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YouTube TV loses ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels in fee dispute

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Post by limeblack »

saltminer wrote: post #147
dreyfan wrote: post #108

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Hulu + LiveTV is $65 and Sling is about $50 and Youtube TV $65. These aren’t really comparable to standard Hulu or Netflix or Amazon Prime etc. It’s for people that want to pretend they’re cord-cutting while buying the exact same thing from a streaming company.

> It’s for people that want to pretend they’re cord-cutting while buying the exact same thing from a streaming company. It legitimately is way better than cable, though. Ignoring the disputes over fees, I once tried Spectrum's TV Android app (probably 3-4 years ago, I gave up on getting it to work), and this is what I experienced: * Refuses to work if a VPN is on * Must disable developer tools (doesn't matter if you…

The Spectrum Roku app is solid because I use it as an alternative to cable. Roku has a no 3rd party tracking policy(according to the roku rep and from my testing.)

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Post by xxpor »

enos_feedler wrote: post #213
xxpor wrote: post #191

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On the other hand, 65 bucks a month is more expensive than my local Comcast package with the premium sports channels (which yttv doesn't even have the option for), plus Comcast has 4k live channels and surround sound. I think their feeds are also less compressed.

What premium sports channels are you missing?

Root Sports NW, which has the Mariners, Kraken, and I think Sounders, but they're on Prime Video too.

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Post by supertrope »

colinmhayes wrote: post #214
supertrope wrote: post #163

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A one time $50 purchase of a device is a much better deal than paying $10-$20 monthly rent per box from 2009 that also uses $50 in electricity per year because the power button only cuts video output.

YoutubeTV is $65 a month

I'm referring to

>The only difference is that you're now responsible for maintaining your own streaming equipment.

Losing those box fees, HD fee, regulatory recovery fee, etc. nets one a savings even if the advertised monthly price is the same. Being able to self-install is also worth a day of PTO.

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Post by lotsofpulp »

alborzb wrote: post #218
lotsofpulp wrote: post #177

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Where is this streaming option available for $500? I do not see it on nfl.com If it is subject to blackouts, it does not count. https://www.nfl.com/ways-to-watch/

I'm not OP, but the NFL's streaming service is called 'NFL Sunday Ticket' ( https://nflst.directv.com/ ) and costs $99 per month. For that price, you get all the NFL games except Monday night and Thursday night games...

This is the message I get:

>Sorry, your address is not eligible.

This is the kind of BS that makes not only not buy sports, but to avoid it.

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Post by _-david-_ »

limeblack wrote: post #221
saltminer wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It’s for people that want to pretend they’re cord-cutting while buying the exact same thing from a streaming company. It legitimately is way better than cable, though. Ignoring the disputes over fees, I once tried Spectrum's TV Android app (probably 3-4 years ago, I gave up on getting it to work), and this is what I experienced: * Refuses to work if a VPN is on * Must disable developer tools (doesn't matter if you…

The Spectrum Roku app is solid because I use it as an alternative to cable. Roku has a no 3rd party tracking policy(according to the roku rep and from my testing.)

They may not have 3rd party tracking, but they sure have a lot of first party tracking. Multiple times a minute I see requests coming from my Roku.
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