Ditch your wife, keep the cable.
HuskerBoard
Waldo
teachercd
I keep thinking about it but it seems like a pain in the a$$...so I just keep calling and getting my bill lowered.
It seems like everyone is like "Yeah, I cut the cord, now I have YouTube TV, with netflix and Hulu Live and an attennna for local stuff and sling and I use my ex-father in-laws login info to get BTN and then I bought a Roku to tap into blah blah blah"
It seems like everyone is like "Yeah, I cut the cord, now I have YouTube TV, with netflix and Hulu Live and an attennna for local stuff and sling and I use my ex-father in-laws login info to get BTN and then I bought a Roku to tap into blah blah blah"
Danny Bateman
PS Vue works really well for all our sports needs. Get a bunch of ESPN & Fox Sports channels, BTN and various other sports channels.
The only thing you'd potentially miss out on would be games on NET since you live in CO.
The only thing you'd potentially miss out on would be games on NET since you live in CO.
ladyhawke
We’re sold on PlayStation Vu as well.
Toe
Your options for streaming services that include BTN and the other major channels you'd need are Fubo, Hulu Live, PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV, and DirectTV Now (not to be confused with their satellite service).
I would suggest using a Roku, which connects your TV to the Internet so it can use these services, basically taking the place of your cable box. Most seem to consider them the easiest to use of the major streaming boxes. Amazon's FireTV is the other big option for hardware, or some TVs have this stuff built in these days.
Mind the price, though. Honestly, these services aren't as good of a deal as they were a year or two ago. They used to be around $30/mo, now they're more like $50/mo.
I would suggest using a Roku, which connects your TV to the Internet so it can use these services, basically taking the place of your cable box. Most seem to consider them the easiest to use of the major streaming boxes. Amazon's FireTV is the other big option for hardware, or some TVs have this stuff built in these days.
Mind the price, though. Honestly, these services aren't as good of a deal as they were a year or two ago. They used to be around $30/mo, now they're more like $50/mo.
Undertow
If you're mainly concerned about Nebraska sports, Hulu and YouTube TV provide the best value. Playstation Vue is not far behind. Sling TV, even if you get the Blue and Orange package together is less expensive, but they do not have BTN which is a deal breaker. DirecTV Now is pretty expensive. To get BTN, plus the ESPN and Fox Sports channels that carry Nebraska sports, it is almost equivalent to a cable bill.
Whoever you choose, take advantage of the free trial. And during the free trial, pick out some live sporting events and see if you have 'buffering' issues. I picked Hulu a couple of years ago and after a few months I had to switch due to the interruptions and skipping during live sports events. I tried Hulu again this year and had the same problems. My internet connection is fast enough (70 mbps) and I don't have that issue with Playstation Vue or YouTube TV.
The wildcard as far as volleyball is concerned is games on NET. If you can pick them up with a local digital antenna, then you don't have to worry. I live out of state so I don't have that option. Sometimes they (NET) stream the game on their website, sometimes they don't. When they don't, BTN will sometimes pick up the game on one of their alternate channels. But there were times last year when I ended up listening to John Baylor on the radio because the game was broadcast by NET only. Still, John Baylor on the radio is not a bad option.
Whoever you choose, take advantage of the free trial. And during the free trial, pick out some live sporting events and see if you have 'buffering' issues. I picked Hulu a couple of years ago and after a few months I had to switch due to the interruptions and skipping during live sports events. I tried Hulu again this year and had the same problems. My internet connection is fast enough (70 mbps) and I don't have that issue with Playstation Vue or YouTube TV.
The wildcard as far as volleyball is concerned is games on NET. If you can pick them up with a local digital antenna, then you don't have to worry. I live out of state so I don't have that option. Sometimes they (NET) stream the game on their website, sometimes they don't. When they don't, BTN will sometimes pick up the game on one of their alternate channels. But there were times last year when I ended up listening to John Baylor on the radio because the game was broadcast by NET only. Still, John Baylor on the radio is not a bad option.
Danny Bateman
@Toe
What you said about cost is true. I think when we signed up for PlayStation Vue, for our package, he was something like $40 or $45. Now our monthly bill is just north of $60.
Honestly it's more than I'd like to pay, so I've looked at the other services to see about switching. But our experience with Vue has been great and none of the other services offer the same bang for the buck we get with our current package.
Keep in mind that we get the second highest tier offering. So 4 I've just bit the bullet and stayed, mostly because it almost always works like it should and it comes with essentially unlimited DVR.
What you said about cost is true. I think when we signed up for PlayStation Vue, for our package, he was something like $40 or $45. Now our monthly bill is just north of $60.
Honestly it's more than I'd like to pay, so I've looked at the other services to see about switching. But our experience with Vue has been great and none of the other services offer the same bang for the buck we get with our current package.
Keep in mind that we get the second highest tier offering. So 4 I've just bit the bullet and stayed, mostly because it almost always works like it should and it comes with essentially unlimited DVR.
