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TDRock Retired Number
Joined: 27 May 2010 Posts: 49662 Location: LA to the Bay
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 12:58 pm Post subject: Cord Cutting (I Need to Get Rid of Cable) |
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Howdy
As the title says I need to get rid of cable. I'm tired of giving them the level of money I give them considering how little I actually watch tv outside of sports. I wanted to ask fellow sports folks the best options for cord cutting while still being able to watch live sports.
Resources and advices greatly appreciated |
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Surfitall Star Player
Joined: 12 Feb 2002 Posts: 3829 Location: South Orange County
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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Depends on what kind of sports you watch, but go onto Reddit and check our MLB Streams. This was eye opening to me. Every single game including the blocked Dodgers are streamable for free and the quality is excellent. I’m sure the same thing exists for the NBA, Etc. |
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22 Franchise Player
Joined: 05 Apr 2013 Posts: 17067
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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^^^ that’s what I do. Didn’t want to keep paying $150 month plus for channels I never watched |
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adkindo Retired Number
Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 40345 Location: Dirty South
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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Surfitall wrote: | Depends on what kind of sports you watch, but go onto Reddit and check our MLB Streams. This was eye opening to me. Every single game including the blocked Dodgers are streamable for free and the quality is excellent. I’m sure the same thing exists for the NBA, Etc. |
for some reason, NBA stream page was "banned" after the season. |
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adkindo Retired Number
Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 40345 Location: Dirty South
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:30 pm Post subject: Re: Cord Cutting (I Need to Get Rid of Cable) |
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TDRock wrote: | Howdy
As the title says I need to get rid of cable. I'm tired of giving them the level of money I give them considering how little I actually watch tv outside of sports. I wanted to ask fellow sports folks the best options for cord cutting while still being able to watch live sports.
Resources and advices greatly appreciated |
I know there are market issues, blackouts, etc., but if you are talking about live sports on cable like ESPN, Fox Sports, etc., I used the Hulu live service for a while and it was solid for the price.
**or you can always do the Ebay Amazon Firestick with Kodi option, and get basically everything globally with no monthly fee.
If it is just for you, the Firestick option is great.....but if you have kids or elderly people in the home, it can be a challenge to navigate for some people. |
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jonnybravo Retired Number
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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Surfitall wrote: | Depends on what kind of sports you watch, but go onto Reddit and check our MLB Streams. This was eye opening to me. Every single game including the blocked Dodgers are streamable for free and the quality is excellent. I’m sure the same thing exists for the NBA, Etc. |
Yeah, I've been championing these Reddit streams the last few years. Both the NBA and MMA streams went down within the last 2 months. Huge bummer for me.
I'm looking into IPTV based on a few recommendations.. Anyone try Nitro IPTV? _________________ KOBE |
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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22 wrote: | ^^^ that’s what I do. Didn’t want to keep paying $150 month plus for channels I never watched |
What're you using now dude? _________________ KOBE |
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22 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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jonnybravo wrote: | 22 wrote: | ^^^ that’s what I do. Didn’t want to keep paying $150 month plus for channels I never watched |
What're you using now dude? |
It’s a gamble but I still use some of the same sites that used to be on reddit for mma, NBA and boxing. I’ll dm you |
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ContagiousInspiration Franchise Player
Joined: 07 May 2014 Posts: 13823 Location: Boulder ;)
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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jonnybravo wrote: | Surfitall wrote: | Depends on what kind of sports you watch, but go onto Reddit and check our MLB Streams. This was eye opening to me. Every single game including the blocked Dodgers are streamable for free and the quality is excellent. I’m sure the same thing exists for the NBA, Etc. |
Yeah, I've been championing these Reddit streams the last few years. Both the NBA and MMA streams went down within the last 2 months. Huge bummer for me.
I'm looking into IPTV based on a few recommendations.. Anyone try Nitro IPTV? |
ACEStreams
https://blog.fastestvpn.com/acestream-channels/ |
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VTECkilla Star Player
Joined: 16 Apr 2001 Posts: 4911 Location: Anaheim
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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Directv is expensive now too..
I just cant cut the nfl package though...
I dont want to be stuck with local fox and cbs games only...
Any good nfl steaming services that are reliable? |
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Huey Lewis & The News Star Player
Joined: 18 Dec 2015 Posts: 5234 Location: So what's the uh...topic of discussion?
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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22 wrote: | jonnybravo wrote: | 22 wrote: | ^^^ that’s what I do. Didn’t want to keep paying $150 month plus for channels I never watched |
What're you using now dude? |
It’s a gamble but I still use some of the same sites that used to be on reddit for mma, NBA and boxing. I’ll dm you |
hit me too _________________ "All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers."
http://forums.lakersground.net/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=13018 |
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TDRock Retired Number
Joined: 27 May 2010 Posts: 49662 Location: LA to the Bay
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: Cord Cutting (I Need to Get Rid of Cable) |
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adkindo wrote: | TDRock wrote: | Howdy
As the title says I need to get rid of cable. I'm tired of giving them the level of money I give them considering how little I actually watch tv outside of sports. I wanted to ask fellow sports folks the best options for cord cutting while still being able to watch live sports.
