Texaggie7nine said:

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HvilleAggie said:

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Tell me how to cut the cord and keep Astros/Rockets

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Fubo.tv you can get a week trial before making the jump. Watched the stros last night with it. They have att sports and local channels

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I dropped DTV Now back in May when the hiked up the price again. I'm just trying to see how long i can go with no live tv streaming service and so far so good.

The only one that has caught my eye up to this point is Fubo TV, specifically because of all the sports offerings and it's the only one that has ATT Sportsnet.

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Texaggie7nine said:

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HvilleAggie said:

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Tell me how to cut the cord and keep Astros/Rockets

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Fubo.tv you can get a week trial before making the jump. Watched the stros last night with it. They have att sports and local channels

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I dropped DTV Now back in May when the hiked up the price again. I'm just trying to see how long i can go with no live tv streaming service and so far so good.

The only one that has caught my eye up to this point is Fubo TV, specifically because of all the sports offerings and it's the only one that has ATT Sportsnet.

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YTTV has local live sporting events. I get every damn channel except the history channel.

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Texaggie7nine said:

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HvilleAggie said:

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Tell me how to cut the cord and keep Astros/Rockets

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Fubo.tv you can get a week trial before making the jump. Watched the stros last night with it. They have att sports and local channels

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I dropped DTV Now back in May when the hiked up the price again. I'm just trying to see how long i can go with no live tv streaming service and so far so good.

The only one that has caught my eye up to this point is Fubo TV, specifically because of all the sports offerings and it's the only one that has ATT Sportsnet.

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Fubo doesn't have the SEC Network or any of the other ESPN channels. So if you are an A&M football fan you need to consider that. Youtube tv does have them.

My problem is I can't find a service that has everything I want. When are they going to do a service that's a la carte?

What else could you want? Fubo has ATT sports, local networks, all the big TV show stations like A&E, TNT, USA, FX ext. Tons of sports channels. The only think you might be missing is premium channels like HBO and Showtime but they are all available a la cart as separate apps.

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Fubo doesn't have the SEC Network or any of the other ESPN channels. So if you are an A&M football fan you need to consider that. Youtube tv does have them.

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MSFC Aggie said:

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Fubo doesn't have the SEC Network or any of the other ESPN channels. So if you are an A&M football fan you need to consider that. Youtube tv does have them.

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I have ESPN subscription. I'll have to check and see if I can get regular ESPN content with it.

ATT Sportsnet is kind of the wrench in it - literally ONLY Fubo has it from major streaming services. And the ATT Sportsnet App is only for cable and satellite subscribers. That sucks for Houston viewers if you watch Astros and Rockets and want to stream. Cuz otherwise Fubo kinda sucks for college football and SEC - no ESPN channels and no SEC.


SEC is on Sling Orange, Hulu+Live and YT TV. and PS Vue and DTV Now for added $.

For DFW: Rangers, stars and Mavs - FS SW is on Fubo, Hulu+Live, YT TV and PS Vue

ESPN channels are on Hulu+Live and YT TV - but for SlingOrange, DTV Now and PS Vue they have ESPN and ESPN2 but the ESPNNews and ESPNU have additional cost.

Yeah, it looks like my cheapest option for ESPN is SlingTV for another $25. Looks like I might be doing a lot of reddit ballstreams come football time.

Though, one plus I did notice was looking at Fubo 4K featuers, it lists a lot of college football games this year being in 4K. It might be only the ones on Fox Sports channels.

Texaggie7nine said:

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MSFC Aggie said:

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Fubo doesn't have the SEC Network or any of the other ESPN channels. So if you are an A&M football fan you need to consider that. Youtube tv does have them.

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I have ESPN subscription. I'll have to check and see if I can get regular ESPN content with it.

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you mean ESPN+ ?? the $4.99 per month pay service?

Yeah you get all the ESPN broadcast stuff with that too.

And there is an app for Roku and Apple TV.

So you could do that with Fubo for Houston market and get all sports stuff I think.

Zombie Jon Snow said:

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Texaggie7nine said:

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MSFC Aggie said:

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Fubo doesn't have the SEC Network or any of the other ESPN channels. So if you are an A&M football fan you need to consider that. Youtube tv does have them.

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I have ESPN subscription. I'll have to check and see if I can get regular ESPN content with it.

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you mean ESPN+ ?? the $4.99 per month pay service?

Yeah you get all the ESPN broadcast stuff with that too.

And there is an app for Roku and Apple TV.

So you could do that with Fubo for Houston market and get all sports stuff I think.

