Sling TV ESPN contract - 10/3 ESPN is back

I tried them and it was $40 a month minimum which is 3X what similar others charge. They do access tons of channels but tough for me because the channels come from all over the world. They were no help because I had to communicate ONLY through text messages and only during certain times. Then I tried to cancel and they refused and kept charging my CC so I had to escalate.

However, that's just my experience with them but in fairness I wanted everyone to know. I understand you've been using them a long time.

 

40 bucks? I pay 18. They have different plans though.

I have used them for years no issues. I know of alot of others who like them but i can imagine anyone can have issues.

 

I have no box. Its straight from the internet.

 

So you watch through a browser on your tv? Or you only watch on a computer?

 

It is an app that you open. One for shows and movies (cinematicket) and one for live tv. (Streamspro)

The menu system and all that looks just like cable pretty much.

I pay monthly so i have the freedom to cancel anytime but you can do 6 or 12 months too.

Very customizable. I am very happy with it.

 

Was gonna cancel my sling then football season started. It just renewed the other day , had it not this shit would have been the tipping point. Where do we find the UF game tomorrow?

 

Follow the other threads. Get the free trial for either hulu or you tube tv then log into espn+app w that and look for thr secn+ section at the bottom.

 

Quality?

 

I have Hulu for the season then cancel it after the last game. Just Netflix and Prime for rest of year. I don’t watch much TV.

 

Looks as good as cable to me.

 

It’s not quite there yet, but it’s getting there. When it does, I’m going back to cable.

 

ESPN, ABC and Disney need more money if signing these conferences to mega deals. Sling, Dish and a cable company near you will all need to pay more for this content.

 

Sportsurge dot net is a great place to watch games without having to pay cable or streaming costs if you are in a pinch.

 

It is kind of funny to hear people complain about "the greedy mouse", cable companies, etc., and then celebrate when the Gators/SEC sign a billion dollar contract with ESPN. Where did folks think that money was coming from?

Unfortunately my guess is that television sports packages go like season tickets. They will get priced to a point of maximum profit, leaving many long time fans behind (or in sports bars). What used to be an amateur sport celebrated largely by alumni/locals is now big business sold to the highest bidder. Just another instance where the dollar is prized above all.

 

I completely understand the how these contract negotiations work, but I would have liked the opportunity to save myself $35 for Sling Orange and $15 (discounted for $11 at one point) for SEC Network. Maybe Sling believed they would have a deal by 1 October, but the way they do their billing I still have to pay $50 for October even if I cancel on 1 October. Sure, the deal may get fixed while I am taking a free trial with YouTubeTV or Hulu Live, but after one day of trying both I am not going back to Sling.

 

I signed up for Sling back in August and during one of our games, Sling cut to commercial.
NOT during a break or a timeout but RIGHT in the middle of a play!!
Happened at least FOUR times!!

 

Thats what most of us are avoiding with streaming though. No pork bulk channels. Just the good stuff. Hulu Live, Disney, ESPN+ and Internet run me around $110-$120. And that gets Hulu's large TV and Movie library included. I do pay extra for Netflix and Paramount but those arent included with cable either.

 

Sling was sort of the innovator of all this, but quickly got passed by Hulu Live and YouTube TV. Both now double Sling's market share.

This is a risky move by them.

 

Believe it or not I only have 25mbps and I watch YouTube TV on 2 televisions, 2 cellphones using WiFi calling because of no cellular service where I live (down a hill by the lake) when my grandkids come they bring tablets (3 of them) their parents use their phones and my internet keeps up. No delays no buffering or anything of that nature. I think this high speed stuff is just internet providers to get more money

 

Same here. Switched a few years ago. Mainly because Sling's service was so bad - everything was always buffering, and when you would complain their solution was to install the native app for whatever it was you were trying to watch (FX, ESPN, etc.)

I'm not a big fan of government involvement but Congress needs to start going after the big tech trusts. And de-bundling would go a long way towards promoting actual competition by creating more transparency about what you are actually purchasing.