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[TraumaSlave]

So, I'm about to tell Direct TV to stuff their satilite. Bill keeps going up and down, they lie, equipment malfunctions far too often. Looking at streaming services.  I have 1Tb of Internet / month. Between my son's gaming and daughter's YouTube, we really only use 250Mb. Just wondering how much you use watching how often? And looking for recommended streaming services. Direct TV Now @ $40/mth is one I looked at.

[muddypaws]

I watch only 8 channels. Lot of money for that

[OBB]

Keep in mind that with DTV Now, you can only stream on 3 devices at once with your acct.

A good HD antenna goes a long way also....

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[DesertHOG]

Suggestions.

1. Like Mike said, Over The Air (OTA), it's free and many HD channels.
2. Pluto TV - Free with some national feeds https://www.rokuguide.com/channels/pluto-tv
3. Amazon Prime Member? You get "Amazon Prime Video" as part of your subscription. Lots of Amazon movies, and Original Series content such as Orange is the New Black and Mozart in the Jungle. Blockbuster Movies, Mockingjay, and so on.

Now comes the part where your specific interests in video entertainment play a part.

4. Sling TV - various package of cable channels, see their site for specifics https://www.sling.com/#channels
5. Hulu - lots of rebroadcast of TV Series, some Hulu series, some Movies - I think they are owned by NBC.
6. Netflix - lots of Original NetFlix contents - They have two different streaming packages - upto 2 people, upto 4 people with 4K content.
7. Tons of other streaming services

You need to consider what streaming device you are going to use.

1. A Smart TV? Will have their own Streaming OS or a Google OS. They typically have a more limited set of streaming apps.
2. Tivo DVR - you can record OTA or you can get one that is compatible with your Cable company if you go that route.
3. Apple TV - I don't know much about them
4. Fire TV - Amazon products, I don't know what they stream outside of Amazon Prime
5. Roku - my Roku came preloaded with around 100 different streaming apps and there are more. Link to ROKU apps available.
https://channelstore.roku.com/browse
The Roku Streaming sticks (new ones) are amazingly capable.

Best of luck on your dive into the streaming world.

Simon

[Rooster]

X2 on Roku. We only watch local news on Directv. So cut down to minimum now.

[TraumaSlave]

My new Samsung is a smart TV. I already have a rock that we used on the old TV. My thought was to move it to the dumb tv. Really like the idea of Sling instead of Direct. Really don't want to give them another dime. Just wondering how much download gets used, on average. Overages could add up to more than I'm paying for DTv.

[OBB]

My new Samsung is a smart TV. I already have a rock that we used on the old TV. My thought was to move it to the dumb tv. Really like the idea of Sling instead of Direct. Really don't want to give them another dime. Just wondering how much download gets used, on average. Overages could add up to more than I'm paying for DTv.

That's the other thing to consider is the overages. If you have AT$T internet along with one of their video packages bundled, Uverse or DTV, you get unlimited data on your internet. Now if DTV Now qualifies for that or not, I'm not positive.

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[DesertHOG]

I don't know about data overages. I have cable internet and its bandwidth is 150mps but no data restrictions. Never ran into a problem but you can choose to download either SD, HD, or 4K content. That will impact your data usage. If you have a Smart TV with really good upscaling you can run SD content and the TV will make it look gorgeous.

Simon