Anyone have Sling Tv?

[TigerBait1971]

Some of you still have cable TV?

Some of us have more money than time. Who has the time to fuck with all that shit?

 

[oaknightshockey1]

Some of us have more money than time. Who has the time to fuck with all that shit?

Vue takes about as much work to put in as a cable box. After that it's practically the same thing. No idea what that other thing they are talking about is.

 

[TigerBait1971]

Vue takes about as much work to put in as a cable box. After that it's practically the same thing. No idea what that other thing they are talking about is.

K. Maybe they are making it more complicated. It sounded like you need Vue, some stick, a Kodi whatever the fuck that is, an app, an antennae and then you have to find a "good stream" and other assorted shithe.

Ain't nobody got time for all that !

 

[Duke of Douchington]

Some of us have more money than time. Who has the time to fuck with all that shit?

So...

1. Go to your local cable office and sit there filling out a bunch of paperwork or have some guy in a warehouse store tell you about all kinds of "packages" and "hidden offers". Waste more time figuring out the promotional prices and when they end and all that shit. Schedule a time for "installation" sometime in a week or so.

Time: Hour with the jargon bullshit, a week for the install.

2. Then a week later, some Manuel Laborman comes to your door, running wires left and right or mounting a satellite. Tuning and tuning.

Time: 1-2 hours for the install and the bro to show you all of the "sweet features" on your remote and guide.


Or...

1. Go to Best Buy, acquire Roku device.
Time: 10 minutes

2. Plug the fucking thing in yourself, go to sling.com and enter like 3 fields of information and a credit card.
Time: 3 minutes.




I guess I don't follow the logic...

 

[TigerBait1971]

What ev's.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

So...

1. Go to your local cable office and sit there filling out a bunch of paperwork or have some guy in a warehouse store tell you about all kinds of "packages" and "hidden offers". Waste more time figuring out the promotional prices and when they end and all that shit. Schedule a time for "installation" sometime in a week or so.

Time: Hour with the jargon bullshit, a week for the install.

2. Then a week later, some Manuel Laborman comes to your door, running wires left and right or mounting a satellite. Tuning and tuning.

Time: 1-2 hours for the install and the bro to show you all of the "sweet features" on your remote and guide.


Or...

1. Go to Best Buy, acquire Roku device.
Time: 10 minutes

2. Plug the fucking thing in yourself, go to sling.com and enter like 3 fields of information and a credit card.
Time: 3 minutes.




I guess I don't follow the logic...

Ya'll have some fucked up cable companies. When I got mine, I made a phone call, picked my package, they came out and installed it with no problems, and I was off and running. Nothing to it, really.

 

[SJ76]

Some of us have more money than time. Who has the time to fuck with all that shit?

Who has the time to fuck with the cable nazis every other month while they try to bend you over?

It's real easy:

1) Tell them you want to cancel your cable/everything and work them to get a deal on internet only
2) Go buy a UHF/VHF antenna off amazon
2a) plug in antenna to TV
3) call or go online and order Sling TV - it's free for 7 days
3a) i'd call them and tell them you want the promo for a Roku 2
4) Plug Roku in


Once you have this hooked up it's easy and it's about $65-70/month.

Best part is you don't have to deal with cable nazis

I want to fuck the cable company

 

[4down20]

Well I think I'm going to stick with slingtv over vue.

Mostly it's about devices. we have xboxs on 2 TV's and it's way more convenient to run sling through them than it is having to switch over to roku or android box.

Plus, slingTV added a good amount of channels, just added ESPN3 and SECN+ and a bunch of Pac12 channels. I can get the Fox and NBC stuff for another $20 if I decide I need them.

If I had PS4s instead of Xbox's, probably would have went the other way.

 

[Innermind]

The cord cutters are eventually going to be in for a rude awakening.

Do folks really think that cable companies are going to idly sit by while folks cancel their cable TV subscriptions and instead stream content over the high speed internet?

Comcast/Xfinity has already started to place a One Terabyte monthly data limit on their high speed internet service in many parts of the US, and this policy will probably go nationwide soon. Comcast/Xfinity has recently announced that beginning November, my area (metro Detroit area) will be added as part of the new One Terabyte monthly data limit. And you can bet your ass that other high speed internet providers will eventually do the same thing!

Besides Comcast/Xfinity cable TV, we also have Comcast/Xfinity high speed internet in our household. We have Netflix for streaming. We are currently using approx 1300 Gigabytes per month on our high speed Comcast/Xfinity internet service, and Netflix is the only streaming service we use (streaming video utilizes A LOT of data).

So, our household is averaging 300 Gigabytes over the new/upcoming monthly data limit. Comcast/Xfinity will be charging a monthly overage penalty of $10 for every 50 Gigabytes over the One Terabyte monthly limit..... so, this means our household would be charged $60 in overage penalties each month if we continue our current data usage habit/lifestyle. And this is just with Netflix.... imagine how much data some households use that also happen to have Sling and Hulu, etc. in addition to Netflix!