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ESPN+ you would access via the ESPN App but the regular channels you would have to get authenticated (they will ask your cable company ....including streaming ones like Vue, Youtube TV etc. For espn plus you get an account on line and in the app you log into that account for ESPN+ stuff(soccer, ufc, top rank boxing, etc). One app two different sets of content with different access requirements.

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My problem is I can't find a service that has everything I want. When are they going to do a service that's a la carte?

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Never. We'll all be back on cable because streaming services are becoming too fragmented before we see a la carte options.

Texaggie7nine said:

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I hope you meant 400Mbps


I cut the cord yesterday with Comcast and couldn't be happier.

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I have Youtube TV and get the 4 broadcast networks. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN News, SEC Network, BIG10 Network, NBC Sports, CBS Sports, FS1, FS2, Fox Sports Southwet and will be getting the ACC Network when it goes live later this month. WIth youtube tv you also can authenticate the apps for ESPN, Fox Sports, CBS and NBC Sports, as its always good to have a backup. You also get NBA TV, MLB TV, Golf channel, Tennis channel and the Olympic Channel.

You do not get the NFL Network though.

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I just subscribed to YouTube TV and can't find the SEC Network but Finebaum, SEC Now, and the other SEC shows are included on the ESPN page. Does that mean they have all of the content but no stand alone SEC Net location and all the games will be there under ESPN?

In the youtubetv app From the menu at the top choose live TV and scroll down. SEC network should be right after ESPN2

So now we're back to services that are ~$50+ a month? I see hulu+live, youtube tv, fubo tv..

Isn't that basically what cable was? It's amazing how it's come around full circle. My dish cable package, which has been recently been put 'on hold', was $50 for about 70 channels. So to get espn and other channels again, I either pay $50 for one of these other services, or just reactivate my dish account.

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So now we're back to services that are ~$50+ a month? I see hulu+live, youtube tv, fubo tv..

Isn't that basically what cable was? It's amazing how it's come around full circle. My dish cable package, which has been recently been put 'on hold', was $50 for about 70 channels. So to get espn and other channels again, I either pay $50 for one of these other services, or just reactivate my dish account.

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Yeah I have been underwhelmed by the cordless system so far, the promise has been great but the reality is not. I tried Hulu No Ads Live TV but figuring out where and.how to find shows has been tiresome and Hulu is actually $60 a month if you want a DVR that lets you fast forward through commercials. I will give it a few more months and see how it goes now that I dumped Hulu for YouTube TV.

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So now we're back to services that are ~$50+ a month? I see hulu+live, youtube tv, fubo tv..

Isn't that basically what cable was? It's amazing how it's come around full circle. My dish cable package, which has been recently been put 'on hold', was $50 for about 70 channels. So to get espn and other channels again, I either pay $50 for one of these other services, or just reactivate my dish account.

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The biggest draw of live TV streaming services imo is no contracts. Come and go as you please.

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boy09 said:

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62strat said:

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So now we're back to services that are ~$50+ a month? I see hulu+live, youtube tv, fubo tv..

Isn't that basically what cable was? It's amazing how it's come around full circle. My dish cable package, which has been recently been put 'on hold', was $50 for about 70 channels. So to get espn and other channels again, I either pay $50 for one of these other services, or just reactivate my dish account.

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The biggest draw of live TV streaming services imo is no contracts. Come and go as you please.

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And no rental of dvrs per tv, HD boxes per tv, no added services fees or unusual taxes, and you can take it anywhere.

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You can take dish or direct tv anywhere.. no comparison there. Those services had that capability when if not before the cutting the cord movement started.

The contracts argument.. I wouldn't know since I've had dish for over a decade and am not under contract for as long as I can remember. Twice in those 15 years I've done what I'm doing now - pause my acct. It's $5 a month.. great for a move or for when you want to try to go without or just save for a handful of months.

There is the equipment argument. I agree, outfitting a house of 3-4 tvs will land you another $30 or so a month in equipment rentals. But, they all share the same dvr bank and all have dvr capabilities, so there is value in that.

Now that I've gone without cable for a few months, I realize, I don't need ALL these cable channels on EVERY TV. The kid's playroom, the tv in our room, the basement all are good with just netflix/prime and local channels (from an amazon fire dvr coupled with antenna). So I am considering reactivating my dish just for our main TV (I've already returned all the secondary boxes), which is the one that is watched 90% of the time. So now we're at about $58 bottom line. The dvr I have has 2TB of movies and shows on it, so I kinda just want to keep it anyway.

