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Kenny Lingus
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7/21/2019 9:36am
If I hear one more person say get nbc gold I'm going to find you and kick you in the jimmy. Not all of us can...
If I hear one more person say get nbc gold I'm going to find you and kick you in the jimmy. Not all of us can get fast enough internet. Watched 450 Moto 2 on YouTube in stunning 480p and was skipping what seemed like every tenth frame and still had to let it buffer for 30 min to get far enough ahead. I don't need to watch live but a simple programming note isn't too much to ask.
kellogg986 wrote:
Just get gold. Haha. I will be in the same boat as you soon.
My boat doesn't go under water though.
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7/21/2019 9:36am
stremme12 wrote:
It's almost 2020 and I stream all my TV. Cut the cord. I pay them nothing extra at all. Think about what you just said. $200+...
It's almost 2020 and I stream all my TV. Cut the cord. I pay them nothing extra at all. Think about what you just said. $200+ a month is what you pay? What's $85 spread across 12 months? Plenty of other options out there besides the cables companies.
Racer111 wrote:
That’s what I’m screaming! 85.00 divided by 12 is like 7.10 a month. I got rid of my cable. I have internet, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video...
That’s what I’m screaming! 85.00 divided by 12 is like 7.10 a month. I got rid of my cable. I have internet, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Roku stick and just get what I want sports wise off the NBC App. I pay about 60.00 a month for all of that.
How much for internet. Can’t stream without high speed.
I pay $55 a month for my internet. It's only 7mb download but will stream HD just fine.
7/21/2019 9:45am
The NBC app isn’t a bad deal. I don’t have have it because I live in a valley with no cell service. I live out in the country with satellite internet being the only option. My internet can barley watch a short you tube video because it’s constantly pausing because it can’t keep up. I know not many people have the same situation. There are some of us that the app just will not work for us. Most people don’t know what it’s like not having decent internet or cell service but there are areas where it’s an issue.

At the same time pushing the bike out the basement door and having a track behind the house with no neighbors complaining about noise or anything is nice. We all have different situations but everyone tends to judge others off of their situation.
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dimetime
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7/21/2019 10:18am
All i'm going to say to all of you fucking people who shame others because they won't suck NBCs ass and buy the gold package. Fuck off! Is it a possibility that NBC is fucking around on purpose to drive app purcheses? Huh? is it? And fuck off with the l'm so fucking smart brcause l'm being manipulated by a giant corporation. Yeah, youre all fucking geniuses. Some may call you suckers. I do.

And to all you "grow the sport" guys which seem to overlap worh the "l'm a bitchen guy because l buy the app" guys. Let me ask you all a question. How in the fuck do you grow a sport by hiding it behind a fucking paywall? Huh? You guy are so wildly contradictory amd inconsistent. You can't have it every which way

How about you live your lives and spend you're money your way but l am one of apparently only a few that think this TV package sucks ass because they want to force us into their app purchase.

I've looked at all this cord cutting bullshit too and it's literally a wash by the time l buy all the streaming shit l need to make up for cable in my area so stop with the utter bullshit.

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7/21/2019 10:27am
dimetime wrote:
All i'm going to say to all of you fucking people who shame others because they won't suck NBCs ass and buy the gold package. Fuck...
All i'm going to say to all of you fucking people who shame others because they won't suck NBCs ass and buy the gold package. Fuck off! Is it a possibility that NBC is fucking around on purpose to drive app purcheses? Huh? is it? And fuck off with the l'm so fucking smart brcause l'm being manipulated by a giant corporation. Yeah, youre all fucking geniuses. Some may call you suckers. I do.

And to all you "grow the sport" guys which seem to overlap worh the "l'm a bitchen guy because l buy the app" guys. Let me ask you all a question. How in the fuck do you grow a sport by hiding it behind a fucking paywall? Huh? You guy are so wildly contradictory amd inconsistent. You can't have it every which way

How about you live your lives and spend you're money your way but l am one of apparently only a few that think this TV package sucks ass because they want to force us into their app purchase.

