Hello Joe,
The Amazon Fire Stick is only about $50.00. If we can find over
$3000.00 to buy air conditioners to make it through the rest of the South Texas
summer you should be able to find $50.00 and buy it yourself. Go get em tiger!
Peter Donahue
Moderator
From: blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Joseph Machise
Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2021 12:20 PM
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
chris if someone bys it and the firestick for me will pay them
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From: Chris Gilland <mailto:clgilland07@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto: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
<mailto: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 <mailto:clgilland07@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto: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
<mailto: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.
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From: Chris Gilland <mailto:clgilland07@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto: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
<mailto:jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
thanks will check it out no TV or Cable in this area comcast is dominate
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Gilland <mailto:clgilland07@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto: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
<mailto: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: <mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Chris Gilland
Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2021 10:08 AM
To: <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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 < <mailto:jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx>
jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
no not now.
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:clgilland07@xxxxxxxxx> Chris Gilland
To: <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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 < <mailto:amandainparadise777@xxxxxxxxx>
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: <mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<
<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of <mailto:jovian3@xxxxxxxxx>
jovian3@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 7:24 PM
To: <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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: <mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<
<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Joseph Machise
Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 6:57 PM
To: <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
can I get it with out a primb membership
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From: <mailto:amandainparadise777@xxxxxxxxx> Amanda Lee
To: <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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: <mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<
<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Joseph Machise
Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 6:42 PM
To: <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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?
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From: <mailto:amandainparadise777@xxxxxxxxx> Amanda Lee
To: <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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: <mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<
<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
<mailto:jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx> jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 5:37 PM
To: <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.
