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re: Cutting cord and getting SlingTV...any advice?
Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:52 am to Cosmo
Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:52 am to Cosmo
quote:
buffering
I have Direct TV Now app for streaming, but had sling prior to. I didn't have a single buffering issue. Sorry you were dumb enough not to upgrade your internet speed first to account for the larger usage.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:53 am to Eli Goldfinger
Congrats on the ads, buffers, and headaches
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:04 am to notsince98
quote:i don't think this is true.
only advice I have is that last time I tried SlingTV, you do not get SECN+ through watchespn. You can only watch regular SECN.
sling is a more minimalist streaming service. it has less content and is a little cheaper than PSVue. i personally don't see that as a negative at all. i will gladly pay less for less wasted channels.
in fact, i'd be down for a "sports and news package only" streaming service that didn't even bother with all the TNT's, telemudnos, and FXX's that i never watch. all i really need from these streaming services is to be able to watch live games and news that are not broadcast over the air.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:06 am to Eli Goldfinger
quote:
We currently have U-Verse and the internet + TV + landline (which only receives calls from telemarketers) is $249/month.
I've got U-200 and their middle tier internet for $135/mo after tax. And I'm only on a "lifetime promotion" for $20 off internet.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:08 am to Eli Goldfinger
Sling is OK. I switched to PS Vue because it carries Fox News.
Get an HD antenna for your local channels.
Get an HD antenna for your local channels.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:12 am to Eli Goldfinger
If you're like me and you like to flip around all the college football games every Saturday, SlingTV is not a viable option. It's slow and clunky. Youll end up just keeping it on one game. Maybe I'm weird, I flip through about 6 games at a time except for LSU.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:39 am to Eli Goldfinger
1) bought and installed a omni-direction HD antenna and wired it into my house cable feed.
2) left one room direct feed from Cox cable for my Modem/Router/Wi-Fi
3) have Amazon Fire box plus (2) fire sticks
4) watch sling/NETFLIX/Amazon TV through fire devices, and switch input to Cable (antenna) when i want to watch reg network tv
Made the switch at the 1st of the year and saving $120/mo
2) left one room direct feed from Cox cable for my Modem/Router/Wi-Fi
3) have Amazon Fire box plus (2) fire sticks
4) watch sling/NETFLIX/Amazon TV through fire devices, and switch input to Cable (antenna) when i want to watch reg network tv
Made the switch at the 1st of the year and saving $120/mo
Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:08 pm to tigeraddict
What kind of Internet speeds are we talking here as adequate for sling?
Would 50mbps be all right?
Would 50mbps be all right?
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:08 pm to shotcaller1
quote:
Would 50mbps be all right?
Yeah, an HD stream takes about 5mbps, so that leaves headroom for multiple streams plus other general use.
Posted on 5/13/17 at 12:56 pm to Eli Goldfinger
quote:
Cutting cord and getting SlingTV...any advice?
Here's some advice. Get Playstation Vue instead.
Posted on 5/13/17 at 1:16 pm to shotcaller1
No way, your problem at 50 Mps is if you are running multiple TV's/devices at one time. You will get a ton of buffering. I wouldn't go less than 100 Mps. I am at 200 Mps and that's because Suddenlink doesn't offer internet only at 100. They offer it at 50 or 200. I wouldn't even consider going with 50.
Posted on 5/13/17 at 1:30 pm to Eli Goldfinger
I have a family of 5. We each have our own form of connecting to internet. whether it be playstation one, tablet, roku stick. i have comcast 75 mbps and pay $70 a month. These are the apps i use for the whole family. Sony Vue, amazon prime, netflix and comcast throws in basic local channels and hbo in with the 70 a month. I have the roku app for all devices.
I picked Vue because i believe it lets you stream up to 5 media devices at the same time. I currently have the 30.00 a month package and that offers all the kid friendly channels with some great adult based channels with espn and espn 2 as well.
I'm paying 110.00 a month for cable and all media i spoke of before. No buffering issues at all.I was spending about 150 with satellite,cable and no netflix. i also have no contracts as well. so extremely happy!
I picked Vue because i believe it lets you stream up to 5 media devices at the same time. I currently have the 30.00 a month package and that offers all the kid friendly channels with some great adult based channels with espn and espn 2 as well.
I'm paying 110.00 a month for cable and all media i spoke of before. No buffering issues at all.I was spending about 150 with satellite,cable and no netflix. i also have no contracts as well. so extremely happy!
This post was edited on 5/13/17 at 5:49 pm
Posted on 5/13/17 at 5:45 pm to Eli Goldfinger
Roku deluxe + sling Tv = 
under $100 a month with internet= cutting the cord with a smile = priceless
under $100 a month with internet= cutting the cord with a smile = pricelessThis post was edited on 5/13/17 at 5:49 pm
Posted on 5/15/17 at 6:55 am to Passing Wind
I just switched from Sling to a PS Vue trial on Friday and will stay with PS. For the money ($45/mo vs $40/mo), selection and interface, I think it's better.
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