Fired DirectTV

If you're not wanting to go to a regular cable provider, get a streaming box/stick and a streaming cable service like

Sling
PlayStation Vue
DirecTV Now
Hulu Live
YouTube Live

They all have slightly different prices, channel lineups and pros and cons. So you really need do some research to see which one fits you best.

An antenna can't record. Any stream app should at least have the major networks on demand to be worth it to anyone.

And YouTube TV has NBC on demand. It's a good choice, it just doesn't have a lot of channels.

I'm currently doing trials on all 5. Started with YouTube. Now on PS Vue. I hate PS Vue.

Using roku.

Antenna with a Tablo can record and give you a "Cable" feel with a 2 week guide. I enjoyed your definitive statement when there are a dozen options that's been out there for years to rebuttal your confident stance.

I highly recommend Hulu Live - I believe it is about $40/month and also gives you access to their streaming service.

Cutting the cord was the best thing I ever did.

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An antenna can't record.

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I record off mine with a Tablo, but there are other options as well.

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Any stream app should at least have the major networks on demand to be worth it to anyone.

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Maybe I'm not "anyone", but considering I get the major networks with no monthly fees, I prefer a streaming service that doesn't charge me extra to provide stuff I don't need.

I’ve been looking for a website like that for my whole life.. thank you very much




I have a question about slingtv: would I need three subscriptions to watch it on three different TVs in my house at the same time?

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You’re not anyone.

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I know.

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Most regulars on this board are far from being anyone. My wife is closer to anyone and she hates this fragmented new world where you have to use multiple different apps to watch the same content that used to be available in one interface. I’m even starting to find it tedious. Inconsistencies in the PSVue DVR forcing you to first notice something isn’t available when it should be and then know what episodes you’ve watched as you go back and forth between Vue and the network’s app.

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Yeah, I realize it's not ideal, and I have always felt that we are in a sort of "phase one" of the cord -> streaming transition. It would have been impossible to get every provider and content owner to switch over to a new delivery system and interface at once, so for now at least we have a jumbled mess of sources and interfaces for our content. But at least we have choices! I don't know if my desired "phase two" will ever happen, but we have to try to force the industry away from the bundle model and even the channel model, and demand access to individual shows. We sort of have this now considering you can buy individual episodes/seasons of shows on Amazon/Google/etc., but the prices are absurd. These options are clearly priced as a filler service so as not to compete with traditional subscription revenue. I'd love to see these options priced as if they were the primary source of the content, and (very long shot here) I'd like to see the content liberated from the service you buy it from.

We need to be able to buy and/or subscribe to ONLY the content we want, and we need to be able to consume it with our choice of interface.

I pretty much have this now with Plex, though of course I have to acquire some content via "illegitimate" sources, but I justify this to myself by paying for a streaming service where the content is available. I don't like app-hopping either.

Directv is an absolute joke. Rates are uungodly high. But the worst part is customer service.

Over the summer we had a problem with our TV, basically weren't getting anything on the TV. I called, and they told me to climb on the roof and play with the dish. After I got done laughing I asked if they could send somebody out to help us. We agreed on 4-6 on friday. I said great.

I waited around for that entire time period, and at 7:30 when no one had arrived I called to ask what the deal was. The lady (Generous term) asked if I could reschedule for Monday at 2. I was supposed to take the LSAT during that time and I told her that 2 would not work. She responded with "well now it's your fault that you don't have TV." So now the fact that their guy doesn't show up at the scheduled time it's my fault? What other life events am I supposed to miss to fix an issue they caused?

One more for you, last week we tried to cancel our NFL Sunday Ticket. My friend had to spend 3 hours on the phone to get them to take a service away. It likely involved 2-3 clicks of the mouse, yet we had to go through 1 incompetent person after another to get it done. Nothing short of incredible. Also, anytime it rains, which is the best time to watch TV, you can't watch it... But other than that, how was the play MRS. Lincoln?