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OK, what streaming services do I need to watch all the games for the least money?
Sorry understand this has been asked before over and over
 
I do Hulu which is good. Only advantage over YTTV is the package deal with Disney (kids) and ESPN+ (uconn hockey, baseball non big east, hartford athletic, random FA cup for Arsenal)
 
husky429 said:
How do you get that? I have Frontier, but I've always signed up for YoutubeTV before the season starts through my Google account.
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I signed up about a year ago and they just offered it to me. I'd call Frontier and ask. I was also switching ISP's, so mabe it was a new customer deal?
 
3rdbass said:
Here is the deal on Peacock through slickdeals site(This deal just expired but expect to come back for BF). They do this every Black Friday week and multiple times through the year. I renewed my year earlier with this deal. Just make sure to check the slickdeals site for the update when they offer it again. You can set up a deal alert to be notified when it happens again too.

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What games are being offered exclusively on Peacock? Said differently, why do we need to get it again? I know they have a portion of the big east contract, I just don't know how many Connecticut games are actually going to be broadcast on it.
 
Tyler2Rings said:
I have DirecTV stream. It is good for the local professional teams (YES, Nesn, Sny) but it does not have FS2 or CBSSN.

Going to have to get creative for those games
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Need to upgrade your package. I get all of those on DirectTV Stream. Are you sure you don't that them hidden? Aka not "favorited"?
 
ScottBonz said:
I do Hulu which is good. Only advantage over YTTV is the package deal with Disney (kids) and ESPN+ (uconn hockey, baseball non big east, hartford athletic, random FA cup for Arsenal)
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And SNY, for those of us who also watch the women's basketball games.

FYI for people who are considering this, Hulu is a movie service (sort of). Hulu live is the live tv streaming service. It includes everything that's on regular Hulu.
 
EnochRoot said:
IMO YouTubeTV is your best bet. I've used YT TV, Hulu Live, Fubo, and DirecTV Stream.

YouTubeTV has unlimited cloud DVR too. So if the game is broadcast on FS1 or a more national broadcast, you'll have it. Also I've found YT TV is the live streamer that suffers the least interruptions. I'd rate DirecTV Stream then Hulu Live, and then Fubo (in that order) in terms of disruption.
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Hulu live was a disaster for me - YTTV no problems.
 
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CL82 said:
What games are being offered exclusively on Peacock? Said differently, why do we need to get it again? I know they have a portion of the big east contract, I just don't know how many Connecticut games are actually going to be broadcast on it.
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uconnhuskies.com

2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of Connecticut Athletics

The official 2025-26 Men's Basketball schedule for the University of Connecticut Huskies
uconnhuskies.com uconnhuskies.com

It is the Umess and Depaul game during regular season see attached link. Also, some of the big east tournament games.
 
CL82 said:
How so? I haven't had any issues with it.
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Ditto…the only thing that grinds my gears is paying for “no ads”…but seeing ads on most channels.
 
StllH8L8ner said:
Ditto…the only thing that grinds my gears is paying for “no ads”…but seeing ads on most channels.
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Hulu is horrible with ads. I love how they put ads in the middle of their movies and not even short ones. I can't watch a movie on Hulu.
 
UConNation said:
I signed up about a year ago and they just offered it to me. I'd call Frontier and ask. I was also switching ISP's, so mabe it was a new customer deal?
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I am currently still using cable internet. Happy with it but cost is significant. How does Frontier do with a bunch of devices connected? Thats been my main concern for not switching.
 
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David 76 said:
For those that care, SNY, which has the bulk of the women's games is not on You Tube tv.
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Of course, next year the games will not be on SNY. I may switch back to YouTube TV then since it is nominally cheaper, though that would mean paying separately for ESPN +.
 
CL82 said:
And SNY, for those of us who also watch the women's basketball games.

FYI for people who are considering this, Hulu is a movie service (sort of). Hulu live is the live tv streaming service. It includes everything that's on regular Hulu.
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This is what I have, Hulu live. I think I pay 89.99 monthly and I’m happy with it. Watch the men’s and women’s games and can record them if need be.
 
David 76 said:
For those that care, SNY, which has the bulk of the women's games is not on You Tube tv.
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Correct, BUT you can sign into Fox Sports with YoutubeTV as your TV provider. By doing that I see the women's game on SNY tonight listed on the "watch" menu, so I THINK I'll be able to watch it.

What's weird is the SNY game shows up on foxsports.com/event-schedule but it doesn't show up on the Fox Sprots app on Roku or my smart TV. Anyone know what's up with that?
 
husky99 said:
OK, what streaming services do I need to watch all the games for the least money?
Sorry understand this has been asked before over and over
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Thanks for the courage to ask this. After reading two pages of commentary I am starting to understand why I am confused. I now have abundant resources to (at least temporarily) get a handle on this.
 
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dennismenace said:
Thanks for the courage to ask this. After reading two pages of commentary I am starting to understand why I am confused. I now have abundant resources to (at least temporarily) get a handle on this.
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It's why I have Verizon Fios and just pay whatever it is. We have a bundle with our internet so when taking everything into consideration the difference between Fios and streaming is minimal and I have everything I want. And more importantly we have everything my wife wants. :)
 
HooperScooper said:
It's why I have Verizon Fios and just pay whatever it is. We have a bundle with our internet so when taking everything into consideration the difference between Fios and streaming is minimal and I have everything I want. And more importantly we have everything my wife wants. :)
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You probably get a slightly sharper picture on Fios than streaming across the internet. I have Direct TV and it is definitely sharper, and I’ve compared it to what we get on Spectrum which streams their packages now. Streaming is convenient but the bandwidth is limited compared to Direct TV or Fios. Streaming 4k is the same deal, sharper but limited (meaning less information), compared to a 4k dvd which is an incredible experience and has has every single pixel, even when there’s lots of motion on the screen.
 
