NT, convince me "cutting the cord" is a good idea

[alchemist iq]

Regular youtube is annoying as hell. Having an ad in the behinning of a video was tolerable but having 2-3 commercials in the middle of a video is ridiculous.

if you have a google play music subscription, youtube red comes with it as well. So you get unlimited music, youtube originals which is pretty good content, and background music when close the app on your phone. Its worth the $10 imo. just hate watching commercials it bugs me out, how it can load quickly on the commercial but it hangs up on the actually video your trying to watch.

 

[mikeycorleone]

Sup fam. Can anyone direct me on how to get some type of wifi hotspot, that can be used anywhere on a seperate line not connected to a cellphone account? Thanks

 

[macbk]

All that’s missing is NFL Network

I’m paying $110 for cable and internet via TWC/Spectrum so no point in “cutting the cord” but good to see streaming come this cheap

If YT adds NFL Network not sure if that's being discussed or not tho.

 

[heliumclinton]

Sup fam. Can anyone direct me on how to get some type of wifi hotspot, that can be used anywhere on a seperate line not connected to a cellphone account? Thanks

What do you mean? I believe all mobile hotspots are associated with cell phone providers. I have tmobile but I use to have a hotspot from verizon for my kid for those long road trips. Technically the hotspot device had a phone number but it just didn't have a voice plan only data plan

 

[joaridran23]

Thanks to this thread I have the trial to Settv. Are all the channels on the trial there all the time? I mean like the nba channels, the mlb channels, etc. The other country channels as well? If so I’m sold definitely

 

[steebie j]

Thanks to this thread I have the trial to Settv. Are all the channels on the trial there all the time? I mean like the nba channels, the mlb channels, etc. The other country channels as well? If so I’m sold definitely

i would assume so

i've been using set tv for a couple of months. So far so good.

 

[mikeycorleone]

What do you mean? I believe all mobile hotspots are associated with cell phone providers. I have tmobile but I use to have a hotspot from verizon for my kid for those long road trips. Technically the hotspot device had a phone number but it just didn't have a voice plan only data plan

Ok cool. I guess ill go look at what they have to offer. What i ment was, It is basically needed for that purpose. Something that's not permenent and able to use wifi anywhere, trips, etc. And not a contract or on a seperate plan not attached to my cellphone service. maybe prepaid or something like that.

 

[hoosierdaddy317]

Just made the switch to YouTube tv. Smh at amazon and Google beefing so I can’t even use it on my fire stick.

My mother and grandparents all have fire sticks too. What’s dope about YouTube tv is you can have up to six different profiles on the same account but since they have firesticks only way they can use YouTube tv is if I buy them a chromecast, Roku, or Apple TV. It’s only $35 a month too

 

[CrownRoyalDaddy]

Moving to a new house in a month and trying to cut the cord

Currently paying like $140 a month for TV/internet. Expecting to pay like $80 for internet at the new spot

Still not sure what the best service is for us. We only watch like 5 channels lol

Espn
Animal planet/discovery/**** like that
Freeform
Id like to have nfl/mlb network but not necessary
Redzone

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Just made the switch to YouTube tv. Smh at amazon and Google beefing so I can’t even use it on my fire stick.

My mother and grandparents all have fire sticks too. What’s dope about YouTube tv is you can have up to six different profiles on the same account but since they have firesticks only way they can use YouTube tv is if I buy them a chromecast, Roku, or Apple TV. It’s only $35 a month too

You can't just use the FireFox Browser to access YouTube tv?

 

[joaridran23]

One thing I just noticed is on my xfinity app it shows the Internet usage on it. I somehow have used 17gb of data in 2 days. Is that normal? I am inclined to believe it's not. I have a data cap at 1024gb per month. Is settv really using that much data just to stream regular tv channels?

 

[alchemist iq]

Anyone here in Houston TX that know of a Internet provider with decent speeds and inexpensive plans. Most I'm trying to spend a month is $30-40 with a 1 yr contract. NO bundle just the Internet plan.

 

[shogun]

Just made the switch to YouTube tv. Smh at amazon and Google beefing so I can’t even use it on my fire stick.

