Continuing on with the “What’s in my toolbag” series (
Original Post –
Update 1 –
Update 2 ) this week we will discuss a handy tool called Airconsole from
Get Console.
There are 3 models of the Airconsole 2.0 –
Standard,
Pro, and
XL. The Standard and Pro (this is the one I own) are the same device except that the Pro comes with two Private Server licenses. The XL comes with all the same features as the Pro device but includes a larger battery. I have a license for the private server but have yet to play with that option, if you want to know more about the Private Server option you can find it at the Get-Console website here –
Private Server.
The airconsole is made up of three parts – the airconsole device, a usb-RJ45 cable, and a Bluetooth USB dongle. The Bluetooth USB dongle connects to the cable ( that is the white bump in the picture below). In the box you also get a micro-USB charging cable, but that is not pictured here.
The first thing worth mentioning with the Airconsole is that fact that it has an Ethernet port on it. What is this good for? Well, the airconsole is also a WiFi and Bluetooth device that can come in handy for more than just console access.
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I finally did it! I cut the cord on cable today (2/7/15).
I have been considering cutting the cord for about a year or so now, but never was really motivated to cut it. My cable bill was high (over $200/mo), but I was in a bundled package with my cable, internet, and phone – so the amount of work to get out of that just seemed to much. That was until I received my January 2015 cable bill – that bill was almost $300/mo! Not sure what happened, but from what I can understand all the cable companies (not just mine) prices jumped in January 2015. Finally the pain of paying that bill every month was too great for me to bear anymore and I started the work for cutting the cord.
The first thing I actually did was start to look at ordering TV from a satellite provider as that rate would be less than I was paying now. I was so close to ordering oh so many times, eventually realized that I would be getting myself back into a long-term contract again. I said to myself and my wife that it was time to just bite the bullet and figure this out.
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