How would they know you're on? I signed up for charter when I was on Direct TV, they asked a couple of times what I would be using the internet for, how long and how many devices would be hooked up? I assumed they wanted a confession. Homey don't do confessions.
They can probably tell what you're on by your bandwidth usage rates. I would think different services have some differences,.ie, Netflix uses bandwidth in a slightly different way than Hulu, etc.
All they have to do is throttle a certain IP range. Netflix use to pay cable providers extra for "special treatment". That is why net neutrality is such a crock. Like any good socialist paradigm, all connectons are treated equal even though no one uses them. This effectively ended the reason for the Internet TV vendors to pay ISPs extra. Edit: it also lays the groundwork for Obamanet
Billions at stake, why would anything less than a complicated crapfest break out? Appreciate the tutorial.
Yeah right. Me pay for y'all to build out to my neighborhood, just so i can pay you monthly? Don't think so.
I'll be "cutting the cord" very soon. I tried SlingTV a while back but had the same issue someone else mentioned. I'll try it again and as soon as I see those issues have been resolved, I'm done with cable tv. If you have a Roku, there are a TON of freebie channels you can watch. They do have commercials but most of them only do about 2 or 3 of them at a time, and they show you how long before the show continues during the commercial; I like that. I think what @LSU_Sooner is missing here is that people are tired of paying cable companies. My cable bill has nearly doubled within the last 4 or 5 years. For less than a quarter of what I pay now, I can get everything I need (stuff the wife and I watch) with SlingTV, Netflix, some freebies on the Roku, and a solid internet connection. And I don't mind paying for fast internet, I need that for my job anyway. Someone mentioned XBMC (media computer). Well, I have that as well. XBMC is now called KODI. I have a small PC connected to the TV with a 2tb hard drive connected to it. I've ripped most of my DVDs, music CDs, etc., so now I rarely need to go looking for a DVD when I feel like watching something. KODI is awesome, like having your own personal Netflix. But you do have to learn how to "rip" DVDs to playable "files" (or DVD images if you prefer the whole DVD experience with the menu and all). I did files to reduce the size. I have around 500 movies on there. As for seeing all the games, between the HD antenna and SlingTV, pretty sure we won't miss any!