I've looked at all this cord cutting bullshit too and it's literally a wash by the time l buy all the streaming shit l need to make up for cable in my area so stop with the utter bullshit.

Why you so angry ?
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7/21/2019 10:30am
I needed to head to bed so I set a few hours of scheduled infomercials to record. To NBCSN’s credit, they did show both second motos, rather than the paid programming.

After the initial delay I thought the second moto slots would be pushed back, but I wasn’t sure. A note would be nice. Maybe they’ll do that next time.
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7/21/2019 10:31am
dimetime wrote:
All i'm going to say to all of you fucking people who shame others because they won't suck NBCs ass and buy the gold package. Fuck...
All i'm going to say to all of you fucking people who shame others because they won't suck NBCs ass and buy the gold package. Fuck off! Is it a possibility that NBC is fucking around on purpose to drive app purcheses? Huh? is it? And fuck off with the l'm so fucking smart brcause l'm being manipulated by a giant corporation. Yeah, youre all fucking geniuses. Some may call you suckers. I do.

And to all you "grow the sport" guys which seem to overlap worh the "l'm a bitchen guy because l buy the app" guys. Let me ask you all a question. How in the fuck do you grow a sport by hiding it behind a fucking paywall? Huh? You guy are so wildly contradictory amd inconsistent. You can't have it every which way

How about you live your lives and spend you're money your way but l am one of apparently only a few that think this TV package sucks ass because they want to force us into their app purchase.

I've looked at all this cord cutting bullshit too and it's literally a wash by the time l buy all the streaming shit l need to make up for cable in my area so stop with the utter bullshit.

Langhammx wrote:
Why you so angry ?
At everybody!!
mikec265
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7/21/2019 10:32am
YouTube worked for me on my little phone screen in low quality. No commercials, extra fluff, or extra payments. Sure I would have liked to have watch the 2nd motos on my big screen, but it is what it is.
I was lucky enough to catch the 1st motos live on TV.
7/21/2019 10:33am
I'm not sure if it's been mentioned yet anywhere in this thread or on this board before.... but NBC Sports Gold is a great option.

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Mr. Afterbar
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7/21/2019 10:34am
dimetime wrote:
All i'm going to say to all of you fucking people who shame others because they won't suck NBCs ass and buy the gold package. Fuck...
All i'm going to say to all of you fucking people who shame others because they won't suck NBCs ass and buy the gold package. Fuck off! Is it a possibility that NBC is fucking around on purpose to drive app purcheses? Huh? is it? And fuck off with the l'm so fucking smart brcause l'm being manipulated by a giant corporation. Yeah, youre all fucking geniuses. Some may call you suckers. I do.

And to all you "grow the sport" guys which seem to overlap worh the "l'm a bitchen guy because l buy the app" guys. Let me ask you all a question. How in the fuck do you grow a sport by hiding it behind a fucking paywall? Huh? You guy are so wildly contradictory amd inconsistent. You can't have it every which way

How about you live your lives and spend you're money your way but l am one of apparently only a few that think this TV package sucks ass because they want to force us into their app purchase.

I've looked at all this cord cutting bullshit too and it's literally a wash by the time l buy all the streaming shit l need to make up for cable in my area so stop with the utter bullshit.

