Hickory Bound - Internet, TV, cellphone suggestions

[roadpony]

Originally Posted by Windycityblues

Wonderful! Do you bundle Internet and TV?

Yes... always have. And I telecommuted for 10 years until 6 months ago. Very reliable and fast internet.

Verizon for cell phone.

[QuilterChick]

Originally Posted by badgertim

Here's the BEST Alternative to Satellite & Cable...

I'm not on here much but I've spent the last 3-4 years working on cutting down our TV service from Time Warner Cable... We have a home in central NC and a smallish getaway in the NC Mtns....so I've tried every antenna that might give us a fighting chance...

As a few have already mentioned the MOHU antenna products are the best for the money ... I have several
LEAF 50s and one Mohu SKY... They're not perfect,but I think we get 98% of "what we watched" on the 250 channel wasteful, overpriced cable service...

To supplement the Antennas, we installed SLING TV on our Rokus for $20/month via our ISP...they give us
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 (biggest bonus for me), HGTV, CNN, A&E, Disney,AMC, TNT, Food, Travel,TBS, History,
H2, with many, many more specialty packages available for $5/mo ... (Already had Netflix and Amazon Prime so that's just extra now...)

When we bought our condo in the Naples/Everglades area the only TV available was DirecTv through the HOA fees... I still added the Mohu Leaf and SlingTv to our guest bedrooms to avoid additional fees there as well...
When DirecTv went out for 2 weeks last Summer I must have been the only one of 52 condos with TV service, so I am spreading the word ...

MOHU Leaf50 or SKY60 + Sling TV = Big $$$ saving, and almost NO Downtime ....

www.Sling.com

How do you get internet / wireless ?

[tylerSC]

Originally Posted by QuilterChick

How do you get internet / wireless ?

Most cord cutters cancel the TV package, but keep the internet service.

As for the TV antennas, Mohu products are overpriced and a bit gimmicky. Although they can be good performers in certain situations, particularly if you prefer the paper thin novelty for aesthetic reasons. But I would more seriously consider the Antennas Direct Clearstream 2V from Walmart or the Clearstream 4V from Best Buy. A bit pricey, but good performers. But for low cost considerations as well as good performers, consider Stellar Labs antennas from MCM Electronics. And possibly add a Winegard amplifier.