ukcatfan17

Anyone do ps vue? If so, how do you like it? What device do you access it on...like Roku, amazon fire, etc? How fast does it take to start watching a channel from the moment you turn on the equipment? What about the cloud dvr? What else can you say about it?

So after 45 minutes on the phone with spectrum reps today after my monthly bill for cable, internet, and home phone went from $197 to $212 after the yearly promo expired, I found this out: all twc customers kept their twc package after spectrum bought it out. If you want to make changes, you have to go with spectrums packages. Their best package deal for me is $223! When I look up their pricing online for the same thing it’s 173. They said that is for new or returning customers and I can’t get that price. I explained that I’ve been looking into other options for cable and am going to do some of the free trials to see what works best, then asked for the price of just internet and phone with no cable. She quoted it at $90 a month. If I package that with the ps vue $50 service, I go from $212 to $140. It will take the expense of buying 2 Roku elite boxes, but target will have them for $50 after thanksgiving. Shoot, ps vue allows you to stream up to 5 devices at once and have 5 cloud dvr profiles, so I could split the $50 monthly cost with my son who now has his own house and spectrum will lose another cable customer.....I really hope ps vue works great on Roku! I know streaming won’t be as convenient to watch as cable, but for a $850+ yearly savings I might be worth it. We already have Roku on 2 TVs and use the spectrum app and it isn’t that bad to use. We might lose a couple stations we sometimes watch but oh well. Losing the outdoors channel will hit me hard but I’ll have to find some other access to uncle ted and the gang.

Ps vue has the discovery, hgtv, etc channels.....! May have to try it out and then see what will happen to my spectrum bill if I dump their triple play plan and go with just internet or internet/home phone. The other thing that may a cord cutting killer is the speed of my internet. My current plan says “up to 100mbps”. Last I tested it is more like 80mbps. Running 2 TVs with Roku through WiFi and then 2 computers or iPads all at the same time may tax the WiFi.

I looked into the discovery suite of programs (hgtv, etc) and to watch them on the internet, you have to have a cable or satellite account. That stinks if you are trying to cut the cord from spectrum......why are they in the bed of cable?

Not sure if I can add apps. There are a bunch already on it. YouTube is one, but I don’t know if you can get to YouTube tv from there or if it’s a separate app.

What about the Roku box? Will it work on that too? Only 1 tv has Roku built in

Does ps vue work on Roku?

I checked the channel lineup for YouTube tv and it even has the local stations and the sec network. However, it doesn’t have discovery, a&e, hgtv (which the wife watches nonstop), the outdoor channel, etc. I guess you can subscribe to them alone, but I don’t know if they have apps on Roku. We have Roku on a few sets in the house to avoid paying the digital set top box rental from spectrum. The Roku is nice, but there is not a show guide to see what’s on through the night and you can’t direct tune to a station. Stinks when you want to go from hgtv on 983 all the way to 912. Plus you can really tell a difference when watching live sports. The Roku just seems artificial even though it’s a 4K setup.

There was a quick blurb on the news this morning about spectrum/Comcast bills possibly going up as much as $20 or more in November. Can’t see them doing that because you’d have to think customers would leave in droves. My yearly promotion just ended and mine went up $16 and the wife is having a fit. If it jumps even more I’ll certainly look for something else. I still need to call them about getting our current bill lowered, but spectrum isn’t so flexible as twc was. I hate having to go through that. Last year the rep found us a deal, then after I hung up our cable went totally dead. I called back and after 30+ minutes they couldn’t figure out what she did to totally wipe out our service. It took them until later the next day to get us back and working.

I should have and am still kicking myself.....

I had the 5s in 2013 as my 1st smart phone and loved it. Upgraded 3 years later to the 7plus due to the larger screen. Verizon gave me $400 trade in and my bill pretty much never changed... I’m sure I’m getting it somewhere. I’d look into a new one next year, but i won’t if it will raise my bill. I already give them enough. I have given thought to switching to Samsung... maybe this will push me in that direction if it is $100s less. My boys love theirs.

Kicking myself right now. Went to Walmart for deer corn a few days ago and walked past the grill section. Everything on markdown and they 1 Barrel House 18c smoker marked down from $197 to $30. Didn’t know much about it so I went home and did research on it later in the eve. Seems like it is a great system. I went back the next morning and it was gone. Called some other local stores and they didn’t have any either. UGH!

Used my Masterbuilt digital electric smoker this weekend for ribs....came out juicy with a great smoke profile. Had some leftovers tonight and can still smell the smoke on my fingers after doing dishes. Hey Bigvman.... what propane smoker do you have? Might just scan Walmart for one!

Field and stream also have them on sale right now for $199....go grab one! They are normally $249 at wallyworld vs $299 at f&s. Walmart also has great prices on the weather cover, the cooking utensils kit, and the basting lid. You'll want all three to be the griddlemaster.

Just got one of those Blackstone 36inch outdoor griddles. Can't wait to get it up, seasoned and cooking. There are tons of videos showing things to cook and how to do it.