mnaiman Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Is there any way to get the major network shows via a local cable provider? We have a service now that provides an HD picture and the only English language stations we get are FOX, BBC World, and two CNN stations. I am prepared to return "the box" to these people who failed to disclose that I could not receive the stations I wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkessler Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Get a Roku (BestBuy) or Kodi Box (MercadoLibre or GDL Centro) and subscribe to USTVNOW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 We have Shaw and get all these on both coasts plus much more, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsayin Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 USTVNOW has a free plan that gives you ABC,NBC, CBS, PBS and a few other stations. I have used it for several years and if you want more stations you can switch to a paid plan. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 USTVNOW cut me off after 6 months, they said the free plan was only for a limited time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 You asked if the major US networks were available from your local cable provider. The answer is yes most of the time. Telecable analog on I believe channels 84, 85,86, & 87 provide an east coast feed for US networks ABC. CBS, NBC and FOX. I understand that sometimes on the weekend the feed goes down and isn't re-activated until the staff shows up on Monday., There are many other options via satellite be it Dish or Shaw Direct and via streaming over the internet should your internet speed be fast enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 3 hours ago, johanson said: You asked if the major US networks were available from your local cable provider. The answer is yes most of the time. Telecable analog on I believe channels 84, 85,86, & 87 provide an east coast feed for US networks ABC. CBS, NBC and FOX. I understand that sometimes on the weekend the feed goes down and isn't re-activated until the staff shows up on Monday., There are many other options via satellite be it Dish or Shaw Direct and via streaming over the internet should your internet speed be fast enough. Can you please give us more info on... "Get a Roku (BestBuy) or Kodi Box (MercadoLibre or GDL Centro) and subscribe to USTVNOW... " and elaborate on the process for "dummys" to understand , we are tired of having to pay for Shaw services etc. Thks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 You have to split the cable and put one section in the TV to pick up the analog signal which has the channels you want and turn the input/source of the TV to wherever your digital box is plugged in to get the other. You will need a cable splitter and two sections of coax cable long enough to go to TV and Cable Box from the cable splitter. Switch to TV for CBS etc etc and switch back to whatever has your digital box is plugged for HD. Its not hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klm Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I have had USTVNOW for over 5 years without a problem. I rarely watch anything on it, but I use it as a TV Guide for the Networks every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 The trend these days is to cut the cable television and use IPTV internet access over Wi-Fi. Have just set one up on a Roku streaming stick, super easy to setup. As long as your TV has an HDMI port, (ie. newer than 20 years old). There are something like 1,100 mostly free channels. Then, many people subscribe to a premium server add on account. The internet speed where we live is too slow for 720 or 1080 resolution. But Netflix (Mexico) is very popular and the standard, non hi-def subsciption is 99 pesos per month (probably less annually) is very nice. I don't know about news, especially U.S. news though. Another one is Radiosity, which is bit more per month. They list these U.S. live news channels. I don't know yet if they can offer a standard definition service. Anyways, no internet address hiding needed, no worries that Shaw is going to upgrade their security to block services outside of Canada. For hi def, blu- ray I can download to a media server or cloud, which is a whole different thing - but Roku has a setup and application for that too. http://radiosityroku.com/channels.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcelonaman Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 All free using kodi on an android box or stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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