Best choice for cord cutters

[ZB4CY]

Yeah, they refuse to come back into established neighborhoods and lay fiber... I would drop my mediacom service down to 60 but I would definitely go over the monthly cap during football and basketball season.

I'm in Waukee and I looked into the Mi-Fiber stuff, but its just as expensive, if not more.

 

[cycloneG]

I tried Hulu live TV and it was pretty good, especially since I already had Hulu, so it was all in one bill that was pretty cheap. I had a big problem with ESPN channels on it though. I checked with Hulu and the problem was that my internet IP wasn't linked to where I was living for some reason, so it wouldn't show any of the ESPN channels for some reason. I went to PS Vue and am very happy with it. Another problem with Hulu live is it doesn't work with Android TV because Hulu doesn't have an update for Android. This is kind of silly to me since android is the OS for all Sony TVs.

It works with some Android TV devices:

https://help.hulu.com/s/article/supported-android-tv?language=en_US

 

[AgronAlum]

Seems about right..

My issue with streaming is you'll want good internet and good internet is anywhere from $80-$100. Throw that in with a $50 streaming package and you're basically up there with what you'd pay for Mediacom/DirecTV/Dish.

I have Mediacom with 100 mbps and TiVo and I pay about $165 a month.

I’ve got around the 70mbps range price for life with centurylink for 65 per month including the modem rental. We don’t have any issues with Vue, Netflix, Hulu, etc. All the internet problems I’ve had were usually with Mediacom. I’ve moved around a ton and have switched providers quite a few times. I’ve had good luck with mediacom in some areas and it has been absolutely terrible in others.

All in all we pay around 140 for internet and the middle vue package with showtime.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

I'm in Waukee and I looked into the Mi-Fiber stuff, but its just as expensive, if not more.

There needs to be competition and I eventually think that you will see more reliable satellite options. When you start talking about having to lay fiber, the initial investment into the infrastructure is absolutely massive.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

I’ve got around the 70mbps range price for life with centurylink for 65 per month including the modem rental. We don’t have any issues with Vue, Netflix, Hulu, etc. All the internet problems I’ve had were usually with Mediacom. I’ve moved around a ton and have switched providers quite a few times. I’ve had good luck with mediacom in some areas and it has been absolutely terrible in others.

All in all we pay around 140 for internet and the middle vue package with showtime.

Funny how that works. I've heard people complain about mediacom issues and over the last 2 years I've had almost no issues with them but my Century Link internet fell off all the time during peak hours. I think the people that have a lot of Mediacom issues are renting their crappy equipment... Those all in one modems are garbage.

 

[Triggermv]

OTA, plus find a family member with a Direct TV/Dish Network/Cable TV login. $0 monthly cost. Feel free to thank me later.

 

[somecyguy]

Seems about right..

My issue with streaming is you'll want good internet and good internet is anywhere from $80-$100. Throw that in with a $50 streaming package and you're basically up there with what you'd pay for Mediacom/DirecTV/Dish.

I have Mediacom with 100 mbps and TiVo and I pay about $165 a month.

I was paying Mediacom $172/mn for their "triple play" with the least number of channels they offer, so no ESPNU or some others. I finally dropped everything but the internet, so now I'm at $80 for 100 mbps. Once I add YouTube TV, I'm back up to $130 and I can live with that. Between Mediacom's flaky cable signal and the crummy group of channels, I'm happy to live without their TV. Plus in the summer, when everyone is busy and not watching TV, I can suspend the YouTube account temporarily. Mediacom won't offer that, I tried.

 

[jdcyclone19]

I tried Hulu live TV and it was pretty good, especially since I already had Hulu, so it was all in one bill that was pretty cheap. I had a big problem with ESPN channels on it though. I checked with Hulu and the problem was that my internet IP wasn't linked to where I was living for some reason, so it wouldn't show any of the ESPN channels for some reason. I went to PS Vue and am very happy with it. Another problem with Hulu live is it doesn't work with Android TV because Hulu doesn't have an update for Android. This is kind of silly to me since android is the OS for all Sony TVs.

Actually, they just released the update last week for the Android TV.

