Replacing Dish Network Options?
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So far I'm really liking Philo, especially since there's a way to scroll the guide while watching a program. I'm probably going to renew after the trial ends.
And my point stands - wife likes the Hopper 3 and Joey. Case closed.
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My wife wanted to try the other services… then she realized none were like the Hopper 3 and she wanted her dish back.
IPTV is not as good for everyone as some make it try to sound.
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I do not know if you tried just the streaming services or a Live TV service, you have never clarified that.
Anyone coming from Traditional Paid Live TV, I always recommend going to YTTV, easier to get use to, jumping right into just the streaming services is too big of a change at first.
YTTV is a great service, easy to use, great picture, sound, unlimited DVR, 3 rooms and with the price only $73, less then Dish, a lot less then DirecTV and Comcast.
Everyone is different, the only time I use the service is during Football, Sept-Jan. and the only thing I watch on it is Football.
I much prefer the streaming services for the extremely better video/sound quality, which Cable/Satellite no longer give us because of compression.
For example, I was amazed when Paramount+ started giving subscribers CBS shows in 4K,
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I had Dish and now have YTTV. What I liked about Dish was having a dedicated remote control.
I struggle with YTTV's interface using my TV's remote control. But YTTV costs less than Dish so I put up with it.
I also miss The History Channel, which is not currently available on YTTV. Is there a way to buy the History Channel by itself?
Paid $60 for the Wally and $40 for the DVR fee 4 years ago in August 2020. So that means I'm at $2.08 a month and it keeps going down each month.
No but you can get it through Friendly TV which is $9.99 per month for HD, Unlimited DVR (holds shows for 9 months like YTTV and DIRECTV Streaming), 4 Simultaneous Screens, and OnDemand. Also has a 7 day free trial.
If we ever drop Philo to get the sports and news channels, this is what we'll do. Get Sling Orange&Blue with FrndlyTV for the channels not on the basic package. At $64.99/month, it's still cheaper than any of the other services.
Even with the Wally and the EHD/DVR, the cheapest plan is Welcome Pack at $50, correct?
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Welcome Pack goes up to $61.99 next month, plus the Box Fees.
Also, new subscribers cannot sign up with the Welcome Pack.
I've been out of the pay-TV game for about 5 years now, so these prices are sticker-shocking to me. I have been getting by on FTA, OTA and Netflix, but there isn't much available FTA anymore, and you can only watch reruns on OTA so many times. I don't need any sports channels as I can watch the Chiefs OTA and the Cardinals via MLB.tv for free through Tmobile.
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Just go to the streaming services then, you will get the content from Traditional Paid Live TV plus all the streaming shows and movies.
For you, subscribe to one or two a month or all with the commercials plan, would be extremely less expensive that way, catch up, drop, go to another, rinse and repeat.
$99.00 from DISH For my RV and Walmart has them at $71.85. Amazon has them for $59.00. I just checked.
I am curious what features she was missing from the Hopper. It has honestly been so long since I had Dish, that I can't recall what it was like.
Some Smart TVs have their own “Free” Live TV services. My LG has hundreds of available channels in addition to the OTA stations (even appear in the Guide). At some point the streaming will be more attractive than the “beaming”.
