OT: Youtube tv

[Minicoop69]

thanks...but I'm an iphone guy...is there a hook for that?

I think for an iphone you will need to jailbreak your phone, but apple limits certain apps from the appstore, so I am not sure you would be able to do that. Buy a cheap tablet or smartphone and then install youtubeTV on it and you can use that as your location, I believe, to get it to work.

 

[Rico444]

Fire stick is compatible with YouTubeTV as of right now. It changed about a month or two ago. the companies struck a deal and both work on each others devices.

Awesome, I think I'll look into Youtube and see if it's worth the change. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[3rdbass]

Fire stick is compatible with YouTubeTV as of right now. It changed about a month or two ago. the companies struck a deal and both work on each others devices.

Only Youtube is officially available as it was added recently after being removed with the Apple/Google fighting with each other in court. YoutubeTV is still coming later this year with no official date. On the YoutubeTV site(See attached link) it even says that FireTV is coming later this year. You can do a workaround and download and app or web browser(Silk or Firefox) that will play youtubetv but the official one isn't available as of right now.

YouTube TV - Supported Devices

 

[WhiteDressWes]

I only watch UConn games on TV; So $50 YouTube bill is better spent watching/meals/Beer at a sports bar; Any recommendations that I can get to by bus or walk from Downtown Hartford?

 

[Minicoop69]

Only Youtube is officially available as it was added recently after being removed with the Apple/Google fighting with each other in court. YoutubeTV is still coming later this year with no official date. On the YoutubeTV site(See attached link) it even says that FireTV is coming later this year. You can do a workaround and download and app or web browser(Silk or Firefox) that will play youtubetv but the official one isn't available as of right now.

YouTube TV - Supported Devices

My fault. I thought when they struck a deal, it was right then and there that it would be available.

 

[soxfan23]

Actually, I found it works better on the phone or tablet than on tv’s ( I have Roku Premiere units). Most of the time it works fine on tv’s but now and then it goes into streaming circles where you have to go back out and come back in, and other times you get noticed to resign in to google with a code. This usually happens if you’ve used it that day in a remote location away from your home or on another tv elsewhere. All in all you save money but have some inconvenience at times.

This is most likely due to the inferior network adapter of the Roku primiere when compared to a modern phone or tablet. The newer Roku streaming stick+ upgraded to a dual MIMO network adapter which is better but still not perfect. I upgraded to the top of the line Roku ultra which offers Ethernet connectivity and I have not had a stutter or streaming circle in over 3 months.

 

[TheChamps990411]

i just looked at their channel lineup for central ct and they seem to cover all of the possibilities for UCONN games. SNY, ESPN’S, FS1, 2. AM I missing something? Also has all the live local channels which many other streaming doesn’t. Is there a catch here?

Dont give YouTube any of your money. Try sling,psvue or any other number of stream services. YT anti free speech and is making it harder for content creators to make money off their hard work.