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Cable - Cord Cutting

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jwinslow said:
For youtube, is there a simple way to record the thing happening next (or later that day) on the channel you're on?

It seems designed to give you quick access to what's on right now, or a specific keyworded show that you can search for. What I'm trying to learn how to do is to open one of the suggested live tv programs, and then arrow to the right 1-6 hours to see what else is on soon. Without having to find that channel in the giant list of channel options.
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Still figuring this out for myself, but this might help.

If while in "Live" and looking at all of the channels go all the way to the left until you highlight the network and select that. Here you can find a variety of things, one of which is the ability to scroll more quickly thru the next 24 hours for that network.

It also links to things like all of the series on that network, all of the movies they have, or all of their news programs.

On another note, one problem I am having is lag if I am moving too fast - sometime for 20 seconds or more. What I sometimes do - and this may not sound like an endorsement - is use my phone or tablet to locate something I want to watch and then find it on the TV.

I also use this on Saturdays. If I am trying to switch among multiple football games on my 65" screen lag is a nightmare. So I watch my "featured" game on the tv and browse around on my tablet watching other games. I can get away with switching once in a while between games on my tv, but not constantly like I could on cable. Truth is I am starting to prefer doing it this way.

And in case you haven't stumbled on it they have another feature I adore for football and baseball. If you switch to a game that you have not been watching they give you an option of catching up using "key plays". It is more robust than Sports Center highlights and includes scoring plays, big gains, turnovers and the like (depending it seems on who is monitoring the game and capturing these). So if you notice that the 40 point favorite you didn't bother to watch is in danger of getting upset you can switch over and catch up in real time in just a few minutes and watch live from there. And it is perfect for the baseball playoffs. My interest is limited, but I can just tune in at the 8th inning, find out exactly how the score got to be 6-4, and watch live from there if I like.
 
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Late to the party but I started a 7 day trial with Fubo. BTN, since the POS cable company here doesn't have it, plus for $10 more I can add NFL RedZone. I prefer RedZone Sunday afternoons to watching one game - I hate commercials that much.

So far I'm liking it. Switching channels is smoother/quicker than I expected - like I said, I hate commercials. Going to use it tomorrow during the college football onslaught to see how I like it. If it passes the test it will be time to cut the cord. I can even get local channels on it - the thing the cable guys throw at you when you talk about cancelling.

Between it and internet service it wouldn't be that much cheaper but the channel options are far better. Bring on Saturday!
 
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I’ll be traveling in the car most of Saturday unfortunately and want to see tOSU and the ACC rematch. I have Sling and got the app installed on my mobile device but both games are network TV.

tOSU/NW is Fox
ACC match up is ABC

How can I watch these while driving? I’d like to hand over the driving duties when these are on and slip into the back seat with some coldies and watch some ball!!! HELP!!!!
 
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ShowMeBuck said:
I’ll be traveling in the car most of Saturday unfortunately and want to see tOSU and the ACC rematch. I have Sling and got the app installed on my mobile device but both games are network TV.

tOSU/NW is Fox
ACC match up is ABC

How can I watch these while driving? I’d like to hand over the driving duties when these are on and slip into the back seat with some coldies and watch some ball!!! HELP!!!!
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Does YouTubeTV have local channels where you live? They do here, you could do a free trial of YouTubeTV over the weekend.

Alternately, if you have friends/family that have cable, get the ESPN and Fox apps and use their credentials to log in and watch through the apps.
 
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ShowMeBuck said:
I’ll be traveling in the car most of Saturday unfortunately and want to see tOSU and the ACC rematch. I have Sling and got the app installed on my mobile device but both games are network TV.

tOSU/NW is Fox
ACC match up is ABC

How can I watch these while driving? I’d like to hand over the driving duties when these are on and slip into the back seat with some coldies and watch some ball!!! HELP!!!!
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Get one of these:

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Maybe see if you can get a free trial of one of the streaming TV services that carries local channels? I have Sling, but I also have a Plex server with an HD Homerun to DVR local channels. I love Sling, but not having locals can be an issue for many people. Luckily my ISP doesn't filter basic cable so I'm able to pull all the channels in SD. I can't bring myself to pay extra for the BTN just to watch a couple tOSU games in HD. I think I could save 12-15 a month if I could convince my wife to watch her shitty Hallmark movies in SD and use Plex rather than paying for the 4 extras in Sling. with Disney+ and Netflix the kids don't need the kids pack anymore in Sling.
 
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For you Roku users out there that may have missed it, Roku and HBO finally reached a deal and HBO Max is now available on Roku devices and TVs as of yesterday. On all of mine ( one Roku TV and two devices) The regular HBO app becomes HBO Max when you open it.

Edit: Since I originally posted this earlier, it looks like they actually added an HBOMax app.
 
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sparcboxbuck said:
This is our first year cord cutting. Was moderately nervous about missing games. Week 1 in the books and didn’t miss anything with Hulu. FWIW.
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I used Hulu + Live TV for a while and didn't really have any complaints other than a clunky interface ( probably just me being comfortable with the cable layout) but with Hulu's new price increase this month, I'm not really saving anything over Spectrum TV package I had other than the price of the basic Hulu subscription. As much as I hate Spectrum as a company, for ease of use I went back.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
Thank god. Got tired of hooking up the laptop to watch HBOMax shows on the big screen.
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I was surprised I didn't get some kind of notification from Roku about it. They send me all kinds of emails about stuff, but not this. I only found out because I read a headline right before I posted that said Roku's stock price hit an all-time high after reaching the deal. I checked on one of my devices and went "COOL"!
 
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If you're actually in the car while the game is on, I doubt you'll be able to watch. The network won't be strong enough to keep a signal for a moving target....it'll probably do something like switch to audio only.
 
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Hey all - so, I've been off cable for awhile now and had signed up for a free 7-day trial of Hulu Live to catch the semifinal game, which I've since cancelled.

I'm curious what other cord-cutters are doing to catch the game tonight? Reddit cfb steams links? Youtube Live? Any other thoughts?

If all else fails, I'll start another free 7 day trail of hulu live with a different cc and email acct.

Thanks and Go Bucks!
 
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FCollinsBuckeye said:
Hey all - so, I've been off cable for awhile now and had signed up for a free 7-day trial of Hulu Live to catch the semifinal game, which I've since cancelled.

I'm curious what other cord-cutters are doing to catch the game tonight? Reddit cfb steams links? Youtube Live? Any other thoughts?

If all else fails, I'll start another free 7 day trail of hulu live with a different cc and email acct.

Thanks and Go Bucks!
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Sling works well. You could trial that one.
 
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