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Post by Cleburneslim on Nov 29, 2023 22:17:55 GMT -6
I'm sick of dish and DirecTV and now with starlink I can stream how and what is the best way to stream the same variety of channels I watch now. What/who/where should I look into first.
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Post by brother on Nov 29, 2023 23:10:51 GMT -6
I use Youtube TV for all of my network needs. Then I have pretty much every streaming service - ESPN Plus, Netflix, Hulu, Paramount, HBO Max. Probably could cut a couple of those.
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Post by JSUSoutherner on Nov 30, 2023 9:42:53 GMT -6
I only pay for Netflix and Amazon. I have the Disney bundle through Verizon for free. My fiancee will get HBO Max for a month whenever she wants to binge Doctor Who.
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Post by Whup Em All on Nov 30, 2023 10:29:07 GMT -6
We cut the cord in 2010, and life has gotten so much easier for us to find stuff to watch since then.
It really all boils down to what you want to watch, and on how many devices/TVs, as well as the availability of over-the-air (OTA) signals at your house.
Where I live, we get precisely squat OTA without erecting about a 50-foot tower for the antenna. (Kind of frustrating, since a neighbor just up the street from us gets pretty much every major broadcast network with his rooftop antenna. That's what happens when you live halfway up a hill surrounded by tall trees.) This means no network TV without subscribing to a service, which honestly, is fine for us.
We get the Disney bundle -- Disney+, ESPN+, and basic Hulu (which we never watch) -- through Verizon, and we get Amazon as Prime members. This is enough to keep my family happy throughout most of the year. But it does not give us ESPN linear, ABC, CBS, or Fox for live sports.
Good thing for us, we really only watch live sports during college football season.
So towards the end of August, we'll subscribe to YouTubeTV. That gets us everything we'd ever want to watch as Jax State (and SEC) fans. By happy coincidence, it also lets my family watch the World Series, Macy's parade, New Year's parades and celebrations, bowl games, NFL playoffs, and -- if we're interested in either of the teams playing -- the Super Bowl. Once that game has been played (or sooner, if we're not interested in the Super Bowl) we cancel for another 7-8 months.
YouTubeTV is by far the best service we've found *for what we watch*.
Hulu with Live TV is also good, but you'll need to check on the available sports networks to make sure you're getting everything you're going to want to watch. There's no appreciable difference in price between it and YTTV.
Fubo's channel lineup doesn't interest us at all.
Sling is just OK, but it's missing some networks we want to watch, and even when it does have one, they put a hard limit on the number of screens which is WAY too low for my family. We used it one year, and grew to hate it.
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Post by ntxgamecock on Nov 30, 2023 10:40:46 GMT -6
We cut the cord about eight years ago and went with what was then “Hulu Live TV Beta”. It is now “Hulu + Live TV”. We also now have it as part of the Disney+ Bundle along with ESPN+. We just recently suspended our other streaming subscriptions except Prime.
Disney will be completing the purchase of the rest of Hulu from Comcast in December. There is some uncertainty as I what will happen to the bundle as they are simultaneously trying to sell their ESPN portfolio. One thing is probably certain: the price will not come down. It might be a good time to get the bundle and lock in a rate now, and see what happens.
Many people prefer YouTube+, but we’ve been with Hulu for live TV since before YouTube+ was a thing and have never had any issues. It has a cloud based DVR that allows you to record whatever you want and will save the recordings for nine months. I’ve recorded several football games each week and I can go back and watch the Alabama-Texas game right now. I don’t have to clear off space in order to record this week’s games, and I don’t have to be concerned about losing the iron bowl before I get to watch it. Only negative I have is that I can’t record the ESPN+ games to that same DVR. I have to use the ESPN+ app to watch those games on demand. Until just a week or two ago, that didn’t allow for you to stop watching and pick back up form that same point in the game when you resumed. They’ve fixed that now.
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Post by ntxgamecock on Nov 30, 2023 10:45:50 GMT -6
I worked with a guy who got us started streaming 8 years ago. He had a very limited income. He would subscribe to Netflix for six months, binge watch all the shows there that he liked, then suspend his account and renew his Hulu subscription for six months and binge the shows he liked on there. He never spend more that $10/month on his TV.
Costs have gone up since then, but you can still save money. Just remember to suspend whatever services you’re not currently using so they don’t charge you. We will probably do some changes after football season.
