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I’m thinking of a combination of high speed internet, a Roku, YouTube Tv, Philos, & Netflix to kill the cable bill. Viewing their channels they’re missing SNY, YES, & NESN. How do I get those?
 
I'm a techno dumb ass. Bust my bubble and help me anticipate what I am missing.

I have a boat I in RI at the moment, that I intend to live on in the winter months in Fort Lauderdale as my waterfront 'condo'.

In the winter months the NFL is all network tv for playoffs. I want UConn men & women, the ncaa tournament both men & women, CNBC, and some programming/movies. I'd only care about tv at the dock, and at times I'd love to record and watch at my convenience with a DVR.

Many similar boats have Tracvision and Tracphone SAT systems installed for $2000 to $5000, then also have the costs of subscribing to SAT TV or Internet +content. Direct TV requires a 24 mos commitment which is crazy.

At Verizon I just bought a Samsung Galaxy S5e Tablet for $280, (which may not be the latest and greatest). They associate the tablet with a new wireless number with a $35 line startup fee. I expect to buy a chromecast or similar device for $50 or so. I will have $365 into the project. ($400 with an Over-The-Air antenna)

Verizon gave me an 'Unlimited' streaming plan for $20 mos + the misc fees which I expect to actually be $25 to $28 mos.
I don't know how to assess the capabilities of the stream speed and bandwidth. I don't know how to assess 'throttling' that might take place. I am just trusting the salesperson's representation that I will be able to stream endlessly and satisfactorily from sources like Hulu and I shouldn't need to worry about the details.

I have my home credentials from Spectrum to access WatchESPN, FoxSports, etc. My cell phone package includes the Hulu base program library, Disney, and ESPN+ which I can evidently use on this device. I also bought an Over-The-Air antenna for $40 to see what I can get for free in RI or FL. It seems I have a lot for under $30 mos?

During the winter I could upgrade to add HuluLive for $65 with ads or $71 without ads, and I would have a full channel package for $100 per month for 4 months then cut it off again. That would also give me DVR in the 'cloud' supposedly.
I could even access HuluLive with my son's credentials and maybe keep my winter bill at $30 mos? Also I could use my wife's NetFlix account which I never have.

I've got to be missing something because the arrangement seems too good to be true.

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UConnKev said:
Switched to T-Mobile for cellular. The plan includes Netflix for free and $10 off a month on YouTubeTV.
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I'm not sure if you are still able to get MLB tv but I signed up for free MLB tv from them as well about a month ago.
 
Dear Roku Customer,



We are disappointed to share the news that Google has chosen to let the YouTube TV contract expire.

While this news is unfortunate, we wanted to let you know that we are taking an extra step to ensure existing Roku users like yourself retain access to YouTube TV while we work to reach an agreement.

We will always stand up for our users, which is why we cannot accept Google's unfair and anticompetitive requirements that would allow for the manipulation of your search results, impact the usage of your data and ultimately cost you more.



Our commitment is to always put your interests first and therefore we will continue to offer existing users access to YouTube TV unless Google takes actions that require the full removal of the channel. New subscribers will not be allowed at this time. It is also important that you do not delete the YouTube TV channel as it will not be available for download to Roku devices.



We remain committed to reaching a good-faith agreement with Google that preserves your access to YouTube TV, honors your desired search preferences and protects your data. We hope to update you soon.

Thank you,

Roku
 
Where's the Google announcement blaming Roku?

Carriage fee wars by any other name...

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
 
It is getting ridiculous. I might honestly drop youtubetv. No NESN, YES, MSG and now I might have to get a amazon fire stick for my Roku TV. Google is being ridiculous.
 
rayrayfor3 said:
It is getting ridiculous. I might honestly drop youtubetv. No NESN, YES, MSG and now I might have to get a amazon fire stick for my Roku TV. Google is being ridiculous.
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If I'm not mistaken you'll still be able to use YouTube TV... I think this only applies to people signing up for youtube tv from now on.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Definitely not 100% sure on this
 
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husky429 said:
If I'm not mistaken you'll still be able to use YouTube TV... I think this only applies to people signing up for youtube tv from now on.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Definitely not 100% sure on this
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You are correct now. If you have already have it it will still work for now. That could change though and it might be pulled entirely. And depending on which company is talking it's the other ones fault.
 
To be clear, even if ROKU doesn't work you can access youtube on some tvs that are smart, but I have one smart TV that needed Roku. Some apps only come up on roku though.
 
I think this is a good thing, trying to keep YouTube.tv in check. I'm not leaving Roku for YouTube, Roku is where my loyalty lies. The YouTubes are easily replaced.
 
Watchdog said:
Does anyone know how fast and how reliable CenturyLink and Spectrum are for internet?
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I live in North Carolina, I have spectrum I have 400 Mb/s down and spectrum is awful. Haven't heard good things about Centurylink either.
 
