Anybody use Roku in the Northwoods?

[jjj70095]

Eighth Fire internet is coming to my street in Minocqua. Basic internet is 58 a month, and will check to see if that is just an intro rate. They give you a free roku stick. Can I get Espn channels on Roku, or is a subscription to ESPN needed? I would use the antenna for the basic ABC, NBC, Fox, but like sports and also CNBC business channel for stocks...

 

[latner]

The Roku is a streaming device and will stream whatever channels you want. You'll have to subscribe to some channels or have some kind of channel package.

 

[pclark]

The Roku is a streaming device and will stream whatever channels you want. You'll have to subscribe to some channels or have some kind of channel package.

Latner is is correct, I have ROKU APP on my TV's that we bought, if you have antenna you will be able to get NBC out of Rhinelander, CBS and FOX out of Wausau, I can't get ABC where I am in MW. ROKU has a lots of free channels, lots of home and garden, discovery channel type shows, movies, etc. I would have thought Spectrum would be in Minocqua, They came into MW and offered $30 a month for first two years intro for a short time, I believe that it then goes to around $80 a month after that. We have Brightspeed Fiber for $50 a month lifetime, have had it for about 9 years now, no complaints.

 

[jjj70095]

So how much total do you pay for internet and TV total per month at this point when the rate goes up? $130
I pay around 190 total right now with spectrum, and shut it off in the offseason.

 

[katden4]

We have starlink, and it works perfect 99% of the time. They start at $55 month now.

 

[lofsfire]

Get a Vsee Box, find it locally, someone knows someone that is selling them in your area. (To many scams to buy online)

The box will give you everything you want and more no monthly charges except for your internet bill. Also, yes, Starlink works great!

 

[jjj70095]

They are illegal it sounds like.

[ Physical vSeeBox Hardware ] --> 100% Legal (Just like a Roku or Firestick) │ ├──> [ Official Apps (Netflix/YouTube) ] --> Legal │ └──> [ Unofficial Apps (Heat Live/VOD) ] --> Illegal Piracy

 

[lofsfire]

They are illegal it sounds like.

[ Physical vSeeBox Hardware ] --> 100% Legal (Just like a Roku or Firestick) │ ├──> [ Official Apps (Netflix/YouTube) ] --> Legal │ └──> [ Unofficial Apps (Heat Live/VOD) ] --> Illegal Piracy

Box itself is legal. How you use it choose to use it is up to you. No different than your computer...

You can put any pay service like Disney+ or Netflix on the box and be 100% legal. Lots of free over the air broadcast channels on the Heatlive as well...

 

[pclark]

So how much total do you pay for internet and TV total per month at this point when the rate goes up? $130
I pay around 190 total right now with spectrum, and shut it off in the offseason.

I currently pay $50 per month lifetime with Brightspeed for fiber internet only. We do our TV through You Tube on my daughters account and she pays for it so I don't know how much it is. You can find out how much they are charging by accessing YoutubeTV. I just don't care for Spectrum because they charge so much and raise your rates every year once the introductory deal has expired. I know people who have the Vsee box and I was talking to a Spectrum installer and he actually said he uses the Vsee box!

 

[jjj70095]

How is the speed on the $50 a month Brightspeed? I just do general browsing, dont really need high speed.