It was a really good deal at the lower prices for what I was using it for, which was being able to record basically any college football game along with my other local sports.
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Youtube TV now $64.99 a month
- Thread starter MrBob
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It was a really good deal at the lower prices for what I was using it for, which was being able to record basically any college football game along with my other local sports.
Look, I'm one of the weird people who still likes cable. I actually spend 70 bucks on ATT's weird new thing. I'm pretty sure I'm locked down on it for like, a year.
But I ditched YouTube TV because they didn't have the channels I wanted. Sure, I could have done Philo and Youtube TV but that costs too dang much.
Good luck, YouTubeTV, you'll need it.
But I ditched YouTube TV because they didn't have the channels I wanted. Sure, I could have done Philo and Youtube TV but that costs too dang much.
Good luck, YouTubeTV, you'll need it.
I had to stop using streaming cable services as it seems like all of them just keep going up in price massive amounts. As of right now I just went back to regular cable at a package with most channels for like 40 dollars extra a month with my internet plan, as I was okay with 40 a month.
So I can pay for Netflix, Prime, HBO Max and still have a ton left over instead of paying for this shit.
Well shoot—I was preparing to subscribe next month for the baseball season.
Is Hulu TV the only worthwhile cable-streaming alternative?
Is Hulu TV the only worthwhile cable-streaming alternative?
I don't know if i believe this, maybe on circles like ERA but there's still a massive demand for live TV for people who enjoy sports, which is like most of America
This news does suck though I am lucky enough to be able to split it with a buddy so it's prob still less expensive
My parents's just switched to Youtube TV last year because it saved them about 20 dollars a month over their cable company. This pretty much wipes out the price advantage over standard cable.
Of course they get it. This bundling is exactly how they make gangbusters.
Youtube is just becoming its enemy now that it's entrenched.
The only saving grace for streaming cable services was you could get sports. With no sports, its basically the same as having a couple of content services.
I subscribed a month to each a few years ago to test them all, I think Sling was 25 and Youtube was 35. Stuck with Sling, crazy that they've only gone up 5 dollars in the same time it took Youtube to go up 30. Neither ever seemed worth it but we still like having some form of broadcast TV
Yup, same ere. Hilarious that all these internet TV companies were propped up as cheaper alternatives to cable, but then they jacked the prices up.
I was only using it to watch the NBA, but I cancelled when everything got hit by the virus. Likely will not be resubscribing at these prices, which is shame because YoutubeTV was so good for the NBA. Loved it's game recap features. At this price though, i can probably bundle in TV with my internet for cheaper with fucking COMCAST.
It should be noted that 2 factors are prob gonna keep me on this for NBA stuff:
They're the only provider with NBA TV and
You can have up to 3 users (i split my bill with a buddy)
So it's prob still the cheapest option sadly
I canceled for a while after they increased to $50 but eventually came back grumbling. This though...
Yeah, no. Youtube TV can't be worth more than every streaming service I'm subscribed to combined.
This would make it more expensive than adding cable service for me, at least for the first 2 years.
This would make it more expensive than adding cable service for me, at least for the first 2 years.
That's the thing with cord cutting. It winds up being less convenient, but you pay close to the same since prices keep going up anyways. The only advantage is you can subscribe and unsubscribe more easily but you lose out on a more consistent UI, and probably lose out on a few channels too. $65/mo is a lot though.
They're probably being pressured to increase the price thanks to the channels wanting higher fees, but considering how well they've handled the Google Fiber deployment I'm not really convinced this is going to be sticking around for so long, especially as a competitive option.
They're probably being pressured to increase the price thanks to the channels wanting higher fees, but considering how well they've handled the Google Fiber deployment I'm not really convinced this is going to be sticking around for so long, especially as a competitive option.
Youtube TV living long enough to become the villain, I see.
It's a tough call - I really like the service, the ability to run it on an iPad or something else is really handy since I don't watch a lot of TV. But at this price point, it may be cheaper to just go back to cable.
It's a shame. I liked not having a stupid cable box plugged in.
It's a tough call - I really like the service, the ability to run it on an iPad or something else is really handy since I don't watch a lot of TV. But at this price point, it may be cheaper to just go back to cable.
It's a shame. I liked not having a stupid cable box plugged in.
Gah, this is a tough choice... do I go back to regular Comcast cable now? Only reason I have YouTube TV is cause it had the CW channel and I like to watch all the dorky superhero shows live. I also like being able to watch tv on all my devices and wherever I am, even in different states.
I'm going to seriously go back to Optimum/Altice. They're quoting me 100 bucks for a decent internet/TV bundle with no agreement.
right, same with me i just wanted to watch some bball and some espn thats it
That's a very big price jump. One of my friends is paying Comcast around $100ish after tax for 200mbps down internet with 1 HDTV box with most of the channels so I don't see how this is a better deal. He can also stream TV on his iPad wherever he goes I believe!
Next month when they look at the subscribers:
"Wha...Dave the numbers just fell off a fucking cliff! You told me this would be fine!!!"
That is a ridiculous hike for an online service. Especially in the middle of a pandemic. This is pretty much sealing it's own fate. Someone needs the book taken away from them.
"Wha...Dave the numbers just fell off a fucking cliff! You told me this would be fine!!!"
That is a ridiculous hike for an online service. Especially in the middle of a pandemic. This is pretty much sealing it's own fate. Someone needs the book taken away from them.
It's not that they don't understand, it's more just the corporate and contractual structure of how TV is produced and sold. It hasn't really caught up to the internet age yet.
Internet based cable alternative
