r/slingtv

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I’m sorry if this is a common topic here. We can’t stand the commercials anymore, and I think it’s actually pushing us to drop the service.

Moving to the service was very stressful for me. My husband is pretty particular and a stick in the mud at times. I spent a lot of time looking at options and devices for us to drop Directv, and the transition was mostly smooth without too much complaining.

We’ve had it for about a year or more now, and the repetitious AI slop casino app commercials are too obnoxious. Is there a similar option you’ve tried that was on par?

I have been trying to enjoy, Sling TV , I wish they had the Channels numbered #. Instead of going down the whole list of the Guide. To find the right program to watch. Even in favorite parts of the guide. I also didn’t even know there was this many channels out there.

I was using an AirTV Anywhere with my Sling subscription to watch antenna/local channels the last few months. I took advantage of the record, pause, reverse, fast forward features of the AirTV.

I recently cancelled my Sling subscription but continue to use Sling Freestream. I found out with usage that even though I still have access to the AirTV, most of its features stopped working with the end of my Sling service. There's the catch that I wasn't aware of. It's kind of useless to me now except for that antenna channels are integrated into the Sling channel guide.

I can still record, but only using the Sling app on my phone, then there's weirdness with where the recording actually goes, but that's the least of it.

I'm looking for an alternative to AirTV for antenna channel viewing. From what I've read, I'm not sold on Tablo. I've read good things about the Mediasonic HomeWorx and the SiliconDust HDHomeRun.

I realize these need a storage device attached and that no other device will integrate into Sling TV like the AirTV does. I just want DVR controlability for OTA channels. ideally I'd like to keep the cost of the device under $100.

Does anybody have first hand experience with the devices I mentioned or another device recommendation?

Wish they had a feature that shows the line up for the current station im watching without going to the guide then I gotta find the channel im currently watching like under show im watching would be a better streamlined experience

Am I alone in this? Never experienced this before.

I’m going to drop cable and Sling Orange with Sports will pretty much provide what I watch the most. I already have the Sling app and have been using Freestream which works well. After signing up for paid Sling will my experience be the same as Freestream? I don’t have any lagging issues or any other issues with Freestream. Thanks!

My sister loves the SA Spurs and some prior playoff games were only available at times on ESPN. Games 5-7 haven't announced their streaming sites yet. So I bought a Sling DayPass this week to see how easy it was to use in case one of them is ESPN access.
Created account for her to access and bought one-day Pass.
Had to use Amazon Pay when Apple Pay was rejected for some reason, but didn't want to leave a card on file for intermittent use.
Thought going in that I could buy the pass and then it would not start the 24 hrs right away--but would give you the option of using it--like you can buy a movie on Amazon or Apple but not watch it right after.

That isn't how the DayPass works--the 24 hrs of access starts immediately.
Which just means you can't act too far ahead of an event you want to watch.
And I guess if you get a 3 day or 7 day pass those run concurrently as well, so you are using all days back to back. So depends on why you need access as to timeline.

But the buying and connecting part went pretty seamlessly. And glad to have this option going forward.
My sister doesn't have lot of free money to spend on subscriptions that would go unwatched most of the time.
Plus she can use the Freestream option on Sling w/o needing one.
Older shows but that's ok to just pass the time.

I swear I was watching the Vevo channels last night.

This evening, they seem to have disappeared. Is this happening to anyone else or is it just me?

Can't find them in the guide, and searching for the channels comes up empty.

Is there a way to fix the voice being totally off when watching live tv or DVR?

I reset it, and its still happening.

Just beware. I was going to quit Sling this month but won a free month so renewed my service. They did not apply it.

I went on my bank account to file a dispute to recover my money.