OT: DirectTV Stream

[shor surf]

I have had AT&T U-verse for years and thinking about switching to DirectTV Stream but not sure about streaming services. Looking for feedback from anyone with DirectTV Stream on the pros and cons

 

[Garnet chicken]

You probably will need the $85 package to get sports. You can stream either YouTube tv or Fubo for $65 and get most sports.

 

[treetop flier]

I looked into it. Cost more than Several other options. YouTube still the best option for the ESPNs and SEC

 

[thisisnextyr]

You will get Braves on Direct TV Stream, you will NOT get them on You Tube TV

 

[Garnet chicken]

I looked into it. Cost more than Several other options. YouTube still the best option for the ESPNs and SEC

Fubo has more channels. They don't have TNT or TBS if you need those though.

 

[fowl_mood]

If there is a wife in the picture, then Direct Stream is a decent deal. You can add on a little $5 package to the $85 deal and the unlimited cloud can hold all the Hallmark movies she can dream of for little more.

My comparison is cable, as that's what we had. But I could not find the sports/romance setup I needed anywhere else.

You can get a streamer with it if you want a traditional remote. I don't understand why these streaming companies don't all come out with numbered remotes.

 

[Garnet chicken]

If there is a wife in the picture, then Direct Stream is a decent deal. You can add on a little $5 package to the $85 deal and the unlimited cloud can hold all the Hallmark movies she can dream of for little more.

My comparison is cable, as that's what we had. But I could not find the sports/romance setup I needed anywhere else.

You can get a streamer with it if you want a traditional remote. I don't understand why these streaming companies don't all come out with numbered remotes.

Not a promoter for Fubo, but they have all 3 Hallmark channels. FYI.

 

[fowl_mood]

Not a promoter for Fubo, but they have all 3 Hallmark channels. FYI.

Don't tell my wife! Lol

 

[will110]

Youtube TV is what we have and it's been great. No Braves unfortunately, but I paid for a subscription to MLB TV and changed locations virtually to avoid the blackout.

 

[USCBatgirl21]

All the other women in the world worried about getting Hallmark channel, and I'm over here worried about getting as many sports as possible. 😆

 

[mikeypen]

Youtube TV is what we have and it's been great. No Braves unfortunately, but I paid for a subscription to MLB TV and changed locations virtually to avoid the blackout.

I would love to know how you did that. I tried it but was not able to make it work. I ended up using Streameast and it was very glitchy and not real fun to watch.

 

[will110]

I would love to know how you did that. I tried it but was not able to make it work. I ended up using Streameast and it was very glitchy and not real fun to watch.

I purchased the MLB TV through Youtube TV. The way Youtube TV's login works, the location of your phone sets the location of the TV service. So I downloaded the GPS Joystick app on my phone, which allows you to fake your phone's location. Then you login to the YTTV app on your phone with the fake location and are able to login on your TV as well that way.

For me, I changed my location to Wilmington to get out of the Braves' blackout area. It wasn't the best choice, since I forgot about that being in the Nationals' blackout area. But that worked for me, and I was able to watch all the games but the ones against Washington.

 

[mikeypen]

I purchased the MLB TV through Youtube TV. The way Youtube TV's login works, the location of your phone sets the location of the TV service. So I downloaded the GPS Joystick app on my phone, which allows you to fake your phone's location. Then you login to the YTTV app on your phone with the fake location and are able to login on your TV as well that way.

For me, I changed my location to Wilmington to get out of the Braves' blackout area. It wasn't the best choice, since I forgot about that being in the Nationals' blackout area. But that worked for me, and I was able to watch all the games but the ones against Washington.

Thanks a bunch for that. I tried through Surfshark VPN and a Firestick but no go. I would gladly pay for being able to watch, but I couldn't find any other way other than a cable box, in addition to my Youtube TV and I wasn't going to do that. Thanks for the info.