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streaming tv #6541622
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need some help please. Looking at ditching direct tv - hammering us for almost $80 a month for basically crap. Has anyone tried sling tv? and do I have to have a Roku to make it work? We have a 2016 smart tv, but its not compatible with the sling app. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

And also, what do you do for local channels?

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Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6541635
05/21/19 03:55 PM
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We use Amazon prime. Actually let out prime membership run out and get free access to movies and TV series on IMDb Freedive. Our only cost is high speed internet at this point.


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Re: streaming tv [Re: trapperkeck] #6541653
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Originally Posted by trapperkeck
We use Amazon prime. Actually let out prime membership run out and get free access to movies and TV series on IMDb Freedive. Our only cost is high speed internet at this point.


does it let you get local channels?


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Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6541692
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We put up a $80 antenna years ago. Many stations come in. We also stream Hulu and Amazon. The dish companies started us out at $29 a month and before you know it you're up to $120 a month.

Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6541694
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No. If I want local news/ weather I get it online or by listening to local radio. I don't miss local tv programming at all.


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Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6541714
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Rabbit ears or the newer flat antennas work fine here for local tv. I have Amazon prime and an Amazon fire stick which is what connects my TV to the internet. That gets me a bunch of stuff on the TV. (amazon, youtube, etc.) Then for football season I get Sling TV. That's about all I use the TV for is football for one team. The nice thing about Sling TV is when football season is over I can shut it off until the next season.

Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6541719
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We are all data through at&t and stream Amazon prime

Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6541736
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They were all similar from the one's I tried the only thing keeping me from going that way is the lack of a guide like on the satellite TV brands. I could save $50 a month but the wife wants the guide so that guide is costing me $600 a year now. Most off a lot of older B movies with a few good older ones tossed in but boring for the most part. I could get local channels streaming just like regular TV but the movies or movie channels will cost you more.


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Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6541769
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I have youtube TV it has a Ton of sports which is about all I watch. About half of what direct TV costs for the same channels.

Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6541810
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Antenna here, all we need.


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Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6541819
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I have sling “blue” and like it. It’s only like $26/month. You can get blue and orange if you want more channels for forty something.

Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6541979
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Gonna pick up a Roku today and try the sling blue. We will see how it goes.


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Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6541989
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The problem I've found with streaming with any service, is you spend more time searching for what you want to watch rather than watching it. There's no guide, and it'll take signing up for multiple services to even get close to having the same channels as with satellite. And you'll still lose some channels. Switching between streaming services and searching for certain shows is a major PITA. I've tried it a lot, I'd rather pay a ridiculous satellite bill than deal with that.

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Originally Posted by M.Magis
The problem I've found with streaming with any service, is you spend more time searching for what you want to watch rather than watching it. There's no guide, and it'll take signing up for multiple services to even get close to having the same channels as with satellite. And you'll still lose some channels. Switching between streaming services and searching for certain shows is a major PITA. I've tried it a lot, I'd rather pay a ridiculous satellite bill than deal with that.


That's one of our biggest concerns. I don't have much patience anymore. lol


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Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6542025
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We just put a Roku express in the spare bedroom to see if we like it before we drop Spectrum. So far it has been a learning experience and as others have mentioned, unless you go with a subscription there is a whole lot of searching to do.

Re: streaming tv [Re: M.Magis] #6542860
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Originally Posted by M.Magis
The problem I've found with streaming with any service, is you spend more time searching for what you want to watch rather than watching it. There's no guide, and it'll take signing up for multiple services to even get close to having the same channels as with satellite. And you'll still lose some channels. Switching between streaming services and searching for certain shows is a major PITA. I've tried it a lot, I'd rather pay a ridiculous satellite bill than deal with that.



Sling has a guide...

Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6542864
05/23/19 08:03 PM
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We haven't had tv since 2004 an don't miss it at all!!!! Spending that extra $12-1400/yr on huntin an trappin trips.


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Re: streaming tv [Re: M.Magis] #6542882
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Originally Posted by M.Magis
The problem I've found with streaming with any service, is you spend more time searching for what you want to watch rather than watching it. There's no guide, and it'll take signing up for multiple services to even get close to having the same channels as with satellite. And you'll still lose some channels. Switching between streaming services and searching for certain shows is a major PITA. I've tried it a lot, I'd rather pay a ridiculous satellite bill than deal with that.



Roku lets you search titles and tells you all the channels that title is on and the cost if any. You then just select what channel you want to use and Roku automatically cues that title for you. It's to easy to stream TV and I waste to much time watching what's available.

Keith

Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6542923
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Roku with directv now. Has a guide, 100 chanels(most that I don’t watch) and locked in at $40 per month.

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Re: streaming tv [Re: Rockfarmer] #6542972
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How long have you been with DirecTV? I got mad at the directv bill going up every year since I met my wife (who has had directv now for about 10 yrs). If you've been with them for a few years, call up and say you want to talk to someone in the customer loyalty program and let them know you're disappointed in your price compared to what you can get elsewhere streaming and they will likely give you $5-10/month off for a year. If you're willing to sit on the phone for about a half hour after you get the discount, tell them that you're still not happy and that you wish to cancel your service. They should put you in pending cancellation status and transfer you to someone who might offer you a smoking deal. And this doens't mean you are cancelled, but you have started the process which you can opt out of and continue on at any time. They will offer you extra programming for 6 months, etc......tell them all you want is a more reasonable price like introductory people get.

At the moment we're paying $30/month for what would at full price run around $115. It would have been $45, but our At&t plan got us $15//month off directv for as long as we keep it. The year before it was about $49/month with a couple months in between I had to work on them paying around $80. It's a game, but my couple hours of phone time saved us over $700 for the year. Just talk nice and calm with them and write everything down that they say they're giving you and for how long etc. I've never had them try screw me out of stuff yet, but I know the day will come! Happy trapping! ScottW

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