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- aapala, on 02/17/2008, -3/+151I get my internet from my cable company. How am I supposed to ditch them??
- str3ama, on 02/17/2008, -5/+79A lot of those are limited to US even joost has a few videos that only US class C ips can access. It's more like legal tv show alternatives, none of these are actual cable alternatives. Here's a few more, including other legal ones:
http://www.jumptv.com (legal some free, mostly paid stuff)
http://freetube.110mb.com (live tv type site)
http://www.sopcast.org (requires plugin)
http://www.tvants.com (Chinese, plugin, I don't use it because some versions contain spyware, plus it's a bit trickier to use)
http://dynamic.abc.go.com/streaming/landing (ABCs streaming site, they actually offer HD versions for free as well, US only)
http://www.innertube.com (CBS streaming site, it's not bad but limited to US only as well, it peils compared to ABC)
http://www.cnn.com/livepipe/ (CNN live) - inactive, on 02/17/2008, -4/+38Until I can get those damn Spanish channels for free, can't drop the Dish. Wife would have a damn fit with no telenovels.
- adraft, on 02/17/2008, -2/+34That was your selling point?
- Link459, on 02/17/2008, -2/+34Or just use some ***** torrents and stream to your TV using something...
- ozid, on 02/17/2008, -1/+22I dated a girl who's parents were into those. They're actually a decent way to learn spanish. And the story lines are good compared to english daytime soap operas.
- SilenceGold, on 02/17/2008, -0/+14All those are useless for deaf and hard of hearing people. No subtitles or closed captions available.
Save those old "can't hear you" jokes. - cadmiumpaint, on 02/17/2008, -0/+14There is a difference between watching a show, and fully enjoying it.
watching a tv show on the internet is OK. I wanted to catch up on Jericho season 1 before it started again..so i went over to CBS and watched the first season..AWFUL experience. First off the screen size is tiny. Maybe an inch squared. 2nd commercials that you can't skip through. Some times they would cut the action off mid conversation to show you a commercial. Third. BUFFERING. at some points it was horrible. Like 10 seconds of show, 20 seconds of buffer...Non stop..and yes i have a very fast connection. The video and sound quality was crappy at best full of compression artifacts and sound compression wierdness.
I would only watch a show or movie on the internet if i was desperate to catch up on a storyline. Its not enjoyable in any way. - Dantetheinferno, on 02/17/2008, -0/+12Yes, you learn "Dios mio!"
- topbob, on 02/18/2008, -0/+12its not illegal until someone catches you
http://thepiratebay.org - griz, on 02/17/2008, -0/+12Yea, IPTV should look great over your 56k connection.
- snyperr2s, on 02/17/2008, -0/+11or a pedophile, just taking a guess from the name.
- stalefries, on 02/17/2008, -1/+12Are you some crazy pre-teen girl with the hots for Ashton Kutcher?
- ozid, on 02/17/2008, -2/+11Because some people like channel surfing and discovering new shows. These suggestions are great for me since I have a big monitor for my computer, but a small TV, but there are times I like to sit in front of the tube and channel surf.
ISP's should be the ones providing the television for free, or else their television businesses are going to crash and burn. (i'm looking at you Verizon Fios) - tehshingen, on 02/17/2008, -0/+9Ditch your Cable Company with Free, Legal Alternatives using your Cable Modem. (Unless you have DSL.)
- xXShadowstormXx, on 02/17/2008, -1/+9A lot of people don't have a choice.
- birch25, on 02/18/2008, -4/+12why are you digging him down? sporting events have huge audiences. how could one seriously suggest someone who watches sports to ditch their cable provider?
- my10cent, on 02/18/2008, -0/+8*lol* CBS is http://www.cbs.com/innertube/ the one you mentioned goes to a tire ad.
- lava, on 02/18/2008, -0/+8Yes, and spanish soap operas END.
- kckman, on 02/18/2008, -2/+9404.. my favorite show!
- qhor, on 02/17/2008, -1/+8My cable TV and cable internet are supplied by the same company. I have a problem following this article's advice.
There again, there was that show on the other day, with YouTube clips on cable TV. All I could think of was that comment about "We have gone full circle... YouTube on TV". I'm counting down the days until an article pops up about "Ditching YouTube for YouTube on cable TV". - xkorbin, on 02/18/2008, -0/+7What if he is a fan of slideshows?
