Watching The Vols!

[VolPack22]

To be clear, if I wanted all or most tv channels I have gone with YTTV and love the DVR function and the user interface is one of the best to use. I just don’t watch as much tv anymore unless I’m trying to wind down at the end of the day and sports are about the only thing that interest me on live tv nowadays so the ESPN deal seems perfect for me. I already pay for Netflix, Prime, Max, and then have Disney/Hulu included with my phone plan. I really just don’t need to spend the extra money on an expensive tv subscription whenever I can put that money elsewhere.

 

[savannahfan]

The only issue with the sharing thing is you're limited in the number of streams. What is it, three simultaneous streams, I think? I actually have the upgrade that allows unlimited streams, but I think that only works in the same household. And I've had issues from time to time with getting kicked off with the "too many streams" message, even though I have unlimited.

Number of streams - - - I prefer a pool rather than streams for swimming...

 

[VOLtaism]

I cut the cord completely, no streaming services. So far I found everything I want to watch, which is 95% sports, streaming on YouTube and ESPN +. The picture quality is not quite as good but its basically free.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Whenever I see people mention the 4-5 remotes thing I can’t help but to laugh my butt off. If you have a smart tv there is only 1 remote you use for EVERYTHING and most of them have voice control now. Even if you had to use the fire stick or roku that’s only one extra remote and it still controls your tv so you never even have to touch the other remote.

My TV remote controls my fire stick with no issues.

 

[VolPack22]

Xfinity...$245 per month gets me all major channels, plus SEC Network, plus high speed internet fast enough to work from home, plus ESPN and ESPN2. I use a firestick for free SEC+.

Factoring in Gig speed fiber optics if I worked from home, that would still equate to $175 for me paying for cable in my area. Way too much.

 

[BigBadVol]

Hulu with Disney+ which includes all of ESPN+. With my high speed internet it’s around $160/month.

 

[VolPack22]

Yeah I think it's the best service. The high price is rough but the other comparable services out there are raising them too and I like the fact that they aren't sticklers about the sharing/location thing, at least not yet...

Google brings in so much money they don’t even care about people sharing accounts. They launched YouTube TV just because they could and then they said “oh well shoot we can buy NFL Sunday Ticket too.” They ventured into the live tv streaming business for fun and ended up adding crazy money to their already impressive empire.

 

[WillisWG]

ESPN is launching their DTC service and will include their entire family of networks including ESPN+. And with the new deal they are trying to finalize with the NFL, it’s possible NFL Network and/or REDZone will be included in that also. $300 for an entire year or $30/month if you don’t want to be locked in for a year. I don’t have a need for anything else on cable and can get an antenna for local channels if needed. Going to be saving at least $50/month switching to this.

That's my lean this year. I have switched back and forth between YouTubeTV with ESPN+ and HULU Live bundle over the years but other than sports I am not watching the other junk I am paying for.

 

[Stoked]

$300+/month for Xfinity Cable

EVERY time i look into "cutting the cable"...it seems that by the time you craft a way to subscribe to ALL the different streaming offerings...you're gonna be at about my $300+/month anyway...and have 4-5 remotes you have to juggle...and "firesticks" poking my LARGE Samsung...

Me, i just say "Tennessee Football" and I immediately have many choices to watch/select from...

GEEZ no way on earth I'd pay this. Sling TV is a 1/5th of that price...

Maybe it's a generational thing... no millennial I know pays for cable/satellite. We either stream or find "other ways" to watch online. Like for instance I am a Chicago Bears fan that doesn't live in the Chicago market... no way on earth I would pay for Sunday Ticket when it's nearly $500 a year... I found a guy that streams every Bears game on his Discord.

 

[JCHateSteve]

Sling Orange with the sports add on. It's by far the cheapest options without putting my pirate hat on. The service has it's quirks. But it does the job.

 

[farmdogvol]

Last year I used FUBO, I canceled it after the first of the year because they raised the rate. I'm now using Youtube TV that my son is paying for. Win/Win for me.

 

[BDP!]

YouTube TV great service and better price

 

[#1HomeGrownUTVOL]

Spectrum TV Select. I am a Sales Specialist for Spectrum, so my opinion might be kind of bias.

 

[#1HomeGrownUTVOL]

I think this might be the most popular answer. It's what I use and I can't imagine switching to anything else.

Of course, the price keeps going up. I'm pretty sure YouTubeTV was $30 a month when I first signed up and left cable. Now I think I'm paying just under $100.

Freak, for 100 bucks I can get you Spectrum TV select and you would also get like 7 major apps for free.(peacock, Paramount+, Disney+ AMC +, HBO Max, and ESPN+, Tennis Channel)

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Freak, for 100 bucks I can get you Spectrum TV select and you would also get like 7 major apps for free.(peacock, Paramount+, Disney+ AMC +, HBO Max, and ESPN+, Tennis Channel)

What does TV select include?

 

[Freak]

Freak, for 100 bucks I can get you Spectrum TV select and you would also get like 7 major apps for free.(peacock, Paramount+, Disney+ AMC +, HBO Max, and ESPN+, Tennis Channel)

Oot of curiosity, does spectrum still run coax for cable?

 

[SDV]

We have DIRECTV Stream and have for several years. I think it was $35/mo when we started and has gone up to I think it’s $110/mo now, but my original package got grandfathered in, so we have every channel that I could ever want. We also have the Disney/Hulu/ESPN+ bundle. I never miss a Vols game.

 

[#1HomeGrownUTVOL]

Oot of curiosity, does spectrum still run coax for cable?

Coax Fiber Hybrid. A lot of places have Fiber but not everywhere yet.

Basically that means fiber on the poles and Coax to the home.

 

[HooahVol]

Def YoutubeTV. And i will always cancel it after the Vols last game.

Same here. I could care less about TV otherwise. At roughly $80 a month for 5 months it is east to justify. Especially since I really do love college football and watch a lot of games.

 

[Orangesmokey]

I have EPBfi with the upgraded package that gives all the sports channels. 232 a month includes the gig internet.

 

[volum3]

Coax Fiber Hybrid. A lot of places have Fiber but not everywhere yet.

Basically that means fiber on the poles and Coax to the home.

does this service require coax/fiber run to the house or can you stream? Ive been pulling coax OUT when/where I can, I use Spectrum for my cell phones, price is right but service is crap

 

[Frozevol]

Same here with Sling Orange. I cancel it once basketball is over. For baseball I just wait until after the game and watch highlights for free on YouTube.

 

[#1HomeGrownUTVOL]

does this service require coax/fiber run to the house or can you stream? Ive been pulling coax OUT when/where I can, I use Spectrum for my cell phones, price is right but service is crap

You will at least have to have the coax to hook to your modem, and then you can stream everything through Wi-Fi

 

[volnole]

For those who watch the Vols each Sat. on TV,what service do you use?For me its Dish Network,had it for 25 years!!

Spectrum at home and Dish when on the road

 

[joevol33]

I think this might be the most popular answer. It's what I use and I can't imagine switching to anything else.

Of course, the price keeps going up. I'm pretty sure YouTubeTV was $30 a month when I first signed up and left cable. Now I think I'm paying just under $100.

I'm gonna try sling this year