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Cutting cord and getting SlingTV...any advice?

Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:28 am
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
32785 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:28 am
How do you fine folks like Sling?

We currently have U-Verse and the internet + TV + landline (which only receives calls from telemarketers) is $249/month.

Internet + Sling (with the extra channels we want) + Amazon Prime + Netflix will be less than $100/month.

Is this a bad idea?
What are the pitfalls?
Posted by tke857
Member since Jan 2012
12195 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:28 am to
any advice?

go to the tech board. they have a step by step process to do this.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
42571 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:30 am to
Big sticky thread on the tech board
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120331 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:33 am to
Prepare for buffering
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
85017 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:34 am to
quote:

What are the pitfalls?


You'll be 15-30 seconds behind live TV, but otherwise it's great.
Posted by Hogwarts
Arkansas, USA
Member since Sep 2015
18055 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:37 am to
I like Sling, no contract and decent showing of channels. Make sure you have a high speed internet, mine never buffers.
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
40033 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:41 am to
quote:

Make sure you have a high speed internet,
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
63077 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:44 am to
quote:

any advice


Choose wisely the person whom you ask for their credentials to WatchESPN, HBOgo, etc. Because we all know that's how "cord cutters" get by.
Posted by Adam4848
LA
Member since Apr 2006
18974 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:44 am to
We had sling tv + the sports package which is only $20 + $5 for a year and I actually kept it when we moved to put on my office tv.

Pro's - Assuming you have a strong internet connection and roku/firestick/appletv/chromecast its incredibly cheaper than cable for the main channels it offers.

For a person who watches tv 1-2 hours a night it's all you need.

Con's - Only access to one tv

Didn't have CBS which was annoying at times during football and basketball.
Posted by Trout Bandit
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
13277 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:44 am to
I have PS Vue and I'm very pleased. I've heard good things about Sling. Go to Tech Board and search 'Sling'.
Posted by Pepe Lepew
Looney tuned .....
Member since Oct 2008
36115 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:45 am to
Wrong board
Posted by Honky Lips
Member since Dec 2015
2828 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:46 am to
I've had both sling and PS vue and PS Vue blows sling out of the water.

Vue has cloud DVR and TONS more channels
Posted by sweetwaterbilly
Member since Mar 2017
19351 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:48 am to
I can think of a place where you can find 49 pages of relevant advice
Posted by cajunangelle
Member since Oct 2012
146968 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:49 am to
I have heard that cutting the cord requires a good internet connection from some where. Does this "sling" provide this?

Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
18012 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:06 am to
only advice I have is that last time I tried SlingTV, you do not get SECN+ through watchespn. You can only watch regular SECN.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
90090 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:09 am to
I also have a thread discussing different services to read over in tech.
Posted by The Godfather
Surrounded by Assholes
Member since Mar 2005
41433 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:10 am to
My only advice is get PSVue instead of Sling
Posted by FearTheFish
Member since Dec 2007
3762 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:46 am to
quote:

Prepare for buffering


Maybe 2 years ago.

I haven't had a buffer issue with Sling in a very long time.
Posted by JScoop8
Member since Oct 2014
1035 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:49 am to
quote:

only advice I have is that last time I tried SlingTV, you do not get SECN+ through watchespn. You can only watch regular SECN.


You get all of the SECN and SECN+ if you have the sports package on sling
Posted by JScoop8
Member since Oct 2014
1035 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:52 am to
quote:

Prepare for buffering


If you are having buffering issues with sling, its likely your internet connection. Those old buffering issues on sling's end are long gone.
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