- Corman420, on 02/18/2008, -1/+8If your broadband cant handle video then I think it's time to ditch it....
- inactive, on 02/17/2008, -2/+9how is this not relevant?...i haven't had cable for years...sorry if you thought it was spam...did you even check it out?
- apologeticus, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7The video quality on Joost is awful. I use it to show old episodes of GI Joe to my kids, but that's about it.
- theaceoffire, on 02/18/2008, -0/+6He's never gonna give you up.
- globaldigger, on 02/18/2008, -1/+7apologies markus
- inactive, on 02/18/2008, -0/+6accepted :)
- antdude, on 02/18/2008, -0/+5I am a sortof big city and only got one!
- hydrodev, on 02/17/2008, -0/+5Wow. you suck.
- stalefries, on 02/17/2008, -0/+5As far as I know, Verizon hasn't done much (if anything). Plus, people like Verizon's FiOS.
- 1stJonnyDee, on 02/17/2008, -2/+7A lot of people don't have many choices, if at all. Where I live, you can get Qwest DSL or Cox High Speed. That's it. Oh yeah, which one you choose also depends on where in town you live. So, uh, just a guess...it's not always a clear cut and simple step.
- Bonz0, on 02/17/2008, -1/+6Who is really going to ditch their cable service for this? Not I..
- esotericguy, on 02/18/2008, -0/+5oh how those uuiU's will forever stay in my mind
- hydrodev, on 02/17/2008, -1/+6Yep. The name fits!
God Speed. - insanebrain, on 02/17/2008, -0/+5I can't .. I get my internet from my cable company
- NyteStarNyne, on 02/18/2008, -1/+5LilBoyLover? OMG It's Demi Moore.
- zephyr42, on 02/17/2008, -1/+5Unless you're in a big city with more alternatives.... at this point you really can't beat cable on internet.
assuming they're a decent ISP - Smurph0404, on 02/17/2008, -1/+5These are nice but most of the shows featured are network shows. You don't need cable to watch network shows. You just need a Digital TV and an antenna. I'm not going to drop my comcast account until I can replace the CABLE programs I would be loosing. This also make no mention of sports broadcasts. These site are cool, but it is very unrealistic to consider them replacements for cable at this point.
- lcarsdeveloper, on 02/18/2008, -0/+4300GB a month? That would cost me a small fortune here in Australia. I only get 20GB and it costs $50 a month. If I switch to ADSL2+ I'll only get a maximum of 3Mbps, I live too far from the exchange.
- billbillbilly, on 02/18/2008, -0/+4your life must be exciting
- Pilot85, on 02/17/2008, -4/+7que?
- Aiwanei, on 02/17/2008, -3/+6I've been a member of Hulu for months, and it really is a good alternative but not a great one. One of the big things hurting it is the slow pace that studios put episodes up after they air. TV shows like Psych and Monk are about 2 weeks behind and house is 8 days behind. Now that isn't so bad, but there is no logical reason why Fox can put up the simpsons, family guy, the sarah conner chronicles, HOURS after they air and then be 8 days for house. Hopefully they will get rid of this practice.
- kingUssop, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3meh, mostly crap still except ABC delivering HD Lost, pretty cool of them.
- RMSzero, on 02/18/2008, -0/+3My choices are:
1) Comcast cable internet
2) Dial-up - 3d150n723n7, on 02/18/2008, -2/+5wtf...http://www.innertube.com = Countrywide Tire & Rubber, Serving the Tire Industry Since 1976....lol
- jmpeagle, on 02/18/2008, -2/+5*you're
- cphelps, on 02/18/2008, -0/+3A lot of times you can end up paying just as much for dial-up. You gotta have the phone line plus the service. I pay 30 bucks a month for my cable. It would cost me the same plus more for dial-up since I don't even have a land line right now and would have to pay installation fees for that.
- CColtManM, on 02/18/2008, -0/+3If any of these offer HDTV, this i'm in, otherwise, what point is dropping cable for SD on my computer?
- joebaloney, on 02/18/2008, -1/+4Is it not strange that no one mentions sticking an antenna on your roof? With stations broadcasting in HD, it aint bad and I've never had cable personally cause I am not about to spend 20+ bucks a month for more TV to watch, I get more than I want over the air.
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