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Comment Re:I'm concerned, but not because of Disney (Score 1) 348

I got rid of Netflix nearly three years ago after they started dropping all the good classic TV shows (don't care for their "originals") and started shrinking closing credits without a way to turn that "feature" OFF by default on the Roku. Haven't missed it.

I only pay for the ad free version of Hulu (on demand only, not live), CBS All Access, and Britbox. Between those three, online podcasts, my ever growing DVD/Blu-ray collection, and the 26 channels I get free over the air, I have WAY more than I have the time to watch!

Comment No Cable TV for nearly 10 years... (Score 1) 52

I got rid of cable TV nearly 10 years ago, haven't missed it, and saving a ton of money. I only pay for the ad free version of Hulu, CBS All Access, and Britbox. Between those three, online podcasts, my ever growing DVD/Blu-ray collection, and the 26 channels I get free over the air, I have WAY more than I have the time to watch!

I don't have a use for the services that stream live cable TV channels either. It's the same lame channels I wasn't watching back when I had cable TV, just delivered a different way.

Comment No caps for me...yet anyway (Score 1) 117

When the 6Mbps DSL became too slow for my son and I to use simultaneously around 4 years ago, I looked into Comcast. Their residential plans had the 1TB monthly cap. Since I watch lots of streaming video, and the son (who has since moved out) was big into gaming and regularly downloaded huge game files, I knew that wouldn't work out well, so I'm paying a bit extra for Comcast Business Class. No caps on it so far, and the service is surprisingly stable.

Comment Sure, no problem (Score 1) 179

I've already been living without one for a little over 53 years. Didn't get my first mobile phone until a couple years ago, and it's a cheap $15 flip Tracfone. Mainly bought it in case something comes up when away from the house. Rarely use it. Since the minutes roll over, I have over 1200 minutes accumulated so far.

Comment Re:I am not reliant on a cell phone (Score 1) 123

I finally broke down a couple of years ago and bought a cheap flip Tracfone to carry when I leave the house, in case of emergency, or I might need to make a VERY random call, since it's near IMPOSSIBLE these days to find a pay phone anymore. Sometimes I forget to grab it when walking out the door though.

To give you some idea how often I actually use it, I buy the 60 minute card(for $20) once every 90 days (I get double minutes because of the model phone I bought). Since the unused minutes "roll over", I currently have a little over 1100 minutes accumulated.

Comment Gmail (Score 1) 257

Happens to me several times a week in Gmail. The first couple of times, I contacted the person the email was for, it was about a Verizon payment due notice for someone living in New York, After it KEPT happening, for emails meant for more other people, I just started marking them as Spam and deleting them. Still get account info for some guy concerning his Lloyd's Bank account. Never happens in my paid Yahoo Mail, or my free Hotmail account. ONLY Gmail. I think there's something screwy with Gmail's algorithms.

As a result, I NEVER trust Gmail with anything important. No telling WHO would get the email. These days, I mainly use Gmail as a "spam dump".

Comment Re: Yuck (Score 1) 184

I got rid of Netflix a little over two years ago after they started dropping all the good classic TV shows and started shrinking closing credits without a way to turn that "feature" OFF by default.

So, people DO leave Netflix. I currently only subscribe to the ad-free Hulu, CBS All Access, and Britbox.

Comment Re:Sucks if you have no power (Score 1) 101

Around three years ago, we had a power outage here (northeast Louisiana area) that lasted two and a half days. The old fashioned "POTS" line was down the entire time also, no dial tone (I have a wired handset phone on my home office desk). That's when I decided to start saving around $30/month by switching to a Voip service. I figured, "Hey, if the expensive landline fails during an outage also, what's the difference?"

Comment Will this issue be fixed? (Score 1) 149

Will the issue of getting OTHER peoples emails in my Gmail inbox be fixed? If not, I still won't take them seriously as a useful service. It's for that reason I'd never trust them with sensitive emails. No telling WHO would get my email. This NEVER happens with the other two services I use, ONLY Gmail. Their algorithm is seriously borked.

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