Getting Rid of Cable- What am I missing?

[BMAN]

This Vue is money.

 

[inliner311]

Just switched to AT&T (50mpbs for $40/month + $100 visa giftcard) from Spectrum(grandfathered TW at 20mbps at $60/month). Spectrum would not grandfather me in to their starting speed of 100mbps without raising my price so I said f 'em. Only *issue* with AT&T is that they had to run it from the outside to my bedroom, so I'm wireless now, whereas I had my FireTV and XB1 hardwired with Spectrum. Still, wireless speeds are higher than wired speed with Spectrum. The only thing that concerned me with switching to AT&T was the 1TB data cap, but I looked at my usage and it looks like I historically only use about 1/3 of that.

I really wanted WOW, as they are cheap, have high speeds, and no data cap, but they are not in my apartment complex for whatever reason. Plan is to switch back and forth annually for AT&T/Spectrums new customer promos.

If you ever worry about hitting your data cap and you are using one of the streaming tv services, you might think about getting an antenna to supplement your tv watching. You can watch your live TV on the attenna from the broadcast networks and not worry about adding to your data usage. It's also a good backup for big events like the Superbowl, Oscars, NBA finals, etc when they might get a higher than usual server load and experience problems. Plus you get a bunch of extra channels that the tv streaming services don't carry. I get like 35+ channels off my antenna, only 5 of which are included with my YouTube tv.

 

[KI4MVP]

If you ever worry about hitting your data cap and you are using one of the streaming tv services, you might think about getting an antenna to supplement your tv watching. You can watch your live TV on the attenna from the broadcast networks and not worry about adding to your data usage. It's also a good backup for big events like the Superbowl, Oscars, NBA finals, etc when they might get a higher than usual server load and experience problems. Plus you get a bunch of extra channels that the tv streaming services don't carry. I get like 35+ channels off my antenna, only 5 of which are included with my YouTube tv.

so in just 60 years we've progressed from this:

to this?

 

[inliner311]

so in just 60 years we've progressed from this:

to this?

Haha yep....the picture from an antenna is better than the quality from streaming in most cases and it doesn't have the snowy picture like we use to think of when we would compare antenna vs cable in the analog days. Either you get the picture or you don't with atsc.

I've been using indoor antennas for years. With the wiring and pole in place from my Dish Network satellite I might buy an outdoor antenna and see how it goes. They are cheap, ~$40, and would make a cleaner look around the tv.

 

[Tornicade]

you can get a nice 40-60 mile indoor antenna for less than 10 bucks on amazon. that doesn't make ya look like a hilljack

Currently I have sling TV and Netflix because they don't care about open android boxes whereas Vue and hulu have gotten way to restrictive on what ya can use to run their stuff your paying for

 

[Pick6]

If you ever worry about hitting your data cap and you are using one of the streaming tv services, you might think about getting an antenna to supplement your tv watching. You can watch your live TV on the attenna from the broadcast networks and not worry about adding to your data usage. It's also a good backup for big events like the Superbowl, Oscars, NBA finals, etc when they might get a higher than usual server load and experience problems. Plus you get a bunch of extra channels that the tv streaming services don't carry. I get like 35+ channels off my antenna, only 5 of which are included with my YouTube tv.

Should add that I do have a HD antenna. Bought one off of amazon for like $35. Living ~5 miles from the Parma antenna farm has its perks. I actually got it because its the only way I can watch Browns games. I can use my parents' DISH login to watch any other live sporting event on apps, but CBS has to be difficult.

 

[inliner311]

Should add that I do have a HD antenna. Bought one off of amazon for like $35. Living ~5 miles from the Parma antenna farm has its perks. I actually got it because its the only way I can watch Browns games. I can use my parents' DISH login to watch any other live sporting event on apps, but CBS has to be difficult.

CBS has always been the hardest to get because channel on the same signal in Canada. The FCC won't allow them to put it out at full power. It doesn't help that it VHF. I found that a powered rabbit ears with a loop works the best to get all the channels in the area. I try to put the antenna as high as possible. It's one of the reason I want to put up an outdoor antenna.

 

[gourimoko]

This Vue is money.

Shit's amazing isn't it? I don't think there is any comparable product on the market IMHO. YouTube TV is awesome, but.. Vue is better I think.

