NFT: Cable Cutters / Sports Fans

Only DirecTVNow

also has both MSG and YES, as well as the few that my wife would want to watch.

I'm not sure about MSG offhand, but...

YES is available through a number of services, such as HULU and YouTube.

Quick search shows Fubo

(which I have no personal experience with)

has MSG and MSG+ too.

In comment 14500972 Amazinz said:

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I'm not sure about MSG offhand, but... YES is available through a number of services, such as HULU and YouTube.

You do not get the games on Yes.

only Fubu has MSG.

Playstation Vue and Sling have NFL Redzone.

I live in Florida
Get all new york locals any and yes
No msg though

In comment 14501022 superspynyg said:

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You do not get the games on Yes.

Isn't it geo-based, which can be circumvented?

My bad if no. I don't watch many Yankees games, but I thought so through my brother who does.

You can cancel at any time and re-up at any time. I have youtubetv now because it has both Yes and NESN (I know, I know, but there is a Sawx fan in the house). Come football season, I'll switch over to Sling Blue with the sports package for redzone and NFL Network and then next April, back to Youtubetv.

I have basic cable because they gave me a deal for basic cable plus phone plus internet for less than internet only.

Sling, NBC Sports Gold for cycling and Indy Car, ESPN+ and MLB.tv (I’m a Reds fan). Might cancel Sling eventually and try YouTube tv or Fubo, but so far, so good. I live in Florida so for Knicks and Rangers games I’m going to have to check my options. I’ll go with Sunday Ticket for Giants games, which I did for years anyway.

It has a ton of sports but I don't believe MSG, SNY or YES are available out here. Maybe as locals for the Tri-State area?

Honestly, there's way more sports on YouTube TV than I want but that tells you something about what makes people want a live service. News & sports, local channels -- otherwise, you can mainly get by with Netflix/Amazon/Hulu/Vudu...

In comment 14501041 bigbb said:

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I live in Florida Get all new york locals any and yes No msg though

Do you use a VPN to access NY locals?

Fubo had it too, but I thought Fubo's product was garbage.

In comment 14501242 Alan in Toledo said:

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In comment 14501041 bigbb said: Quote: I live in Florida Get all new york locals any and yes No msg though Do you use a VPN to access NY locals?

Most of them ask you to enter a zip code, and it will give you the service in that zip code.

The downfalls to this, is that you won't get your local news, you'll get NY news.

After all of the hand-wringing, it looks like I'm staying with Optimum.

I spent about 40 minutes on the phone with retention last night. I gave up a bunch of channels, but ended at a package that still kept all of the basics plus HBO, and saved myself $65/month. So, I gave up a little, and they gave up a little. It felt like an OK compromise without any significant hassle of changing things.

All in, I'm going to be right around $165 for internet + cable (+ optimum voice, but we don't use a house line).

I was in a tough spot, because Optimum is the only broadband available in my neighborhood (no FIOS). So they were getting ~$100 from me for internet by hook or by crook, and they knew it.

Add in the DirecTV package that we wanted and we were quickly just over $150. $15/month is something, but I also would have needed to invest in some Roku sticks or AppleTVs or what-have-you, so it felt like we got close enough to stay.

I do appreciate everyone's input.

I'll leave this up for the benefit of any others who could use similar advice, but I'm also happy to delete if that'd be more appropriate.

MSG, MSG+, YES, SNY, and multiple ESPN channels.

In comment 14501147 RDJR said:

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Sling, NBC Sports Gold for cycling and Indy Car, ESPN+ and MLB.tv (I’m a Reds fan). Might cancel Sling eventually and try YouTube tv or Fubo, but so far, so good. I live in Florida so for Knicks and Rangers games I’m going to have to check my options. I’ll go with Sunday Ticket for Giants games, which I did for years anyway.

If you don't mind me asking, how will you get Sunday Ticket if you left DirecTV? I'd had enough and quit them a few months ago, and live out of market as well for the Giants. Thanks in advance!

and I get YES and SNY but not MSG.

If you have an Android device
Download fake gps app or gps emulator
Set location to new York. Write down the zip code that you location is set to.
Download youtube tv your location will show new york. Sign up and your good
Bonus if you watch to watch Knicks or Rangers chance location to opponents area than log into youtube account

sports or other programming with these streaming options like YouTube TV? I'm often not able to watch them live.

YouTube TV has unlimited recording

They have all of them, including MSG+2.

As a Yankee fan though, one slight drawback is you don't get the games on channel 9 or 11 or whatever they're on these days. You only would get YES and FOX games (No ESPN, either).

It has all the key networks. I really enjoy it and it's saved me money to boot. Very occasionally signal has some minor issues but so did direct tv when I had it.

It was really poor back then, however.