Roku,apple tv,firestix,what are you using?

[akruckus]

I have Apple TV. I mainly bought it so I could AirPlay from my iPad. The problem is that Apple limits what apps can and cannot AirPlay. And things like Amazon prime are not available.

With Chromecast you can stream from any newer android tablet or phone to your television.

The Roku offers the best selection of free and pay programs.

I too thought Apple limited what can be airplayed but they limit it within the app itself.  The new bottom screen upswipe should still allow you to airplay.  It allowed my wife and I to start watching  The Man in the High Castle .  We haven't finished it yet with crazy holiday work schedules, and now playoff football on both Saturday and Sunday, but we will get to it!

[1Bigg_ER]

2 Chromecasts
1 Amazon Fire TV stick
1 Amazon Fire box. My favorite, it's fast!!!

[spuds]

Great info!

I have only 3mps from Verizon DSL with my phone service.Does Verizon DSL go higher,I couldnt ascertain that from the web.

Otherwise I have to go cable and maybe use the magic jack for phone?I think its comcast up here? Smoke,do you know about that? Currently Im in for 190 /month for phone,net and dish,would like to cut it in half?

Cell phone is too poor of reception for 100% phone service.Its in and out depending on the phone Gods attitude.

[drholly]

I have Comcast (only cable choice here.) Tired of paying for 300 channels in 4 rooms and only using 3 or 4. So, current plan is to turn in all the cable boxes except the one in the family room. I already use Vonage for home phone (works through the cable modem and is cheaper than Comcast version.) The rest of the TVs will stay on Roku and local channels. I have to keep cable for interwebs for work. This should cut at least $125 a month from my bill.

[spuds]

David,do you know the comcast speed? I put a shout out to friend to check what cable we have.

[drholly]

I have the basic speed service on Comcast and I've checked the speed on several services - average about 23Mbps down and 2.6Mbps up. FWIW, this laptop is connected via a wireless connection, not directly to modem.

[spuds]

Good speed,that'll work nicely

[muebe]

I have Apple TV. I mainly bought it so I could AirPlay from my iPad. The problem is that Apple limits what apps can and cannot AirPlay. And things like Amazon prime are not available.

With Chromecast you can stream from any newer android tablet or phone to your television.

The Roku offers the best selection of free and pay programs.

I too thought Apple limited what can be airplayed but they limit it within the app itself.  The new bottom screen upswipe should still allow you to airplay.  It allowed my wife and I to start watching  The Man in the High Castle .  We haven't finished it yet with crazy holiday work schedules, and now playoff football on both Saturday and Sunday, but we will get to it!

The Man In The High Castle was great!

I was not aware the swipe up menu had that option. I will check it out

[Pappymn]

I have the basic speed service on Comcast and I've checked the speed on several services - average about 23Mbps down and 2.6Mbps up. FWIW, this laptop is connected via a wireless connection, not directly to modem.

Comcast "tossed in" their higher speed Internet. I've been testing periodically. Getting 90-120 down and 12 up. I do have an AC generation router, which you will need to get wifi that fast......I think

[drholly]

I have the basic speed service on Comcast and I've checked the speed on several services - average about 23Mbps down and 2.6Mbps up. FWIW, this laptop is connected via a wireless connection, not directly to modem.

Comcast "tossed in" their higher speed Internet. I've been testing periodically. Getting 90-120 down and 12 up. I do have an AC generation router, which you will need to get wifi that fast......I think

Thanks, Pappy! Looks like it's time for an in-person visit to Comcast.

[Pappymn]

I have the basic speed service on Comcast and I've checked the speed on several services - average about 23Mbps down and 2.6Mbps up. FWIW, this laptop is connected via a wireless connection, not directly to modem.

Comcast "tossed in" their higher speed Internet. I've been testing periodically. Getting 90-120 down and 12 up. I do have an AC generation router, which you will need to get wifi that fast......I think

Thanks, Pappy! Looks like it's time for an in-person visit to Comcast.

You pretty much need to talk to them annually to keep getting their "best deal"

[CDN Smoker]

I use Apple TV but my new toy is a http://matricom.net/g-box-q/. Tons of stuff to watch.

[Smokin Don]

I am tethered to fiber optics cable through a local service called bright net. We have landline, TV with DVR, and internet service. The TV is my wife's baby and the internet is mine. We have Amazon Prime and Roku, and she is happy! I don't watch much TV but when I do I love being able to fast forward through the commercials after recording. In the old days, 50's and 60's you barely had time to go grab a snack during commercials; now I could pop some pop corn or make a sandwich!

The internet is my entertainment. I have two desktops, I just got a new one for the back porch and have one in a PC room, our daughters old bedroom. I have them hard wired through DSL and both connect via a router for internet connection.  I updated my router two years ago to a Linksys dual DSL and WIFI so the kids and grandson had internet access for their toys! I have a printer on both of my desktops and share them along with documents in my home network. I guess you could say I am wired!

[akruckus]

I have Comcast (only cable choice here.) Tired of paying for 300 channels in 4 rooms and only using 3 or 4. So, current plan is to turn in all the cable boxes except the one in the family room. I already use Vonage for home phone (works through the cable modem and is cheaper than Comcast version.) The rest of the TVs will stay on Roku and local channels. I have to keep cable for interwebs for work. This should cut at least $125 a month from my bill.

Comcast is the worst.  Local company with HQ here in Philly.  They are building another brand new HQ (completed by Fall of 2017) maybe 2 blocks from current one which was finished in spring 2008.  Only other choice is Satellite TV, and that won't cover local sports programming because it won't carry COMCAST sports net.  Sports... the only thing keeping us in the Cable TV market. Now if the Phillies and 76ers could actually be a half decent product we would be back to enjoying sports more

[spuds]

So we have charter available at 60mbps.Anybody using it just for internet and whats the cost?