I asked she didn't say
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Gilland
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2021 12:51 PM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
As I said, it's the same box. Ron is actually talking about the AT&T TV box.
At&T just rebranded the name but it's definitely the exact same thing, and
yes. You're correct, most those people have no clue when it comes to the
accessibility side.
Was she in the Montana call center? Usually during the day, not always, but
usually, that's the call center you'll get. Those guys usually are fairly
good with things, so I'm sort of surprised she didn't know about this. But
yeah, I assure you, it absolutely does speak. I wouldn't steer you wrong
there.
Chris.
On Sep 9, 2021, at 12:47 PM, Joseph Machise <jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
only telling you what she said, what about the box that Ron was talking
about, some of these people don't know much she went to her supervisor.
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Gilland
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2021 12:45 PM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
Joseph, the box is right here in front of me and I assure you beyond a
doubt it speaks. I'm using it here.
I guarantee you 100 percent that it does. She might of not been familiar
with that part of it, but I assure you it speaks. I cannot record an audio
demo right now with how I have things setup, but I promise you it does
speak.
Chris.
On Sep 9, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Joseph Machise <jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi chris just called At & t they told me the box that you told me about
doesn't speek for the blind I spoke with a lady named cherise did my best.
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Gilland
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2021 11:43 AM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
Joseph, AT&T is available in Lynnh. I just looked at their coverage map.
Plus, no cores. If you got their AT&T TV service, it's just a box they'd
ship you which yes, is totally accessible, you plug it in to your TV you
already have via HDMI, put batteries in the remote, and that's it. It
connects over wifi, not over traditional coax or fiber. So, as long as you
have wifi in your home, you're all set.
There are apps you can use to access AT&T TV, but they're not necessary.
You could always just use the box they'd send you, and no, the box costs
nothing unless you get a second one added to your account. The first initial
box they send you is totally totally free included. And before you say, I
don't know though how to work the thing, that's where people on this list
like me and others come in. We'll help you get it up and working. Really, it
is not hard.
Look, not that I mean this rudely against you nor her, but if my 88 year
old grandmother who wouldn't even know how to turn on a computer if you
said, here's the power button, push it can do the AT&T TV box with no
problem, then surely I feel you could figure it out. It really truly isn't
hard. I think for the channels you want, the lowest plan would get you by
just fine. It's like 65 bucks a month. As for the phone, there is a service
called Broadvoice which I think is like 35 or so a month for unlimited
nation wide calling and Canada. You get all features like voicemail, caller
ID which yes would work with that old Classco you have, plus you get 3way,
call waiting, etc. You even could port your current number for free, so no
need for a new number.
If you wanna find out more about their service, you can call AT&T TV
sales at
1-800-288-2020.
Chris.
On Sep 9, 2021, at 10:58 AM, Joseph Machise <jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
thanks will check it out no TV or Cable in this area comcast is
dominate
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Gilland
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2021 10:53 AM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
AT&T also has a similar program, though I can't recall specifically
what it's called. You can call them and find out though.
1-800-331-0500
On Sep 9, 2021, at 10:43 AM, Amanda Lee
<amandainparadise777@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Actually, Comcast has a program for low income persons which costs
$9.95 for each service, that is $9.95 per month for Cable TV, Internet and
Phone. I’m sure that these services are reduced TV channels, reduced
Internet Speed and the phone service (not mobile phone service) may have
more restrictions. This is for families with children, persons with
disabilities and seniors. I don’t know if Verizon, Cox or Spectrum or other
providers have similar programs.
Contact Comcast for more information or the provider you are
interested in.
From:
blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Behalf Of Chris Gilland
Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2021 10:08 AM
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
So, I am really confused. You can't afford $14 right now per month
for prime, but yet you expect to be able to afford whatever is necessary to
lower your cable bill. If I had to be very brutally blunt, you're not going
to lower your cable bill to the point of it being less than $14 a month.
There's just no way that's going to happen. It's not even a realistic
fantasy to even have. So, I'm not even about to go down that rabbit trail.
even if, joseph, you was to purchase a set of antenna rabbit years, and not
use cable for anything, you would be paying more outright just for the
antenna than $14. Those things generally are going to be at least $30
minimum, and even then, a $30 antenna is going to be pure crap, and hardly
give you any good reception. I think honestly, you're setting your
expectations a little bit high. it would be like having a deck of cards. You
want to pay somebody $25 an hour to teach you all of the strategies and ways
to play and get really good at poker. But yet, you're able to afford the $25
lessons, but you can't even afford a $15 deck of cards in the first place.
How can you have the lessons, when you don't even have a deck of cards to
start with. another example, somebody gets a $2000 guitar, yet, they say, I
can't afford a $60 one hour long guitar lesson. You just bought a $2000
guitar. Yet, you can't even afford what you need to make that guitar work?
