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  • Re: TV: One Person's Trash...

    Originally posted by bigblue_dl View Post
    Dumped Sling yesterday. Finally got fed up with how glitchy and ****ty it was. It would take longer than any other streaming service to load programming, and then while watching, it would have that spinning "loading" circle in the middle of the screen while we tried to watch stuff. Then, when we did finally get to the point of watching shows, it would be about 15 seconds of the show, 5 seconds of black screen, 20 seconds of show, 5 seconds of black screen, 10 seconds of show, 5 seconds of black screen, and so on. It had gotten progressively worse the last month or so.

    Trying out Hulu Live instead. Maybe we'll like that service better.
    I use Hulu Live...it isnt perfect but it works for me. It takes some getting used to though especially if you get the DVR. And expect commercials even if you pay for no commercials because some of the channels force commercials through their streaming site.
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    • Re: TV: One Person's Trash...

      OK I have a dumb question about Sling. It's big thing is you can stream your computer content to your TV, right?

      Why do you need to when monitors are so huge and excellent now?
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      • Re: TV: One Person's Trash...

        Originally posted by Kepler View Post
        OK I have a dumb question about Sling. It's big thing is you can stream your computer content to your TV, right?

        Why do you need to when monitors are so huge and excellent now?
        No, that isn't what Sling is. Sling is just a brand name for a live TV streaming service (it is actually owned by Dish Network). So, it is an alternative to cable or satellite for live cable TV. There is no need for a computer, though you can log in and watch Sling on your computer. You can watch Sling through smart TVs, Roku, FireStick, etc. directly on your TV, with no computer needed.
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        • Re: TV: One Person's Trash...

          Originally posted by bigblue_dl View Post
          No, that isn't what Sling is. Sling is just a brand name for a live TV streaming service (it is actually owned by Dish Network). So, it is an alternative to cable or satellite for live cable TV. There is no need for a computer, though you can log in and watch Sling on your computer. You can watch Sling through smart TVs, Roku, FireStick, etc. directly on your TV, with no computer needed.
          See? It was a dumb question.
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          • Re: TV: One Person's Trash...

            Originally posted by bigblue_dl View Post
            Dumped Sling yesterday. Finally got fed up with how glitchy and ****ty it was. It would take longer than any other streaming service to load programming, and then while watching, it would have that spinning "loading" circle in the middle of the screen while we tried to watch stuff. Then, when we did finally get to the point of watching shows, it would be about 15 seconds of the show, 5 seconds of black screen, 20 seconds of show, 5 seconds of black screen, 10 seconds of show, 5 seconds of black screen, and so on. It had gotten progressively worse the last month or so.

            Trying out Hulu Live instead. Maybe we'll like that service better.
            Is that Sling, or your internet?
            What kind of cheese are you planning to put on top?

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            • Re: TV: One Person's Trash...

              Originally posted by rufus View Post
              Is that Sling, or your internet?
              Hulu, Netflix, Prime, HBONow, NBC Sports, FoxSportsGo, and ESPN Streaming all work perfectly fine with my current high speed internet connection. Sling is the only one that doesn't.
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                Since this is the TV thread and such, how does one go about watching ESPN3? I can't say that I've ever tried. If I were to get Hulu Live, would it be on there since the Disney acquisition?
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                • Re: TV: One Person's Trash...

                  Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
                  Since this is the TV thread and such, how does one go about watching ESPN3? I can't say that I've ever tried. If I were to get Hulu Live, would it be on there since the Disney acquisition?
                  I think you just bring it up on computer and it asks you who your provider is.
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                  • Re: TV: One Person's Trash...

                    Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                    I think you just bring it up on computer and it asks you who your provider is.
                    Right, but I don't have satellite or cable TV, so I'm hoping for other options here. SCSU has been relegated to ESPN3 for this Friday, and I'd like to watch it if I can. I might need to work with family for some information here.
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                    • Re: TV: One Person's Trash...

                      Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
                      Right, but I don't have satellite or cable TV, so I'm hoping for other options here. SCSU has been relegated to ESPN3 for this Friday, and I'd like to watch it if I can. I might need to work with family for some information here.
                      As far as I know it doesn't do anything to verify your account. So... lie?
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                      • Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                        As far as I know it doesn't do anything to verify your account. So... lie?
                        Normally it'll ask you to sign in on your providers website to confirm your account.

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                        • Re: TV: One Person's Trash...

                          Originally posted by unofan View Post
                          Normally it'll ask you to sign in on your providers website to confirm your account.
                          Yeah like for me it'll always redirect to do my Comcast login.

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                          • Re: TV: One Person's Trash...

                            Originally posted by unofan View Post
                            Normally it'll ask you to sign in on your providers website to confirm your account.
                            Right. I've watched ESPN3 numerous times. I have cable tv. They ask you the provider, then you have to sign in with your cable provider account information which includes a password and usually your email address that you've given them.
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                            • Re: TV: One Person's Trash...

                              Originally posted by bigblue_dl View Post
                              Dumped Sling yesterday. Finally got fed up with how glitchy and ****ty it was. It would take longer than any other streaming service to load programming, and then while watching, it would have that spinning "loading" circle in the middle of the screen while we tried to watch stuff. Then, when we did finally get to the point of watching shows, it would be about 15 seconds of the show, 5 seconds of black screen, 20 seconds of show, 5 seconds of black screen, 10 seconds of show, 5 seconds of black screen, and so on. It had gotten progressively worse the last month or so.

                              Trying out Hulu Live instead. Maybe we'll like that service better.
                              This was my issue with Sling as well. I feel like it worked well when we first started using it, but about a month in it would take forever or would just not load things altogether.
                              I'm not sure what the answer is for cutting the cord. Currently we have cable, Hulu (free with our cellphone plan), Netflix, and Prime. The only real reason we're keeping cable is for NHL network. It is our default channel (when you turn off the tv, you return it to NHL Network so that whoever powers on the TV next isn't subject to other ***** on a network that the last person watched -- too many times of turning on the TV to Bravo after Top Chef aired and getting some sort of Real Housewives horribleness). I'm also not sure that unbundling our services through Comcast ends up saving us that much money

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                              • Re: TV: One Person's Trash...

                                Originally posted by bostonewe View Post
                                This was my issue with Sling as well. I feel like it worked well when we first started using it, but about a month in it would take forever or would just not load things altogether.
                                I'm not sure what the answer is for cutting the cord. Currently we have cable, Hulu (free with our cellphone plan), Netflix, and Prime. The only real reason we're keeping cable is for NHL network. It is our default channel (when you turn off the tv, you return it to NHL Network so that whoever powers on the TV next isn't subject to other ***** on a network that the last person watched -- too many times of turning on the TV to Bravo after Top Chef aired and getting some sort of Real Housewives horribleness). I'm also not sure that unbundling our services through Comcast ends up saving us that much money
                                That's my issue. There are some shows that I could get if I got Hulu, YouTube, etc, but then I'm paying just as much as I would as if I had cable. I'm prob just gonna stick with Netflix (disc and stream) and if it's a show I REALLLLLLLY want to watch that's not on there (currently Saul and Mayans) I'll just get the season pass from Amazon Prime for $15/per.
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