OT: Direct TV
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Getting BTN was a requirement for me. Whichever service I chose had to have BTN. I've been able to watch every game so far and no buffering. I watch on my PC, SmartPhone and on my big screen TV using Roku. Plus, I think you get 6 accounts. Meaning you can, as an account manager, invite other people to use YouTubeTV via your account. My Dad has access via my account and gives me 22/mo.
No, it's been great. Buffers for a couple seconds when you first start up and then it's smooth. I think our speed is 50 mbps which is nothing wild and it looks awesome on a 65" 4K tv. I doubt the playback is in 4K, it's probably 1080p, but I'd be lying if I said I could tell the difference. You could stream video with less than half that bandwidth if you're the only one using it.
I really really like YouTube TV's dvr interface. It's very logical and playback is smooth. You can see the little preview of where you're fast forwarding to like on Netflix. DirecTV Now's dvr is garbage.
1 TB is a LOT of data. You have a bunch of people watching on different devices around the house, or TVs being left on with nobody watching them? Or kids downloading console games rather than buying a game disc?
To hit 1TB you'd almost need somebody torrenting big files. If kids are downloading new PS or Xbobx games that will bite off about a 100GB chunk for you.
I pay $40 a month for ATT at 50mbps.
I have to pit them against Comcast and tell one I'll cancel in favor of the other if they don't leave me on the promo rate. Sometimes they let you walk, sometimes they work with you. I like to chat online with them rather than call, the chat reps are usually a little brighter than the phone people I find. ATT pretty much let me name my price this last time.
The reliability with ATT is way better than Comcast. A lot more outages on Comcast.
But even the worst internet isn't as ****** as trying to watch on satellite if it's raining or your neighbor's tree grows into the path of your link-up to the satellite. Something happened with us that specifically affected ESPN reception. It so much as mists and you're not watching ESPN. That and them making my pre-paid Visa gift card disappear made me shitcan DirecTV.
I live in GI and having a hard time getting it, who is your internet provider ?
Usually not more than 2.
Recommendation is 5mbps per device to stream at 720p-1080p. For 4K you'd want about 25 mbps.