still a product of the >>>>>> old television way of doing things. How about news or other live >>>>>> broadcasting? Do you miss it? Do you still get it in other ways? >>>>>> How about the cost savings, are they as significant as people claim? >>>>>> Do you miss the older style of TV access or are things going well. >>>>>> Maybe if nobody objects you could talk a little more about your cord >>>>>> cutting experience? Are you still receiving Internet over the cable or >>>>>> are you all wireless or some other access method? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 6/26/16, 8:11 PM, "Donna Goodin" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on >>>>>> behalf of doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Brandon, >>>>>> >>>>>> My husband and I ditched our cable last fall. We now watch either >>>>>> Netflix, or content that we own. Netflix works great, both with our >>>>>> Apple TV and on my iPhone. >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Donna >>>>>>> On Jun 26, 2016, at 5:20 PM, Brandon A. 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