Im trying to cut the cord, but the obstacles are too great.

@Os Trigonum, question for you to help me with the Spurs game tonight. Last time I had NBALP, if I was behind time when the game ended, it would stop playing and go to Archive Mode, and not become available for another 3 hours, or so.

Does that still happen? I can't watch the Spurs game live tonight, but would buy it as a Single Game, as long as it will let me watch it when I get home.

 

you know honestly I can't tell you at this point. I know they have said in the past there's a three hour delay, but I don't know if that's still the case

 

Have you ever been just 15 minutes behind after a game ends. It cuts out even if you are watching ... but behind Live.

If you know you've been behind Live at the end, and it didn't cut out, then that's probably all I need to know.

 

that hasn't happened since we upgraded to fiber optic from dsl . . . we've had no delays now for a long time, and even on dsl I used to just fast forward when it was getting boggy to stay as close to live as I could. don't know what to tell you. sorry

 

Well, I'll just buy the game and report back. thx

 

if you're going out to eat or something like that you can always do it transistor radio style like they did in the 1950s, wire up an earbud from you phone and listen to the game while pretending to enjoy your dinner company

 

For those of you cutting the cord, how much money are you actually saving? I tried cutting the cord, but then found myself paying for Hulu, Netflix and Sling TV. Internet was $80/month, those other services were $40/month combined. I got a cable package with the same internet and it was $120/month. Choice was easy.

 

I am curious to know your current cost and what your cord cutting costs are...

I am gusssing it’s less about money and more about what u get for the same amount.

 

fwiw I just started the archived game about 15 or so minutes after the broadcast ended. It came right up for me on LP already. You should be in good shape when you get home

 

yeah, it worked. And I love now that they have the timeline auto-hide, because it's a big spoiler for OT games, otherwise. It used to stay up for the whole game, and also have annoying highlight markers, that if you accidentally hovered over then they pop-up more spoilers for you. sigh.

 

Between Hulu, Netflix, youtube (regular, not the TV) and Reddit NBA streams I've been good.

 

for local channels depending on where you live rabbit ears or antenna . You might be able to hook on to your coax cable and press scan if you are close to the city.

 

but you are paying for it. I look at cutting the cord as getting away from payments.

 

Youtube tv is good, except no comedy central, and their interface needs work Their tv guide is horrible, and it's buggy sometimes, will play random different content than what you clicked on. And forget channel surfing, casual watching live I still prefer satellite- Ofc nothing is as good as when we had actual cable, instantaneous channel changing.

DirecTV, YoutubeTV, Netflix, Hulu, amazon video, and occasionally hbo for a single month then cxl to catch up on certain series (are there new west world episodes yet btw?), but instead of cutting the cord, I've just added a bunch of new cords.

 

So what is the advantage?

I WANT to cut the cord.

I'm paying $110 a month right now for comcast internet and cable combined. We also pay for Netflix.

If I drop the cable I'll be at like $60 for internet after taxes. Am I going to save notable money after I add everything in?

 

honestly I don't think so. My sense is that it all sort of evens out any way you slice it. My Sling bill (with blue and orange packages, plus NBA TV add-on) is $45/month, League Pass is $29/month, and that's before Netflix/Hulu/amazon prime. Our internet for high speed fiber is $100/month.

so anyway you slice it, it's going to cost money.

 

Spotify is offering Hulu when you subscribe for the $10 package. I'm thinking about signing up but I don't know if Hulu discontinues after a month or what. Contacted their customer service still no reply. Anyone have this?