Internet TV for home?? Tired of paying Direct TV

[pawpawdiv9]

I have 3 smart tv's
and was messing around the buttons on the remote...
one was Pluto...which i found is free and has many channels.
and of course there Free TV button on it as well, which does have my local news on it.
but was not live streamed.
Thinking of getting a antenna for the main tv downstairs for my local news.
as thats what we mainly watch after dinner.
So looking at dropping the Direct TV and keeping the AT&T internet and phone

We do watch SportsCenter in the mornings and Nascar races on the weekends and college football when it starts up, so not sure if we be able to get those or not.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

I have 3 smart tv's
and was messing around the buttons on the remote...
one was Pluto...which i found is free and has many channels.
and of course there Free TV button on it as well, which does have my local news on it.
but was not live streamed.
Thinking of getting a antenna for the main tv downstairs for my local news.
as thats what we mainly watch after dinner.
So looking at dropping the Direct TV and keeping the AT&T internet and phone

We do watch SportsCenter in the mornings and Nascar races on the weekends and college football when it starts up, so not sure if we be able to get those or not.

Pluto is nice. They also have stuff on demand. My favorite is 7 years of the SCL. Tubi, Crackle, Freevee, PBS, and Plex are also nice. Plus there are many many more. You can find most anything you want for free. We also use an antenna for local news.

[Schlesinj]

We have HuluLive for around 4 years and never had any issues. Love the fact you can pay for unlimited screens option especially with larger families. Great for college football as well.

I went with Hulu over YouTube. You can also buy Redzone as an add on during football season.

Most people cut the cord to save money, but I doubt that it will save people money in the long run.

[sthoemke]

We are also cancelling AT&T cable. Cost is getting rediculous. The lame Family Plan is up to over $140/mo

Anyone know what streaming services (preferably free) have the following shows/channels?

- History Channel
- AMC (Walking Dead shows)
- Major networks (ABC/CBS/NBC/FOX) news mainly
- Wrestling shows (Basically WWE Raw/Smackdown and AEW, or others)

Also, just bought a Rabbit TV stick (5,000 Internet channels) to stream on computer, but haven't tried it yet. (cost was about $10 off ebay - 1 year of service).

Downloaded the Pluto App to a tablet, but haven't used it. I think there is some way to cast to a TV, but haven't tried to figure it out.

Might just stream content off of YouTube.

[LuckyLarry]

Chris: You will not be able to watch NASCAR unless it's on regular FOX or NBC. If you are close to a metro area you may be able to pick up these "over the air" major networks to watch some of the races. If close to a major metro with old school broadcast TV, purchase a digital TV antenna that you run up a mast on the side of your house like we did when we were kids. I think you need a new antenna digital because the networks broadcast a digital signal that old antennas won't pick up.

Also for the other NASCAR races not on NBC or FOX MRN (motor racing network) or PRN (performance racing network) stream the audio from the race and I kind of like that listening to the race on the radio. The next day NASCAR. YouTube recaps the race 10-15 minutes on their free YouTube channel.

MLB app on your smart TV streams one free game a day unless you are close to the team you get blacked out.

I cut the cord several years ago. I do not subscribe to any channels (Netflix Hulu etc etc none of them).

Larry

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Schlesinj

We have HuluLive for around 4 years and never had any issues. Love the fact you can pay for unlimited screens option especially with larger families. Great for college football as well.



I went with Hulu over YouTube. You can also buy Redzone as an add on during football season.



Most people cut the cord to save money, but I doubt that it will save people money in the long run.

I purely stream. I have Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu/Disney+/ESPN+ package. I use Prime for free shipping, so that is a freebie as far as I'm concerned. Netflix we occasionally drop throughout the year. My kids require Disney+ for their shows.

Twice a year I bump up my membership to Hulu to get HuluTV. It has March Madness and the baseball playoffs. Outside of March and October I don't get regular TV channels.

I tried YouTube TV once and it didn't have live sports so I dropped it before my 7 day trial lapsed.

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[bnorth]

For baseball fans I forgot to add the best part of the free MLB app. Every day they show every game from the previous day for free. It is in condensed form and they shrink a complete game down to 7-8 minutes. It is awesome because you can watch pretty much every meaningful play from every game in the same time or shorter than watching just one game live.

[Kaneen]

Originally Posted by todeen

I tried YouTube TV once and it didn't have live sports so I dropped it before my 7 day trial lapsed.

