Sling TV Review: 5 Things to Know Before You Sign Up for Sling TV

CHAPTERS:
Introduction 0:00
How Much Does Sling TV Cost? 0:22
Does Sling TV Have My Channels? 1:56
Is Cloud DVR Included With Sling TV? 4:22
How Do I Stream Sling TV? 5:22
Can I Watch Sling TV on Multiple Devices? 6:38
Sling TV Pros and Cons 7:32

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Thanks for watching! What letter grade do you give Sling TV?

CHAPTERS:
Introduction 0:00
How Much Does Sling TV Cost? 0:22
Does Sling TV Have My Channels? 1:56
Is Cloud DVR Included With Sling TV? 4:22
How Do I Stream Sling TV? 5:22
Can I Watch Sling TV on Multiple Devices? 6:38
Sling TV Pros and Cons 7:32

[tristanwwsd]

I have had Sling Blue for about 2 years now. I added one $5 package to get the Science channel and a few more news channels. I got a small Yagi outdoor antenna and put it up on the eve of my roof. I ran a coax cable down to my cable distribution box and hooked it to an 8 port amplified splitter going to my choice of about 25 outlets that I had wired, years ago. I went from 1 little flat antenna on 1 TV getting 25 OTA channels to getting 35 OTA channels piped in to all 8 live wires. I live in a major city, so reception is easy for us. I just subscribed to Peacock for $5 to get all things Motocross for 2023. So, I have all the local broadcast channels for news and a lot of other ones I may not watch much but they are there. I registered my 3 streams from Sling Blue to 3 ROKU sticks so I can have 3 TV's going at once on sling and if I want to change the TV's getting Sling and Peacock I can pop the ROKU off one TV and move it to another in 2 minutes ready to go. It took me a couple of years to make up my mind to pursue doing this because I didn't fully understand what all was involved with streaming but once I did, I kicked myself for not doing it earlier. I still use Spectrum Cable for my internet service but when I cut the cable my monthly bill was $235. I am now half of that (internet, Sling, and Peacock) and have way more than I could ever watch. And I get everything I want. I would give Sling Blue a solid B too. It needs Peacock. Ha. Maybe an A since it fits me almost perfect. If anyone is in the research stage of transitioning out of cable just do it. You will need WiFi. Sling offered a 3 day trial before starting the clock on your first month. I got a ROKU stick for $40 (have 3 now) and activated Sling and knew the first day it was going to work. I cancelled my cable the next day. That was fun. And so was returning the cable box equipment. Do it. 👍

[DnMcDy]

I use Sling Blue w/Lifestyle in conjunction with AirTV for local channels. I rate Sling very high because of the service at a reasonable price. Sling is not burdened with useless channels to inflate the channel count and price like YouTube TV.

[djmillerscountryshack]

Excellent Video, Thank You Michael.
I think that we are sold on Sling Blue with 2 add-ons for a total of $47 a month since we have an outside roof antenna for the 30+ free air channels.
Can't give Sling a grade yet as we have cancelled Directv yet.
Just checking all of our options before making a switch and YOUR VIDEOS are a FANTASTIC help. Thank You.

[roiijamez]

At some point some streaming services will cost as much as cable/satellite...

[carlwill]

I've been using sling TV from about a year now I do like it I have blue crystal clear picture I do get local channels by using a small antenna

[chrisd]

I get more channels compared to yttv for less money. Its not as polished, but whatever. Love that they increased the DVR.

[fortminorproject]

I was sleeping on Sling TV I did not have it long enough a long time ago but mixing Antenna tv with Sling TV was the best decision for sure. I haven't been affected with the price hike that i know of since I'm and old subscriber .

[GeneSavage]

What a mess! I think I'd rather do my taxes than try to figure out what I want from Sling and how much it will cost. (Never mind they don't have some of my must-have channels.) I'm thrilled with my YouTube TV and while I'm always open to a service surpassing them, this tells me it hasn't happened yet. (FANTASTIC video, though!!! Thank you so much for breaking all this down. Your explanation did a great job of showing what's on the service, how to get it, and what has changed.)

[dougrembowski]

One thing you didn't mention was sling's Airtv device. If you can pick up locals from an antenna, it will integrate those channels into your slingtv guide, providing seamless service. It will also integrate whatever sub channels that you pick up over the air. This accounts for 50 additional channels on my sling guide. So, for only 30 dollars I get everything I and my wife like to watch.

[spaceghost]

Thanks for ANOTHER excellent review. 👍👍👍
I was a bit excited about the DVR upgrade, but in order for me to get all of the channels I want, it would now cost me more than YT TV and Discovery+ combined.
I would have to get the Orange + Blue package and add the total tv extra.
Since they raised their prices by $5.00 they really can't say that the DVR upgrade is free.
It's still cheaper than HULU though.
I pay $80.15 with tax for YT TV, and (no adds) Discovery+.
I would pay $79.99 for the FUBO Elite package, which for some reason I'm not charged tax on, and not get the Turner channels that I like, and Sling would cost me $83.52 with tax and no Animal Planet or local channels.
All three are similar in price, but YT TV with Discovery+ is still the best combo for me, because I can watch almost all of the tv shows that the Discovery family of networks carry, on demand, and still get TBS, TCM, TNT and TRU tv, plus my local channels as part of the YT TV lineup.

[waynecarversr]

I've had Sling for a month. Orange +Blue because I want FS1 and NBCSN for NASCAR and I want sports, so have to have ESPN. The only thing I would like better is YTTV but the price of SLING is all I'm willing to pay. I'd give it a B. I also don't care about local channels.

[garrettbaudioandvideo]

I use Sling TV to watch all my TV. I use it on the Apple TV and I like it

[ruthblackwell]

Thank you for helping me understand my sling tv.

[mikewalters]

The content delivery industry sure is a complicated one. I bet most people pick a couple streaming services and call it a day

[NormanF]

They could have averted the price increase by dropping their sports packages. Their competitor Philo hasn’t had to increase their price because they carry only lifestyle channels. Sling’s customers like watching sports so those carriage fees are passed onto them. You can’t keep costs low and carry premium cable channels at the same time. Something has to give and live TV customers ultimately have to decide what’s important to them: cutting cable TV costs or watching premium cable channels online. That factors into what live TV service to sign up with.

[denisehampton]

It’s not that Sling went up $5 it’s the lack of communication via email. You could’ve said, HEY! We’re taking $5 more dollars! I was gonna use the $5 to buy popcorn. Smh this world! Appreciate the video though

[bloomfieldplymouth]

Very comprehensive guide. Excellent information. Thank you and subscribed.

[coolnerdyates]

For me I have had Sling right around the price hike in December 2019 and getting the Blue+4 extras deal they had at the time is a good deal for me imo. I pretty much get all the channels I want (sans ESPN, but life moves on... Kind of wish I could trade around channels)

The fact that new customers pay close to what I pay for now for less content is wild, and the fact that I had 50 hrs of DVR at the start, then got 40 swiped away, then its given back like its brand new is...idk man...

Its good and cheap, but Sling has glaring flaws.

[TrapZeroEX]

I actually like my current sling setup. I got blue+orange with an airtv receiver that can pull 30+ channels from an antenna. I am not a sports fan, but my dad is. He can watch the broadcast games with air tv and network games from epsn, fs1, tnt, etc. Also, I actually like that the other sports networks are in a separate package. I can add and remove the package when we need it (like college bowl seasons).