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CU Medallion [61837]
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Opinions please concerning watching sports on TV
Apr 27, 2015, 12:30 PM
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I want to get rid of cable. However, I will not consider UVerse/Dish/DirecTV since they all screw you over after the first year.
What alternatives are you using? I've consider Sling, but don't know true customer experience. Also, I do want to catch other channels as well.
Thanks!
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Oculus Spirit [96848]
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Maybe try juan of these?
Apr 27, 2015, 12:36 PM
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Heisman Winner [108390]
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that's a big areola you got there...
Apr 27, 2015, 12:40 PM
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newb won't like it.
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Re: Maybe try juan of these?
Apr 27, 2015, 1:17 PM
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what is the deal with the bird, do you attach messages to it?
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Oculus Spirit [96848]
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Not a real bird, it's a scare crow***
Apr 27, 2015, 1:21 PM
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Re: Not a real bird, it's a scare crow***
Apr 27, 2015, 1:24 PM
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interesting, I noticed newb is decidedly absent from this thread.
good work +1.
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Heisman Winner [140489]
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Heisman Winner [108390]
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Re: like this...
Apr 27, 2015, 3:03 PM
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if you teathered it to a flock of bald eagles, my eyes might tear up.
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Heisman Winner [140489]
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Because nothing says America, like vodka?***
Apr 27, 2015, 6:13 PM
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Heisman Winner [111580]
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Re: Because nothing says America, like vodka?***
Apr 27, 2015, 6:52 PM
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you meant to say malt liquor right?
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Heisman Winner [140489]
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In that case, I'd like to invite my friend Lee Greenwood to
Apr 27, 2015, 8:57 PM
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take it from here...
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Orange Blooded [3677]
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I have not had cable for over 3 years .
Apr 27, 2015, 7:08 PM
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I found it a not so important expense .
I just use over the air channels with a good indoor antena that I have up in the attic. I get over 50 channels (some even in english) so I am never at a loss for entertainment.
Clemson football and a few other sporting events are lost but heck, there is always streaming on the net (not to mention an excuse to go to the local bar) . I also have Netflix for $9 a month and that covers most anything I want not sports related .
Plus Cable is bad, makes one a couch potato . I find myself doing more, active things without it.
Most big events are still available on the big networks ( World series, Super Bowl, Kentucky Derby, Ncaa finals, Daytonna and Dega ....etc.)
Love the savings.
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Heisman Winner [111580]
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Re: I have not had cable for over 3 years .
Apr 27, 2015, 7:11 PM
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you ever need a clemson sporting event, I will send you the linky.
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Orange Blooded [3677]
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I appreciate that , thanks.
Apr 27, 2015, 7:22 PM
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I am sure I will be taking you up on the offer.
GO TIGERS !
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Heisman Winner [111580]
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Re: I appreciate that , thanks.
Apr 27, 2015, 7:32 PM
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FYI, this does not include baseball or wimmins sports.
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Orange Blooded [3677]
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LOL, Even volleyball ?
Apr 27, 2015, 7:42 PM
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I love those shorts !
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All-In [26968]
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I have cable.
Apr 27, 2015, 12:39 PM
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Looks like I'm not having any mayonnaise.
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Re: Opinions please concerning watching sports on TV
Apr 27, 2015, 12:45 PM
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I changed to Sling TV, HULU, Amazon Prime plus OTA signal....
So far I have enjoyed Sling TV. We use it through Amazon Fire TV Stick and Xbox One. The Xbox One app has a few issues but the Fire TV stick is pretty #### good.
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Re: Opinions please concerning watching sports on TV
Apr 27, 2015, 12:46 PM
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Also you can do a 1 month trial of Sling TV.
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CU Medallion [61837]
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Re: Thanks ... I do use my Chromecast quite a bit.
Apr 27, 2015, 1:35 PM
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If you like the chromecast then the Amazon Fire Stick might not be a bad purchase for you...
