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Has anybody used FuboTV after cutting the cord?


KillerKat

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Just now, top dawg said:

I am a veteran cord cutter.  If I could cut Spectrum out of my life completely, I would. Paying for the Internet is all they're getting out of me.  If Netflix goes up on me one more time,  I may not them as well.  Set TV is that good. 

Yeah same boat with Spectrum no other high speed provider around me worth switching.  If Goole fiber or another one moves in Im switching immediately.

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1 minute ago, Shocker said:

Yeah same boat with Spectrum no other high speed provider around me worth switching.  If Goole fiber or another one moves in Im switching immediately.

Shoot, man,  my Internet is down right now.  That's one reason I've been on the site more than usual today. I know that it has to be them, but won't find out until the man arrives tomorrow.   For all the money they get,  you'd think that they'd be perfect.  They go down too much,  and their maintenance annoys me.  I could go with Century Link (and still might),  but I've heard horror stories about them too. I'm waiting on Google Fiber to make it's way here too. 

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I want to cut out the Directv as their costs have skyrocketed since I signed up about 5 years ago.  I'm all for a streaming option, but the problem I have is DVR.  My family and I rely heavily on recorded broadcasts.  Do any of these emerging services have a way to record shows or at least access something like a game after it was aired live?

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33 minutes ago, Chaos said:

I want to cut out the Directv as their costs have skyrocketed since I signed up about 5 years ago.  I'm all for a streaming option, but the problem I have is DVR.  My family and I rely heavily on recorded broadcasts.  Do any of these emerging services have a way to record shows or at least access something like a game after it was aired live?

I left directv in January for psvue.  I also tried youtubetv.  Both had all Charlotte locals and all the espns that I require.  However, youtubetv is missing nfln and all the Turner channels which are critical for March madness.

They both offer cloud dvr services and YouTube is better there as you can keep programs for 9 months on the dvr.  With psvue, recordings expire after 28 days.  Also, beware that both of those will force you to watch commercials if you record something that is also available on demand.  

They are both so much cheaper than directv was getting after dvr fees, he fees,  and receiver fees for each box.  My whole bill is now about what I was paying in fees before.  While neither is perfect for me, I can't imagine going back to traditional options now.

One other minor thing with psvue for me is that they say you can't have more than 5 concurrent streams but that is misleading.  You can have the following within a 3 hour period.

1 ps4

1 ps3

3 everything else (roku, Chromecast, phone, tablet)

If you try to use a 4th from the other category in a 3 hour period, then you have to wait up to 3 hours.  Seems like disconnecting one device would allow for using another device but that is not how it works.  Not a deal breaker for me but they are a bit misleading.

 

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5 hours ago, KillerKat said:

well looks like in my area code "27537" CBS, NBC, and Fox are not available for any option in this thread other than settv which I don't wanna get into. fug these major corporations. 

just hook up an atenna for local channels, plus you get a bunch of extra channels. Its easy enough to go back and forth between antenna and streaming tv.

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I cut the cord 4 years ago. Do have an antenna for OTA. Pay annually for Amazon Prime but that has value beyond video. My son has DirecTV Now, signed up when it launched so his price will never go up and he has HBO for life and he's gotten 2 Apple TV boxes, a Roku stick and a Fire TV stick from them over the years. He shares his login with me, I don't use the DTVN app (he has 2 tv's) but I do use his login with all the individual channel apps which is great. Can watch any broadcast show the day after it aired. I use a Roku3 stick. Also share my daughter's Netflix account. But the best thing you can spend $35 on is a Chromecast (now Google cast?).

I have never missed a Panthers game or any sports I wanted to watch including MNF & TNF. FOX is spotty on my OTA so I use the Fox Sports app.  Use ESPN and NBC Sports apps too. All with the DTVN login. Get CBS OTA. If I can't find a sporting event on one of the apps, I get online and stream it then cast it to the tv. Which is why you need a Chromecast. Everything is available online. I have to cast hockey a lot because nhl.tv sucks. And you can watch March Madness from NCAA's website (cast) or Roku (probably Fire TV too) has a March Madness app which will be active during the tournament.

See if you have a relative willing to share their DTVN or Sling or PSV or cable login with you for the apps. No money spent on your part. And get a Chromcast for casting from websites. Once you cut the cord you will start watching tv differently. I guarantee it.

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4 hours ago, GRWatcher said:

I cut the cord 4 years ago. Do have an antenna for OTA. Pay annually for Amazon Prime but that has value beyond video. My son has DirecTV Now, signed up when it launched so his price will never go up and he has HBO for life and he's gotten 2 Apple TV boxes, a Roku stick and a Fire TV stick from them over the years. He shares his login with me, I don't use the DTVN app (he has 2 tv's) but I do use his login with all the individual channel apps which is great. Can watch any broadcast show the day after it aired. I use a Roku3 stick. Also share my daughter's Netflix account. But the best thing you can spend $35 on is a Chromecast (now Google cast?).

I have never missed a Panthers game or any sports I wanted to watch including MNF & TNF. FOX is spotty on my OTA so I use the Fox Sports app.  Use ESPN and NBC Sports apps too. All with the DTVN login. Get CBS OTA. If I can't find a sporting event on one of the apps, I get online and stream it then cast it to the tv. Which is why you need a Chromecast. Everything is available online. I have to cast hockey a lot because nhl.tv sucks. And you can watch March Madness from NCAA's website (cast) or Roku (probably Fire TV too) has a March Madness app which will be active during the tournament.

See if you have a relative willing to share their DTVN or Sling or PSV or cable login with you for the apps. No money spent on your part. And get a Chromcast for casting from websites. Once you cut the cord you will start watching tv differently. I guarantee it.

Sounds great. I'd have to see if DirecTV Now streams sports from CBS, NBC, and FOX live in my area.

 

Edit: looks like i get ABC and NBC live, but not Fox. So I could use the DTVN login to access the Fox app?

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8 hours ago, Chaos said:

I want to cut out the Directv as their costs have skyrocketed since I signed up about 5 years ago.  I'm all for a streaming option, but the problem I have is DVR.  My family and I rely heavily on recorded broadcasts.  Do any of these emerging services have a way to record shows or at least access something like a game after it was aired live?

Out of luck on that one. Set TV used to have that feature but said they had to disable it due to legal issues. They say they might have it at some point in the future, but I'm not holding my breath.

I'd imagine there may be some type of way to do your own DVR, but I don't know. I wouldn't hold my breath about that either, but I've accepted it as a cost if cord cutting. Honestly, other than sports, which is re-aired on some channels, I pretty much see what I want via their video on demand service or Netflix. They have the most popular programs anyway.

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