Let me be clear. This is not about managing finances better. I guess
from a huge distant remote standpoint it is, but not really. it's more of
the concept of getting the buggy/cart before getting the horse. if you're
expecting to cord cut, but yet you don't have the equipment to do it, then
that's something that Hass to be rectified, if you can't afford even the $14
a month to do that, then how do you expect to cover the cost for all of the
services you will need to get the channels you're looking for once you have
court cut? Court cutting, though you may think it is, is not free. It is
definitely way cheaper than paying for traditional cable television, I will
give you that, but it still isn't free necessarily. if you thought that cord
cutting just means throwing the bill out the window altogether, and never
paying another penny, that is not the way it works. You're still going to
need the physical hardware to make cord cutting work in the long run.
Whether that be a tablet, a smart phone, or a device that you hook up to
your television you already have instead of a cable box such as an Apple TV,
a fire stick, Roku, etc.
I'm not sure what else to say. We've made suggestions. I understand
completely that money is an issue. Isn't it for all of us! But, sometimes,
if you want something badly enough, sacrifices may have to be made.
Again, none of this is at all meant to be rude, but, it's more that
we are all asking you on the list to think a bit realistically through this.
if you can't even put down $14, or for that mind, don't like any of the
newer streaming technologies out there available, then quite frankly, cord
cutting is not for you. I'm sorry to be so blunt, but that's just how it is,
regardless how you see it, how you feel about it, or how you like it. It's
the reality of being realistic. I am, quite frankly, not sure what else, if
anything, to say. we give suggestions, but regardless, everyone of them are
turned down by you. Our hands are kind of therefore tied. It's not that we
don't want to help you. We do, but joseph, we can only do but so much. You
have to put some initiative forth yourself, whether you like doing so or
not. Either that, or say screw this idea altogether, and don't Court cut.
On Sep 9, 2021, at 08:36, Joseph Machise <jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
no not now.
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Gilland
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2021 8:28 AM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
Also, realized, prime might be 100 and something a year, but they
do have an option to pay monthly, instead of yearly, so if that is too much
for you, if you could handle around $14-$16 a month, that is also an option
that you have for getting prime.
On Sep 8, 2021, at 19:55, Amanda Lee
<amandainparadise777@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well you wouldn’t be able to access some Prime content but you
can still access a lot of apps for various streaming TV services very
easily. I’m sure there is a good bit of Amazon content that is probably
free. I am happy to pay the $120 per year as I get so so much shipped free
that that $10 per month membership is worth every penny that I save on
shopping costs and so often, I get many many items overnight or next day.
There is a provision for persons who are eligible for SNAP for a
discount on Prime membership as well and many of the grocery items available
on Amazon are SNAP eligible. This is deviating from the topic of this list
though so anyone interested should go to the Amazon website or call the
Amazon Disability Customer Service at:
1-888-283-1678
From:
blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Behalf Of jovian3@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 7:24 PM
To:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
You can subscribe to YouTube TV which gives you 100 channels for
$65. I have not tried it but it should be similar to cable. The fire TV
stick by itself is not similar to cable. An, no, you don’t need to et Prime
with it.
Jo
From:
blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Behalf Of Joseph Machise
Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 6:57 PM
To:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
can I get it with out a primb membership
----- Original Message -----
From: Amanda Lee
To:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2021 6:48 PM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
Yes, drop Cable TV, perhaps lower your internet speed but do
that as a last resort.
Then get an Amazon Fire TV which I know you don’t want as you
don’t want a Smart TV. But there’s a lot as an Amazon Prime Member that is
available for free.
From:
blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Behalf Of Joseph Machise
Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 6:42 PM
To:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
Amanda I got min down to $251 wish I can get it lower but I
can't do you have any suggestions?
----- Original Message -----
From: Amanda Lee
To:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2021 6:18 PM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
Yeah, I’m paying Comcast $231 and tomorrow I plan to tell them
that I am cutting the cord with them or else. I really don’t watch Cable
that much and so I’m going back to Verizon VIOS albeit Comcast ha definitely
improved over the last few years from what it used to be where I paid for
faster internet speed and would experience outage of several hours at least
every couple of weeks to just occasional drops I suppose when they update.
Still, I have to trim the budget for personal reasons so if they won’t
bargain with me, I’ll just use mostly free Apps on my Fire TV and what
Amazon offers which is pretty good.
From:
blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Behalf Of jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 5:37 PM
To:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Hi list need some help.
Don't like my cable TV the price is $252 a month, don't have a
eyephone is there any other service that I can get with phone and internet
and tv that will be cheper in the Lynn mass area from Joseph.
