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AT&T TV Live Streaming Service Launches Nationwide With Set-Top Box and Two-Year Contract

I'll stick with my Hulu Live/Disney + bundle.
I ditched DirecTV due to the high costs. Notice that AT&T only provides ONE set top box at that price.
Additional boxes are required for each TV.
Basically they're charging DirecTV prices but using MY internet service as a delivery method.
I think not.
 
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Is this supposed to poach customer from other live TV streaming services? Because if it is, it's going to fail miserably.

Hulu + Live TV for $54.99/month is a much better value for me -- and I didn't have to sign a contract. AT&T is a joke.
 
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Almost 100 bucks to watch live tv which further includes 50 % commercials? Just ... lol. I am paying 29 Euro for Sky here and already feels too much
 
topmounter said:
2-year contract, STB, activation fee, OTT (you pay for the Internet connection), capped at three streams and the price nearly doubles in the second year? Clearly AT&T is at the top of their game.
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nburwell said:
Is this supposed to poach customer from other live TV streaming services? Because if it is, it's going to fail miserably.
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It's aimed at the satellite TV market. You eliminate the large dish drilled into your house, the professional install, the multiple cables and boxes that run everywhere, the service calls when trees grow into the beam or wind knocks your dish around, losing TV when it heavily rains, the need to put up a new dish and change out all the boxes when video improves, all at a price about 2/3 of satellite TV.

Putting up huge satellites is ridiculously expensive. Eventually this will replace all AT&T TV services, including DirecTV satellite and U-Verse VDSL.
 
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kuwxman said:
The remote is OK. We've been beta testing the box off and on over the last year. They sent out this new refreshed remote a couple of months ago. The original had the same shape, but the button layout was horrible.

As far as the service goes, it is the exact same experience as one would get using the app on their AppleTV. Guide is the same. Library feature is the same. Only difference is you do get access to the Play Store so apps like YouTube Kids and such can be downloaded.
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Do you know the specifics regarding the 3 concurrent streams..ie, does it apply when using an Apple TV instead of their hardware? Would assume this is the case...
 
rjohnstone said:
I'll stick with my Hulu Live/Disney + bundle.
I ditched DirecTV due to the high costs. Notice that AT&T only provides ONE set top box at that price.
Additional boxes are required for each TV.
Basically they're charging DirecTV prices but using MY internet service as a delivery method.
I think not.
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HEIL DISNEY!

strayts said:
Why would anyone get this over YouTube TV? So absurd.
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Better selection of channels. YTTV doesn't have Viacom networks. I was discounted into ATT TV Now and their selection of channels for the price beat every other competitor out there. But now the service is priced similiar to everyone else and the experience, buggy app simply isn't worth paying the premium. But they still do have the best channel selection.
 
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Between Amazon Prime Video (which I subscribe mostly for Prime shipping), Apple TV+, Disney+, Hulu, and Netflix, my family has access to way more contents than we can consume, with occasional monthly subscription to CBS All Access, HBO Now/Max, or Sling TV (sports) for seasonal contents.

I suppose we shouldn't blame these cable/IPTV/satellite companies trying to extend the lifeline of their business, which is eroding rapidly every year.

Content producers stubbornly offering contents only the old fashion way (most major sports, AMC, etc.) need to wake up.
 
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Huh? Why would anyone want this at that price point? People want fewer, not more devices and lower, not higher prices. What I really want is to pick my own bundle of channels and not be paying for garbage that I will never watch and when I say pick my own bundle, I mean pick each individual channel and as I add more, the price per channel drops.
 
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I wonder if this is, in part, a move specifically against Verizon. Option to buy the boxes outright as opposed to renting the boxes month after month could sway some.
 
Rocko99991 said:
Yeah no. I don't think they get it.
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This ⬆

With the likes of Hulu Live, Philo, Sling TV, Fubo and YouTube TV and probably a few more streaming providers, no one that I know would do this. Who wants to to sign a contract, have more equipment fees, misc regional sports fees, etc... when there are viable alternatives? Heck even if you bundled a couple of streaming services like Philo & YouTube TV, you would still be cheaper than this, especially in the 13th month and forward.

Between my fiber internet & YouTube TV, I only pay around $110 a month. And that is with zero contracts, and I get to use my own equipment (Apple TV & Roku). No way I would switch to a contract service again.
 
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nbuubu said:
At least the remote looks ergonomic and functional, which can't be said for my slippery, easily-misplaced, accidental-click Apple TV 4K remote.
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Amazon sells an $8 AppleTV Remove silicon case, in a multitude of colors. This case comes with a strap, and solves a multitude of problems. The remote is no longer "slippery", it's now thicker and doesn't fall between the cushions of the couch, it's visible in dark rooms, it "stays" where you put it - and the thicker size makes it easier to use.

Best $8 you can spend, IMHO.
 
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It would make far too much sense to use an existing system like AppleTV and not develop your own solution. Worse is the box-based version not being the same as the AppleTV offering. That is not too mention the possibility of more box rental fee and early termination fees. Same crappy model with a different delivery system.

Why would someone want to pay for streaming with the inevitable lag that will happen occasionally at that cost and still have a box that is nowhere near is responsive as good ole' Cable TV. Even the satellite receivers have instant channel changes.

Only legacy managers right up to the c-suite could come up with this and think it is good product. Someone needs to completely reinvent the cable tv system and someone will, but it will not be the legacy providers.
 
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The product experience with the set-top box is very clunky. I'm in one of the 13 test markets and bought the service on the day it was available. However, I have no contract ... which means there's no early termination fee when I cancel in the next couple of weeks.

The only reason I've kept the service this long is because I bought the hardware.
 
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I've had Cox cable, DTV, DTV Now, PS Vue and now YouTube TV which is the best Allows up to 5 concurrent streams in you house has all local network affiliates, unlimited DVR and is only $49.95. I have Cox's Premium Preferred internet and NEVER have buffering issues. Also, there's NO contract required.
 
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I’m sorry that’s still way too much money imo. I pay way less for the amount of monthly streaming channel subscriptions I pay for on my Apple TV.
 
1. Over Priced
2. STB dependent
3. Cable like tier packages (Nothing New)
4. Unreliable performance based on past performance.
5. Requires contract (Pre historic Idea)
6. Would not touch this with a 100 foot pole.....
 
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Makes no sense at all. Especially charges for each extra room.

Sadly, the vast majority of America still does not even know about, or at least TRY an over the air antennae.

We still have DTV, but only because it is under $50 a month with multiple DVRs. In reality, the vast majority of our viewing is on Hulu (not the live one) anyways.

I am ready to pull DTV if they do not give us another nice discount next year. Their choice.
 
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