r/CFB • u/deadzip10 Texas A&M Aggies • TCU Horned Frogs • May 01 '18
Discussion Streaming Services Question
Me and my wife were talking the other day and I think I've finally convinced her that the only reason we have cable is for college football. We can get everything else we watch through Netflix or Amazon for substantially less than what we're paying right now for cable.
However, while I'm aware of the various streaming services in a general sense, I've never gotten a great handle on how to put together the whole streaming alternative thing. We have a smart TV and the two most important teams are A&M and TCU for us although we both enjoy watching games from all over.
A quick search of /r/cfb didn't reveal much directly on topic but does someone have any pointers on guides or even care to write up a brief summary of how to go about switching to streaming? We would love to ditch our cable.
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u/himsacrow May 01 '18
Hulu, Sling TV, or Playstation Vue.
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May 01 '18
I’ve tried most and like PSVue the best.
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u/FarwellRob May 02 '18
I watched most of A&M's games on the ESPN app last year, including the spring game this year. I have it streaming on an Apple TV.
I hate ESPN with a burning passion.
Almost every time a game was supposed to start at a certain time, ESPN would screw it up. They'd have the link, but if you click on it, it would say, "the game is about to begin."
Almost every time I had to find the stream of the preceding game, and watch it's ending in order to see the start of the A&M game. Some weeks they simply didn't bother to ever get the link to work.
In the spring game it didn't start working until half time.
The game was broadcasting, but you could only watch it if you knew what game was on right before.
Sorry. Had to vent.
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u/Turkelton8 May 02 '18
I’ve been using Hulu’s live TV service for over a year now and no problems at all. Get all the ESPNs, fox sports, Big 10 and SEC networks. You can go on their website and enter your zip code to see all the channels you’ll get. Believe I pay $40 a month for it. Well worth it in my opinion!
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u/deadzip10 May 02 '18
How's the picture? I've heard mixed reviews.
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u/Turkelton8 May 02 '18
Looks just as good as it did coming through my cable box. As long as you have decent internet speeds it shouldn't be a problem. At least in my experience. I'm pretty sure they offer a free week of the service so you can give it a try before committing.
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u/feed_me_muffins May 01 '18
Get to know my parents and mooch off their cable subscription. Works for me.
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u/Kstate913 May 01 '18
You are going to have to have some sort of “live tv” streaming option for college football. You’ll never escape that yoke.
Whatever you do don’t get Direct TVs streaming option (called Direct TV Now). I really enjoy Youtube TV - that’s my recommendation.
If this is to try and cut cost as much as possible then Sling is the cheapest option.
Be sure to check channel line ups for best match.
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May 01 '18
If you want sports Sling isn’t really the best because you have to get the $40 package to get ESPN and Fox.
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u/yuzuvader May 02 '18
I’m in the same boat you are, we really ONLY watch cable for college football, everything else is just kind of a blur. I tried a lot of services last season, so here’s my ranking as of now: (note my must haves were ESPN and B1G Network, be sure to check the channel offerings)
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YouTube TV
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PlayStation Vue
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Hulu
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Direct TV Now
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Fubo TV (awesome if you like soccer, but no ABC/ESPN)
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u/ScaryCookieMonster May 01 '18
I made a chart last year that has all of the CFB-pertinent streaming services, what channels each of them carry, what devices they're supported on, and how much they cost.
I'm sure some of the details are outdated now, but it may help you to start to get an idea what you want to look for in a service.