Still Cable Free

Another year has past and I am happy to report I remain cable-free.  

Another year gone and no service calls or emails necessary to Sling or Hulu.  

That in itself is a major blessing!

So over the past year I have tried other streaming services to see how they measured up to Sling - and here I go......

YouTube TV - Tried it for two months.  More Pricey than Sling, and I had to re-enter a code just about every time I logged on.  Not to mention I had to un-install the app then reinstall the app a number of times.   For the two or three stations that I don't have with Sling, it wasn't worth the aggravation.

Philo  - A real deal at $16 a month.  I particularly liked that for the "Free Trial" all you had to give them was a legitimate cell # - not a credit card.  Actually it was a great promo!!  So the upside is the cost.  They don't have a lot of channels, but a few different ones that I don't have with Sling. I like you can save shows to watch without paying anything extra.  Their online app is easy to navigate, but on the TV I'm not fond of the Live TV screen.  I'd like it if they had a "grid" to choose from.

DirectTV Now - I wish I could remember what problems I had with this one - I know they were more expensive compared to Sling.  I think I may have had buffering problems.  I couldn't watch anything on the computer either (I have a Chromebook and it was not compatible).

HULU Live - Again the cost was more than Sling and the channel line-up was only a few more than I was getting with Sling.  The biggest problem was the buffering.

As far as the "buffering" problems go - I didn't feel the need to have to UP my Mpbs with Verizon when I have absolutely NO problem with buffering with any other streaming channel.   

That's just my take on it - you can compare for yourself though here.