CES 2015 - Sling TV

[roundball]

Read an article last night that says if you get Sling, you can use the Dish Network user name and password for the WatchESPN app as well. That opens up the opportunity to share the login with your friends, charge them a couple bucks and then you call get ESPN and ESPN2 for a few dollars a month. WatchESPN lets more than one user stream at a time on the same login (at least at the moment it does)

You are a bad friend, Montel.

JK.

 

[KnappShack]

Could you think of anything more illegal to suggest?

Maybe full-on Breaking Bad meth-making? :twitcy:

If CF has taught me anything it's that many people have no issue with pirating content from the net.

Cyclones.TV, fights, WWE, movies, etc. There's a real "why pay if I can get it for free" wing on this site

 

[3GenClone]

Article that mentions updated Sling TV features:

Add-on packs also will be available when Sling TV launches for an extra $5 per month. The Kids Extra package comes with Disney Junior, Disney XD, Boomerang, Baby TV and Duck TV, while the News and Info Extra package features HLN, Cooking Channel, DIY and Bloomberg TV. Sling TV is working on a Sports Extra package as well, though finalized details aren't known yet.
No DVR is needed to watch shows on certain channels after they air, because there will be a three-day replay from Sling TV. In addition, there is the ability to pause, rewind and fast-forward most live channels on the streaming service.

http://ap.ign.com/xbox-one-gaming-h...streaming-service-sling-tv-announced-for-xbox

 

[3TrueFans]

Throw in NBC Sports so I can watch soccer and I'll drop cable in a second.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

#waitingtoseeiffoxsportsgetsincluded

 

[huntt26]

http://engt.co/1BB8rVF

here is a short article and video of it in action

 

[huntt26]

Here's a good hands-on review highlighting the pros and cons

[video=youtube;cufuBuv_mJs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufuBuv_mJs[/video].

 

[Wesley]

Here's a good hands-on review highlighting the pros and cons

[video=youtube;cufuBuv_mJs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufuBuv_mJs[/video].

Looks like a cooking show.

 

[Smallz0r]

Just got an invite for it tonight! Will be testing it out. It will be nice when they roll it out for all devices.

Anyone else sign up?

 

[cowgirl836]

Just got an invite for it tonight! Will be testing it out. It will be nice when they roll it out for all devices.

Anyone else sign up?

I signed up last week or so for the waiting list or whatever it was. Hope I get an invite soon!

 

[ianoconnor]

Got the invite this morning & have it up & running on our Fire TV stick via sideloaded android app (instructions here: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-side...re-tv-stick-using-an-android-phone-or-tablet/)

Pretty sweet!

 

[roundball]

I was just wondering about this the other night, since they said it'd be "available" by the end of January. Looks like they just made it!

 

[theantiAIRBHG]

I want my invite!

 

[00clone]

I want my invite!

No, they're targeting people that have chosen to not have cable, not Iowa fans who are too poor for cable.

 

[3GenClone]

Just got my invite. The setup process was actually pretty painless. I'm still at work, but my wife is trying it out on the iPad right now.

According to this article, it's supposed to become public on Thursday. http://phandroid.com/2015/02/02/sling-tv-for-android-hands-on/

 

[ianoconnor]

I watched the game on ESPN through it last night. Worked well (aside from us losing).

 

[huntt26]

Was hoping they'd get the sports pack launched so we can watch ESPNU (unconfirmed it will be in the sports pack) games too. Doubt it happens before Saturday vs Tech, but we can hope.

 

[jbhtexas]

So have any CFers gotten an invite yet?

 

[ianoconnor]

Was hoping they'd get the sports pack launched so we can watch ESPNU (unconfirmed it will be in the sports pack) games too. Doubt it happens before Saturday vs Tech, but we can hope.

Good news from Sling:

Hey everyone! Great news: we’re already adding to our channel lineup! For those who are already enjoying the service, we’ve released a $5 per month “Sports Extra” add-on pack which includes: ESPNEWS, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN Buzzer Beater, ESPN Bases Loaded, ESPN Goal Line, Universal Sports, Univision Deportes, and beIN Sports. We’ve also added El Rey, Maker, and Galavisión to our core package.

 

[huntt26]

So have any CFers gotten an invite yet?

Nothing here. Hoping I get one tonight so I can watch the game on ESPNU tomorrow instead of resorting to a dumpster fire stream on first row!