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Chuck said:
Thanks. That's the one I have. It's perfectly fast when I'm near the router, but gives me very mediocre house coverage. I'm paying them to "lease" it every month. Sounds like you are as well. I'd like to get a mesh system and would buy a fios-compatible modem but Verizon doesn't want you to go independent so they make it pretty tough to figure out what will work. I'll update if/when I figure it out.
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I said I'd update (if anyone cares). I called fios and reupped for another 2 years which saved me some money. I sent back two of my boxes, which saved me $14 per month. So I'm down $40 per month. I figure by then we maybe in a better position to cut the cord. It turns out I am not paying separately for my quantum router, so I kept that. I went with the Google Wifi system, primarily because it was cheaper and more user-friendly than the Orbi. It's been great. I'm getting upwards of 85/85 in all areas other than my basement, which is still coming in at 50/50. I pay for 75/75 from Verizon. The biggest pain was updating the Ring doorbell, but that's better now also.
 
Chuck said:
I said I'd update (if anyone cares). I called fios and reupped for another 2 years which saved me some money. I sent back two of my boxes, which saved me $14 per month. So I'm down $40 per month. I figure by then we maybe in a better position to cut the cord. It turns out I am not paying separately for my quantum router, so I kept that. I went with the Google Wifi system, primarily because it was cheaper and more user-friendly than the Orbi. It's been great. I'm getting upwards of 85/85 in all areas other than my basement, which is still coming in at 50/50. I pay for 75/75 from Verizon. The biggest pain was updating the Ring doorbell, but that's better now also.
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So that's just internet?
 
CL82 said:
So I think the plan is going to be:
1. Verizon Fios 100Mbps internet only $39.99
2. Youtube TV - every channel UConn plays $40.00
3. Amazon Prime - gets the HGTV shows wife wants. $8.33 ($99/ year)
4. Fire Stick ($39.99 one time per tv)

So that brings me to $90/mo give or take.

Did I miss anything?
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I have to switch in November so let me get this straight. YouTube Good for UCONN games, Yankees, Giants on channel 61 and NBC, ABC and CBS local. I already have Netflix and Amazon Prime.
 
jibsey said:
I have to switch in November so let me get this straight. YouTube Good for UCONN games, Yankees, Giants on channel 61 and NBC, ABC and CBS local. I already have Netflix and Amazon Prime.
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Youtube tv has all the ESPNs, CBSSN, SNY and NESN, if I recall correctly. Take a look they list their channels.
 
CL82 said:
Youtube tv has all the ESPNs, CBSSN, SNY and NESN, if I recall correctly. Take a look they list their channels.
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Just found out that they have Fios for internet in my area, so the question to all those who have had both, is there a noticeable difference in surfing and streaming from Comcast high speed home internet?
 
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jibsey said:
Just found out that they have Fios for internet in my area, so the question to all those who have had both, is there a noticeable difference in surfing and streaming from Comcast high speed home internet?
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FIOS has a better upload, but most likely you don't do enough of that for it to matter. FIOS does often offer gigabit download speeds, which is generally higher than what Comcast offers. Might notice for streaming, but you'd have to spring for it (although it's not THAT expensive where I live relative to Comcast prices).

I've only had 1 brief outage with Fios in 8 months, and Comcast in my past has been far more annoying with dropping connection. But a lot of that probably varies based on local unknowable infrastructure (for example I have Comcast for my small business and have had 0 outages in ~2 years with business service).
 
Signed up for a 7 day trial today. We’ll see how it goes. Paying $146 for Optimum Triple Play right now so I’ll have to do the math vs YT TV and internet. Sucks not getting MSG for the Rangers, but I can just stream those games through other sources. Same with NFL network.
 
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CL82 said:
So that's just internet?
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I have their triple serviceI only posted above because I had asked a question about needing a fios modem when shutting down their WiFi. All of their modems are routers and I had bad performance from mine. My primary TVs were in dead spots. And with an extender I had 4 networks to jump on and off of. The mesh system has been great. For a few reasons we weren’t ready to cut the cord on cable or the land line.
 
Chuck said:
I have their triple serviceI only posted above because I had asked a question about needing a fios modem when shutting down their WiFi. All of their modems are routers and I had bad performance from mine. My primary TVs were in dead spots. And with an extender I had 4 networks to jump on and off of. The mesh system has been great. For a few reasons we weren’t ready to cut the cord on cable or the land line.
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You are paying $40/mo for Triple play? That is an incredible deal.
 
CL82 said:
You are paying $40/mo for Triple play? That is an incredible deal.
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No. Sorry for the confusion. “I’m down $40” meaning I lowered the bill by $40. I think I’m at like $160 for the triple with a couple boxes and Showtime. Of course I still pay for Netflix and Prime.
 
