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Bleacher Creature

(11,469 posts) Fri Aug 28, 2020, 11:13 AM Aug 2020

Cord cutters - what streaming alternative to cable do you use? [View all]

I just got rid of my cable (hallelujah!) and am eyeing YouTube TV, but it annoys me that you can't go to specific channels and instead need to scroll up and down. Has anyone tried it? How about Sling or any of the others?

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Cord cutters - what streaming alternative to cable do you use? [View all] Bleacher Creature Aug 2020 OP

... GeorgeGist Aug 2020 #1

I like Hulu (paid ver) lpbk2713 Aug 2020 #2

There are some websites out that, avebury Aug 2020 #3

We had Sling and Hulu first. luvs2sing Aug 2020 #4

You tube TV... Freedomofspeech Aug 2020 #5

YTTV for two years. No complaints and very affordable. stopbush Aug 2020 #9

We had YouTube TV for a while but just dropped it recently. Cuthbert Allgood Aug 2020 #12

I am so far back in the woods that cable is not available Chainfire Aug 2020 #6

Free ones... Pluto TV, Roku, Tubi, Kanopy, etc. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #7

This is me too. I have Roku and watch Rachel and Nicole on the free NBC News station, though Squinch Aug 2020 #10

I don't miss it either! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #19

I went back to cable after Hulu Plus JenniferJuniper Aug 2020 #8

Been cable free since Nov. 2018! CountAllVotes Aug 2020 #11

Netflix, Amazon PRime, Britbox, HBO Max lapfog_1 Aug 2020 #13

My preference for live TV is YouTube ... Auggie Aug 2020 #14

I'm lucky in that my company provides a lot of streaming channels for free sweetloukillbot Aug 2020 #15

Youtube Tv, Amazon Prime & Netflix ace3csusm Aug 2020 #16

HULU Live, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and lots of procon Aug 2020 #17

Amazon Prime. One of my sisters has Netflix and loves it. Mike 03 Aug 2020 #18

Get a ROKU. Over 10,000 streaming channels available. Many are free. Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #20

Unless you want to subscribe to HBOMAX through Roku. Pesky problem. Stardust Oct 2020 #23

Hulu w/Live TV SoCalNative Aug 2020 #21

Pluto, CBS All-Access and Amazon Prime eShirl Sep 2020 #22