So does this mean March Madness on the Apple TV now rather than that gimpy mobile device only app?
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Why would you get both Sling TV and Apple's Service? I'm 90% sure they'll have repeating channels. Stop being a troll.
Something between PS Vue and Sling TV would be ideal. Right now I feel PS Vue is a bit too pricey and has too many channels and Sling TV has too few for the price. First one that has USA Network and Disney Channel at the same time wins my money.
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Does that also include HBO? Also it's the freedom of cutting the service at any time.
Also you don't HAVE to subscribe to HBO Now (not "GO") nor Netflix/Hulu. Just get your $75 FIOS and your $40 Apple Service for $115/mo with no over the top tax and you can cancel The Apple Service at any time... you can also pay for the Apple Service with discounted iTunes cards for an extra 20% savings.
Stop whining.
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My Current set up At&t (copper) Uverse/DSL = $27/mo; Netflix $8; Sling TV $20; Hulu =Free because my Sister pays for it = $55 a month total. Even adding Hulu it's $63 a month.
Much better than $150 a month.
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I pay $55 a month currently if I drop SlingTV for Apple's Service it'll be either $65 or $75 a month... how much do you pay?
I have Cox cable. After calling to brag on the installer, I received an escalated call and was transferred to the regional manager over my state. After about 30min worth of going over the options that I currently had and the ones that I was lacking (and why I was lacking them) I negotiated my bill down to $115/month for the next 2yrs. This includes 100 mb/s DL and 20 mb/s upload speed. The premium cable package (no additional channels such as the sports packages and things like science channel or BBC) and HBO. Combine this with Netflix 14.99 (multiple screens pkg) and Crunchy Roll 6.99 I spend a total of 137.00/ month. If I were to drop cable from my package and go to internet only, I would all together loose the option for 100 mb/s and have to go to 50 mb/s for 70.00/ month. That coupled with Apples "new" cable alternative (guessing 40.00/month) plus the remaining subscriptions and the addition of HBO Now, totals 147.00. This actually increases my bill and gives me less channels... Assuming its at the lower end and only 30.00/month, it just stays the same price for less channels (now if I could hand pick the channels ). This product can be good but needs some serious tuning.
sometimes it's just nice to not have to actively think and decide what to watch.
I did a break down a couple of posts earlier than this one. I do understand that not everyone will have the same cost. I am just stating that it is not that large of a price gap nor anything like an ala carte TV alternative and still does not include HD local stations.
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To be fair, "this product" has not been confirmed or laid out yet nor has pricing been set in stone. So I am still hoping it can be one of the front runners of a new way to watch TV.
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People are sick of paying $150 a month for the few channels they do watch and don't watch the rest.
Great TV shows like Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, The Wire, House of Cards, Daredevil, Fargo, and so on. Live sports too.
oh geez, nevermind... people would rather talk about how hip they are to be a cord-cutter
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TV Broadcasts is so such an old fashioned idea. The only things we want live are sports, local or global competitions and perhaps news!
If I want local news, global news, news from another country, live basketball, world cup live, Eurovision Song Contest, a documentary about cheese, I'm happy to pay for them - SEPARATELY or as a package!
This channel mentality has to go!
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But why can't I subscribe to Daredevil only?
"1 season for the price of $X"
or
"CBS exclusive shows for $Y for 1 month"
or
"10 shows from any supplier for 1 month for $Z", or slightly less if I subscribe for 6 months etc.
If I want local news, global news, news from another country, live basketball, world cup live, Eurovision Song Contest, a documentary about cheese, I'm happy to pay for them - SEPARATELY or as a package!
This channel mentality has to go!
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But why can't I subscribe to Daredevil only?
"1 season for the price of $X"
or
"CBS exclusive shows for $Y for 1 month"
or
"10 shows from any supplier for 1 month for $Z", or slightly less if I subscribe for 6 months etc.
Well yeah, I understand that. But under delivering and over charging is in no way revolutionary (at least that is what it looks like with what has been released so far)...
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The above statement is in comparison to this breakdown I submitted earlier.
$30-$40 a month?? For that kind of cash on top of a broadband connection, one might as well stay with a 200-channel cable package.
Hulu, Netflix and a coat-hanger antenna give me my local stations and all the shows I can eat for far less than this. Yes, I'd LOVE a good all-in-one-device TV/app experience, but why pay an extra $500/year for otherwise free networks?
Hulu, Netflix and a coat-hanger antenna give me my local stations and all the shows I can eat for far less than this. Yes, I'd LOVE a good all-in-one-device TV/app experience, but why pay an extra $500/year for otherwise free networks?
If Verizon is charging you that for Internet only, you're being taken advantage of. They tried charging me that as well when I called to cancel my triple play bundle & REFUSED to give me the "new customer pricing" for Internet only. I cancelled service all together & went to RCN for $40/ month & couldn't be happier