Chuck said:
No. Sorry for the confusion. “I’m down $40” meaning I lowered the bill by $40. I think I’m at like $160 for the triple with a couple boxes and Showtime. Of course I still pay for Netflix and Prime.
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Still a good deal but if you got it for $40/mo I was going to offer you a C note to negotiate my deal!
 
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Can you use Youtube TV on a fire stick? I can launch regular YouTube, but don’t seem to be able to access YouTube TV?
 
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UCDaveD said:
Can you use Youtube TV on a fire stick? I can launch regular YouTube, but don’t seem to be able to access YouTube TV?
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Unless something has changed in the past few months, you can't use YouTube TV on the fire stick.
 
Rico444 said:
Unless something has changed in the past few months, you can't use YouTube TV on the fire stick.
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That's correct. YTTV on a fire stick is a no go. It's a real bummer because I have a couple sticks and was ready to pull the trigger and cut the cord. Don't really mind spending on a Chromecast, but can't stand that they make it so hard to standardize on a platform.
 
WhartonHusky said:
That's correct. YTTV on a fire stick is a no go. It's a real bummer because I have a couple sticks and was ready to pull the trigger and cut the cord. Don't really mind spending on a Chromecast, but can't stand that they make it so hard to standardize on a platform.
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I have PS Vue and it's awesome. Sign up for the Core level and you get all the ESPNs, SNY (assuming you're in the greater NY area), CBS Sports Network, FS1 and 2, all the networks...every UConn game. Picture quality is great too.
 
So do you have go through your laptop all the time or do they give you some kind of remote?
 
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CL82 said:
So do you have go through your laptop all the time or do they give you some kind of remote?
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If you have a ROKU you can use that remote. For chromecast, you would use your phone, or you could cast from your computer to it.
 
I downloaded YTT on to our LG TV this weekend.

Worked great. I am cutting our Sling TV subscription. YTT is $15/mo more than Sling but has a much better channel package. As a FL resident, NESN, YES and SNY are great.
 
Anyone know if you can stream in 4k if you have a chromecast ultra or a 4k apple tv?
 
Any one know if Youtube TV has any plans to offer Redzone? I've been using Sling with the additional sports package for the past 4 years, but it does not offer SNY or CBSSN.
 
specialisthusky said:
Any one know if Youtube TV has any plans to offer Redzone? I've been using Sling with the additional sports package for the past 4 years, but it does not offer SNY or CBSSN.
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Not sure, I know DIRECTV NOW just got Redzone I believe very recently. If that is the case I don't expect YTTV to have it anytime soon.
 
Chin Diesel said:
I downloaded YTT on to our LG TV this weekend.

Worked great. I am cutting our Sling TV subscription. YTT is $15/mo more than Sling but has a much better channel package. As a FL resident, NESN, YES and SNY are great.
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So living in FL you needed to spoof your location for those channels right? But then you get the local news for that area right? Can you spoof the location on a smart tv? Thanks.
 
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Signed up for the YouTube TV trial a few days ago thanks to this thread, and already cancelled my cable tv. The last thing holding me back was reliable access to live UConn sports, so this was the nail in the coffin for Fios.
 
Chin Diesel said:
I downloaded YTT on to our LG TV this weekend.

Worked great. I am cutting our Sling TV subscription. YTT is $15/mo more than Sling but has a much better channel package. As a FL resident, NESN, YES and SNY are great.
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Did you down load it as a separate app? Does it just come up as a separate option on the home screen?
 
Tommyboy said:
So living in FL you needed to spoof your location for those channels right? But then you get the local news for that area right? Can you spoof the location on a smart tv? Thanks.
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When spoofing the location for me on a ROKU, I have to spoof on my phone and then go into the app on my phone and go to settings and update the location. Then I have to go into the app on ROKU and change the location and it is based on the location of my phone. I'm guessing this is the same on the TV for the LG.
 
Tommyboy said:
So living in FL you needed to spoof your location for those channels right? But then you get the local news for that area right? Can you spoof the location on a smart tv? Thanks.
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CL82 said:
Did you down load it as a separate app? Does it just come up as a separate option on the home screen?
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You Tube TV is loaded in to LG TV's operating system. I searched for the app and then had to go on line to a you tube tv page for LG TV's. My TV gave me an authorization code I had to type in to computer. I believe I also had to input my zip code in to computer when setting up account.

Once I entered authorization code, app on TV worked fine.

While I do use a VPN on my laptop computer I don't have any spoofing on TV. It appeared to give me my northwest Florida network feeds.

I haven't fully explored all the channels but CBSSN is a good enough get for UConn basketball games not done through ESPN and their family.
 
CL82 said:
Did you down load it as a separate app? Does it just come up as a separate option on the home screen?
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Now that I selected it, the app icon shows up on my TV home screen just like Netlfix, Amazon, etc.
 
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