Cutting the Cable 2018-19 edition

[DarrenBanks56]

Heads up cord cutters (probably not news to most of you) - I didn't notice Friday because I was at the game but Playstation Vue dropped NESN hours before puck drop. Looks like I'm going to be dropping Vue.

More info: Keep NESN

glad my town ended up getting fiber in november. i wouldve still had psvue.

guess youtube tv is the only good one out there now

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

i dropped Fios for YoutubeTV back in the Fall and have zero complaints.

4K broadcasts when available and they're line up is basically what I'd choose if a la carte was a thing anyways.

Price did just go up $10 a month, but they also added 14 new channels.

Added new benefit, Google and Amazon ended their pissing contest so YoutubeTV app is now on all Amazon Fire streaming devices

 

[Spooner st]

Cut the cord since 2013.
$90 per month internet.
$120 per year Iptv.

 

[HustleB]

I am no expert, but if you are all about the sports, I have been told that FUBO is the best way to go.

Fubo has more sports, but YouTubeTV has the Bruins and in all other ways it is a better service for my family.

Also FuboTv seemed to have more Soccer, Rugby and Cricket, not sure how much extra hockey they will have so you need to look into that depending on personal interest.

 

[ODAAT]

have moved to basic cable, too many alternatives to "legally" steam things with a quality of picture that is perfectly fine

 

[Fenian24]

Fubo has more sports, but YouTubeTV has the Bruins and in all other ways it is a better service for my family.

Also FuboTv seemed to have more Soccer, Rugby and Cricket, not sure how much extra hockey they will have so you need to look into that depending on personal interest.

SEL and KHL I am trying them for now after dropping psvue. Also have history which I dont believe YouTube TV has.

 

[HustleB]

SEL and KHL I am trying them for now after dropping psvue. Also have history which I dont believe YouTube TV has.

You are correct. I do not have the History channel on YouTubeTV.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

You are correct. I do not have the History channel on YouTubeTV.

Only a matter of time. Just got all the Discovery networks added and had NatGeo

 

[HustleB]

Only a matter of time. Just got all the Discovery networks added and had NatGeo

Yeah not really happy they added those with no option and increased the price by 10$ however they are the exact channels my wife was unhappy we didn’t have. So it works for me this time but additional channels really need to be a la carte.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Yeah not really happy they added those with no option and increased the price by 10$ however they are the exact channels my wife was unhappy we didn’t have. So it works for me this time but additional channels really need to be a la carte.

Yeah, wondering if they go to tiers or a la carte as they get more channels

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Yeah, wondering if they go to tiers or a la carte as they get more channels

They need to keep adding channels as packages. I liked my $35 a month with $70 internet.

Now it will be $50 + $70 with nothing worthwhile added.

 

[SPV]

Does anyone subscribe to Youtube TV?? I'm curious about NESN coverage for the Sox & Bruins, didn't know if there would be blackout issues if you live in New England. I wouldn't think so, but just want to make sure before I make the leap

Thanks!!

 

[sisu]

yep, it's been great. planning on dropping it after the season though due to the recent price increase. i'll probably pick it back up again for next year.

edit: i don't watch much of the sox, so haven't paid much attention to anything going on there with nesn+ etc, maybe someone else can comment on that.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Does anyone subscribe to Youtube TV?? I'm curious about NESN coverage for the Sox & Bruins, didn't know if there would be blackout issues if you live in New England. I wouldn't think so, but just want to make sure before I make the leap

Thanks!!

I have it. It’s great. There are no blackout issues of which you speak. The entire reason you switch to YouTube TV is because it is a direct alternative to cable and you can get your local programming. If you go OUTSIDE of New England (you can watch YouTube TV on any mobile device), you can no longer access your local programming.

The only drawback to YouTube TV is that it is generally 20 or so seconds behind regular cable providers. So...be careful about being on this board during Bruins games because you can easily get hit with some spoilers.

Edit: Thanks to sisu who mentioned price increase, as I was not aware of it. I will still keep it because it’s a better deal than my available cable providers. That being said, I am of no illusion to the “alternative to expensive cable networks” marketing campaign to get people to subscribe to non-cable based television services. If it’s owned by a corporation, the entire purpose is to gain territory over a larger and larger base and suck as much money out as possible. It won’t be a “cheaper alternative” for long.

 

[Boston Bandit]

I'm watching it right now and love it! No blackout issues and I love the DVR.

"YouTube TV's navigation makes it easy to find live TV shows, but it's equally as simple to record content to watch at a later time with its cloud DVR function.

Subscribers can record as many shows as they want to — no storage limit — and recordings are kept for up to nine months."

 

[SPV]

thank you both, I signed a 24 month contract with Comcast that ends next month and was thinking of cutting the cord (except the internet of course). This was the only option I saw that had NESN, which I can't live without (as I'm sure everyone here can understand LOL)

 

[sisu]

i don't watch anything on cable other than sports, so no big deal to drop it until next fall.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

i don't watch anything on cable other than sports, so no big deal to drop it until next fall.

If my girlfriend wasn’t insistent on having the major networks and...(sigh)...HGTV, I’d be right there with you.