Aaaaag! We tried telling you over and over you would still need internet.
If you thought you were going to be able to cord cut, but do so with no
internet as part of the equation, then I'm sorry, but that's impossible.
Regardless AT&T box, Apple TV, Roku, Fire Stick, smart TV, Fire TV, whatever,
you're going to have to havge a wifi internet connection of some sort... no way
at all around it.
Chris.
On Sep 9, 2021, at 3:14 PM, Joseph Machise <jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
well called A T& T they said I would have to use my Internet because a T & T
is not offered in my area will have to think about this will need some help
with the box he told me I don't need the firestick unless he is wrong.
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Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2021 3:09 PM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
Joseph,
Given that you are not very tech savvy, maybe it is best for you to stick
with what you have or maybe just buy an antenna.
Jo
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<blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> On Behalf Of Joseph Machise
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Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
will the box work with out the stick
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Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2021 2:39 PM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
The fire stick and the AT&T box are both totally separate devices which have
absolutely nothing at all to do with each other.
On Sep 9, 2021, at 2:02 PM, Joseph Machise <jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
does it work off the firestick or alone.
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Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2021 1:52 PM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
It works like a charm, you would be using voice view which is the screen
reader built into the box, and the remote is easy to understand.
On 9/9/2021 12:34 PM, Joseph Machise wrote:
how does that box work
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Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2021 12:20 PM
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you could go with the direct tv streaming box that I use it is totally
accessible.
On 9/9/2021 10:58 AM, Joseph Machise wrote:
thanks will check it out no TV or Cable in this area comcast is dominate
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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.
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<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>On Behalf Of Chris Gilland
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To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto: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
<mailto:jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
no not now.
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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
<mailto: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
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<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx><blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 7:24 PM
To:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto: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
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<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx><blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> On Behalf Of Joseph
Machise
Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 6:57 PM
To:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
can I get it with out a primb membership
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From: Amanda Lee <mailto:amandainparadise777@xxxxxxxxx>
To:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto: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.
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<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> On Behalf Of Joseph
Machise
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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: Amanda Lee <mailto:amandainparadise777@xxxxxxxxx>
To:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto: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.
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<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> On Behalf Of
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Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 5:37 PM
To:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto: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.
