Does anyone use Sling TV Service?

[eastforker]

Does your TV have an HDMI input, BTW TV’s are cheap now days. A 32” ROKU is less than a hundred bucks and the larger ones aren’t that much more.

[Jamestown1630]

Yes, it has the input; and it’s used.

I’ve checked out the Roku TV, and I’ll look into it again.

Thanks.

[TNoldman]

Consider a model of Superbox Media Player. Available on Amazon with no monthly -just one $300.+/- purchase cost. Over 1700 no fee channels - including Fox, Espn, NBA etc.

[eastforker]

If it has the HDMI input, all you need is the ROKU plug in, that cost about $30 and you get everything you would from a ROKU TV.

[ponygirl]

Sling was great when it was $26 a month. But all of these services have gone beyond my interest in paying for them. I didn’t cut the cable so I could go back to paying $80 a month. They just keep continually jacking up the rates. Hulu Live I thought had the best services, but I cut them off when they went up to $70. I think they’re over $80 now.

[Bob434]

The problem with voice is that many sites on the net, require a phone number and they don’t accept voip. Numbers.

We would switch fro cable if there was a good service for phones, and TV didn’t cost an arm and a leg after getting all the channels you want- seems like none of the freebies offer quality channels like,Sci fi channel, Newsmax, history, etc without getting them as add-ons which add up to what we are paying for cable almost. Whatnimdo,like about cable is their phone service which let’s you see the number on the TV to see who is calling, and also hear an announcement of who is calling.. that is a very handy feature. Aorth the $$ jusy to be able to avoid being bothered to go find out who is,calling.

If we could go Ala cart and be under $30 per month for TV, and hen about $30-40 or,so,formhome phone, we would love to switch and jusy keep csble internet, however, we watch and record things like sports, news, many of the channels from 24-say 100 or so- plus we. Can record out to 2 weeks worth of shows and can record a bunch at a time too. I think everything is around $60 a month, and the rest are all hidden charges that skyrocket the price,of cabletv and internet bundle. Free TV is OK, but lacks a lot of what we like to watch. The cost of ala-cart would likely be about what we pay nkw tk get what we want, and would be more complicated.

[Bob434]

You don’t pay monthly for fox ESPN NBA and such?

[Biblebelter]

I watch things on Sling Freestream.

A lot of local news channels, CBS 2 in Chicago I like.

Three Stooges channel 24/7, America’s Test Kitchen, and Tastemade Travel/Cooking channel are things I watch some of.

As far as the pay side, I give Sling credit for two things, in most areas you do not have to pay for locals which rewards people for having a OTA antenna.

Secondly, they have broken the predatory cable bundle into two “skinny” bundles which gives people some choice.

The IDEAL thing would be to have TRUE ala carte programming in line with the Liberty Mutual commercial “only pay for what you need.”

[madison10]

Is it a USB? Or streaming? We can get nothing over air in our town.

It might be worth it if I play Fantasy Football again.

Thank you!

[Biblebelter]

The problem with voice is that many sites on the net, require a phone number and they don’t accept voip. Numbers.

I have VOIP and I think I have run into that problem a couple of times in the past, so I put in my old landline number that I haven't used since 2010.

It was accepted so I operate on the old saw, don't call me I'll call you.

I don't give out my phone number to many folk anyway beyond family, friends, bank and doctors.

I bought something at Harbor Freight last summer and the clerk asked me for my phone number and I said you don't need my phone number, and he said I guess your right.

[Bob434]

Yup, I’ve run into,it numerous times- and usually they need to text a verification code or whatever, and I then can get what it is I’m after. I had voip for free with “text now” app, and bought a humber for a few dollars for the year, only now it doesn’t work(the text now app) and I have lost the number as a result. Looking for another free voip app now.

Yeah I don’t give out my number to store clerks either- and quite a number of places now want the phone number- maybe they get a % when spam companies buy the lists of phone numbers or some thi .

[Bob434]

When we first had a huge dish antennae we could buy ala-cart, and wer paying only $200 a year- it was great-hot a ton of channels on it. Wish there was true ala-cart packages that we could make, but now the price would be right up there near cable prices for,premium channels for sports and such. Even without lremium movie channels like HBO, cinemax etc

[joesbucks]

I’ve only used the selections they offer for free. No problems with it.

I too don’t have cable and frankly don’t miss anything in it.

[Drago]

Sling works fine...use a Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire device or a smart TV, etc. to stream it (you have to have a decent Internet connection to stream quality video (min. 8-10 Mb down/1 up).
Sling TV = Dish Network and Dish was recently purchased by DirectTV unfortunately.

https://www.sling.com/channels#services

Sling “Blue” has Fox News.

[minnesota_bound]

I had Sling when it was $25/month then they started to raise prices and I cancelled when in the $40’s. They had all the movie franchises but otherwise the shows are the same you can find on the free Pluto tv and Tubi.

Sling has a FREE version so you can try that out.

[chuckles]

Ping for later.

[Openurmind]

“If it has the HDMI input, all you need is the ROKU plug in, that cost about $30 and you get everything you would from a ROKU TV.”

Yes, And you can also cast from your PC to Roku if you like. Linux as a standard should detect the Roku device as a wireless option in your network. Only thing is you have change channels on the PC. It basically just mirror casts your PC display to the TV as a second display.

[Library Lady]

Thank you for posting this link.

[af_vet_1981]

I wouldn’t touch it due to its sleazy commercial.

[dangus]

Unless you want ESPN, your best bet is Amazon Prime ($15/mo ad free at annual rate) plus Max ($10) plus Paramount Plus ($5/mo at annual rate) plus Peacock ($8), for $38/month total. Add Disney Plus/Hulu ($8) of you want to, for $47, but I would avoid Disney like the plague. Compare to Sling Blue ($45) plus Orange ($45).