Sentences with phrase «cable providers do»

Not exact matches

Fishing around on the local cable provider's website, I discovered that acquiring that channel, plus a whole lot of other junk I don't want, would cost me about $ 73 a month, plus device rental or purchase.

The company will likely partner with cable and satellite providers, much as it did with telcos for the iPhone.

«Cord cutting» has been a kind of ghost story for cable providers for much of the past decade — a tale that, while foreboding, didn't seem entirely real.

Large cable providers like Time Warner, meanwhile, have the potential to make up for some of their cord - cutting losses on the TV side through higher fees for their Internet service - provider business, since those who stream Netflix and other services tend to use up a lot more data by doing so.

The idea here, as it was when the FCC first voted to «open up» the set - top box in February, is to make it so you don't have to lease a cable box from a cable provider to watch cable TV programming.

On Wednesday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler proposed a new technology mandate that would require satellite and cable TV providers to disaggregate or separate their services so that a few companies could repackage them as their own without negotiating for content rights like everybody else in the market does today.

Cable sports giant ESPN's struggles in recent years have been well - documented, with the Walt Disney - owned network shedding more than 12 million subscribers in the past six years as the number of cord - cutters has ticked upwards and cable providers have started offering slimmer bundles that don't always include ESPN.

After years of talks and negotiations with partners — including major sports leagues and TV providers — Rogers has crafted the streaming option carefully to try to ensure that it does not cannibalize the still - lucrative cable TV business.

The two brands which didn't fall into either of these categories are cable provider Spectrum (the new name from the Time Warner Cable and Charter merger) and electronics giant Samsung.

Andy Nasr, portfolio manager at Middlefield Capital Corp., said cable providers still set pricing, which means they have the power to make up the difference if the government does change the rules.

With The Worldwide Leader now striking deals with nearly all major cable providers, there are few people who do not have the option of streaming any of their broadcasts online anymore, and ESPN will carry all early - round matches not seen on television through this web portal.

In the context of Net Neutrality debate, one often hears claims that «X % of people live in the area with only one cable internet provider» (last one I heard was a podcast so don't recall exact # they quoted).

Under the plan, which will be introduced by Snyder as part of his proposed 2013 - 2014 fiscal year budget, a family could even engage in the kind of a la carte shopping for education in the same way they do for communications services; after all, a family may or may not seek out cellphone service from their cable provider.

It's true that you can't do any DVR style recording with Sling TV, but we have services like Hulu Plus for that (meaning for under $ 30 a month, you get first run television along with a library of stuff that has already aired)-- even paying for both, you are still coming out ahead of the cost for competitive cable packages from leading providers (not to mention the added streaming conveniences).

This is usually done for the purpose of paying recurring monthly bills such as insurance premiums, cable, Internet or telephone service providers or gym memberships; however you must sign a written authorization with each party who will be making such withdrawals to receive this service.

Ask providers for better rates on services you do use, such as telephone, Internet and cable.

A survey conducted by Consumer Reports found that only 1/3 of respondents negotiated with their cable service provider, but nearly 50 % of those who did reduced their monthly bill.

You can also do a simple title search on your television to see if Rhythm Abroad is carried on any station offered by your cable provider.

Just give them a call and tell them to transfer you to the retention department, kind of like what you have to do with your cable TV provider every other month.

Sony doesn't see this service as an alternative to Hulu or Netflix, they are going after cable providers.

Of course, cable and DSL providers, who aren't too happy about unrelated users doing this (it tends to reduce subscription fees), will fight the trend.

If you do use cable or network programming, you can still save money by switching to another provider.

If you do have cable service (and your cable provider uses CableCARD), though, you can still make use of a DVR tuner that supports CableCARD to let you view unencrypted / unprotected / DRM - free content!

Like Apple's version, Roku's single sign - on doesn't work with some of the biggest cable providers, such as Comcast and Spectrum, or with some TV Everywhere apps (most notably Disney), but it's still a time - saver, and it works with some streaming bundles such as Sling TV and PlayStation Vue.

This doesn't work with some major cable TV providers, including Comcast and Spectrum, and not every app supports the feature, but it's still a time - saver when it works.

Make sure you choose «antenna» or «over the air» as your TV provider in the online program guide, so you don't get cable channels mixed in.

When Apple rolled out tvOS 10 in September we couldn't help but notice that single sign - on — a feature that lets you enter your cable provider details once and then use them across multiple apps — didn't make the cut.

No, you don't need a cable subscription or provider to use your Roku.

It didn't matter what cable company or internet provider you had; buyers weren't going to make their final decision on that sort of thing.

I too don't care for some overpowering micro-bureaucrat, I also don't like hearing at some large retail outlet or cable provider messing with me that «that's company policy, sir».

Many people don't realize that satellite TV providers aren't as tied to the boundaries drawn up by cable monopolies.

Why don't you call Comcast (or your local internet / cable provider) and see what kind of bundle package you can get?