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OHIO COLONEL

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There's always someone on RR streaming the games....hopefully that will continue, but it seems a bit of a crap shoot.
 

chroix

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-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-

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Wanting to cut out my cable subscription and wondering if others who have done this can share ideas for how to continue watching our cats.

Thanks

This is what I have:

$50 antenna - I get about 25 channels namely ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC for college basketball/football and NFL games

Xbox One - Netflix, YouTube, couple other streaming apps

Amazon Prime - Pretty much any movie anytime

It's much cheaper than what I'd otherwise spend on cable for a bunch of channels I wouldn't watch. I just go to a bar if there's something I don't get like UFC
 

JC43

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Been cable free for going on 6 yrs
Miss dvr uk games. Everything else watch on youtube, or subscription services. Get a chrome cast very useful dongle
 
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gbl97

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Have been on Directv Now for 6 months. It is super buggy and not ready for prime time. But it is still worth the savings versus full price Directv.
 

LadyCaytIL

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I go playstation vue......... although the bill is up to 60 $ a month now.... when it gets up to 70$ then I'm just gonna cut that and go with Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon....
 

KYExtemper

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If you have a Playstation, I've really liked PS Vue's Core Package. Whole host of sports channels (all the ESPN ones, SEC Network, BIG Ten Network, Gold Channel, MLB Network) for like $49.99 a month.
 

meteordealer

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I ditched Spectrum about 6 months ago and got DirectTV Now. So far it's been good. I chose it over the others because it seems to be the only streaming service with both the Discovery Channel and the History Channel, as well as DVR. You can also use your DirecTV Now login to access streaming content on apps and websites such as WatchESPN.
 

NoDef

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I've heard good things about YouTube tv. I have Playstation Vue and it has a great sports package and DVR for $50 and is reliable. I would try YouTube but I've got quite a few firesticks and they don't support YouTube tv.
 

Bratkartoffeln

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Wanting to cut out my cable subscription and wondering if others who have done this can share ideas for how to continue watching our cats.

Thanks
Highly recommend Youtube TV. It has incredible sports, and a wide array of other good channels that suit my needs perfectly...all for $40. I do have some issues (occasionally blurry picture/pixilating/buffering with watching basketball streamed mostly only on ESPN, but I think it's my older, less capable roku integrating with my tv. I have not had a problem during the tournament. Where it is really neat is being able to watch anywhere on my chromebook (must have access to wifi). I love that versatility. I'm frugal and love a good deal, and am willing to endure some streaming difficulty but also confident I can fix it.
 

nickelbacksucks

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Highly recommend Youtube TV. It has incredible sports, and a wide array of other good channels that suit my needs perfectly...all for $40. I do have some issues (occasionally blurry picture/pixilating/buffering with watching basketball streamed mostly only on ESPN, but I think it's my older, less capable roku integrating with my tv. I have not had a problem during the tournament. Where it is really neat is being able to watch anywhere on my chromebook (must have access to wifi). I love that versatility. I'm frugal and love a good deal, and am willing to endure some streaming difficulty but also confident I can fix it.

what's your download internet connection speed. I've had zero issues with it. literally zero. smooth as butter zero buffering or pixilation...1920x1080p all day all night 60 frames per second. then again my internet speed is insane fast...350 megabits / second down and 35 up. but you only need like 10 mbit/sec consistently.
 

seccats04

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I'm trying SlingTV now on a trial and really like them, especially the price. I don't like that they don't offer local channels so I'll have to get an antenna. Does anybody know if you can somehow DVR local channels? The wife has some shows that come on CBS and ABC and will lose her mind if we can't DVR them.
 

Cat in ga

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Directv now works great as long as you have high speed internet. We only have two options for internet Windstream which is crappy and Cox which has really good speed but pricey. Then got Hd antenna like $50 for all the local channels
 

Pete391

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Have been on Directv Now for 6 months. It is super buggy and not ready for prime time. But it is still worth the savings versus full price Directv.
Didnt they just or about to drop a bunch of channels and raising their prices again...I saw a thread of about 1000 people on facebook dropping them now..
 
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BlueintheBrew

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I'm trying SlingTV now on a trial and really like them, especially the price. I don't like that they don't offer local channels so I'll have to get an antenna. Does anybody know if you can somehow DVR local channels? The wife has some shows that come on CBS and ABC and will lose her mind if we can't DVR them.
Depends on your TV. You could by an additional device like a TIVO if it's not built into the TV already. I have a newer TCL tv and if you plug in a USB stick it automatically records everything on antenna and allows you to rewind live tv as well on antenna
 
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