BBC America is frequently in free preview, though, including right now. MTV was in free preview last month.
Thinking cutting the cord
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So I’ve had my hopper unplugged for the last week and have YouTubeTV running on an AppleTV.
The more I use it the more I like it.
Live tv is great, no complaints.
Recordings are good. My only issue with recordings is that a lot of the shows that I normally record are recorded as video on demand. The only issue with this is that with VOD there are commercials that can’t be skipped.
For me that is the only downside compared to Dish.
The more I use it the more I like it.
Live tv is great, no complaints.
Recordings are good. My only issue with recordings is that a lot of the shows that I normally record are recorded as video on demand. The only issue with this is that with VOD there are commercials that can’t be skipped.
For me that is the only downside compared to Dish.
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You have to pick the DVR version, it gives you the option of either.
Well as of last night I went on DISH pause for the next 3 months and I will be using the Airtv anywhere device that has 4 ota tuners and built in hard drive. If I want I can continue to pause for another 6 months afterwards at $5.00 a month. But most likely we will cut the satellite cord by this September. Sling has been great and I have more channel choices than I thought I would have. Getting all Starz channels and Encore channels and they all look like they are in HD. Getting Retro and Indie channel too and all for $9.00.
This is the OP here.
I called today and canceled. Dish has been nothing but great for the last 25 or more years.
They really tried their best to keep me (offered some great deals) but for what use it for, YTTV is perfect and the more I use it the more I like it. And a bonus is no more hardware beside an AppleTV.
Thanks everyone for the input.
I called today and canceled. Dish has been nothing but great for the last 25 or more years.
They really tried their best to keep me (offered some great deals) but for what use it for, YTTV is perfect and the more I use it the more I like it. And a bonus is no more hardware beside an AppleTV.
Thanks everyone for the input.
How depressing, even the satellite diehards are leaving 
I do get it...there's just so many options and so much streaming content out there that satellite really is a dinosaur.
I do get it...there's just so many options and so much streaming content out there that satellite really is a dinosaur.
One man's dinosaur is another man's only reasonable option.How depressing, even the satellite diehards are leaving
I do get it...there's just so many options and so much streaming content out there that satellite really is a dinosaur.
When you select the episode of the show you want to watch, look below it. Often you can click and it will give you the option to select the DVR version or the VOD version. Select the DVR and you can skip the adds.
There are many of us that for various reasons, mostly related to lack of good Internet service availability, hope that "dinosaur" lasts a long while...How depressing, even the satellite diehards are leaving
I do get it...there's just so many options and so much streaming content out there that satellite really is a dinosaur.
In case anybody here is wondering what these instructions pertain to, they pertain to YouTubeTV running on an AppleTV.
I believe that process works the same on any streamer, not ust AppleTV.
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I never even see the VOD version of a show I recorded on YTTV unless I go looking for it, but it is a common enough complaint that I wonder if there is a setting somewhere that controls the default you see.
I've thought about it many times. But I need something to watch sports, so either YouTube tv or Hulu Live. I'd probably need to bump my internet up too to handle more than 1 stream at a time. By the time I upgrade internet and pay $70/month for streaming, it'd be a wash.
It's not that I want 250 channels. I only watch about 20-25 of them on any kind of a regular basis. The problem is the way the packages are set up. There are 2-3 channels I like that are only in the Top 250 package.
Tried that a couple of weeks ago. The chat rep was completely useless. Couldn't offer me any kind of discounts despite being a 20+ year customer. The only option he could offer was to drop to a lower package.
That’s been my experience in past years depending on who I talked to. That’s why the last few times I used the DIRT team. This time when I went to cancel they realized I was serious and were offering me really great deals to try to get me to stay but in the end I feel streaming is more inline with what I want.
You have Sat service ?No cords here for streaming or sat...
If so, you have a cord.
Also, your Internet gets to you by a cord as well.
I'm not leaving Sat ...How depressing, even the satellite diehards are leaving
I do get it...there's just so many options and so much streaming content out there that satellite really is a dinosaur.
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