HooperScooper said:
It's why I have Verizon Fios and just pay whatever it is. We have a bundle with our internet so when taking everything into consideration the difference between Fios and streaming is minimal and I have everything I want. And more importantly we have everything my wife wants. :)
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This was somewhat true for me. The real issue is cable boxes. 1. I hate them 2. I'd need four of them. They charge for those and that adds like $50 a month. I hear they have an app now, but I don't think the DVR works through it. All I lose is NESN, which is annoying but I can live with it. If the NBA playoffs and NCAA tournament moves off TNT/TBS I'll go to FUBO.

So I'm on team Hulu+ at the moment. I have Peacock too because it's rather cheap anyway and has some decent stuff.
 
HuskyHawk said:
This was somewhat true for me. The real issue is cable boxes. 1. I hate them 2. I'd need four of them. They charge for those and that adds like $50 a month. I hear they have an app now, but I don't think the DVR works through it. All I lose is NESN, which is annoying but I can live with it. If the NBA playoffs and NCAA tournament moves off TNT/TBS I'll go to FUBO.

So I'm on team Hulu+ at the moment. I have Peacock too because it's rather cheap anyway and has some decent stuff.
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What do you watch on Peacock?
 
CL82 said:
What do you watch on Peacock?
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A surprisingly decent array of movies. The Undeclared War was their best "original" show (taken from BBC), very good. Watched Yellowstone for a bit. They also have some old stuff like Dark Shadows and Alfred Hitchcock presents. I watched the John Wick spin off for a bit (good but slow). It's $80 a year. Doesn't exactly break the bank.

What I've noticed and the industry has essentially confirmed, is that the vast catalogue of older movies you used to have on Prime and Netflix for free are all moving to their native streaming services. Paramount+, Peacock (Universal), Disney, Max (Warner Bros). So if you are like me and want what we had from Netflix DVD delivery in the old days, you can either constantly pay to rent it on Prime or Apple (or Microsoft) or simply subscribe to everything. If you don't watch a lot of stuff, renting will be cheaper, but there's also that original content too.
 
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TMB4405 said:
I am currently still using cable internet. Happy with it but cost is significant. How does Frontier do with a bunch of devices connected? Thats been my main concern for not switching.
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I work from home 2 days/week, my wife is 100% at home, we have smart TVs, 3 kids with various devices, etc etc etc all connected to the internet. I've never really noticed a slowdown outside of the occasional routine maintenance. Not knowing what kind of speed you're looking for, I can't say for sure that it'll do what you're looking for, but I can say that we pull a decent amount of bandwidth and haven't had any issues.
 
CL82 said:
How so? I haven't had any issues with it.
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Poor audio/video syncing. Got caught in a loop a few times where the just keptcreplaying the same contentvand notvasvancing despite me signing out, shutting down and restarting. Same loops on bith TVs.
YouTube has been great. Still have Hulu basic for their content.
 
CL82 said:
Of course, next year the games will not be on SNY. I may switch back to YouTube TV then since it is nominally cheaper, though that would mean paying separately for ESPN +.
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What do you have?
 
David 76 said:
What do you have?
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Hulu live. I get ABC, all the ESPN's, Fox, FS1, FS2, CBS, CBSSN NBC and SNY. In addition to that, I also get ESPN +. All of those come as a part of my Hulu live deal, which is something like $82 a month. So basically, I have everything I need to watch almost any Connecticut game in any Connecticut sport. The one thing that is missing is NESN (for hockey) but I am out of market for that.

The deal also includes Hulu, which is one of those streaming movie and television deals and Disney+. Of course you still get all the normal live channels too. I think it is a good deal. Once the baseball season is over I pause the account until football starts up. That saves me about $250, which, though not a lot of money, is worth it given that pausing the account is pretty easy to do.

The quality is good. It also contains an unlimited VCR, so that puts me in a position to record every game, which lets me rewatch fast forwarding through commercials. That's all I can think of. Overall, I think it's a reasonable way to get all the games in a variety of sports.
 
CL82 said:
Hulu live. I get ABC, all the ESPN's, Fox, FS1, FS2, CBS, CBSSN NBC and SNY. In addition to that, I also get ESPN +. All of those come as a part of my Hulu live deal, which is something like $82 a month. So basically, I have everything I need to watch almost any Connecticut game in any Connecticut sport. The one thing that is missing is NESN (for hockey) but I am out of market for that.

The deal also includes Hulu, which is one of those streaming movie and television deals and Disney+. Of course you still get all the normal live channels too. I think it is a good deal. Once the baseball season is over I pause the account until football starts up. That saves me about $250, which, though not a lot of money, is worth it given that pausing the account is pretty easy to do.

The quality is good. It also contains an unlimited VCR, so that puts me in a position to record every game, which lets me rewatch fast forwarding through commercials. That's all I can think of. Overall, I think it's a reasonable way to get all the games in a variety of sports.
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Thank you!!
That is helpful
 
Get a firestick and get an IPTV service. You’ll get everything.
Here’s one. Home
 
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