 

[cycloneG]

Funny how that works. I've heard people complain about mediacom issues and over the last 2 years I've had almost no issues with them but my Century Link internet fell off all the time during peak hours. I think the people that have a lot of Mediacom issues are renting their crappy equipment... Those all in one modems are garbage.

Could not agree more. Always provide your own equipment. It's better and you don't have to pay the stupid rental fee.

 

[spierceisu]

It works with some Android TV devices:

https://help.hulu.com/s/article/supported-android-tv?language=en_US

They must have come out with an update since I had it about a year ago. Then it told me that they would no longer support Hulu updates for Android TV.

 

[jdcyclone19]

I'm in Waukee and I looked into the Mi-Fiber stuff, but its just as expensive, if not more.

I have mi-fiber. Just got hooked up 2 weeks ago. Centurylink only has 12mbps in my area and mediacom is down about every other day it seems. I have no issue paying $60/month for 75/75 compared to the 45 for 12/.5 CL or $50 for 60,100mbps with data caps from unreliable mediacom.

 

[Gunnerclone]

PS Vue here. Switched front hulu live over a year ago way too clunky. PS Vue and YouTube tv seem to be head and shoulders above anything at this point.

$80 a month for att fiber I think it’s like 100000 MBS or something. It’s fast.

 

[AgronAlum]

Funny how that works. I've heard people complain about mediacom issues and over the last 2 years I've had almost no issues with them but my Century Link internet fell off all the time during peak hours. I think the people that have a lot of Mediacom issues are renting their crappy equipment... Those all in one modems are garbage.

It’s all goofy. Right now I’ve had better luck using a new century link all in one than when I was using one of their older ones as a pass through for an Archer C7 router. It’s worked with decent enough speed that I haven’t noticed it so I stopped messing with it.

My issue with mediacom has always been connectivity. My internet would randomly drop for a few minutes, a few times a day on a daily basis.

 

[ZB4CY]

Funny how that works. I've heard people complain about mediacom issues and over the last 2 years I've had almost no issues with them but my Century Link internet fell off all the time during peak hours. I think the people that have a lot of Mediacom issues are renting their crappy equipment... Those all in one modems are garbage.

I have the modem for internet and then 3 boxes for tv. But never have had any issues with anything, really. My centurylink always fell off too, around 6PM at night.

I was paying Mediacom $172/mn for their "triple play" with the least number of channels they offer, so no ESPNU or some others. I finally dropped everything but the internet, so now I'm at $80 for 100 mbps. Once I add YouTube TV, I'm back up to $130 and I can live with that. Between Mediacom's flaky cable signal and the crummy group of channels, I'm happy to live without their TV. Plus in the summer, when everyone is busy and not watching TV, I can suspend the YouTube account temporarily. Mediacom won't offer that, I tried.

Honestly haven't had any issues with Mediacom except for a couple weeks ago I had 3/4 channels that had some signal issues, but those are back now.

 

[ZB4CY]

I have mi-fiber. Just got hooked up 2 weeks ago. Centurylink only has 12mbps in my area and mediacom is down about every other day it seems. I have no issue paying $60/month for 75/75 compared to the 45 for 12/.5 CL or $50 for 60,100mbps with data caps from unreliable mediacom.

Again, must be based on location. Never any internet issues with Mediacom for me.

 

[jdcyclone19]

Again, must be based on location. Never any internet issues with Mediacom for me.

Agreed. Mediacom in our area is horrible. Old infrastructure.

 

[Scruff]

Mediacom is a terrible company. They could offer 10 times the speed for a quarter of the price and I wouldn't switch back to them.

 

[Scruff]

Anyone else that cut cable frustrated that a year and a half ago internet tv was about $35/month, and now they keep adding features I don't want and charge $50/month.

 

[CycloneSarah]

Just switched back to Hulu Live since we were unable to reliably get OTA channels in our new home state of Georgia. We're loving the internet competition here which has allowed us to get 100 mbps for $35 a month with no data cap.

 

[StevieISU23]

Ditched Cable last week.
Signed up for YouTube TV.

Bought three Firesticks 4Ks.

Apparently Firesticks are not compatable with YoutubeTV. (youtube-yes; YTTV-No).
#Fail

Back to the Drawing board......grrrr....