My mother and grandparents all have fire sticks too. What’s dope about YouTube tv is you can have up to six different profiles on the same account but since they have firesticks only way they can use YouTube tv is if I buy them a chromecast, Roku, or Apple TV. It’s only $35 a month too

Yeah, them having up to 6 users is great. It’s lame for it not being on firestick though. I haven’t used my chromecast since getting a firestick.

 

[rbk93]

Anyone here in Houston TX that know of a Internet provider with decent speeds and inexpensive plans. Most I'm trying to spend a month is $30-40 with a 1 yr contract. NO bundle just the Internet plan.

Don't think it exists. Really did wish AT&T increased their speeds and remove data caps.

Fios and XFinity cost more than $40 a month I think.

 

[macbk]

Moving to a new house in a month and trying to cut the cord

Currently paying like $140 a month for TV/internet. Expecting to pay like $80 for internet at the new spot

Still not sure what the best service is for us. We only watch like 5 channels lol

Espn
Animal planet/discovery/**** like that
Freeform
Id like to have nfl/mlb network but not necessary
Redzone

Based off your list, YouTube TV offers:

ESPN, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Freeform, NBA TV, & MLB Network

Redzone I believe anywhere is an additional charge. I stream NFL Network live through the NFL app/parents FiOS provider log-in.

 

[tay1]

Had to ditch trash *** Vaders for DirectTv Now

 

[CrownRoyalDaddy]

Based off your list, YouTube TV offers:

ESPN, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Freeform, NBA TV, & MLB Network

Redzone I believe anywhere is an additional charge. I stream NFL Network live through the NFL app/parents FiOS provider log-in.

Well i watch ESPN (background noise) and my girl watches free form like 90% of the time so i think we could get over missing out on the others. Im gonna check more into youtube tv, thanks

I might take advantage of this directv now/4k apple tv deal for a few months and see how i like it before switching

 

[sooperhooper]

I'm glad the cable company is getting their just dessert. They had decades to offer a la carte programming but wanted to be greedy. When i get back on my feet I'm definitely getting YouTube tv, that even sounds like the future.

 

[tay1]

ESPN+ is the sports-streaming cord cutters have been waiting for

After months of rumors and speculation about what it would look like or how much it would cost, ESPN's standalone streaming service is finally launching today. It's called ESPN+ and it's priced at $5 per month, which will get you both live and on-demand content that, according to the company, is geared toward underserved sports fans. The first thing you should know about ESPN+ is that it isn't meant to replace the traditional ESPN network, but rather is designed to be complimentary to it. With the new streaming offering, for instance, you won't have access to ESPN's flagship show, SportsCenter. Instead, ESPN+ will have its own original programming, including shows that will focus on news, scores and highlights about specific sports and leagues.

ESPN+ also won't have a standalone app: It's actually baked into the main ESPN app for iOS, Apple TV, Android, Amazon devices, as well as the web. The network says it decided to do this to create a single door to all of its digital products, a similar strategy to when it integrated WatchESPN into its namesake application in 2015. With the updated ESPN app, which arrives today as part of the ESPN+ debut, users will get access to existing features like news, scores and favorite teams, alongside content from the new streaming offering. Those who have a cable or satellite account will get the full experience, though, since they'll be able to watch live and on-demand games intended for broadcast TV and shows such as SportsCenter.

That said, for $5 per month, ESPN+ does offer sports fans tremendous value, particularly the ones who have cut the cord and rely on over-the-air TV. The service will have more than 180 MLB and NHL games during the season, including one per day based on the league's schedule. There's going to to be over 250 MLS matches, as well, plus "thousands" of live college games and eventsfrom sports including baseball, basketball, football, golf, softball, soccer, wrestling and gymnastics. It's worth noting that for leagues like MLB, NHL and MLS, ESPN+ will only be able to stream out-of-market games, and those will be picked by ESPN's programming team. That means that if you're, say, a Yankees fan living in New York, you won't be able to watch your team on ESPN+ due to the blackouts.

