If you don't have many TVs to connect (don't count iDevices in the TV count), you might want to look at the
other service from the owners of Sling. DISH's $49.99 "price lock" gets you a traditional 'cable' package for about what you are probably paying for orange + blue + kids and you also get a REAL, fully functional DVR, arguably better quality HD picture, 5.1 surround sound instead of only stereo or mono, a unified on-screen guide for everything that is available, local channels via SATT and woven right into the same on-screen guide via OTA antenna, not a byte of video counting against a broadband cap, with a price locked at $50/month for 2-3 years. Don't want channels you never watch to show in the guide? They are easily hidden by making a favorites list so that you can basically display only the channels you want to see (while still being able to get to the others if they DO have something you want to watch at some point). Want easy streaming to iDevices? Dish Anywhere app brings it all to iDevices at home and away.
I've shopped all of the streaming services but there's many tradeoffs to save maybe $10 to maybe $30/month in my own case (the latter if I gave up some programming that I do like). Frankly, in my own case, after working so hard to assemble a nice home theater (several times since way back into the 1990's), just the sacrifice of 5.1 surround sound alone makes the "savings" not worth it to me. Then, dealing with software DVRs that auto-delete shows after a finite number of days and/or can't skip commercials, etc makes the DVRs less appealing to me. I subjectively believe picture quality is a little less than SATT (which- like sound- seems to be a step back, as we're all transitioning to get better HD or even 4K TV sets). Etc. From my perspective, the whole streaming proposition seems to be increasingly a "you get what you pay for" alternative instead of a good way to maintain but save big...
The one weak link of the traditional options is if someone has many TVs to connect, as each TV requires a box and each box beyond the first one has a lease fee. However, if a home has only a TV or two (maybe 3), even the lease fees for extra boxes can still keep the total bill competitive with total streaming costs, without the sacrifices and sometimes hassles. Often when one drops cable, their broadband-only rate rises which can offset some of this cost. Personally, I continue to hope DISH will port their Dish Anywhere app to
TV which would make
TV good (other) TV boxes that don't require a lease fee.
Lots of people are chasing a monthly discount and think streaming services are the ONLY option. However, streaming has made some traditional players roll out more competitive offerings. Personally I continue with DISH for now.
If you are generally happy with cable except the cost, you might want to also check bundling deals. In my area broadband + cable + voice can be had as a cable bundle for $90/month. Broadband unbundled can get into the same general price point or more. If you have such bundling options, but pricing has inflated well beyond that pricing, line up your alternatives and then threaten to cancel your cable services. The threat call can get you 1 or 2 years of new customer bundled pricing to stick with cable (and video doesn't count against a broadband cap, you get a real DVR, 5.1 surround sound, etc). at the end of 1 or 2 years, be ready to call up and threaten to cancel and they'll probably be able to find you another 1 or 2 year specially-priced deal.
If you are mentally locked into the idea that you must go streaming, PS Vue seems to get the consensus on best ratings. But of course, the best choice for you is the good service that includes the channels, programming and services you actually desire. Post #2 above includes a link that does a good job comparing the major services.