 

[Walter White]

Shit's amazing isn't it? I don't think there is any comparable product on the market IMHO. YouTube TV is awesome, but.. Vue is better I think.

The one on Ps4? Thinking about trying a free trial, probably smart to do it once the ECF starts or even Finals. Core package probably the best? It also has NBATV and NFL Network and all the extra sports channels for only an extra 5 bucks a month. I mean, I could probably live without those channels but that is cool.

 

[Hydroponic3385]

Stupid question. Do you need an Xbox or Playstation or whatever to use Vue? The last video game console I've owned was N64...

 

[inliner311]

Stupid question. Do you need an Xbox or Playstation or whatever to use Vue? The last video game console I've owned was N64...

Not a stupid question because in the beginning Vue was only available on PS3 and PS4. Now they have expanded to Roku, Apple TV, fire stick, Chromecast and Android TV. If you have a smart TV check if the Vue app is available, I think it's available on my Samsung TV.

 

[inliner311]

Shit's amazing isn't it? I don't think there is any comparable product on the market IMHO. YouTube TV is awesome, but.. Vue is better I think.

I think each had their own perks. Personally YouTube tv works for me because of the quality, stability in the stream, and channel lineup is all I want. I can understand the appeal of Vue and DirecTV now with their variety of lineups that are similar to cable lineups. Same with the small package option of Sling and Philo.

DirecTV now having HBO for $5 a month is a huge perk. Same with Hulu live including normal Hulu with it for free. YouTube TV has an unlimited DVR which lets you just populate a whole series of a show and then binge it. I just add shows that I might watch in the future and not worry about filling my DVR.

They all have free trials so it only make sense to try them all for yourself especially with how they all work better or worse with different streaming devices.

 

[bcort]

Those using vue and YouTube TV, have you tried DTVNow? That's what I'm currently using but interested in a comparison between them. Better out worse streaming?

 

[KI4MVP]

I think each had their own perks. Personally YouTube tv works for me because of the quality, stability in the stream, and channel lineup is all I want. I can understand the appeal of Vue and DirecTV now with their variety of lineups that are similar to cable lineups. Same with the small package option of Sling and Philo.

DirecTV now having HBO for $5 a month is a huge perk. Same with Hulu live including normal Hulu with it for free. YouTube TV has an unlimited DVR which lets you just populate a whole series of a show and then binge it. I just add shows that I might watch in the future and not worry about filling my DVR.

They all have free trials so it only make sense to try them all for yourself especially with how they all work better or worse with different streaming devices.

which ones allow unlimited DVR functionality? Are their limits to how many shows you can record at once? Do any let you watch recorded shows that you didn't actually set to record ahead of time? Can you skip commercials in either case? And are their limits to how many live streams you can watch at once? We sometimes have the same game on in 3 different rooms.

Also, which ones allow you to use a subscription to watch on the different apps for each network.

 

[inliner311]

which ones allow unlimited DVR functionality? Are their limits to how many shows you can record at once? Do any let you watch recorded shows that you didn't actually set to record ahead of time? Can you skip commercials in either case? And are their limits to how many live streams you can watch at once? We sometimes have the same game on in 3 different rooms.

Also, which ones allow you to use a subscription to watch on the different apps for each network.

YouTube tv has unlimited DVR and 3 streams. It's a 9 month limit on the recorded tv. Im fairly sure the login works for the other apps too, which I think is the case for most of the streaming services. I think Vue has a limit but it a couple hundred hours but it's only a 28 day limit on recordings. DirecTV now is still in beta for DVR. Hulu live is only 50 hours and is 14.99 a month to upgrade to 200.

Check each service for the amount of streams. YouTube tv is 3. Vue is more complex, you can only use one PS4 at a time and they limit it base on which devices you are using to stream. It says up to 5, but you have to have the right combo of devices to achieve that. Hulu live is just 2.

I'll just answer the rest of the questions with YouTube tv because I didn't really use the DVR function with the rest of them when I did the trials. Yes you can skip commerical if it's the orginal recording but alot get replaced by the on-demand version by the morning after it airs. The commerical are way shorter though, like 30 seconds to 1:30 minutes per break instead of the normal 3:30 minutes. Since the on demand is intergraded right in, you can watch most shows that you don't record. The amount of seasons that is available on demand varies. Bob's burgers and Simpsons have the newest season then random ones, I have them record to fill in the gaps over time.