OR.... if we choose, we may opt to pay an additional $50 per month fee for UNLIMITED high speed internet data from Comcast/Xfinity under their new/upcoming policy!

HAHA.... cable companies are going to continue to get their money by increasing their high speed internet prices primarily by implementing data limits combined with hefty overage charges!

Think about it..... a typical high speed (75 Mbps or faster) internet service price is generally $60 to $70 per month.... combine this with an additional $50 fee for unlimited data (which will be a requirement if you are a video streaming household) and your monthly high speed internet bill will be approx. $120. Then.... add in your cost for Netflix, Hulu, Sling, etc., and you are back to paying roughly $180 to $200 per month again.... just like you were doing prior to cutting the cable TV cord!

Again, you can take it to the bank that other high speed internet companies will eventually implement data limit policies similar to Comcast/Xfinity!


With or without cable TV.... we consumers are screwed either way!

 

[4down20]

No idea how you are using so much data, I only use about 400gb a month.

I have a 2000gb limit, I don't even come close to using it.

 

[romeo212000]

Did the free trial with my phone and a chrome cast. The UI wasn't ideal on my phone but that's not to be unexpected. I'd imagine it's better with a Roku. Also, my current internet speed is only 5Mb/sec so I'd have to bump that up. With regular shows it wasn't bad but live sports I was getting a lot of buffering and pixelating During football season I'd probably do the blue and orange package with the sports upgrade for $50/month and then drop something afterwards. Would have to bump my speed up to 15Mb/sec for two TV sets. Probably looking at cutting my tv/internet/home phone bill from $190/month to about $140/month. Just got to decide if I want to make the leap.

 

[DHoey]

The cord cutters are eventually going to be in for a rude awakening.

Do folks really think that cable companies are going to idly sit by while folks cancel their cable TV subscriptions and instead stream content over the high speed internet?

Comcast/Xfinity has already started to place a One Terabyte monthly data limit on their high speed internet service in many parts of the US, and this policy will probably go nationwide soon. Comcast/Xfinity has recently announced that beginning November, my area (metro Detroit area) will be added as part of the new One Terabyte monthly data limit. And you can bet your ass that other high speed internet providers will eventually do the same thing!

Besides Comcast/Xfinity cable TV, we also have Comcast/Xfinity high speed internet in our household. We have Netflix for streaming. We are currently using approx 1300 Gigabytes per month on our high speed Comcast/Xfinity internet service, and Netflix is the only streaming service we use (streaming video utilizes A LOT of data).

So, our household is averaging 300 Gigabytes over the new/upcoming monthly data limit. Comcast/Xfinity will be charging a monthly overage penalty of $10 for every 50 Gigabytes over the One Terabyte monthly limit..... so, this means our household would be charged $60 in overage penalties each month if we continue our current data usage habit/lifestyle. And this is just with Netflix.... imagine how much data some households use that also happen to have Sling and Hulu, etc. in addition to Netflix!

OR.... if we choose, we may opt to pay an additional $50 per month fee for UNLIMITED high speed internet data from Comcast/Xfinity under their new/upcoming policy!

HAHA.... cable companies are going to continue to get their money by increasing their high speed internet prices primarily by implementing data limits combined with hefty overage charges!

Think about it..... a typical high speed (75 Mbps or faster) internet service price is generally $60 to $70 per month.... combine this with an additional $50 fee for unlimited data (which will be a requirement if you are a video streaming household) and your monthly high speed internet bill will be approx. $120. Then.... add in your cost for Netflix, Hulu, Sling, etc., and you are back to paying roughly $180 to $200 per month again.... just like you were doing prior to cutting the cable TV cord!

Again, you can take it to the bank that other high speed internet companies will eventually implement data limit policies similar to Comcast/Xfinity!


With or without cable TV.... we consumers are screwed either way!

Jesus man, just unplug yourself!!!!!

 

[oaknightshockey1]

I ran into my first issue with PS Vue this weekend. The Nebraska game was reverse mirrored on ABC/ESPN2. I ended up getting UNC/Miami on both channels. Fortunately I could still watch the game and cast to my TV from ESPN3 (Vue credentials work) but there was a moment of panic when both channels were showing the wrong game.

 

[nolehusker]

The cord cutters are eventually going to be in for a rude awakening.

Do folks really think that cable companies are going to idly sit by while folks cancel their cable TV subscriptions and instead stream content over the high speed internet?

Comcast/Xfinity has already started to place a One Terabyte monthly data limit on their high speed internet service in many parts of the US, and this policy will probably go nationwide soon. Comcast/Xfinity has recently announced that beginning November, my area (metro Detroit area) will be added as part of the new One Terabyte monthly data limit. And you can bet your ass that other high speed internet providers will eventually do the same thing!

Besides Comcast/Xfinity cable TV, we also have Comcast/Xfinity high speed internet in our household. We have Netflix for streaming. We are currently using approx 1300 Gigabytes per month on our high speed Comcast/Xfinity internet service, and Netflix is the only streaming service we use (streaming video utilizes A LOT of data).

