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Atlguy49:
OK, I'm new here, so forgive me ahead of time for asking this. I know MMM doesn't do cable or watch tv, but I do. I need solutions to my $128 cable bill. In other words, millennials seem to have it solved with Hulu, netflix, roku, etc. But I don't want to give up my sports and certain tv shows. How can I cut this bill in half or is it even possible. My other issue is my $76 internet bill which keeps going up, but maybe I'll address that in a separate post. Thanks in advance for the advice! So glad I found this forum!
Daley:
Check out the superguide linked in my sigline (both it here on the forums and the full unabridged version on my website are there), it covers pretty much everything you need. Given you're probably in Atlanta, judging from the username, you're probably in an AT&T Uverse neighborhood. TOAST.net is a prime candidate to keep your internet costs low without needless monkey dancing and renegotiating, and you don't need much more than 6Mbps ($38) to stream a single HD video feed and still have some left over for other stuff.
Regarding your sports fetish, the best and cheapest choice is to just don't look. There's plenty of logical, moral and ethical arguments against everything from college to pro league sports (to TV in general), and it doesn't take much time on the internet to find the strongest points to turn you off of the stuff. Here's one from a purely practical standpoint. Basically, let me be the first to encourage you to try doing something more constructive with your free time than turning your brain off to participate in idolatry and senseless tribal violence all wrapped in a glossy veneer of consumerism... even if that includes playing a little touch football yourself with your friends and family in the backyard.
If you must keep consuming the circuses, SlingTV offers streaming sports packages including various ESPN and/or Fox Sports packages. Works fine with a Roku. There's also no shortage of a-la-carte sports streaming subscription packages now, either.
tj:
The days of sports fans being stuck with cable are long gone.
Not only is there Sling TV, there are like 5 direct competitors in that same space. What specific channels do you need?
Once I know that, I can offer suggestions.
Atlguy49:
--- Quote from: tj on December 11, 2017, 10:33:55 AM ---The days of sports fans being stuck with cable are long gone.
Not only is there Sling TV, there are like 5 direct competitors in that same space. What specific channels do you need?
Once I know that, I can offer suggestions.
--- End quote ---
The only channels I need are Fox Atlanta (for Atlanta Falcons) and maybe something for the Braves like Fox Sports South. Less interested in the Braves these days.
tj:
--- Quote from: Atlguy49 on December 11, 2017, 10:39:21 AM ---
--- Quote from: tj on December 11, 2017, 10:33:55 AM ---The days of sports fans being stuck with cable are long gone.
Not only is there Sling TV, there are like 5 direct competitors in that same space. What specific channels do you need?
Once I know that, I can offer suggestions.
--- End quote ---
The only channels I need are Fox Atlanta (for Atlanta Falcons) and maybe something for the Braves like Fox Sports South. Less interested in the Braves these days.
--- End quote ---
NFL is on free TV. You can get that for free with an antenna. If you want to stream yuor local FOX broadcast, look at YouTube TV, it will have your local FOX affiliate and Fox Sports South.
If you need NFL Network, i believe at this point it is only on Fubo TV and Sling. Fubo has Fox Sports South and should have your local FOX affiliate, but Fubo does not have ESPN if that matters.
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