Kolek planning to go pro
What are people using to watch Fox Sports Regional Channels?
I would think most user who have (YTTV, HULU Live, Sling, FUBO & Dish) will just not be watching. I'm not going back to Spectrum. My Spectrum bill was $200 per month.
My buddy's login at this point. It's been fine for the most part, despite FS Go being about 90 seconds behind live action.Spectrum quoted me a first year rate of $30/mo more, no real deals available since I don't use them for internet. I'm going back and forth on ATT TV... with discounts it would be the same as YTTV for the first year, but it's a 2 year contract, and I'm not sure I want that.
People are watching, just not legally.
Looking at AT&T Now, fine print has $8.49 Regional Sports Fee. Is this in addition to package price? I would have to get ay least the Extra Package at minimum, or higher to get the channels that people want. AT&T Now appears to get at least 4 channels not carried by YTTV. And for one of those two years HBO Max is included which is $15 elsewhere.How does the sports regional fee work?
Unfortunately the ESPN App, while good, does not allow recording games. However, you can watch previously aired games on demand on the ESPN app. So no need to record if you do that. ACC Network Extra can be watched in ESPN App at no extra charge, with any tv provider subscription.You can record anything on ACC Network with YouTube TV. They just don't carry ACC Network Extra. If you only need ACC Network Channel, this is a good option. Same for Hulu. Hulu Live carries ACC Network. Hulu Live is similar to YouTube TV. Fubo TV also has ACC Network. None of these will have the extra "ACC Network Extra" games on their platforms. But you can get these games via the ESPN App. with any of these providers as the login.Sling has packages that get ACC Network Extra (as well as ACC Network) But note, if you need Fox Sports Regionals, Sling is not likely to ever carry them again. Just an Fyi. Sling is owned by Dish Network. They have a variety of packages to choose from. That may be your recording option of ACC Network Extra games, on Sling.
So do I need a TV subscription or Sling with the ESPN App to get ACC Network Extra?
Yes.The ESPN app is an add on service for people who already get/subscribe to ESPN with their TV carrier/streaming service, as opposed to a stand alone service. So maybe try to get the least expensive tv/stream subscription to gain "Extra" access. Now, when in ESPN app, some games will be included and some are considered "Plus" games. I have the ESPN+ $6 a month add on so I get any game in the ESPN app whether or not it's a Plus game. Some are some aren't.Let's use your ACC example. I too watch a lot of ACC (SEC, Pac12, etc..in a wide variety of sports). ACC. You will get many ACC games in many sports, men and women. And you don't have to leave the app to watch ACC Network or ESPN etc...I can watch one of my schools play their entire baseball schedule, entire soccer schedule, etc...and so on, not to mention some pro sports...etc...You also can watch games on demand that you may have missed.But the ESPN app and ESPN+ are not designed to show live sports without some sort of general tv or streaming subscription that includes ESPN.
The disney/hulu/espn bundle is a good deal.
Does anyone stream AT&T Now. If so, I have a few questions, thanks.
Yes. Have had it 3+ years since the DirecTV Now days.
I have an old grandfathered in plan (Go Big Plan) that is no longer available so I get every channel I would want in Chicago except for the NFL Network & RedZone. Also don't get Pac-12. But gull suite of CBS/Viacom (CBS, MTV, Nick, etc), Discovery Family (Food, Cooking, etc), ABC/Disney/ESPN, Fox Family (FS1, FS2, FX, etc). I essentially get everything but Starz. I get HBO through my cell subscription.
I have an old grandfathered in plan (Go Big Plan) that is no longer available so I get every channel I would want in Chicago except for the NFL Network & RedZone. Also don't get Pac-12. But gull suite of CBS/Viacom (CBS, MTV, Nick, etc), Discovery Family (Food, Cooking, etc), ABC/Disney/ESPN, Fox Family (FS1, FS2, FX, etc). I essentially get everything but Starz. I get HBO through my cell subscription. I pay $60/mo since I get a $25 discount off my plan each month since I have an ATT Cell Plan through work. This was an offer they made when DirecTV Now first launched and is the main reason I don't switch since the price is so good. User interface takes time to get used to but it works fine. Stream quality is nice but I think that's because they have a bit more lag I find which is why I have a good HD antenna for when I want to be in real time on free TV sporting events. I have never had an issue with my service so I don't know about calling customer service. I have ATT Fiber internet so streaming has never been an issue. I think I have had like 1 or 2 brief outages but nothing big. I find Google customer service to be abhorrent. I say this as someone who is deep into their ecosystem too. We only have 20 hours of DVR which is fine for my wife and I. With our other streaming subscriptions we have it's never an issue. Also, I can't stand full DVR's. It's a personal issue. I will say if ATT were to get rid of my discount I would probably look hard at Fubo. I have some friends who have it and really dig it.
Regarding AT&T, news today that they have folded AT&T TV Now into AT&T TV and have stopped taking new customers for the AT&T TV Now streaming service.Existing customers can remain but if you leave for a different provider, you cannot come back. And if you change from the "Go Big" plan, you will not get it back as it has been discontinued except for current subscribers.Never dull in the AT&T TV world.
If they still offered that plan, that would be the route I'd go. But I would miss Food Network and a couple of those Discovery channels.Has anyone here used the newer ATT TV with the box? That one had all the channels I'd need plus free League Pass. But the $50 price hike after year one is a little tough to take.
You have to get Discovery+ for $5 per month.Discovery networks are pulling a bait and switch. Over the holidays my family started watching a few new shows on Travel & Discovery and this week they've been advertising "that to continue watching this show you must purchase the App as they will only be available there."
Hello Bally Sports Regionals, goodbye Fox Sports Regionals:https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2021/01/27/Ballys-RSNs.aspx
I saw that it was a donedeal in the naming today. Didn't know where to put it, as it's not a cord cutting item. Most thought this would happen before the start of the MLB season.
AT&T TV, DirecTV, and some cable outlets, are the only places carrying Sinclair channels. Everyone else will have to wait to get their new, yet to be released, direct to consumer, app. If they want to watch much of NHL/NBA/MLB. It's big for cord cutters because only one streaming service offers Sinclair channels at this time.This gives them some additional revenue.
Spectrum Cable is a big company that still has it. That direct to consumer, app I hear won't be until the end of the year. So, as of now does no go if one is a MLB fan. Who even knows what the cost will be!?!