So, our household is averaging 300 Gigabytes over the new/upcoming monthly data limit. Comcast/Xfinity will be charging a monthly overage penalty of $10 for every 50 Gigabytes over the One Terabyte monthly limit..... so, this means our household would be charged $60 in overage penalties each month if we continue our current data usage habit/lifestyle. And this is just with Netflix.... imagine how much data some households use that also happen to have Sling and Hulu, etc. in addition to Netflix!

OR.... if we choose, we may opt to pay an additional $50 per month fee for UNLIMITED high speed internet data from Comcast/Xfinity under their new/upcoming policy!

HAHA.... cable companies are going to continue to get their money by increasing their high speed internet prices primarily by implementing data limits combined with hefty overage charges!

Think about it..... a typical high speed (75 Mbps or faster) internet service price is generally $60 to $70 per month.... combine this with an additional $50 fee for unlimited data (which will be a requirement if you are a video streaming household) and your monthly high speed internet bill will be approx. $120. Then.... add in your cost for Netflix, Hulu, Sling, etc., and you are back to paying roughly $180 to $200 per month again.... just like you were doing prior to cutting the cable TV cord!

Again, you can take it to the bank that other high speed internet companies will eventually implement data limit policies similar to Comcast/Xfinity!


With or without cable TV.... we consumers are screwed either way!

Well, I can easily come up with a solution to this. ALLOW OTHER ISP's IN THE SAME AREA AND DON'T ALLOW REGIONAL MONOPOLIES. The only reason Comcast can do those things is because there is no competition. In the areas there is competition they don't implement those restrictions.

Also, I think your typical high speed connection for a household is pretty high.

The issue with having internet AND cable is that the cable bill alone is over $100 for anything worth while. I have internet, Netflix, and PS Vue and pay $110 for all of them. I can easily gut PS Vue if I had to and use my HD antenna or other streaming options (many channels have their own streaming for shows). The only issue with that is no ESPN.

 

[4down20]

Well, I can easily come up with a solution to this. ALLOW OTHER ISP's IN THE SAME AREA AND DON'T ALLOW REGIONAL MONOPOLIES. The only reason Comcast can do those things is because there is no competition. In the areas there is competition they don't implement those restrictions.

Also, I think your typical high speed connection for a household is pretty high.

The issue with having internet AND cable is that the cable bill alone is over $100 for anything worth while. I have internet, Netflix, and PS Vue and pay $110 for all of them. I can easily gut PS Vue if I had to and use my HD antenna or other streaming options (many channels have their own streaming for shows). The only issue with that is no ESPN.

Cable companies collude with each other to not compete against each other. It's pretty much bullshit.

 

[nolehusker]

Cable companies collude with each other to not compete against each other. It's pretty much bullshit.

Not only that, they collude with the government to makes it so only one can be in an area sometimes. Not allowing towns to build their own ISP is also bullshit.

 

[tnapucco]

I put a couple of dollars in my gas tank and drive to the casino to watch games I don't get "over the air".

I also get free soda at the casino which mixes well with liquor.

I also lose money by playing those dadblasted one-armed bandits.

 

[CO_hawk]

Sling is great. Just need to add The Big Ten Network and I'd be set.

 

[Innermind]

No idea how you are using so much data, I only use about 400gb a month.

I have a 2000gb limit, I don't even come close to using it.

Jesus man, just unplug yourself!!!!!

We have 7 people in the household... three of those people (a 93 year-old WWII vet, a 2 year-old infant, and a 4-year-old toddler) don't stream anything and only watch cable TV.... two more people in the household are gaming addicts, and are constantly online with their games...
...and as far as I know, only two people are using Netflix, but I believe they are addicted to it. I have never used Netflix myself, heck I don't even know the Netflix password in our household.
As for myself, aside from three or four very short YouTube videos per week someone shares on the Hoop or Facebook, I don't stream any video other than if I happen to miss an episode of a broadcast TV program, so I might stream perhaps only one or two 1 hour programs per week.
So... the two people in our household using Netflix must be going nuts with it!

I just checked our October usage so far, and we are already up to 579 GB.... and it's only the 18th of the month... and that figure can be delayed by up to 24 hours, so our actual usage is probably closer to 600 GB.... so, we are probably on our way to another 1200 to 1300 Gb month!

The new Comcast/Xfinity one Terabyte monthly data limit begins November 1st in our area... with the first two months (November and December) being considered courtesy adjustment months when no overage charges will be placed on the bill. However, after the two month free adjustment period, the overage charge penalties will begin to kick-in beginning January.

Yikes!

 

[TeddyJackEddy]

I have Charter's 60 meg internet and their 20.00 Roku package.
It comes to 64 bucks and they don't measure data usage yet.
I have a brother in law in sales at Charter and he says they might switch over to the Comcast minimum plus data plan. That will suck if they do.