streaming services

[rennigade]

Question for sling TV users, if I get both the blue & orange package will I got broad cast TV (ie, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, etc)?

Not a sling tv user but I can already tell you no. You cannot get abc, nbc, cbs, fox on any of their services. If you could, I would have it since its significantly cheaper than youtube tv...which is also the reason its cheaper than youtube tv.

[disneysteve]

Not a sling tv user but I can already tell you no. You cannot get abc, nbc, cbs, fox on any of their services.

This is incorrect.

We have Sling (blue I think if that's the one without all the sports). We do have NBC and Fox. We don't have ABC or CBS except for their all news channels but not the regular network stuff.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Sling TV with Locast would have been ideal but I recall DS saying Locast went out of business. DS so how do you get ABC & CBS if you don’t mind me asking?

[disneysteve]

Sling TV with Locast would have been ideal but I recall DS saying Locast went out of business. DS so how do you get ABC & CBS if you don’t mind me asking?

Yes, Locast was great. Then they lost a law suit and had to shut down.

We very rarely watch network TV, even when we had cable. 95% of our TV time is Netflix.

When we do want to see something on ABC or CBS, we just catch it on their website or app the next day. We just can't see it live. I know my wife watches Gray's Anatomy that way.

The only thing my wife really misses is Good Morning America. She switched to the Today show since we get NBC on Sling but she doesn't like that nearly as much.

[scfr]

I've never paid for a streaming service. No Amazon Prime either. Then again, when we've had cable we just had the limited version. I used to have a Netflix DVD subscription (was an early adopter) - said the old geezer - lol

[disneysteve]

I've never paid for a streaming service. No Amazon Prime either. Then again, when we've had cable we just had the limited version. I used to have a Netflix DVD subscription (was an early adopter) - said the old geezer - lol

We had Netflix DVD service, too.

I'm really not sure what we'd do without Netflix. Like I said, probably 90+% of my viewing is on Netflix. A combo of older shows that they've picked up and their own original content. Some of their shows have been quite good. Just yesterday I finished the latest season of Ozark. A couple of weeks ago I finished Designated Survivor. That started on a network, got cancelled, then got picked up by Netflix for the final season. I'm anxiously awaiting season 4 of Manifest, another show cancelled by the network and picked up by Netflix. I could list a dozen other shows that we've really enjoyed on Netflix (Queen's Gambit was one of the finest shows ever).

[ua_guy]

Anymore I find myself watching Youtube for free.

Vice Grip Garage has reeled me in like nothing else. I enjoy it so much I feel compelled to donate. I'm a car guy and this is like...exactly the kind of stuff I like to watch about cars. Ok, that and Motorweek, especially Motorweek Retro Reviews. John Davis is a legend.

[rennigade]

That's strange for sling. I don't see on their channel lineup any of the big networks except the news channels. I'll have to look into it again.

[disneysteve]

That's strange for sling. I don't see on their channel lineup any of the big networks except the news channels. I'll have to look into it again.

It’s regional. From the Sling website:

“When subscribed to our Sling Blue or Sling Orange + Sling Blue services, live local programming from FOX and NBC are available in select Designated Market Areas (DMAs).“