Yes, I tried both through my smart tv and then through my laptop. I checked speed but it was steady. How did your reception work out?
I was at the game so I didnt watch on TV.
I’ve been looking into PS Vue, it looks like it can serve most all of our needs in my house. All the college football channels, my local Chicago sports teams, Hockey, BTN, college basketball, NASCAR and AMC (TWD, FTWD).
Thanks for all the info in this thread.
F451
Interesting, but I’m not sure why I’m going to pay $18 for a small selection of channels and $48 in order to get ESPN, FOX News, and CNN when I’m not paying for cable in the first place.
Like newish services on the market from Hulu, YouTube and others, you can stream Comcast’s “Xfinity Instant TV” at home, or anywhere else you can get a broadband connection. And like those offerings, this one doesn’t require a set-top box or an annual subscription. You can also add on extras like HBO, or a $30-a-month sports/news package that includes ESPN, Fox News and CNN.
The numbers of subscribers to traditional cable packages are continuing to slide, and that carries major implications for both cable providers and cable sports networks like ESPN. Charter, Comcast and AT&T all released third-quarter updates this week, and all posted significant subscriber losses, with Comcast losing 125,000 traditional video subscribers (up from 34,000 in Q2), Charter losing 104,000 (up slightly from 90,000 in Q2, up significantly from 47,000 in Q3 2016), and AT&T losing 385,000 (up from the then-record 351,000 lost in Q2), but partially offsetting that with 296,000 new DirecTV Now subscribers.
Is there a way to cut the cord and still watch the Astros and Rockets?
I don’t speak from experience but I imagine finding streams online would help you.
If you live in or around Houston, it’s hard to watch the Rockets after you cut the cord due to blackout restrictions. ATT SportsNet doesn’t offer a streaming option on any of the streaming services yet. If you live outside the Houston area, you can get NBA League Pass to watch all the non-National TV games and pick up sling or something to watch the games on NBATV, TNT, or ESPN. ABC is an over the air channel so you’d just need an antenna to pick it up.
For the Astros, it’s even more difficult because the blackout range is even bigger. If you live within Texas or any of the bordering states, you’re basically out of luck as, again, ATT SportsNet doesn’t offer a streaming option. If you live outside that area, you can get MLB.TV and stream all the non-National TV games and pick up sling or something to watch the games on ESPN or TBS. FOX is an over the air channel so you’d just need an antenna to pick it up.
Biggest hope is that ATT SportsNet will start offering a streaming option or be included in one of the streaming packages. There have been rumors that it will, but they’re taking their time.
Thank you
In depth look at what could happen with the merger. Talks about a possible new AT&T streaming service, effects on Hulu, and changes due to net neutrality being dropped.
None of these changes will happen quickly. But what once seemed like the inevitable outcome of cord-cutting—more flexible TV packages, more innovative new streaming services, and tough times for companies that don’t adapt—is now becoming less certain as traditional media and telecom companies gang up on their newer competitors. The future of TV might still be better than cable, but it’s also going to be much messier.
The streaming version of DirecTV will not require the satellite dish on your roof, but will still need a set-top box. This ”new DirecTV” will look like that the present one, but details are still rather sketchy:
> Details are still thin on exactly what the new DIRECTV streaming service will look like. We also don’t know when DIRECTV satellite will come to an end but that likely is years down the road.
The news of the last satellite launch came on November 29 when AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan made the announcement to analysts. DirecTV has about 20 million subscribers, but that number has been falling over the last few years. To top it off, DirecTV expects to have its subscribers start moving over to the streaming side next year with a self-installed box.
An IT type told me you can make your connection appear as though it is somewhere else so you can stream Astros using the MLB service. I have never tried and that was a couple years ago so I cannot vouch for how effective or legal this is.
You can use a VPN service to do that and it’s legal as VPN services are allowed.
Good article on VPN:
1 Like
Directv’s subscribers will be leaving because their service has gone from unbelievably great to horrific since the merger. I just cut the cord and I’m not looking back.
1 Like
Here’s video that I made to help people “cut the cord.” It shows a fast, simple way to use an antenna to pick up OTA (over-the-air) broadcasts… and I talk a little about the OTA DVR that I am using right now.
I’m on a one man mission to take down the cable companies 
2 Likes
I’m sorry but I didn’t read all the posts. I have xfinity wi-fi/internet only. I just wanted to use my roku and sling.
But they charge so much for going over data it doesn’t help me.
Can someone just tell me a service in Houston where I can get the internet and use the roku and not pay those maggots at xfinity?
Check AT&T or VeriZon 5G
What your limit? Most limits are pretty difficult to reach
I have xfinity internet only as well. The thing that drives me crazy is how they only give you a good price for the first year. I am paying 52 right now after taxes, but will go up. Last year I had to change the plan from my name to my wife’s name so we could get the new customer discount. How stupid is that???
1 Like