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Today I'll share everything I currently know about the DirectTV Now streaming service. I'll also discuss the massive fine that was just handed down by the FCC to our favorite cable operator. 

DirectTV Now article - https://www.groundedreason.com/what-we-know-about-directtv-now/

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Dennis and Joel discuss how the Pay TV industry uses cable TV boxes to hide the total cost of having pay TV. They also cover cable companies use shady tactics to obscure the facts, like funding "academic" papers. Dennis will break down the actual cost of those "low cost" cable TV plans.

• Survey to providers shows average customer has 2.6 cable boxes at $7.43 for $231.82 a year http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/07/cable-tv-box-rental-fees-cost-average-household-232-a-year/
• Shill trying to rebut the survey with his own data http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/276969-the-obama-administration-is-misleading-consumers-on-set-top-box
• Here is the evidence on why the Phoenix Center is shilling for the pay-TV industry http://www.teletruth.org/FTCspeakercorporateties.htm

Dennis and Joel also discuss the FCCs plan to end these shenanigans.

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Today Joel and I will address a listener question and cover big news about Google's new ChromeCast.

Wired Recap of today's Google Event -  https://www.wired.com/2016/10/google-hardware-event-everything-announced/

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Dennis explains how Roku threw a wrench into his weekend getaway to Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights.  

If you don't want any spoilers on Horror Night then skip ahead to about 12:30, but Joel and I had some fun with this so you may want to listen anyway.

For a full breakdown of all the new Roku Devices, new functionality, and just about everything you need to know about Roku,check out this companion article to the podcast - https://www.groundedreason.com/a-beginners-guide-to-roku/

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Today Joel and I will address a listener questions and cover big news about a new streaming service, and the new Amazon Fire TV stick.

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Dennis and Joel go into detail on how to get great TV reception with an antenna. Due to compression in cable TV signals, the quality of antenna TV is much better than cable TV. The best part is, it's completely free! TV fool is the web based tool we've recommended to figure out how to figure out where your TV signals are located.

Well the boys received an email from a listener completely baffled by the TV Report tool. Today they are going to explain how to not only figure out the TV Fool report, but go into the intricacies of getting great OTA TV reception.

While this episode covers much more than TV fool, it may be help fool to follow the steps below to get the information for your locations

1. Pause the podcast

2. Open a browser and enter your address in the TV Fool signal finder - http://www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29

3. Your report should appear Start the Podcast

Here is the companion guide to this episode that explain the topics covered in the podcast - https://www.groundedreason.com/watch-tv-free-antenna-guide/

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This is a mini episode of the Grounded Reason Podcast sans Joel. He will return on Monday.  Today, Dennis will discuss one of the most cost effective ways to cut the cord. He will also cover news on the Google Fiber saga in Nashville, AT&T’s new streaming service, and streaming the Presidential Debates. 

Dennis was recently on an episode of the The Money Girl Podcast

For information on using the solutions discussed in this episode, check out The Ultimate Guide to Cable TV Alternatives.

For the information discussed in this episode and more about Sling TV check out my review of Sling TV.

For information discussed on Playstation Vue, check out my review of Playstation Vue.

You can check out Mohu Antenna and their tool through the link http://gomohu.com/grounded. Use offer code "GROUNDED" for 20% off selected antennas on that page.

You can find the TV Fool Report Tool on their website - http://tvfool.com

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Municipal Internet in the United States has the potential to save many from the tyranny of ISPs. Find out how some areas of the country use municipal internet to provide affordable high speed internet access to the public. Also find out who is trying to stop these efforts for their own financial gain.

Links to sources mentioned on todays show

NC anti-municipal internet law - http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H129v7.pdf

ISP Lobby strong in N.C. - http://www.dailytech.com/Time+Warner+ATT+Win+Big+NC+Gov+Wont+Veto+AntiMunicipal+Internet+Bill/article21696.htm

States with Laws Against Municipal Broadband - http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/02/isp-lobby-has-already-won-limits-on-public-broadband-in-20-states/

Interactive Map of Municipal Internet Access - https://muninetworks.org/communitymap

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Dennis is going to be on The Money Girl Podcast, a podcast about personal finance. Host Laura Adams is going to be interviewing Dennis on cutting the cord. Laura has literally written the book on personal finance. She has been featured on Bloomberg, CNBC, NPR, and other major media outlets. The episode is due to be released on 9/21/2016

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This episode looks at  how the United States compares to other countries around the world when it comes to internet speed Affordability and access. We also cover which country has the worlds best Internet access, and how it came to be worlds ahead of most other countries. 

We then analyze the state of Internet in the U.S. and try to understand how our current Internet Infrastructure arrived at the situation it's in today. Is there anything we could do to improve Access in the United States? Listen and find out.

Links mentioned in this episode are below.

FCC's Fifth International Broadband Data Report

2016 Q1 ISP U.S. Subscribers by Company

Comcast give Customers the run around in Chicago

Akamai Q4 2015 State of the Internet Report

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This is an Update Edition of the Grounded Reason Podcast. When news happens in regard to topics addressed on the Grounded Reason Podcast, Dennis will provide a bonus episode to keep subscribers informed. This episode is recorded the day it's released so it's always a timely account. Please subscribe to the podcast!

 Today is more of a min-episode where I discuss a few new channels that have been added to Sling TV. I'll also discuss tips to improve streaming quality for Sling TV and how to avoid buffering and dropped connections. Show links are below.

Sign up for the free 7 day preview on Slings Website.

Tips to improve Home Wi-Fi

How to ping your router

Quality of Service (QoS) on your Router

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