IMO it is very similar to chromecast except easier to use as a dedicated device.
Also be warned with Sling TV you can only view on one device at a time. So if your family uses multiple TVs a good bit then it mgiht not be the service for you.
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Ring of Honor [26353]
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I didn't have cable for a year
Apr 27, 2015, 12:46 PM
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it's amazing how much more stuff you can get done when you don't have cable.
I used project free tv and viooz for shows/movies, and vipbox .tv for sports events, or went to a sports bar
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110%er [5804]
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Re: I didn't have cable for a year
Apr 27, 2015, 1:13 PM
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I agree, I've been without for over a year now and don't miss it a bit. The first couple weeks were rough but I honestly can't really remember what it's like having it. We got Netflix and basic cable and it's more than what we need. As of now I don't ever plan on getting directv or charter ever again.
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Re: I didn't have cable for a year
Apr 27, 2015, 1:37 PM
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I told comcast to screw themselves from a TV stand point about 2 months ago... We have not regretted it one bit.
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Re: Opinions please concerning watching sports on TV
Apr 27, 2015, 1:36 PM
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Borrow a friend/family member's Comcast login. You'd be amazed at how quickly people give these things out if you just say you need to watch an out-of-market Clemson game.
Also, that way you can still take from Comcast (HD/bandwidth) without giving them anything back. Consider it getting your money back after being reamed for years.
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Orange Blooded [3226]
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Roku with Sling TV is the way to go
Apr 27, 2015, 2:13 PM
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As long as you have high speed internet then you will have no issues.
My wife and I cut the cord a little over a month ago and I have not missed it at all. We have ATT U-verse which we kept for the local channels only ($19.99/mo) and use the Roku for everything else.
Sling TV is $20/mo with no contract. It includes ESPN and ESPN2 along with a good many other channels. Also, the watch ESPN app is free on Roku and you can watch all ESPN3 games on there for free. If you want to watch ESPN U, SEC Network, or ESPN News then you can buy an extra sports pack from Sling TV for $5 per month.
Also, Sling TV had a deal going (I think it still is) that if you prepay for 3 months of their service ($60) they will send you a free Roku ($50.)
The only downfall is only one TV can be logged into Sling TV at a time. You cannot watch ESPN in the living room while your wife watches HGTV in the bed room unless you purchase 2 accounts.
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Re: Roku with Sling TV is the way to go
Apr 27, 2015, 2:15 PM
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fyi Sling TV sub also enables ESPN3 viewing.
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CU Medallion [61837]
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Re: Opinions please concerning watching sports on TV
Apr 27, 2015, 2:17 PM
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I've had Sling since February and use it on a Roku 3 and an Amazon Fire TV. I would give it a B- rating so far. The price is great and I love having live ESPN without going through rip-off cable and satellite companies. No contract too.
The downside is it has been glitchy of late. I get random errors. Last week certain channels were not available. Customer Support was nice enough, but it took them three days to figure it out. Also, during the Wisconsin - Kentucky Final Four game on TBS, the system kept crashing bc Sling had not anticipated so many viewers. They say they have that fixed now, but come January when I'm watching Clemson in the CFP on ESPN, I'm going to go to a friend's house with cable just to be safe. 
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One way or another you gotta pay the man.
Apr 27, 2015, 3:09 PM
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Two basic options here.
1. Pick one provider and stick with it. You're probably going to pay a little more once the introductory offers are done, but if you have a good signal and the channels you want, then you're done.
2. Jump around from offer to offer, or with a mishmash of providers, or both. You might be able to cobble something together to save a few bucks, but you might have a bunch of remotes and/or have to change your inputs and/or have to deal with getting it all to work. And it'll change.
As I said above, one way or another you gotta pay the man.
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Legend [19352]
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Re: One way or another you gotta pay the man.
Apr 27, 2015, 3:20 PM
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Well I for one am paying the "man" about 75 bucks a month less now than what I was 2 months ago. That is with no special offers or anything.
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