As part of its efforts to reach "underserved sports fans," ESPN+ will also feature a year-round boxing schedule thanks to a partnership with Top Rank Boxing, which will bring a "selection of exclusive main fights" to the app. And then there's PGA Tour live golf, Grand Slam tennis matches from Wimbledon, US Open and the Australian Open, as well as rugby and cricket -- the latter two are some of the most popular sports globally and will appeal to certain groups of people living in the US.

ESPN+ is only available in the States, and the company says there are no plans to expand to other countries right now, which makes sense considering it would be tough to get all of these license agreements elsewhere.

Beyond the live sports games, one of the main things about ESPN+ is that it will have exclusive original content, which subscribers will be able to watch live or on-demand. That includes 30 for 30 films like The Last Days of Knight, a documentary about the controversial college basketball coach Bob Knight. Not only that, but ESPN+ users are going to get access to the full 30 for 30 library, which consists of more than 100 movies. Detail,meanwhile, is a show created, written and hosted by NBA legend and Oscar winner (Dear Basketball) Kobe Bryant that'll air exclusively on ESPN+. It's a talk show where he'll break down games during the 2017-2018 NBA playoffs.

The overhauled ESPN app was created in partnership with BAMTech, the streaming technology firm owned mostly by Disney, ESPN's parent company. It comes with a clean, card-based UI with four main sections: Home, Scores, Watch and Listen. Home is where you'll find information about your favorite teams, with Scores being the place where you can get results and schedules from leagues around the world. Watch is where you can view the videos we've mentioned above, including live games, highlights and replays. ESPN+ content has a small golden badge around the thumbnails, which helps it differentiate from those videos that can only be accessed by people with a pay-TV account. Listen, meanwhile, has podcasts and radio shows from the ESPN network.

If users of the ESPN app don't have an ESPN+ account, they can sign up directly from their iOS or Android device using Apple Pay or Android Pay. The application works seamlessly and video looks crisp at 60fps; BAMTech says the video quality will adapt based what device you're watching on or how much internet bandwidth you have. A great feature is when you're watching a game and then you can pull up stats from it in real-time, and you can also pause or rewind even if a match is live. And ESPN+ doesn't need a cloud DVR option, which streaming services like Sling TV charge extra for, because the app will have the games available on-demand after the fact.

We all know millennials love to share logins to services like Netflix or HBO Go, and ESPN says that although ESPN+ can handle up to five concurrent streams, it will be keeping an eye on "fraudulent activity." That means if you want to give your best friend your ESPN+, do so at your own risk.

ESPN+ isn't perfect, because it's missing popular shows like SportsCenter and content from the world of eSports, to name a couple of things. But for $5 per month, the service is affordable enough that it will appeal to many sports fans in the US. If you combine it with over-the-air TV (where you can watch many of those primetime games that aren't on ESPN+), it can be a great solution for cord-cutters who don't need to watch every MLB, NHL or MLS game -- ESPN says it's actively working to bring content from other leagues, too.

Right now, there's nothing similar to ESPN+ on the market, and that may be ESPN's main advantage with its new streaming service. Other options for sports fans are services such as Sling TV, Hulu with Live TV or PlayStation Vue, but those cost upwards of $20. That's a huge difference compared to the $5 for ESPN+, especially if ESPN keeps its promise to bring even more programming to it after launch.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/espn-sports-streaming-cord-cutters-130000035.html

 

[adobecs4]

I'm still loving SetTV.

 

[Mark Antony]

Had to ditch trash *** Vaders for DirectTv Now

Yeah it devolved to pure garbage. Trying fab, seems decent so far.

 

[macbk]

I'm still loving SetTV.

I legit don't understand how they offer all the premium channels in that $20 package.

 

[tay1]

Yeah it devolved to pure garbage. Trying fab, seems decent so far.

Is fab a new one or just another one out there?

 

[Mark Antony]

Not new, just another one. Crazy selection of channels, including 24/7 channels, which I like and prompt support. Seems cool but you never know with these.

 

[freakydestroyer]

I want HBO, Showtime, ESPN, Fox Sports. and as many NBA games as possible -TNT, NBA TV, etc. What is the best option out there?