You should definitely get the app. Best thing ever. I watch all the motos live without a single flaw and spend a hell of a lot less money to do it than you do.
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7/21/2019 10:37am Edited Date/Time 7/21/2019 10:38am
Some of you still can't wrap your heads around the fact that some people's internet literally will not allow them to stream the races or cut the cord. Most of us Moto guys live in rural areas where fast quality internet is hard to come by. Yes NBC sports gold is a nice option but some literally cannot get it
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7/21/2019 10:47am
greenmx5 wrote:
Some of you still can't wrap your heads around the fact that some people's internet literally will not allow them to stream the races or cut...
Some of you still can't wrap your heads around the fact that some people's internet literally will not allow them to stream the races or cut the cord. Most of us Moto guys live in rural areas where fast quality internet is hard to come by. Yes NBC sports gold is a nice option but some literally cannot get it
Local sports bar, restaurant, friends house?
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7/21/2019 11:24am
Went to watch moto today via the DVR, got everything but moto. Got indy car, got golf, got a moto race from last year (understand the weather delay on that one). Did get to watch some of the 250 motos but once again missed the 450's.. 3rd race week in a row I missed 450 moto's.

At least NBCSN isn't screwing up the Tour de France, my DVR's for that have been consistent, I'll be watching that instead of MX for now..

So to NBCSN, thumbs up for your Tour de France coverage, but your MX TV coverage downright sucks.

And No, I am not going to pay for NBCSN Gold, I already pay for too much subscription shit, I don't need or want another subscription payment.
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KennyT
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7/21/2019 11:29am
kellogg986 wrote:
I understand contract things. But aren't there more people riding and buying dirtbikes than indy cars? At least an update would be nice. And I'm pretty...
I understand contract things. But aren't there more people riding and buying dirtbikes than indy cars? At least an update would be nice. And I'm pretty sure that even despite the weather, there were more people at millville.
Well you should look at it as are more people buying motorcycles or cars. Motorcycle racing will never overtake auto racing for tv networks who are in it to make money
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7/21/2019 12:06pm
stremme12 wrote:
It's almost 2020 and I stream all my TV. Cut the cord. I pay them nothing extra at all. Think about what you just said. $200+...
It's almost 2020 and I stream all my TV. Cut the cord. I pay them nothing extra at all. Think about what you just said. $200+ a month is what you pay? What's $85 spread across 12 months? Plenty of other options out there besides the cables companies.
Racer111 wrote:
That’s what I’m screaming! 85.00 divided by 12 is like 7.10 a month. I got rid of my cable. I have internet, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video...
That’s what I’m screaming! 85.00 divided by 12 is like 7.10 a month. I got rid of my cable. I have internet, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Roku stick and just get what I want sports wise off the NBC App. I pay about 60.00 a month for all of that.
How much for internet. Can’t stream without high speed.
I pay 33.00 a month for kinetic internet through Windstream.
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7/21/2019 12:11pm
dimetime wrote:
All i'm going to say to all of you fucking people who shame others because they won't suck NBCs ass and buy the gold package. Fuck...
All i'm going to say to all of you fucking people who shame others because they won't suck NBCs ass and buy the gold package. Fuck off! Is it a possibility that NBC is fucking around on purpose to drive app purcheses? Huh? is it? And fuck off with the l'm so fucking smart brcause l'm being manipulated by a giant corporation. Yeah, youre all fucking geniuses. Some may call you suckers. I do.

And to all you "grow the sport" guys which seem to overlap worh the "l'm a bitchen guy because l buy the app" guys. Let me ask you all a question. How in the fuck do you grow a sport by hiding it behind a fucking paywall? Huh? You guy are so wildly contradictory amd inconsistent. You can't have it every which way

How about you live your lives and spend you're money your way but l am one of apparently only a few that think this TV package sucks ass because they want to force us into their app purchase.

I've looked at all this cord cutting bullshit too and it's literally a wash by the time l buy all the streaming shit l need to make up for cable in my area so stop with the utter bullshit.

Langhammx wrote:
Why you so angry ?
How much are you paying for cable a month?

85.00 for the NBC Sports Gold MX/SX package breaks down to 7.08 cents a month.

