Cutting the cord

[BDC99]

We have Dish ourselves but a couple of weeks ago, in order to save money not to mention the rude awakening we got on our taxes, I made the decision to lower our bill and got rid of the sports package.
I've got the most bare-bones package now, and that also means no ESPN. I'm a huge baseball fan and hate that I am not seeing a bunch of games on TV now but I am coping fine without it. Football season may be a different story.
On that note, we are looking at getting Sling. It would be cheaper and I would get the ESPN channels.

Meh. Just head up to the sports bar with all that money you're saving!

I have this streaming box called a G Box that was given to me for free. It's available on Amazon.

You need to be comfortable around computers because it took (for me, anyway) some time to set it up. It's based off of an Android system. But now I can watch any sporting event around the world (and I do mean any ... I watched some cricket match between Australia and England not that long ago, just because I could) for free, and that includes MLB, NHL, etc. I also can watch any TV show or movie that's ever been released in some form (including some that still are in the theaters). While the picture for most things isn't in high definition, I will accept that for not having to pay for a cable box.

As others have said, sounds illegal as hell. (RIP Napster).

 

[JohnHammond]

This is funny. Kodi add-on developers pull their apps because someone else is stealing their work.

News: UK Turk and Others Remove Their Add-ons!

 

[JohnHammond]

Sling TV added NBCUniversal channels overnight. Wish you didn't have to buy both the "Blue" and "Orange" packages to get ESPN and FOX/NBC channels.