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Please elaborate...I've been a YouTubeTV subscriber for several years now since I dropped DirecTV, and I watch pretty much nothing but sports (live and recorded on their unlimited DVR). I'm confused by your comment...what live sports did they not have? My basic YouTubeTV package has live sports on:

ABC
CBS
NBC
FOX
CW
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNNEWS
SEC NET
BIG 10 NET
ACC NET
NFL NETWORK
NBA TV
GOLF CHANNEL
CBSSPORTS NET
FS1
FS2
TBS
TNT
USA

This year they did not reach an agreement to carry MLB Network, which kinda sucks, but I have the MLB Extra Innings package, so not as big a deal for me. They also don't have the regional sports network that carries my local home team games, but other than those 2 issues, I can't think of any live sports they don't have.

[jingram058]

Try Fubo TV. It's better than YouTube TV. Then add Amazon Prime Video and Paramount+. You'll have all you'll ever need, including all the sports with the right Fubo choice.

[Tom S.]

About 2 years ago, I got a Superbox 2 Pro for around $300. It gets all the local networks for about 100 cities throughout the US, along with all the channels you would expect to get on cable (ESPN, HBO, etc.) for FREE. I can also watch EVERY MLB, NHL, NBA, NFL, and college football or basketball game for FREE. Live PPV events as well for FREE.

It also has about 10,000 FREE movies on demand to select from. Since it is an internet based device, you can download apps on it to be able to view movies that are current releases too.

The only drawback to the superbox is that it only works for one TV. If you have a home with multiple TV's, you would need to buy a superbox for each TV.

I believe that they are up to the Superbox 4 version now. In my opinion, it's the best $300 that I ever spent!

[pawpawdiv9]

Originally Posted by Kaneen

Please elaborate...I've been a YouTubeTV subscriber for several years now since I dropped DirecTV, and I watch pretty much nothing but sports (live and recorded on their unlimited DVR). I'm confused by your comment...what live sports did they not have? My basic YouTubeTV package has live sports on:

ABC
CBS
NBC
FOX
CW
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNNEWS
SEC NET
BIG 10 NET
ACC NET
NFL NETWORK
NBA TV
GOLF CHANNEL
CBSSPORTS NET
FS1
FS2
TBS
TNT
USA

This year they did not reach an agreement to carry MLB Network, which kinda sucks, but I have the MLB Extra Innings package, so not as big a deal for me. They also don't have the regional sports network that carries my local home team games, but other than those 2 issues, I can't think of any live sports they don't have.

Thanks, this is the info i was kinda looking for.
and What is the cost $ for the basic package??

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Kaneen

Please elaborate...I've been a YouTubeTV subscriber for several years now since I dropped DirecTV, and I watch pretty much nothing but sports (live and recorded on their unlimited DVR). I'm confused by your comment...what live sports did they not have? My basic YouTubeTV package has live sports on:



ABC

CBS

NBC

FOX

CW

ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNNEWS

SEC NET

BIG 10 NET

ACC NET

NFL NETWORK

NBA TV

GOLF CHANNEL

CBSSPORTS NET

FS1

FS2

TBS

TNT

USA



This year they did not reach an agreement to carry MLB Network, which kinda sucks, but I have the MLB Extra Innings package, so not as big a deal for me. They also don't have the regional sports network that carries my local home team games, but other than those 2 issues, I can't think of any live sports they don't have.

It was 2018 or 2019 when I tried it for March Madness. I follow Gonzaga. Whatever partner channel they were placed on forthe first round was not on YouTube and I couldn't watch them. So then I had to subscribe to HuluTV. Luckily I had the 7 day trial and I canceled.

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[Kaneen]

Originally Posted by todeen

It was 2018 or 2019 when I tried it for March Madness. I follow Gonzaga. Whatever partner channel they were placed on forthe first round was not on YouTube and I couldn't watch them. So then I had to subscribe to HuluTV. Luckily I had the 7 day trial and I canceled.

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I can't speak to how it was in 2018/19, but YouTubeTV definitely has all the networks that air March Madness now (CBS, TBS, TNT, & TRU). In addition, this past year for March Madness they offered a split screen option where you could watch 2 games at once, or all 4 games that were being aired at the same time. If you have a large screen TV, it was like watching the action in your own sports bar...it was a great feature for bracket junkies!