You bet! I’m going to fuck right off with that 7 days a week and twice on Sunday for that price. You continue to pay 150.00-200.00 a month for your cable and NASCAR races when it’s supposed to be MX or SX. Wink Smile Tongue Laughing
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7/21/2019 8:39pm
YouTube FTW tonight. As Rodney would say, we can't get no respect. I am growing tired of my DirectTV bill too.
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moto45
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7/21/2019 9:13pm
I guess the bigger concern is...why would ANYONE in 2019 still pay $200+ a month for TV and/or internet lol ($2400 a year) but won't pay $85 a YEAR to watch a sport with no commercials, on-demand, on any device. Cut the cord. Cable is such a waste of money.

The requirement to stream is only 5mb download speed.
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greenmx5
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7/21/2019 9:19pm Edited Date/Time 7/21/2019 9:20pm
moto45 wrote:
I guess the bigger concern is...why would ANYONE in 2019 still pay $200+ a month for TV and/or internet lol ($2400 a year) but won't pay...
I guess the bigger concern is...why would ANYONE in 2019 still pay $200+ a month for TV and/or internet lol ($2400 a year) but won't pay $85 a YEAR to watch a sport with no commercials, on-demand, on any device. Cut the cord. Cable is such a waste of money.

The requirement to stream is only 5mb download speed.
Dude. First of all, to stream consistently HD, you're gonna need at least 15mbps. Second, like I said earlier in this very thread, NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET. Especially Moto guys that live in rural areas. Our hunting camp only gets 3mbps download and you can't stream for shit there.
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7/21/2019 11:04pm
Boxing in the 70's 80's and early 90's was popular enough that most non fans had heard of Sugar Ray Leonard, or Thomas Hearn, Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Julio Chavez, Evander Holyfield and of course Mike Tyson.
I know some of Tyson's fights came later on PPV, but my point is, NOBODY has heard of most of the title belt holders anymore in the sport because it went PPV.
Had some major fights still taken place with cable access, that sport wouldn't have shrunk like it has.
If moto ever goes strictly PPV, it will lose viewership.
After the INDY race, my NBC sports went to golfing. I saw zero moto's of Spring Creek. I might catch some on youtube, but I have a busy schedule, and I haven't went back to catch moto's I've missed earlier this year yet
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7/21/2019 11:10pm
you didn't get the memo? they're just doing away with all the motos. not airing the first wasn't good enough.
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7/22/2019 4:13am Edited Date/Time 7/22/2019 4:19am
moto45 wrote:
I guess the bigger concern is...why would ANYONE in 2019 still pay $200+ a month for TV and/or internet lol ($2400 a year) but won't pay...
I guess the bigger concern is...why would ANYONE in 2019 still pay $200+ a month for TV and/or internet lol ($2400 a year) but won't pay $85 a YEAR to watch a sport with no commercials, on-demand, on any device. Cut the cord. Cable is such a waste of money.

The requirement to stream is only 5mb download speed.
greenmx5 wrote:
Dude. First of all, to stream consistently HD, you're gonna need at least 15mbps. Second, like I said earlier in this very thread, NOT EVERYONE HAS...
Dude. First of all, to stream consistently HD, you're gonna need at least 15mbps. Second, like I said earlier in this very thread, NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET. Especially Moto guys that live in rural areas. Our hunting camp only gets 3mbps download and you can't stream for shit there.
You most definitely don't need 15mb download speed to stream HD television. Try 3 for just SD and 5 for HD
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7/22/2019 9:13am Edited Date/Time 7/22/2019 9:16am
moto45 wrote:
I guess the bigger concern is...why would ANYONE in 2019 still pay $200+ a month for TV and/or internet lol ($2400 a year) but won't pay...
I guess the bigger concern is...why would ANYONE in 2019 still pay $200+ a month for TV and/or internet lol ($2400 a year) but won't pay $85 a YEAR to watch a sport with no commercials, on-demand, on any device. Cut the cord. Cable is such a waste of money.

