Finally cutting the cord

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That’s what we do. I cut Netflix because my kids were watching the same stuff all the time. I got sick of Henry danger even if schwaz does get a few laughs

We have the Hulu/Disney/ESPN trifecta because it makes sense money wise. When it doesn’t, it gets dropped.

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Odd, we tend to cut services when no one is using them. Not when the kids are using the heck out of something.

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Not using the heck out of it. Watching the same stuff over and over and over again. I then say, pick something else. How about that? Seen it. How about this? seen it. and on and on and on

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No mention of RSNs

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Seeing our current Spectrum bill, I’m out. What’s the Hornets and Panthers watching options with Google/AT&T Fibre?

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I understand that, did the same thing at the end of last year.

For the Hornets, I just paid for a Bally’s subscription. (That’ll go through Amazon next year, I’m just not entirely sure how yet).
For the Panthers - I use an antenna and HD Homerun to get locals, so that’s how I watched the Panthers.

If you’re looking at full cable TV replacement, Fubo is the probably best bet.

I found going to suppose.tv and filling in what channels you must have pretty helpful in the past.

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I will miss Andre. Luckily I got to watch him on the Good Fight this past winter.

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Anybody try this? Is it working better than bally?

Re the last paragraph: I sure hope the hornets and canes figure something out

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I ended up going FanDuel. No experience with Bally.

Good

  • Can watch both home and away games
  • Very few technical issues
  • Quality is good
  • I don’t feel like I’m being pushed to bet on stuff

Bad

  • I’m really only able to see hornets & checkers which was not what I wanted at first
  • Commercials & breaks are super annoying
  • Transition from pre-game to game is choppy and requires manual intervention
  • It just doesn’t feel as professional as some of the traditional networks do

I don’t consider the cost to be too bad, but I do wish it were a bit less.

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I have league pass through YouTube TV. $110 for full season. All out of market game, every team, except for your home team. So, if you live in the hornets market, you can’t get their games. I’m in the Hawks and grizzlies market so it works great for me. Really good deal if you’re out of market. All sports need to rethink how fans get to watch their favorite teams.

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Now this is something

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Interesting to see what the cost is. Might be able to watch Predators hockey again.

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I’ve been doing FanDuel this year after doing League pass/VPN the last two years. Everything was great until the last two games. The video/audio has been choppy. I hope this gets cleared up as it really makes the games hard to watch (as if it could get worse for us).