I’m giving serious thought to ditching DirecTV via QWest. It was a good package deal three years ago; Two receivers, phone w/ voicemail and unlimited long distance (whatever that is) and high speed DSL all for $120 a month.
In three years, the monthly bill has crept up to $175 a month, and that’s after I dropped the phone line and switched to MagicJack. So $175 for Satellite TV (near basic package, no movie channels or sports stuff) and DSL.
Bah, I say!
Notes-
minimum pc specs for online tv
- Can I frankenstein a working box together out of all the spare parts I have on hand?
- OS - MediaPortal (freeware for Win XP SP2)
Do I have enough bandwidth for more than one tv, plus online gaming and magicjack?
Remotes
HDTV antenna.
- For internet outages, local broadcasts/news, those few programs not available online.
- Instructabels has a DIY antenna.
- Hometown gets crap HD reception, according to the FCC
How it should work -
1) Turn on the TV
2) Turn on PC (if off)
3) No login needed, straight to GUI
4) ONE Remote for TV and PC
5) Create a secure partition for sensitive objects/docs.