The requirement to stream is only 5mb download speed.
greenmx5 wrote:
Dude. First of all, to stream consistently HD, you're gonna need at least 15mbps. Second, like I said earlier in this very thread, NOT EVERYONE HAS...
Dude. First of all, to stream consistently HD, you're gonna need at least 15mbps. Second, like I said earlier in this very thread, NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET. Especially Moto guys that live in rural areas. Our hunting camp only gets 3mbps download and you can't stream for shit there.
stremme12 wrote:
You most definitely don't need 15mb download speed to stream HD television. Try 3 for just SD and 5 for HD
That's if there's absolutely no other devices connected to your home network. Sure, Netflix will stream find on those speeds because they have their services optimized better than anyone else out there. NBC Sports app struggles to stream even SD on those speeds. You cannot cut the cord on 5mbps
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7/22/2019 9:36am Edited Date/Time 7/22/2019 9:37am
greenmx5 wrote:
Dude. First of all, to stream consistently HD, you're gonna need at least 15mbps. Second, like I said earlier in this very thread, NOT EVERYONE HAS...
Dude. First of all, to stream consistently HD, you're gonna need at least 15mbps. Second, like I said earlier in this very thread, NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET. Especially Moto guys that live in rural areas. Our hunting camp only gets 3mbps download and you can't stream for shit there.
Drive to a bar in town order a beer and watch it on your phone on the app. Use reading glasses if necessary. I usually watch the races on the go, I'm too busy to sit down in front of the TV for even 2 hours skipping all the fluff.
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7/22/2019 9:47am
greenmx5 wrote:
Dude. First of all, to stream consistently HD, you're gonna need at least 15mbps. Second, like I said earlier in this very thread, NOT EVERYONE HAS...
Dude. First of all, to stream consistently HD, you're gonna need at least 15mbps. Second, like I said earlier in this very thread, NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET. Especially Moto guys that live in rural areas. Our hunting camp only gets 3mbps download and you can't stream for shit there.
early wrote:
Drive to a bar in town order a beer and watch it on your phone on the app. Use reading glasses if necessary. I usually watch...
Drive to a bar in town order a beer and watch it on your phone on the app. Use reading glasses if necessary. I usually watch the races on the go, I'm too busy to sit down in front of the TV for even 2 hours skipping all the fluff.
You guys are nuts.
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7/22/2019 10:36am Edited Date/Time 7/22/2019 10:41am
greenmx5 wrote:
Dude. First of all, to stream consistently HD, you're gonna need at least 15mbps. Second, like I said earlier in this very thread, NOT EVERYONE HAS...
Dude. First of all, to stream consistently HD, you're gonna need at least 15mbps. Second, like I said earlier in this very thread, NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET. Especially Moto guys that live in rural areas. Our hunting camp only gets 3mbps download and you can't stream for shit there.
stremme12 wrote:
You most definitely don't need 15mb download speed to stream HD television. Try 3 for just SD and 5 for HD
greenmx5 wrote:
That's if there's absolutely no other devices connected to your home network. Sure, Netflix will stream find on those speeds because they have their services optimized...
That's if there's absolutely no other devices connected to your home network. Sure, Netflix will stream find on those speeds because they have their services optimized better than anyone else out there. NBC Sports app struggles to stream even SD on those speeds. You cannot cut the cord on 5mbps
Did you just pull the 15mbps out of your ass then? I've been streaming all my TV for 2 years now on a 7mbps internet connection. The NBC app has been solid for both those years on that very speed. Please don't toss around bad information saying you need 15mbps to stream.
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7/22/2019 12:27pm Edited Date/Time 7/22/2019 12:28pm
stremme12 wrote:
You most definitely don't need 15mb download speed to stream HD television. Try 3 for just SD and 5 for HD
greenmx5 wrote:
That's if there's absolutely no other devices connected to your home network. Sure, Netflix will stream find on those speeds because they have their services optimized...
That's if there's absolutely no other devices connected to your home network. Sure, Netflix will stream find on those speeds because they have their services optimized better than anyone else out there. NBC Sports app struggles to stream even SD on those speeds. You cannot cut the cord on 5mbps
stremme12 wrote:
Did you just pull the 15mbps out of your ass then? I've been streaming all my TV for 2 years now on a 7mbps internet connection...
Did you just pull the 15mbps out of your ass then? I've been streaming all my TV for 2 years now on a 7mbps internet connection. The NBC app has been solid for both those years on that very speed. Please don't toss around bad information saying you need 15mbps to stream.
Well being that IT is my profession, if you're going to "cut the cord" while having other devices on your network while you're streaming, then yea 15mbps is what I would recommend the lowest speeds you can live with. If you live alone and have absolutely no other devices on your network, yes, 5mbps might work for you. But you won't be able to do much else or your stream's going to start buffering. How many people have their phones, laptops, other people/devices in the house, etc using the bandwidth? Good luck telling a house of 3 other people to stay off the internet while I watch the races if I'm only able to get 5mbps down at my house.

