YouTube vs anything else

[#1footballfan]

A few years ago we had a Tiffin Allegro Bus that had the satellite tv system. Now with YouTube carrying most of the tv channels is anyone finding it easier to just have a wifi connection to get your shows now ?

 

[Neal]

I'm using YouTube TV and it's working well for me as I typically am on the road half the year. I haven't renewed DISH for probably 2 years now and don't see ever using SAT again.

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

We only use streaming + over the air (whatever we can pickup, which can be nothing).

 

[Neal]

OTA is actually pretty good assuming you can get stations. It's digital so it can be HD if the station is transmitting HD.

 

[jaydee325]

OTA: We were camped near a large city that had a CBS affiliate. Studio was about five miles away. Great I thought. Tuned in and nothing! I look up the tower/transmitter on Channel Master dot com and find the tower is 65 miles away!

 

[Ddmo]

We are using YouTube TV as well. Has worked great for us. We abandoned Dish a year ago also. Took the savings and invested more in internet connectivity, reception, reliability. Now enjoying all the internet offers plus tv for lower cost.

 

[#1footballfan]

We are using YouTube TV as well. Has worked great for us. We abandoned Dish a year ago also. Took the savings and invested more in internet connectivity, reception, reliability. Now enjoying all the internet offers plus tv for lower cost.

Have you had to purchase anything extra for the rig to use OTA and be assured you get tv ???

 

[team bradfield]

We travel out west quite often, wifi is never good, sat always works, as long as no trees in the way, we are at margaritaville in Auburndale FL now, wifi is very sporadic, they claim to be working on it, sat works great and good OTA

 

[Russellvh]

I used to have Youtubetv and loved it. Problem when I was away from my base more than 3 months they would stop my service until I returned home. I don’t have a house home. My daughter‘s is my address. I only return “home” for 2 weeks twice a year. Switched to Directtv. Miss Youtubetv.

 

[Trav_lr]

Never had satelite on the road and ditched cable at home three years ago. Free OTA for local weather & events and a combination of free/paid streaming for everything else.

 

[Ddmo]

No. I do not use OTA much, but rig came with antenna and connections right from factory. Just select antenna from input source on TV and I’m good to go.

 

[BGMAC]

We stream as well. We have firebox with several TV apps we like. Free ones like FreeVee. We also use SlingTv which is like YoutubeTv but a bit cheaper. It can also be used free, but you won’t get everything.

 

[Wemustrv]

A few years ago we had a Tiffin Allegro Bus that had the satellite tv system. Now with YouTube carrying most of the tv channels is anyone finding it easier to just have a wifi connection to get your shows now ?

We have been streaming through T-Mobil using ROKU and subscribe to YouTube TV, Philo, Amazon, and use free Pluto and ROKU channel. We have had very little issues

 

[Jabber Jaw]

OK, I'll readily admit that I am "technology challenged", as they say, plus being an old "Boomer"!
So, I have a few questions about this new fangled thing called "streaming"!
I guess it is about costs. Example, DISH may cost about $120/month when traveling, and ATT U-Verse, at home is about $60-$70/mo for Internet, and about $120/mo for all the TV channels.
There are MANY "streaming" choices, but they each have their own specialties, it appears.
So, to be comparable, and receive most all the NFL games, MLB games, GOLF, NASCAR races, college football/basketball, ESPN, TCM, ME TV, Hallmark, Fox Nation, ETC, and LOCAL NETWORK channels; what or how many different STREAMING apps/channels/subscriptions, or whatever you call them, would one need?
Any idea as to total cost per month for ALL the Streaming? Seems to me, it would cost $400-$500 per month, plus $60-$70, or more for Internet!!
EDUCATE ME! THANKS

 

[stang37]

Jabber Jaw, I’m in your group as a senior boomer and not in tune with all this technology. I decided after 30+ years with DTV to try the streaming. This past summer we tripped to Canada for 4 months. Prior to leaving I had Best Buy come out and change out all my TVs to smart one and setup everything. Just before leaving I signed up for YouTube Tv and DTV streaming. (DTV streaming is free if you have home satellite service.) To be sure I gave streaming a far shot I left my DTV receivers at home. It was a challenge for the first month or so, but we made it. I figure out that YouTube Tv has 99% of what we watched on DTV. I called DTV to cancel my home service after we got home and they offered it to me for the same cost as streaming which was a nice discount so I’ve kept it for a few more months after returning home. I have since canceled my home service and the DTV streaming. I strictly use Youtube TV. So far I still haven’t missed any NFL, MLB, college football, Nascar or other items you mentioned. I get my local channels and I got them while in Canada. Only once did YouTube Tv ask about my location and I responded that I was traveling. The only NFL playoff game missed so far was the Chiefs/Miami game which was on another streaming service that I do not have. Yes it’s different and you need a good internet service at home and while traveling. StarLink was my choice.