So, it's been almost one year now that I cut my ties with cable, and I still couldn't be happier. The ROKU box is wonderful and has given me zero problems. It's so easy to use I will be investing in a second one for the bedroom, but this time probably the streaming stick
So - let me up-date. SLING TV. This was the third best investment (ROKU being the first, HULU the second). Originally I lamented that I would be missing FX, SYFY, BBC America, and various other stations. Well, it's been less than a year and they have added those stations to their basic package (and more) that together with HULU make it the best thing I've done in years! I can watch SLING TV on my laptop as well and probably on my phone if I had a smart phone!
I've had some people say that I'm STILL paying a lot. Compared to Comcast? Verizon? Dish? Yes, I have to pay for my Internet (and I still have a land line), but I no longer have to pay for that pricey DVR box because I can watch all the shows I normally watched on the DVR now with HULU and SLING and there's no additional cost or fancy box. Even when I threw in a treat for a few months of HBO ($14.99) I was STILL paying $90 LESS than when I had Comcast.
And since October I've talked to the people at ROKU - NEVER, HULU- NEVER and SLING once. SLING responded to my e-mail requests immediately and my one lone phone call was answered promptly and I wasn't transferred all over the place. It was a delight to deal with.
Compared to the number of times I had to call Comcast over the course of a year to "ping" the box from Puerto Rico (where their customer service is) I am WAY ahead.