It's a little misleading to say you can cut the cord on 5mbps, then Joe Shmo goes an orders internet at 5mbps download speed because vital said you can stream anything you want on 5mbps, and then as soon as his wife starts watching netflix in another room, both feeds start buffering.
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7/22/2019 12:38pm
greenmx5 wrote:
That's if there's absolutely no other devices connected to your home network. Sure, Netflix will stream find on those speeds because they have their services optimized...
That's if there's absolutely no other devices connected to your home network. Sure, Netflix will stream find on those speeds because they have their services optimized better than anyone else out there. NBC Sports app struggles to stream even SD on those speeds. You cannot cut the cord on 5mbps
stremme12 wrote:
Did you just pull the 15mbps out of your ass then? I've been streaming all my TV for 2 years now on a 7mbps internet connection...
Did you just pull the 15mbps out of your ass then? I've been streaming all my TV for 2 years now on a 7mbps internet connection. The NBC app has been solid for both those years on that very speed. Please don't toss around bad information saying you need 15mbps to stream.
greenmx5 wrote:
Well being that IT is my profession, if you're going to "cut the cord" while having other devices on your network while you're streaming, then yea...
Well being that IT is my profession, if you're going to "cut the cord" while having other devices on your network while you're streaming, then yea 15mbps is what I would recommend the lowest speeds you can live with. If you live alone and have absolutely no other devices on your network, yes, 5mbps might work for you. But you won't be able to do much else or your stream's going to start buffering. How many people have their phones, laptops, other people/devices in the house, etc using the bandwidth? Good luck telling a house of 3 other people to stay off the internet while I watch the races if I'm only able to get 5mbps down at my house.

It's a little misleading to say you can cut the cord on 5mbps, then Joe Shmo goes an orders internet at 5mbps download speed because vital said you can stream anything you want on 5mbps, and then as soon as his wife starts watching netflix in another room, both feeds start buffering.
Regardless, finding internet in rural areas with 7 or 15mb isn't impossible. 99% of the people on here spending $200 a month on TV are doing it because they haven't adapted to the new way of doing things. Those same people will complain that an additional $85 a year is too much, but they spend $200 a MONTH on TV channels...(their words, not mine)

