Just Sling your TV out the window.... You’ll be a lot better off.
It’s great. Very happy with it. Complementary with Netflix.
Is there anyone else who ships DVD’s through the mail like Netflix?
Don’t watch TV.
I thought all Sling boxes do is send your programming from home through the internet?
Almost any TV show and movie imaginable can be found on YouTube and can be played on the big TV through a smart TV or through almost any Blue Ray player with low internet.
I have Direct TV, but if I did not have the extra money I could lose that.
Get Time Warner Cable internet and a phone for $25 a month.
3.5 down 1 up on the internet.
I share a Netflix account with my niece.
Those are my money saving tips and youtube can expand your things to view, just ask the right question in search.
Is this similar to Roku?
Anyone have Roku? I’m thinking of getting it within the next few weeks.
Don’t have Sling but I have USTvNow which is similar. It is at www.ustvnow.com. I watch it thru my Roku stick. It’s very good. All the channels I need. You can try out 6 or 7 channels I believe for free for 45 days before you have to upgrade. Not too much buffering. I’m very happy that I don’t pay Direct TV a hundred bucks a month anymore.
Now I must add that I watch ZERO sports and ZERO premium stuff like HBO. So you will need to check on that if that stuff is important to you.
My cable bill (plus internet) jumped up to $200/mo so I am looking at ways to get out once football season ends. There are several streaming options I am considering but I am a news and sports consumer and really have little interest in movies and network tv shows.
I **have not tried** any of these services but three of greatest interest are:
1) Sling TV. They have a contract with ESPN and the Turner channels to give you some live sports. $20/mo, $25 if you want any of the bonus packages but I like most of their bundling. Unfortunately, no local channels and no regional sports channels or Fox Sports channels. They have a special deal with Roku where you can get the stick for free or the Roku 3 for half price.
2) Playstation Vue which is subscribed through Sony Playstation and, for $49.95/mo, gives you local stations and a broad assortment of standard cable channels but, alas, it is only available presently in a few major cities. They hope to add other cities as they grow.
3) Amazon Fire ($99 one time cost) gives you fewer “channels” than Roku but access to a wide assortment of their movie and music catalog through Amazon Prime. You can also stream Sling TV through this.
I’m hoping for something that would allow me to 1) watch and record live sporting events, 2) play back to a DVD recorder and 3) provides access to a number of streaming services. The start-up costs could run a couple of hundred dollars but if you can get the monthly bill under $50/mo, you still save money in the long run.
I now have Comcast Xfinity which allows viewing of a lot of entertainment. Also many networks have apps for living viewing of some shows.
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HHMMM! (Karl)
Don’t know how many times I have to post this. Seems like every time someone asks about subscription services, etc.
Hook your computer, ipad, whatever up to your tv and don’t pay for anything.
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There are other streaming websites out there that do the same thing.
I just signed up for it this morning so I can watch the upcoming baseball playoffs telecast by espn and tbs.
they’re offering a 7 day free trial before they bill your credit card for it @ $20 a month but I plan on canceling it as soon as baseball is over.
I’m using my roku to access it but there are several different apps to use it.
If I planned on keeping it, it’s not a bad deal for $20 a mo. as they offer quite a few channels.
I use the app in my ROKU. Just $20 a month plus internet service gets you most the cable channels you will watch. For $15 a month more you can get HBO (I do not) and $5 gets you some Disney channels. ROKU already has Disney. Use the over the air antenna to get local channels and you are not missing much except the higher cost of cable tv.
Sling - What’s On
https://www.sling.com/programming
Roku - download other “channels” then go to ROKU’s settings then do an update and you now have the icon to click on
https://www.roku.com/whats-on
Roku 3 Streaming Media Player
http://tinyurl.com/ojna8ps
MOHU antenna - Other models seen at link.
Mohu Leaf Paper - Thin Indoor HDTV Antenna
http://www.amazon.com/Mohu-Leaf-Paper-Connectors-Materials/dp/B004QK7HI8
Using it but can’t contact them to cancel for winter.