I also dropped Youtube TV because they don't have NESN... Happy to be paying less with bundled cableTV and internet from Spectrum than I did for internet and YoutubeTV... Glad to have YES and SNY as well
 
And YouTube TV responds. :)

YoutubeTV:
Our goal with YouTube TV is to offer you the content you love, delivered in the way you want — including on all of your favorite devices. To make this happen, we enter into agreements with partners in order to enable access to YouTube TV via different devices.
Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we have been unable to reach an agreement with Roku. We continue to offer Roku the opportunity to renew the YouTube TV deal under the existing, reasonable terms.
If you are not currently using Roku, you should not have any issues. For our Roku users, as we send this, you still have access to YouTube TV on Roku devices; however, Roku may choose to remove the YouTube TV app from their devices. We encourage Roku to continue providing the YouTube TV app for our mutual users.
Should Roku decide to remove the YouTube TV app from their platform, you can still cast to your Roku device from your mobile device, tablet, or computer by following these simple steps. You can also continue to access the app using all of the devices listed here.
In light of Roku’s current stance, we encourage you to reach out to their customer support team to request they keep YouTube TV on Roku devices here or tweet @roku.
We are committed to ensuring our members continue to have access to YouTube TV and will continue advocating on behalf of our members. For further updates on this issue and our efforts to resolve it, please visit this website.
Sincerely, The YouTube TV team
 
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Husky25 said:
Where's the Google announcement blaming Roku?

Carriage fee wars by any other name...

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
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Received this email from YouTube TV today. I promptly went online to cancel my YouTube TV subscription. Was so busy with "high volume" I had to send them an email.

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Our household did a real-time inventory of shows we would miss without YouTube.tv. Turns out if we add Discovery+ (which everyone wants to give me for free), the only thing we lose is Jeopardy.
 
Yeah if it wasn't for live sports we would definitely get rid of cable altogether. The only thing my wife watches on cable is her morning news, which we could access through an antenna if we wanted. The sports I watch are baseball, football, and college basketball, which means I can't cancel cable at any point in the year.
 
Rico444 said:
Yeah if it wasn't for live sports we would definitely get rid of cable altogether. The only thing my wife watches on cable is her morning news, which we could access through an antenna if we wanted. The sports I watch are baseball, football, and college basketball, which means I can't cancel cable at any point in the year.
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With Pluto TV, Tubi, Roku, etc. I can find free tv shows without a pay base. Yet, live sports keeps myself locked in with YTTV.
 
Big East Fa said:
With Pluto TV, Tubi, Roku, etc. I can find free tv shows without a pay base. Yet, live sports keeps myself locked in with YTTV.
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What live sports do you watch after college basketball ends? I just have sling blue, mlb tv and peacock to cover me. I will drop peacock once soccer season ends. I don't care about NBA so TNT and local tv covers me there. I would think once college basketball seaon ends and before NFL starts most people can downgrade tbeir service.
 
3rdbass said:
What live sports do you watch after college basketball ends? I just have sling blue, mlb tv and peacock to cover me. I will drop peacock once soccer season ends. I don't care about NBA so TNT and local tv covers me there. I would think once college basketball seaon ends and before NFL starts most people can downgrade tbeir service.
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College football and college basketball is my passion. So, that is FS1, FS2, CBSSN, BTN and ESPN networks and espn3. Pretty much in that order on the hoops side.

Now, I enjoy MLB Network and FS1 for baseball. I also like college softball. So, the ESPN family of networks comes into play for that. Along with BTN.

When the playoffs start for the NBA and NHL, that is ESPN, NBCSN, TNT and USA. Not a big fan of the NBA and NHL, yet I watch.

Last, my wife. She DVR'S everything. So, YTTV is huge for that factor. I looked into Sling. Did that week trail. I thought the picture was poor. Good thing you have Sling Blue for FS1. As FS1 is the summer of
soccer. 2021 – CONMEBOL Copa America
 
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So after cutting cable it appears impossible for me to use Hulu live as I intended. My Hulu account is billed through my iTunes (because ?) and it is impossible to make that change through iTunes but they list a number to call to do it and the person on the other end of the phone told me I had to do it through iTunes sooooooo...????
 
Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
So after cutting cable it appears impossible for me to use Hulu live as I intended. My Hulu account is billed through my iTunes (because ?) and it is impossible to make that change through iTunes but they list a number to call to do it and the person on the other end of the phone told me I had to do it through iTunes sooooooo...????
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Why billing through ITunes? I bill directly through Hulu. Have hulu live, no ads and love it. Was able to see more CBB than I could with regular cable.
 
Kathy said:
Why billing through ITunes? I bill directly through Hulu. Have hulu live, no ads and love it. Was able to see more CBB than I could with regular cable.
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I have no idea how or why. I think because I originally downloaded Hulu on my phone apple is the third party biller. P. I. T. A.
 
GemParty said:
I’m thinking of a combination of high speed internet, a Roku, YouTube Tv, Philos, & Netflix to kill the cable bill. Viewing their channels they’re missing SNY, YES, & NESN. How do I get those?
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YouTube TV has SNY or NESN in region. You can’t get both at the same time. If you were out of region you could use a VPN to spoof one or the other. There have been threads about it, but it’s not relevant to me so I don’t know the details.
 
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CL82 said:
YouTube TV has SNY or NESN in region. You can’t get both at the same time. If you were out of region you could use a VPN to spoof one or the other. There have been threads about it, but it’s not relevant to me so I don’t know the details.
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New Haven County should have both, but tha's the minority.
 
That we still get SNY is a testament to UConn's popularity I would think.
 
The newest volley is YouTube.tv creating a backdoor through the You Tube app. We'll see how that works.
 
All, I need a hand.

I purchased a Google Chromecast thinking I could cast any service streaming on my iPhone to my TV. Is this true? For example, I want to cast the Optimum TV app via Chromecast to the TV. Is this doable? I’ll also need ESPN and the CBS sports app for UConn. Thanks in advance!
 
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