Sanity check from you cord cutters

[goeduck]

I put my Tablo up on a tall cookie rack, it works well now it is only warm. Tablo says the heat is not a problem but I figure less buildup is better. Their idea on not having a fan had to do with not wanting the noise when people are watching the TV. I would guess this is going to be similar for all brands. Mine will tune 2 stations and that is when I check it but I have not determined if it is cooler while tuning just 1 or none at the time.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Thanks for the review

 

[goeduck]

Two learning opportunities for my wife today to cut down data use:
1. I noticed she was watching CBS Young and the Restless live through YouTube TV, I reminded her we get CBS via the antenna on Tablo which uses no data on the plan.
2. She left a Hallmark show streaming in the TV room while she was in the kitchen washing dishes. I reminded her to pause or exit when she does this. I did not watch but she may have backed up to replay what she missed. :banghead:

We are at 211 GB on the 8th and I have conflicting into on when the cap resets. A chat on line with Xfinity said the 15th of the month. A FAQ listing on Xfinity said the 1st of the month. My billing period which is the only thing that makes sense is the 23rd. I guess I will have to call or watch it every few days. My account says it is delayed up to 24 hours so who knows.

I am happy to report that we are at 429 GB on the 20th largely due to my wife responding to my nagging to not start a streaming show when she is in bed and going to fall asleep and in general has been watching shows from the antenna (Tablo) more than before. And she has only 1 TV on at a time now so that is huge. So while at first we were going to be busting through the 1TB cap, we should now be fine. Next month we will not have the fast start we had this month.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I heard an ad on the radio a few mornings ago, done by the FCC, about re-running your channel scan on your OTA TV because some channels were possibly changing???

I looked it up and found this:
Broadcast TV Transition: What to Watch For | Federal Communications Commission

They are trying to free up band width for wireless comms.

Happy Easter!

 

[goeduck]

Fortunately rescanning is easy to do.

 

[ultrarunner]

Find a knucklehead neighbor with a "guest" wifi setup. Our house is in a development on 1/4 acre lots.....I see 2-3 unsecured "guest" wifi connections now with the nighthawk router
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Did the new nighthawk router make all the difference?

I never moved forward on the barn connection from my neighbor... they don't want to change anything on their end but gave me their password to use when I am at my property but signal will not reach barn...

I'm here right now using Verizon through my cell for Internet...

As for TV... not a flat screen in the house... just old CRT with convertor boxes... I guess my expectations are low but with over 50 channels and half in English I am too cheap to tie into a contract...

 

[CMV]

Did the new nighthawk router make all the difference?

I never moved forward on the barn connection from my neighbor... they don't want to change anything on their end but gave me their password to use when I am at my property but signal will not reach barn...

I'm here right now using Verizon through my cell for Internet...

As for TV... not a flat screen in the house... just old CRT with convertor boxes... I guess my expectations are low but with over 50 channels and half in English I am too cheap to tie into a contract...

Yes I have a noticeable difference with the nighthawk router vs the all in one cable modem and Wifi router provided by cable company. I see more networks to choose from and my 5g range is almost twice as far

 

[ultrarunner]

Appreciate the reply... thank you.

 

[goeduck]

If my signal is weak which happens from time to time, I assume from inference, the picture pixelates a bit then Tablo bounces out of the station. Selecting the station again resumes normal viewing. Occasionally it bounces out again at which time we move to another station. It would seem Table would stay on the station longer before kicking out. Is anyone else seeing this? I thought I would check here before contacting Tablo.

 

[thekkfan]

If my signal is weak which happens from time to time, I assume from inference, the picture pixelates a bit then Tablo bounces out of the station. Selecting the station again resumes normal viewing. Occasionally it bounces out again at which time we move to another station. It would seem Table would stay on the station longer before kicking out. Is anyone else seeing this? I thought I would check here before contacting Tablo.

Mine does it, but not very often. If you contact them, please let us know the verdict.