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flamin lib

(14,559 posts)
6. I have Consumer Cellular for cell phone service. unlimited talk and text plus
Fri Sep 27, 2019, 02:42 PM
Sep 2019

a small data package @ $35/month.

Spectrum (formerly Time Warner) internet with 400 mbps (200 wifi) for $50/month. No data caps. You need at least 5 mbps for most streaming services and 10-20 mbps to avoid buffering.

After that choose your streaming services. I have Amazon Prime, Netflix, CBS All Access and a news streaming service. About $30/month. They all offer a week to a month free trials.

I do not own a TV. Everything is streamed through my computer onto a 27 inch monitor and a wireless keyboard is my remote.

If you have a TV with an HDMI port you can get a stick computer for about $100 and a mini keybaard for $15.

https://www.amazon.com/Windows-Fanless-Computer-Support-Ethernet/dp/B07QXV8T53/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=stick+computer&qid=1569609147&s=gateway&sr=8-3

https://www.amazon.com/Rii-Wireless-Keyboard-Lightweight-Controller/dp/B00I5SW8MC/ref=sr_1_2?crid=BKB7TFS7GM7T&keywords=mini+keyboard+under+%2420&qid=1569609410&s=gateway&sprefix=mini+ke&sr=8-2

With this you can stream a multitude of ad supported services like TUBI for free.

I don't have time to watch all the stuff I want to. Hate live TV. Everything is out there if you know where to look and it plays on YOUR schedule.

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