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Replacing cable with live streaming options

Jul 19, 2017 10:27AM PDT

Hello - recently we signed up with AT&T broadband. They tried to sell me on some sort of $40 Directv plan that didn't involve a dish installation, but rather having TV live streaming over the internet, and i believe with local channels.

Is there a more economical option for this sort of service, perhaps being able to purchase channels I want (ABC, CBS, Lifetime, NBC etc), rather than getting a bundle? The bundle usually has channels such as the "Dog Grooming" channel which is rarely interesting.

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So far no.
Jul 19, 2017 10:52AM PDT

The content you listed may or may not be available yet.

This is one of those questions that has some really get upset when they can't get it all on the internet.

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Let me rephrase this.
Jul 19, 2017 11:36AM PDT

If they have the content you want for a better price then this is a good plan.

However CBS All Access is now 4 to 10 bucks a months alone.
Netflix is now 10 and so on.

Beating the bundle is unlikely.

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depends how legit you want to be
Jul 19, 2017 3:01PM PDT

you can find just about anything online. you can stream the local news and weather from the channels respected website. you can watch any tv show you want almost immediately after it airs. you can watch just about any movie through movie sites and more. you can get different sites through roku or similar streaming boxes. it all depends on your searching skills and how secure your streaming device is.

the reality is, at$t has data caps. you do too much streaming through other services, it will cost you. it may be better to get their directv service since it does not count towards that data cap.