Anyone have a link to the cutting the cord topics?

Also, we are only set on FUBO because they have AT&T sports (Houston Astros fan) and we want to be able to watch these games.

I have FUBO and all the home Astros games were blacked out in the playoffs in BCS.

Only got to see the World Series.

We're they blacked out, or were the games just on TBS, which Fubo does not carry?

boy09 said:

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We're they blacked out, or were the games just on TBS, which Fubo does not carry?

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It was this

I sign up for fubo every Astros season, easy to do and actually one of the better interfaces imo


Cancel once the ALCS comes around because of the whole tbs thing but otherwise works well for baseball/football season

YouTube TV October through March. Fubo April through September.

DirectTV stream has both ballys and att sports net to watch Astros and rangers. FYI.

boy09 said:

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We're they blacked out, or were the games just on TBS, which Fubo does not carry?

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Honestly I do remember at this point. It could have been user error.

You could actually watch the Astros games in Spanish on MLB Network

We're a Fubo house, love it.

Love being able to multiview four games at once on an AppleTV device also. Still the only service that can do that as far as I know.

Fubo's 4K options for sports were lacking, and their upscaling was bad bad. Switched to Youtube TV.

Fubo is good, just getting a bit pricey these days.

Finally looking at cutting the cord because it's just been a hassle but are there any real cost savings anymore?

The real cost savings to be had is to subscribe to a VPN and to mlb.tv. Regional Sports Networks are terribly overpriced (reason they've been removed from so many carriers). Before I had DirecTV Stream, I would VPN to the Bahamas, and there are no blackouts at all.

DTV Stream carries the Cardinals and Royals here in Missouri, but it's so overpriced I'm thinking of dumping it.

I'm not much of an NFL fan, but if I were, I'd VPN to Europe every Sunday and buy NFL GamePass. IIRC, in much of the world (not the US) that package will give you live NFL streams on Sundays regardless of your television provider.

I'm paying $104.99 per month for DirecTV Stream and just got a mailer that the rate is going up again (also went up late in 2021).

Not a lot of savings to be had, no.

dabo man said:

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The real cost savings to be had is to subscribe to a VPN and to mlb.tv. Regional Sports Networks are terribly overpriced (reason they've been removed from so many carriers). Before I had DirecTV Stream, I would VPN to the Bahamas, and there are no blackouts at all.

DTV Stream carries the Cardinals and Royals here in Missouri, but it's so overpriced I'm thinking of dumping it.

I'm not much of an NFL fan, but if I were, I'd VPN to Europe every Sunday and buy NFL GamePass. IIRC, in much of the world (not the US) that package will give you live NFL streams on Sundays regardless of your television provider.

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The issue is most of the league streaming services are very diligent about weeding out the VPN connections.

I had MLB.TV from 2017 to 2021 using CyberGhost VPN and never had a game blacked out. Not once. I can't speak to the NFL's abilities to filter VPN.

cutting the cord doesnt really exist anymore

https://tv.youtube.com/referral/r3nlbdge7a2xfh

If you become a Base Plan or higher member, you'll get a $15 discount, and I'll get a $45 discount.

PatAg said:

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cutting the cord doesnt really exist anymore

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It does, it just means actually cutting the cord, not replacing it with an alternative.

In my opinion, what we have now is still better than the early 2000's options of antenna, cable, or satellite.

I use YouTube TV for football season and turn it off after the Super Bowl. I can turn it off and on at will without speaking to another person or having someone come out to my home. No equipment needed. Same deal with the (previously) supplemental offerings like Netflix, Prime, HBO Max, Hulu, Disney +, Paramount +, Apple TV +, etcetera. Off and on at will.

Many of us had Netflix even when we had full cable, so that's not really a replacement cost. Same with Prime. Plus, some other services (cell phone) are offering some of these entertainment options as a free add-on.

The truth is, this space has been experiencing major evolution over the last decade and that looks to continue into the foreseeable future. Unfortunately, its not a space where you want to make a choice, get locked in, and forget about it for a decade. As frustrating as it can be, we have a variety of options and I find it fun to watch the progression of the industry.

dabo man said:

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I'm paying $104.99 per month for DirecTV Stream and just got a mailer that the rate is going up again (also went up late in 2021).

Not a lot of savings to be had, no.

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We have 7 TVs at our house, so that's still half what we were paying for DirecTV satellite back in the day.
We have YouTube TV and just pay the single flat fee and get it on every TV with Rokus.