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7/22/2019 12:44pm Edited Date/Time 7/22/2019 4:12pm
greenmx5 wrote:
That's if there's absolutely no other devices connected to your home network. Sure, Netflix will stream find on those speeds because they have their services optimized...
That's if there's absolutely no other devices connected to your home network. Sure, Netflix will stream find on those speeds because they have their services optimized better than anyone else out there. NBC Sports app struggles to stream even SD on those speeds. You cannot cut the cord on 5mbps
stremme12 wrote:
Did you just pull the 15mbps out of your ass then? I've been streaming all my TV for 2 years now on a 7mbps internet connection...
Did you just pull the 15mbps out of your ass then? I've been streaming all my TV for 2 years now on a 7mbps internet connection. The NBC app has been solid for both those years on that very speed. Please don't toss around bad information saying you need 15mbps to stream.
greenmx5 wrote:
Well being that IT is my profession, if you're going to "cut the cord" while having other devices on your network while you're streaming, then yea...
Well being that IT is my profession, if you're going to "cut the cord" while having other devices on your network while you're streaming, then yea 15mbps is what I would recommend the lowest speeds you can live with. If you live alone and have absolutely no other devices on your network, yes, 5mbps might work for you. But you won't be able to do much else or your stream's going to start buffering. How many people have their phones, laptops, other people/devices in the house, etc using the bandwidth? Good luck telling a house of 3 other people to stay off the internet while I watch the races if I'm only able to get 5mbps down at my house.

It's a little misleading to say you can cut the cord on 5mbps, then Joe Shmo goes an orders internet at 5mbps download speed because vital said you can stream anything you want on 5mbps, and then as soon as his wife starts watching netflix in another room, both feeds start buffering.
But you can stream HD TV at 5mbps. You're changing your argument completely. Of course if you have multiple devices at the same time you will need more bandwidth. Just stick to the rules that 3mbps for SD and 5mbps for HD per device. Initially all you said was you need 15mbps to stream video which is not true and just as misleading.

Sincerely,

Just another guy who does IT work for a living.
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7/22/2019 12:49pm
stremme12 wrote:
Did you just pull the 15mbps out of your ass then? I've been streaming all my TV for 2 years now on a 7mbps internet connection...
Did you just pull the 15mbps out of your ass then? I've been streaming all my TV for 2 years now on a 7mbps internet connection. The NBC app has been solid for both those years on that very speed. Please don't toss around bad information saying you need 15mbps to stream.
greenmx5 wrote:
Well being that IT is my profession, if you're going to "cut the cord" while having other devices on your network while you're streaming, then yea...
Well being that IT is my profession, if you're going to "cut the cord" while having other devices on your network while you're streaming, then yea 15mbps is what I would recommend the lowest speeds you can live with. If you live alone and have absolutely no other devices on your network, yes, 5mbps might work for you. But you won't be able to do much else or your stream's going to start buffering. How many people have their phones, laptops, other people/devices in the house, etc using the bandwidth? Good luck telling a house of 3 other people to stay off the internet while I watch the races if I'm only able to get 5mbps down at my house.

It's a little misleading to say you can cut the cord on 5mbps, then Joe Shmo goes an orders internet at 5mbps download speed because vital said you can stream anything you want on 5mbps, and then as soon as his wife starts watching netflix in another room, both feeds start buffering.
moto45 wrote:
Regardless, finding internet in rural areas with 7 or 15mb isn't impossible. 99% of the people on here spending $200 a month on TV are doing...
Regardless, finding internet in rural areas with 7 or 15mb isn't impossible. 99% of the people on here spending $200 a month on TV are doing it because they haven't adapted to the new way of doing things. Those same people will complain that an additional $85 a year is too much, but they spend $200 a MONTH on TV channels...(their words, not mine)

There's literally places in my area where the sole internet provider has told its customers that the fastest speeds they can get is 1mbps. The lines are T1 and with how many customers are in that area, they've been told it's not worth it for the company to upgrade the lines. Thousands of people, mind you, but over a long stretch of land and outdated T1 lines. I know of plenty other areas within the northeast of the country in the same exact boat. So yes, it is literally impossible in some places, but I'm not going to keep arguing.

I will agree that there are still going to be people that complain because they're not going to want to adapt to the new way of watching TV. It'll be a process. You'll have this with any big change in technology. I cut the cord a long time ago and had no issues doing it, I'm just trying to make my point that some people can't cut the order even if they wanted to, and the TV package that they overpay for as their only option is what's getting people pissed off most of the time.
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