Cord cutting

[ODogg]

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Not all locations have all the locals.


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Yeah Columbus has all but NBC. Someone told me in the Vue forums on Facebook that you can get the app for Xbox One to view NBC Live shows and I did, then logged in with my Vue credentials and it worked.

Sucks though if you want to use a PS4 because I saw no NBC app for it.

[PVarck31]

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No, it's pretty clear actually from the ticker on news stations like Fox News, CNN etc. DirecTV has a tiny bit of jaggies/fuzziness, it's not hugely bad or anything but you can see it. Playstation Vue has no jaggies and is crystal clear.

Maybe it varies person to person but when I had Vue live sports were a mess and unwatchable for me. Directv Now has been perfect for sports.

[kehlis]

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Called last night and canceled DirecTV.

We are now Playstation Vue subscribers.

DirecTV = $125 month
Playstation Vue = $65 month

Only 4 CONS to doing so are:

1. NBC is not live but rather on-demand. This is fine except for sports. We got an HD antenna for that and we get channel 4 through that.

2. We lose MTV and Comedy Central = We only very sparingly watched MTV and never watched Comedy Central. Stefanie can watch her MTV shows on their site with limited commercial interruption though.

3. I had to buy a Firestick and a Roky Express for our "not-so-smart" TVs

4. We won't be able to get NFL Sunday Ticket, but honestly our Cowboys/Saints games are usually on TV anyways.

However, there are other PROS besides the $60 a month savings include:

1. Can watch two or three shows at once with a screen splitter that is built into the software. This is great for sports.

2. Watch TV anywhere actually WORKS flawlessly every single time unlike DirecTV which almost never worked or had issues when it did.

3. Picture quality is slightly superior to DirecTV as well.

4. Closed captions are highly configurable and look razor sharp and don't screw up like DirecTV's often did..

If you're thinking about doing this and have questions let me know! We didn't take this move lightly as we watch a lot of TV.

Unless you made a deal with the devil, you were paying a lot more than $125 a month with Direct TV and Sunday Ticket.

Also, just as an FYI, Direct TV has had the side by side feature to watch two channels at once for years that works very well for sports.

[Jr.]

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ps vue uses alot of bandwith not necessary speed im guessing because they try to push out 1080p at 60fps on just about every channel compared to other services

Is that data usage?

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[ODogg]

Cord cutting

Unless you made a deal with the devil, you were paying a lot more than $125 a month with Direct TV and Sunday Ticket.

Also, just as an FYI, Direct TV has had the side by side feature to watch two channels at once for years that works very well for sports.

They gave me NFL Sunday Ticket free of charge because I asked for it and I was a 10 year customer.

Yeah I know about the side by side on DirecTV but Vue gives you three.


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[DaImmaculateONe]

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Is that data usage?

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yeah you probably only need like 15mbit connection to stream 1 channel at 1080p 60frps but if you left it it on 24/7 for a whole month you probably end up using 1.8tb of data for that 1 channel

[DocHolliday]

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I was worried about how much data I would use as i have a 1 TB cap. Using it normally, I have never gone over 650G a month.

[Jr.]

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yeah you probably only need like 15mbit connection to stream 1 channel at 1080p 60frps but if you left it it on 24/7 for a whole month you probably end up using 1.8tb of data for that 1 channel

Yeah with my wife and I both streaming most nights on different TVs, we get up close to that 1TB data limit most months.

[p_rushing]

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yeah you probably only need like 15mbit connection to stream 1 channel at 1080p 60frps but if you left it it on 24/7 for a whole month you probably end up using 1.8tb of data for that 1 channel

I was worried about how much data I would use as i have a 1 TB cap. Using it normally, I have never gone over 650G a month.

Which is why right now it's not ready for everyone. The caps won't be enough for the bandwidth if everyone is doing it. Then add multiple TVs/ devices for a family. You can start using a lot.

Right now it depends on how many streams you do and how long.

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[lowpaiddonkey10]

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Hopefully CBS All Access is not the future of television. Can't imagine paying $6 per channel. Guess eventually CBS moves anything worth watching over to this rather than keep it on "free" TV.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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Hopefully CBS All Access is not the future of television. Can't imagine paying $6 per channel. Guess eventually CBS moves anything worth watching over to this rather than keep it on "free" TV.

That bummed me out that the new Star Trek was on CBS All Acess. Passed on it.

[23]

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That bummed me out that the new Star Trek was on CBS All Acess. Passed on it.

...and this here might be the reason that stuff flops

dividing the customer base

[lowpaiddonkey10]

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I think CBS is already moving stuff out of the "free" zone. I have Hulu with Live TV. Until recently I could view all seasons of a show like Blue Bloods now only Season 9 is available. Now I have watched the series since inception so have no need to rewatch but this seems to be the way they are going.

[AUChase]

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DirecTV Now is going up again for people who signed up early.

In May it's going up another $10/month and they are only offering new customers a choice of (2) packages.

I looked at the comparison tool and man if I'm a new customer I would probably consider a different company. I reached out and left them a detailed thought on their product and where it's going and how my cable provider can do better than them now as far as packaging and cost.

$50/mo. is starting to get up there for me.
Anyways they gave me a bunch of company generated responses and then offered me $10 off for three months and wanted me to reach back out to them so "they don't lose me as a customer."

I told the lady hey, "I'm not looking for a handout I just think you need to know how the packaging and price hike looks to the average person who uses your service as an alternative to satellite/cable because it's cheaper, but quality."

Just thought I would bring it up in-case any subscribers missed it.

[lowpaiddonkey10]

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Hulu Live went up to like $48 after taxes. Dropped it just have Netflix and the Hulu library. Tried CBS All Access trial and caught up with The Good Fight and Star Trek. For $6 I might just go with it to get these two shows and live CBS.


Only saving like $35 a month which is in reality nothing but since I basically stopped watching sport and the sport shows I can't see myself paying $35 to watch E and the Golf Channel. Got a website to watch BCS so I am good for a while.