We are thinking about ditching DirecTV and switching to YouTube TV. Wondering if any CFers have experience with YouTube, and what teir input might be.
TIA
TIA
Looking for ratings/reviews on YouTube TV
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Love it, ditched directv 14 months ago, have not looked back. Half the price for a way better product.
From a technical standpoint it is 100000% better than Sling.
I haven't used Sling for almost two years but at the time I switched it would barely work for me on a roku device or browser on a new mac. I have never had any tech issue with youtubetv.
The downside is depending on where you live it's not much cheaper than cable if it is at all and Sling had cheaper options (which became worthless to me because I couldn't stream reliably).
I haven't used Sling for almost two years but at the time I switched it would barely work for me on a roku device or browser on a new mac. I have never had any tech issue with youtubetv.
The downside is depending on where you live it's not much cheaper than cable if it is at all and Sling had cheaper options (which became worthless to me because I couldn't stream reliably).
I love it... Honestly not even considering price, I like the interface and dvr more than mediacom too.. Not going to lie I do still get nervous watching live sports with mediacom internet, but so far for one year we haven't had any big problems.
Yeah, it works so well that for families who are more device users than TV/couch centered it might be the better choice even if it's slightly more expensive than cable.
Have tried all of the services and like YTTV the best so far. Have had it for about 9 months now
One thing I like about it is that you can suspend service for a period of time very easily if you choose to. I'm new to YTTV so I haven't actually done that yet, and I'm guessing it would delete stuff on your DVR...but during a slower TV time of year like summer (I'm not a baseball guy) you could save some money and just switch to Netflix-only for a couple months and then hop right back into YTTV. It's really easy to do online, no phone calls or hassles.
We switched from DTV and it's way, way better. It takes about a month to get used to the interface but once you do it's a breeze. More channels, included DVR, etc. We have a smart TV that came with 3 or 4 free streaming services, so the only downside is when I turn on the TV it takes a few clicks to get into YTTV, it doesn't just turn on like regular TV.
You can share up to 5 accounts, so if your parents or siblings want to share you can split the cost or piggyback off of one of their accounts.
You can share up to 5 accounts, so if your parents or siblings want to share you can split the cost or piggyback off of one of their accounts.
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I’ve had YTTV for about 18 months, after having Sling for a little while. YT is much better. Its definitely worth the $ you save, even with the slight live sports lag and the inconvenience factor. I can stream on 2 devices at the same time without any buffering on 50mbps. I could probably do 3 devices just fine, but have never tried.
If you don’t need sports or locals Philo is fantastic. We actually family share a YTTV script and use philo to supplement. Costs us $45, $25 for yttv and $20 for Philo.