The amazon fire recast has been nice, as it connects every tv to my sole antenna, and consequently the over the air dvr is shared across them as well. Plus the added benefit of not having the antenna hooked up directly to a TV, so you can actually place it in the best spot.


It seems if dish/direct tv just get rid of contracts, they'll be right back in the ball game. Then just partner with TV manufacturers to have their interface installed on TVs, like amazon or netflix do, and the equipment argument is gone too, making them a legit choice with all these others.

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Yeah, I don't think cord cutting is what it used to be. You are just replacing a cord with a wifi router.

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I think the main benefit comes from the flexibility. "Cutting the cord" is simply dropping a dedicated cable provider. I currently have PSVue (they offer the best sports channel options). I plan on keeping Vue through ~December so I can watch NFL Redzone. Starting in Jan, I can cancel my sub and swap to another (cheaper) provider.

Basically, I can freely swap between Hulu, YTTV, PSVue, etc. at the drop of a hat. Previously, I was beholden to ATT Uverse and their ever increasing rates.

That is the freedom i value in 'cutting the cord."

The last remaining hurdle keeping me from going fully digital (and dropping DirecTV satellite for DirecTV Now or YouTube TV) is the lag time for sports. As someone who loves to text and follow Twitter during sporting events, the streamers are still a good 30 seconds behind cable, if not more than a minute in most cases. So if you're texting with friends about a game, or following commentary on Twitter, you know EVERYTHING before it happens. It absolutely kills the experience. So, until streaming catches up in that regard, I can't bring myself to make the switch quite yet.

That said, I have started watching more and more shows on the apps via AppleTV than on DirecTV. For instance, even though HBO Go isn't 4K yet, the picture quality on the app is still noticeably better than the picture quality on the cable feed.

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The last remaining hurdle keeping me from going fully digital (and dropping DirecTV satellite for DirecTV Now or YouTube TV) is the lag time for sports. As someone who loves to text and follow Twitter during sporting events, the streamers are still a good 30 seconds behind cable, if not more than a minute in most cases. So if you're texting with friends about a game, or following commentary on Twitter, you know EVERYTHING before it happens. It absolutely kills the experience. So, until streaming catches up in that regard, I can't bring myself to make the switch quite yet.

That said, I have started watching more and more shows on the apps via AppleTV than on DirecTV. For instance, even though HBO Go isn't 4K yet, the picture quality on the app is still noticeably better than the picture quality on the cable feed.

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hah.. wow, polar opposite in my house! We record football games, then do **** for an hour or so into them, then start watching the game and skip commercials, catching up usually by 3rd or 4th quarter. I can not stand watching commercials anymore now that we haven't for a decade or more with DVR. Exception to this is superbowl and other bowl/championship games like world series or what have you.

For us, it's easy to just put the phone down while we watch, which you absolutely have to.. it's easy to forget you're way behind, and you plop on facebook and first post gives something away.

I find that the grocery store is waaaay emptier after kickoff (this is in Denver).. so often we'll go shopping right when game starts. By the time we get back, we'll start it.

I don't know of a cable package that's $50 per month. At least not Suddenlink.

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Psychag said:

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I don't know of a cable package that's $50 per month. At least not Suddenlink.

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And it would never actually be $50. After all the various fees and taxes, it would be $80. With the streaming services, the cost is what it says it is.

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And as all the introductory pricing wears off, it would creep up to $100, then $120.

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and everytime you renew, they(in my case Uverse) would offer you a discount, but on a higher level package.

YouTube TV is the way to go. I've had it since it was basically beta. It's only cost $35 back then, but they've added a crap ton of channels since. It's now $50 but for that, you can share with 5 family members, watch TV pretty much anywhere, have unlimited dvr.

Most Samsung TVs have the app built in, app for my phone, can watch on PC, use Xbox, roku, etc. No issues at all. I catch up on my shows when I travel on my tablet.

I watched all televised aggie games as well.

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I don't know of a cable package that's $50 per month. At least not Suddenlink.

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I pay Directv <$45 a month, fees and everything. No contract. There's not much point in cord cutting at that price.

I have to call them every year or two and work with them on the price, but they've been receptive. Maybe it's because I've been a customer for a decade. Don't know.

https://www.frndlytv.com/

Nice new streaming package ( supplemental) only has 12 channels but HD, 2 streams and 30 day DVR for $8 er month ( 4 streams 90 day DVR for $10)

Includes the 3 Hallmark channels and the 3 Outdoor Sportsmansgroup channels(Outdoor Channel, Sportsmans Channel, World Fishing Network) plus TheWeatherChannel.

It just launched, its family friendly, and plans to expand to 20 channels by year end.