Cord cutting

[dubcity]

Re: Cord cutting

Looking at my Verizon account, seeing a promotional offer ... Netflix and Max for $10/mo. OK not bad. Then seeing the inevitable "with ads" on both. Reminds me of being a kid and hearing family members complain about cable TV, " I have to pay money to watch commercials?" I thought it was an odd complaint. But now I get it lol.

[dubcity]

Re: Cord cutting

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/01/venu...-audience.html

The Disney/WBD/Fox sports streaming service is (supposedly) coming this Fall, at an initial price point of $42.99 per month.

Venu will give consumers access to a bundle of networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS, ABC, Fox, FS1, FS2, BTN, TNT, TBS, and truTV. Subscribers will also get ESPN+. The plan is to debut in time for the football season. It doesn't include CBS and NBC, two networks that have the rights to many sports, including college football and NFL games.

Calling the $42.99 rate an entry price tells me this will be $50 a month real quick, with the inevitable constant rate hikes thereafter, especially if not enough people sign up. I'm also wondering if local channels will be in every market. I'm assuming having these networks on the ground floor will mean we don't deal with channels being pulled from the service a la YouTube TV (etc) because of contract negotiations.

Not having CBS/NBC obviously hurts, to the point of questioning the value of spending $40-$50 for something incomplete vs spending $70-$75 for everything. Once you go beyond the $10-$20 territory it feels like a sizeable monthly investment regardless.

I feel like I will try the free trial, realize how little time I would spend actually watching these channels, and then peace out.

[slickdtc]

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Idk what it is but I keep signing up for a free preview with sports package on directv stream for redzone and it works, just gotta cancel by 5 days

Probably get a sling or YTTV sub next month. This works for now lol

[LowerWolf]

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YTTV is going up $10 in January to $82.99 a month. I figured another hike was coming, but was hoping it would be more like $5 a month.

I'm pretty happy with YTTV, so I'll probably stick with it for now, but it's getting to the point where I'm considering alternatives.

And if I'm going to pay an extra $10 a month, I'd like to see MLBN back.

[tarheelguy4736]

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YTTV is going up $10 in January to $82.99 a month. I figured another hike was coming, but was hoping it would be more like $5 a month.

I'm pretty happy with YTTV, so I'll probably stick with it for now, but it's getting to the point where I'm considering alternatives.

And if I'm going to pay an extra $10 a month, I'd like to see MLBN back.

I was surprised by the $10 increase. Considering in April 2023 they increased $8. So in less than two years they have gone up by $18.

Its getting to the point where I am going to have to revaluate all of the streaming services and see whats worth spending the money on. Especially since everyone is increasing prices.

[illwill10]

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I have YouTubeTV just for sports and so much daughter can occasionally watch stuff. If there was packages where it wwe Fox Sports, CBS, ESPN, and NBC sports, I would be good.

This past year, once Sixers got knocked out of the playoffs, I stopped YouTubeTV until the start of the CFB season. That saved me 4 months worth of payments. I'll do the same thing. I took advantage of the Hulu/Disney+ $2.99 a month deal and have access to other streaming apps thru family, so I'm only using YouTubeTV just for sports.

[slickdtc]

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I was with Sling from September through November, included NFL, NHL and MLB Network but does not have my local NBC Sports for Flyers games. I got the sports pack for the sports channels and RedZone.

Moved to YTTV in December as football winds down and hockey is in full swing, but I don’t get NHL or MLB Network now even with the sports pack.

I was looking at FUBO around the same time and balked because the price was a bit more then YTTV, but I think after adding the sports package on YTTV they come out pretty close, and FUBO offers both the regional sports network and the league networks at the higher tier.

It feels like Sling and YTTV are incomplete. You’re sacrificing a major piece of your viewing experience for a bit cheaper price. FUBO appears to be the one for sports fans, but then I’m not sure how their service is and if their apps are available on the devices I use (PS4 and Xfinity flex box).

This is TV / sports watching hell.

[LowerWolf]

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FUBO lacks TNT/TBS, is that right? I’ve read that somewhere. If that’s true, then that hurts sports viewing too.

[illwill10]

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I was with Sling from September through November, included NFL, NHL and MLB Network but does not have my local NBC Sports for Flyers games. I got the sports pack for the sports channels and RedZone.

Moved to YTTV in December as football winds down and hockey is in full swing, but I don’t get NHL or MLB Network now even with the sports pack.

I was looking at FUBO around the same time and balked because the price was a bit more then YTTV, but I think after adding the sports package on YTTV they come out pretty close, and FUBO offers both the regional sports network and the league networks at the higher tier.

It feels like Sling and YTTV are incomplete. You’re sacrificing a major piece of your viewing experience for a bit cheaper price. FUBO appears to be the one for sports fans, but then I’m not sure how their service is and if their apps are available on the devices I use (PS4 and Xfinity flex box).

This is TV / sports watching hell.

It does look like NBC Philly is finally coming to Peacock in 2025 after a couple years of speculation. So that would help.



It just feels like we have to compromise/sacrifice what we want or pay cable prices. For the most part, YTTV provides what I need. Just unfortunate that the price keeps going up

[The Kid 24]

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YTTV is going up $10 in January to $82.99 a month. I figured another hike was coming, but was hoping it would be more like $5 a month.

I'm pretty happy with YTTV, so I'll probably stick with it for now, but it's getting to the point where I'm considering alternatives.

And if I'm going to pay an extra $10 a month, I'd like to see MLBN back.

Totally agree!! I don't see what is justifiable in regards to this $10 increase.

[slickdtc]

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FUBO lacks TNT/TBS, is that right? I’ve read that somewhere. If that’s true, then that hurts sports viewing too.

Ugh. There is no one good option, probably by design.

TBS/TNT is on HBO Max, but you need the upgraded tier to stream those channels live. Stifled again, ha.

Not too bad a loss as the others as the most important stuff on those channels will be NHL or MLB playoffs, which are only for a limited time. Still, shouldn’t have to play a game and answer a riddle to watch sports…

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Feel like considering what you get with YTTV, that $72 a month feels about…right.

[illwill10]

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I do like how there is seemingly unlimited storage and how I can record games and not have to worry about running out. I can willingly skip watching games and watch it when I can.

[KG]

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Just give me a la carte YTTV. You’d see a lot of these side piece channels and networks flop


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[Hammerhunker]

Re: Cord cutting

YTTV going up another $10...been playing this game for several years now thinking that cutting-the-cord was my power as a consumer to have some sort of control, but it's all been farce.



We are only paying slightly less than the cable/satellite days. In some ways we have more, in most ways we have less. My wife and I go through funks in not having anything to watch even though we have everything to watch.



It's time to how we need to keep playing this game. It's getting ridiculous to me.