snoodledoo
Loves Jiminy Cricket
- Joined
- Sep 11, 2005
We have Playstation Vue, Amazon Prime, Netflix and an antenna for a couple local channels.
My DH and I were discussing this issue over the weekend - our bundle which includes the house phone, internet and DirectTV is $350 a month and I am sick of it. We are starting to explore options - his issue is sports and mine is local/national news
We consider it an alternative to DirecTv, not a substitute. What I mean is that we can watch the same stuff on either system, but without the fancy features (and large monthly bill). Some have said it feels like we are in an extended beta test, and I agree. It's not as smooth, but it does the job. For us, it is worth it to save nearly $100/mo. DH hasn't missed any sports that he wanted to watch, and we get 2 local channels as well. (The other local channels are available via antenna.)How is Vue? Seriously thinking of trying that's out.
Can someone enlighten me on Sling? My parents have Time Warner/Spectrum cable and they'll be snow birding down south next winter. They want to be able to watch our local channels, such as local news and sporting events, and someone told them to get a Sling box and watch it on their laptops. Is that how it works?
It's a box that plugs into your home cable/satellite box. Once connected, you can watch and control the home TV from a remote location (PC/iPad/etc.).
I had a lot of problems with the my Slingbox until I got myself a 50Mbps download package. I still connection problems today with 100Mbps, but less often.It's a box that plugs into your home cable/satellite box. Once connected, you can watch and control the home TV from a remote location (PC/iPad/etc.).
I had a lot of problems with the my Slingbox until I got myself a 50Mbps download package. I still connection problems today with 100Mbps, but less often.
Then again, it may not be my home connection.... but the busy free wifi in hotel rooms in the evenings.