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Post by Cleburneslim on Nov 30, 2023 18:08:25 GMT -6
Thanks for the info guys. I'll investigate Hulu and you tube as that sounds like the preferred sources.
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Post by Whup Em All on Dec 1, 2023 8:20:11 GMT -6
Thanks for the info guys. I'll investigate Hulu and you tube as that sounds like the preferred sources. There used to be a big price (and service/functionality) difference between Hulu Live and YTTV. That's no longer the case. Both services are essentially equivalent, so look for the specific channels you and your family want to watch, and that'll help make your decision.
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Post by brother on Dec 1, 2023 9:06:00 GMT -6
Thanks for the info guys. I'll investigate Hulu and you tube as that sounds like the preferred sources. Can you get high speed internet in Cleburne County? 😀
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Post by Whup Em All on Dec 1, 2023 11:02:26 GMT -6
One more thing... if you haven't already done so, it may be worth it to check a site like www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29 to see what (if any) OTA signals you can receive at your address. An antenna won't get you cable/satellite channels like ESPN, but if you spend most of the year just watching network TV and only watch sports in the fall (for example) you can do what we do and only subscribe during the fall. Free TV is better than paying for it. Just take the TVFool recommendations with a grain of salt. It uses your area's basic elevation for its calculations, but can't account for small-scale elevation changes or other signal inhibitors like buildings and trees. So while it says my house can receive up to 6 channels with a rooftop antenna, the truth is, I can't pick up squat without about erecting a huge tower. But it at least gives you some idea what's possible.
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Post by mcisgrad02 on Dec 1, 2023 11:49:41 GMT -6
We have used previously used Sling TV, but prices shot up so we switched over to YouTubeTV. We have been very satisfied with the service since. When initially looking into streaming services, we considered Hulu + Live. Problem we had with Hulu was our home wifi at the time was running off our cellphone hotspot. Hulu + Live would not support a mobile-based ISP as it could not verify the home location (for advertising and other regulatory purposes I assume). That was a deal breaker there.
We have added Paramount+ (Star Trek binge watching for me and some additional streaming only shows we like), Disney+ (crucial for sanity of our age 2-3 kids), AppleTV+ (trial service for the heck of it - hope I remember to cancel - actually enjoying some the kid shows with this one and it gives us the Charlie Brown library), Amazon (Prime), ESPN+ (for JaxState games, duh)
Only downfall with YouTubeTV is it doesn't carry a few of the networks we would like, i.e. Balley Sports, Great American Family. It does carry the major local networks.
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Post by ntxgamecock on Dec 1, 2023 18:27:31 GMT -6
My guess is that you’ll be able to get most of the Atlanta stations, ABC 33/40 (off of the Anniston (channel 40) transmitter) channel 7 (PBS), possibly channel 6 and maybe 13 from Bham. Might also check for this site for the service(s) that have your channels: www.suppose.tv/tvI would suggest making a list of mandatory channels and a list of wish list channels and then enter those on this website. Let us know if you run into questions. I’m sure those of us that have cut the cord would be more than willing to help. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by stevo on Dec 1, 2023 19:50:01 GMT -6
How much are you guys paying a month?
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Post by Cleburneslim on Dec 1, 2023 21:08:18 GMT -6
Thanks for the info guys. I'll investigate Hulu and you tube as that sounds like the preferred sources. Can you get high speed internet in Cleburne County? 😀 Star link is the fastest available.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2023 8:34:58 GMT -6
We have used previously used Sling TV, but prices shot up so we switched over to YouTubeTV. We have been very satisfied with the service since. When initially looking into streaming services, we considered Hulu + Live. Problem we had with Hulu was our home wifi at the time was running off our cellphone hotspot. Hulu + Live would not support a mobile-based ISP as it could not verify the home location (for advertising and other regulatory purposes I assume). That was a deal breaker there. We have added Paramount+ (Star Trek binge watching for me and some additional streaming only shows we like), Disney+ (crucial for sanity of our age 2-3 kids), AppleTV+ (trial service for the heck of it - hope I remember to cancel - actually enjoying some the kid shows with this one and it gives us the Charlie Brown library), Amazon (Prime), ESPN+ (for JaxState games, duh) Only downfall with YouTubeTV is it doesn't carry a few of the networks we would like, i.e. Balley Sports, Great American Family. It does carry the major local networks. Apple+ has the best selection of scifi shows by far if you like Star Trek. Severance, Foundation, Silo, For All Mankind. Dark Matter coming up.
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