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Tiger Cub [11]
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Sling Tv
Aug 16, 2016, 3:14 PM
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Does anyone have any experience with sling tv? I'm thinking about cutting satellite and using it.
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Lot o points [181793]
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Yes, we can also tell you which smart phone, hdmi cable,
Aug 16, 2016, 3:15 PM
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and beer to buy. So you're not UDP.
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CU Medallion [66871]
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Actual question here, but how can you "cut"
Aug 16, 2016, 3:18 PM
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a satellite ?
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Legend [17753]
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Extra long pole saw?***
Aug 16, 2016, 3:27 PM
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CU Medallion [54759]
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dude acts like he never cut a satellite before***
Aug 16, 2016, 3:37 PM
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Legend [17753]
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It's simple if they are geostationary.***
Aug 16, 2016, 3:57 PM
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Rock Defender [54]
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Why in the hale would you do this two weeks before football
Aug 16, 2016, 3:22 PM
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season?
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All-In [47022]
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Re: Why in the hale would you do this two weeks before football***
Aug 16, 2016, 3:24 PM
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110%er [7094]
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Sling has all of the ESPN's including goal line for $25
Aug 16, 2016, 3:57 PM
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and the SEC network. Digital Antenna picks up the locals. I like it
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Rock Defender [54]
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My issue with sling was the one screen at a time limitation
Aug 16, 2016, 4:00 PM
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It also has highly compressed picture and only 2 channels of audio.
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110%er [7094]
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I use Chrome Cast and I have it on two tv's so I
Aug 16, 2016, 4:02 PM
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can stream to both. It certainly doesn't have a whole lot of bells and whistles, but if it did it wouldn't be $25/month
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Rock Defender [54]
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Can you have two separate channels on at a time?***
Aug 16, 2016, 4:03 PM
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110%er [7094]
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I think so.. To be honest, I haven't tried yet.
Aug 16, 2016, 4:04 PM
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I know I could from two devices, but I'm not sure I can from just my phone.
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Rock Defender [54]
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That was the main issue when we had Sling. If I was up
Aug 16, 2016, 4:06 PM
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watching a football game, my wife couldn't watch something else in the bedroom.
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110%er [7094]
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Just checked.
Aug 16, 2016, 4:10 PM
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With the "blue" or "combined" options you can have up to three devices on different channels
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CU Medallion [50635]
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Rock Defender [54]
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It could and it do.***
Aug 16, 2016, 4:15 PM
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Tiger Cub [11]
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All-In [33420]
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I'm really curious what some people's TV bills are
Aug 16, 2016, 3:33 PM
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that they want to resort to the pain of trying to stream everything with a crappy interface (or no interface), no DVR, possible lag on their connection, etc considering they still have to pay for the cost of internet.
I'm guessing you have DirecTV? Have you looked into Dish Network? It couldn't be more than $15-$20 month more expensive than going with just Sling
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Rock Defender [54]
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We were paying $70 for internet, $11 for Hulu, $8 for
Aug 16, 2016, 3:38 PM
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Netflix, $35 for Sling, and sharing an Amazon password.
My bill is now pretty much the same for DirecTV and internet.
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Oculus Spirit [81737]
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But think of how you get to be tech support for a someone
Aug 16, 2016, 4:00 PM
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wanting to watch "The Bachelor"!
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CU Medallion [54759]
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never used it, but read up on it
Aug 16, 2016, 3:36 PM
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has packages and add-on tiers....it CAN end up similarly priced to cable.
"DVR"-like function
can only watch one screen at a time
no locals (unless they've added it)
Charter Spectrum Stream is a well priced option....WITH locals, but no DVR...however you can use Charter credentials to access apps & websites for on-demand stuffs
I've heard good things about Playstation Vue, too
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Legend [17753]
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Just looked into this, one drawback with Charter DVRs
Aug 16, 2016, 3:56 PM
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is that they are not shared and can record 'only' 2 things @ once.
So, if you record something on one DVR you have to watch it there. 2 channels per DVR, so we were looking at 2 DVRs (family room + master). Record Clemson game in family room, cannot watch in bedroom; record 'Juan the Pool Boy' in bedroom, cannot watch in family room.
Definite first world problem.
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CU Medallion [54759]
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that's regular cable
Aug 16, 2016, 3:57 PM
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never goin back
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Legend [17753]
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Yeah, we ended up complaining to dish so they lowered their
Aug 16, 2016, 4:02 PM
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price, will probably just stay there.
Also switched to ooma for home phone #. Buy the $100 modem-thingy, then it's $4 month.
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CU Medallion [54759]
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Legend [17753]
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***hangs head in shame***
Aug 16, 2016, 4:14 PM
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Lot o points [156690]
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Legend [17753]
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You sure? I placed one for work over a yr ago and don't
Aug 16, 2016, 4:19 PM
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recall the $90 balloon. I looked at the whatever features level is and we don't need that, just phone# and forwarding.
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Lot o points [156690]
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Friend, you can go that route....many have, but be warned...
Aug 16, 2016, 4:04 PM
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if you don't connect the devices to your home a/v equipment using Monster Brand 99.99% deoxygenated cables, you might as well be listening to the radio.
hope that helps.
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CU Medallion [54759]
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99.99% I dunno...maybe I've matured in recent years, but
Aug 16, 2016, 4:21 PM
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it's FULLY deoxygenated, or nothing at all.
Life's too short to deal with that .01%
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Tiger Cub [11]
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Re: Sling Tv
Aug 16, 2016, 5:16 PM
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Thanks for the help guys. BTW I'm just gonna Judi chop the satellite in half ...
Go Tigers!
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