KInda sounds like cable
- Thread starter GrundleStiltzkin
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Cut the cord they said
You'll save money they said
You'll save money they said
whatshouldicareabout
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Sounds like you'll be able to watch every single sporting event except Wazzu sports
Hulu is horrible for live tv. Fuck this.
GrundleStiltzkin
New Fish
The rare honest question here: What do you like better?
I went back to YouTube TV.
EsophagealFeces
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I have YouTube TV. Mostly just use it for sports
YouTubeTV for watching football. About to put it on pause for the next 6 months or however long they’ll let me.
GrundleStiltzkin
New Fish
TYFYS. I just paused HuluTV. I'll check out YoutubeTV when the tim comes again.
This is interesting ~ an obvious attempt to collude on the bids going forward regarding sports for the NFL, MLB and College…
Remember when consumers were going to pick which channels they wanted, a la carte?
Fenderbender123
New Fish
I'm getting fatigued with all the streaming services. It's the not so much the price, but having to make accounts, put in credit card, download the app, go through the setup, then remembering to cancel it when I don't need it, etc.
If I can't watch the game at a bar or at a friend/relative's house that has the streaming service, I'll just bootleg stream it from a browser site. They always work. Sometimes those streaming services like Sling are a bit unreliable and have buffering issues. The bootleg streams, if you know the right ones, have recently gotten to the point where they really don't falter, which was my issue with them in the past. There is a drop in visual quality, but that has also improved a lot.
Providing television is a business where a monopoly makes sense. Just pay one company for everything. People point to cable being a higher cost, but what people don't consider is that direct cable doesn't use your internet's bandwidth. That's basically the trade-off in price. In other words, streaming services really aren't more cost-effective other than you can pick which packages you get. But the packages are huge, not really "ala cart" as promised. And there's like 5 new streaming services every year offering some valuable broadcast, series, or movie that you just can't get anywhere else.
If I can't watch the game at a bar or at a friend/relative's house that has the streaming service, I'll just bootleg stream it from a browser site. They always work. Sometimes those streaming services like Sling are a bit unreliable and have buffering issues. The bootleg streams, if you know the right ones, have recently gotten to the point where they really don't falter, which was my issue with them in the past. There is a drop in visual quality, but that has also improved a lot.
Providing television is a business where a monopoly makes sense. Just pay one company for everything. People point to cable being a higher cost, but what people don't consider is that direct cable doesn't use your internet's bandwidth. That's basically the trade-off in price. In other words, streaming services really aren't more cost-effective other than you can pick which packages you get. But the packages are huge, not really "ala cart" as promised. And there's like 5 new streaming services every year offering some valuable broadcast, series, or movie that you just can't get anywhere else.
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GrundleStiltzkin
New Fish
I would have stuck with Dish. It was a great product for sports. However, I was also paying an equal amount for all the streaming services, and that’s all the kids ever watched, and I only watched Dish during football season.
Remembering logins, having them expire since I only log into them every once in a while, forgetting the stupid password and having to reset it, then put it into my TV or roku or whatever using a fucking remote with no qwerty keyboard like this is dialing on a rotary phone.
They are making the value proposition of piracy look better everyday. A VPN and an Albanian IP address isn't that complicated.
When I used to live overseas I could just pay a flat $5 or whatever per month and have access to all American sports online.
They are making the value proposition of piracy look better everyday. A VPN and an Albanian IP address isn't that complicated.
When I used to live overseas I could just pay a flat $5 or whatever per month and have access to all American sports online.
I'm hearing they have a pending deal with media giant Tencent.
I have it on suspend now but I did Fubo this year. I liked it, though there was one semi hidden, mandatory upcharge that really pissed me off. If you have a regional (Root) sports network available they charge you for it whether you want it or not. For me, in Wa, it was about $13. I would've gotten it either way since watching the Ms in RSN was the main reason I went with Fubo, however I had no idea it was extra or that I couldn't drop that part of the package when the season ended.
I also had to add an extra package only $6 I think) to get Pac 12 network. The $75 starting price ended up comfortably over $100. Worth it during baseball and CFB seasonal but not the rest of the year
I also had to add an extra package only $6 I think) to get Pac 12 network. The $75 starting price ended up comfortably over $100. Worth it during baseball and CFB seasonal but not the rest of the year
DTV wireless makes it easy to manage apps but it isn't saving any money. But I got channels and apps and sports.
Good thing I kept peacock and paramount because DTV is beefing with locals again. I'll be watching the super bowl on paramount
Good thing I kept peacock and paramount because DTV is beefing with locals again. I'll be watching the super bowl on paramount