Resources and advices greatly appreciated |
I know there are market issues, blackouts, etc., but if you are talking about live sports on cable like ESPN, Fox Sports, etc., I used the Hulu live service for a while and it was solid for the price.
**or you can always do the Ebay Amazon Firestick with Kodi option, and get basically everything globally with no monthly fee.
If it is just for you, the Firestick option is great.....but if you have kids or elderly people in the home, it can be a challenge to navigate for some people. |
Thanks kindly.
The Firestick/Roku/alladat is completely foreign to me so I'm researching all of that. I shall look into ye Firestick.
And then I've heard YouTube's tv thing is great for sports, I've heard Sling is... So yeah. I'm checking into all of that.
Disclosure: I'm under control for NBA games unless something happens to that option (Hehe), but I want to figure out how to access NBATV if at all possible, and then there are other sports I watch as well (and some other TV but I'm most concerned about losing mah sports! lol) |
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22 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Huey Lewis & The News wrote: | 22 wrote: | jonnybravo wrote: | 22 wrote: | ^^^ that’s what I do. Didn’t want to keep paying $150 month plus for channels I never watched |
What're you using now dude? |
It’s a gamble but I still use some of the same sites that used to be on reddit for mma, NBA and boxing. I’ll dm you |
hit me too |
Got you huey |
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Wvc0925 Starting Rotation
Joined: 29 Nov 2017 Posts: 321
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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22 wrote: | Huey Lewis & The News wrote: | 22 wrote: | jonnybravo wrote: | 22 wrote: | ^^^ that’s what I do. Didn’t want to keep paying $150 month plus for channels I never watched |
What're you using now dude? |
It’s a gamble but I still use some of the same sites that used to be on reddit for mma, NBA and boxing. I’ll dm you |
hit me too |
Got you huey |
PM Please. I was using the reddit stream page as well. |
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ExPatLkrFan Star Player
Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 3992 Location: Mukdahan, Thailand
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Go to the Reddit IPTV page it's got plenty of good recommendations. Most IPTV packages contain MLB NBA NFL NHL and PPV no blackouts also most cable channels and many local channels in lots of different countries. Do your research and try them out. Most are really cheap and have a try out for a day or 2.
Cost of mine is like 26 bucks a quarter for 2 connections. |
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venturalakersfan Retired Number
Joined: 14 Apr 2001 Posts: 144575 Location: The Gold Coast
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Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2019 9:36 am Post subject: |
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I play the special package game. I got DirectTV for 2 years at $39 a month. That expired so I got Spectrum yesterday for a year at $45 a month. And I will shop around a year from now. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023. |
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TDRock Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 9:52 am Post subject: |
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venturalakersfan wrote: | I play the special package game. I got DirectTV for 2 years at $39 a month. That expired so I got Spectrum yesterday for a year at $45 a month. And I will shop around a year from now. |
I have a few friends who do that. That’s too much work for me lol |
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AY2043 Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:17 am Post subject: |
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Surfitall wrote: | Depends on what kind of sports you watch, but go onto Reddit and check our MLB Streams. This was eye opening to me. Every single game including the blocked Dodgers are streamable for free and the quality is excellent. I’m sure the same thing exists for the NBA, Etc. |
r/nbastreams was banned during the offseason, and r/nflstreams is kind of hit and miss. A stream will be working fine, and then it suddenly cuts out, and you can spend another 20 minutes trying to find another decent one. Don't think I've ever been able to watch an entire game on the same stream. |
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jodeke Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:23 am Post subject: |
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Try the Amazon FireStick. You get Netflix, ESPN, Showtime, latest movies and so much more. The stick runs about $38.00. You just plug it in, register it and go. Just say Electa show football. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. |
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ringfinger Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:26 am Post subject: |
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Cut cable a month ago and don’t miss it.
Will probably get NBA LP plus vpn for Lakers games. |
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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Youtube TV has nba games, but it's $50/month, which coupled with your internet costs, would equal the cost of cable. But, you can suspend your account any time. |
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ringfinger Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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vanexelent wrote: | Youtube TV has nba games, but it's $50/month, which coupled with your internet costs, would equal the cost of cable. But, you can suspend your account any time. |
They don’t have Spectrum Sportsnet though. So you only get nationally televised games I believe. |
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TDRock Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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jodeke wrote: | Try the Amazon FireStick. You get Netflix, ESPN, Showtime, latest movies and so much more. The stick runs about $38.00. You just plug it in, register it and go. Just say Electa show football. |
Noice Thanks kindly |
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focus Star Player
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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venturalakersfan wrote: | I play the special package game. I got DirectTV for 2 years at $39 a month. That expired so I got Spectrum yesterday for a year at $45 a month. And I will shop around a year from now. |
As someone who wants to do this, any particular challenges or advice? Pay like a chump for lousy Spectrum triple package now at a ridiculous rate. |
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cheapedy Sixth Man
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Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 9:37 am Post subject: |
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Agree with getting a Firestick. If you have a friend or relative with DirecTV or cable, ask if they can "lend" you their account info. Then you can put all the network apps (espn, hbo, sho, amc, tnt, tbs, fx, mtv etc.) on it and watch shows and movies. |
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