I agree. Sling gives the Big Ten Network and, FS1 and, FS2 with its sports pkg on Sling Blue. I have a tv that is only connected to regular broadcast channels for CBS and Fox. Costs in the low 40s and I am sure that is with an add on or 2.
How to watch the Illini
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If you live within 20 miles of the station, old fashioned rabbit ears work just fine for broadcast channels. Some of the powered inside antennas work up to 40 miles. They cost ~$20. If the local station you want is VHF, then you will need an antenna with the 3' poles. The new "HD" (BS marketing) flat plate antennas do not pick up VHF.
MustangWally
- Mayfield
I have an antenna in my attic left over from the old analog TV days. Pulls in HDTV like a champ. Crystal clear.
I have HuluLive and haven’t missed a game in years due to channel availability. You can also record the games as well as watch from your phone or computer if you’re not at home.
Plus there’s lots of good tv shows
Plus there’s lots of good tv shows
bdutts
- Houston, Texas
This right here. And they have overflow channels.
bdutts
- Houston, Texas
I pay 65 bucks (not including tax for YTTV and about 70 or so for 200 MB download speed for cable internet. That saved me 100 bucks per month with all of the extra fees that Xfinity tacks on like 10 per month for the DVR box and 10 per month for extra TVs.
I appreciate the feedback. That sounds more in line with what I was hearing for internet and I have similar download speeds. The problem with YTTV was no Hallmark channel (happy wife, happy life).
The retention guy told me to use the Xfinity app on Roku so I didn't have to have extra boxes and he suggested trying the free 20 hours of DVR space to avoid paying extra to record more. It works for us and is cheaper than internet + streaming service by quite a bit.
YTTV does have Hallmark as a add-on. Another $5 a month I think. Had it during the Christmas season then canceled. Like you, the wife made that call!
I wish that was the case because I really like YTTV. I think you're referring to Hallmark Movies Now, a $5.99 add-on, which does not have the current movies available on the Hallmark channel, which has new movies (but same plot) starting in October. Lucky you, but my wife would not be pleased with that. She probably has the date of the first new Hallmark Christmas movie already on her calendar.
Tacomallini
- Washington State
I never knew I'd be learning so much about the Hallmark channel on Loyalty today. Correction, channels.
Fingers crossed none of us have to shell out for B1G+ this season.
Fingers crossed none of us have to shell out for B1G+ this season.
They're all the same plot as far as I can tell. ;-)
And to contribute to the thread I have streamed through AT&T TV NOW (name changing to Direct TV Stream next week)'s Max package and between that and ESPN+ there's only been one college football or basketball game* I haven't been able to access that I've wanted to in 3+ years. And with a simmering gambling problem that encompasses a lot of games.
I bet most if not all can guess which game I'm referring to.
Epsilon
M tipping over
- Pdx
Sling is fine if you are on a super strict budget but I can’t stand it. You only save $15 per month but if you want to watch anything in two (or more) sittings you have to fast forward to where you left off. This occasionally happens if you take a long break too. The app has no memory. I also think it is slightly less reliable than YouTube TV - it used to be worse. I think the open question is if you can use that subscription to purchase some of the ancillary BTN add-ons. Inevitably there are some games at the beginning of the season where you have to get BTN plus and other channels.
Had an interesting experience with youtube tv. They sent me a promo for a free month and 3 month discount. I signed up and they charged me full price immediately. When I contacted them, they said I used a promo last year, so they wouldn't honor the promo they sent me. I spent about a half hour figuring out that they see this as a legitimate business practice, not an error on their part. Of course I cancelled and will be very careful with them in the future.
There are probably a few more folks out there that used a promo last season. Beware if you're offered something this season!
IlliniSaluki
- IL metro east burbs of St. Louis
Just an update for anyone in the St. Louis area.. The game on Saturday was listed for Fox but because both channel 2 KTVI and Channel 11 KPLR are both owned by the same company they had the NFL game on Fox 2 and the Illini vs Nebby game on channel 11. So in the future if you don't see the game on Fox 2 check KPLR 11 next. (if we have more games on Fox itself)
Newmark4thFloor
- Houstown
And this is why I have multiple Gmail accounts with their passwords saved on chrome. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Epsilon
M tipping over
- Pdx
Does that actually work? I would have thought that their systems would recognize the IP addresses of your devices.
Newmark4thFloor
- Houstown
It 100% works. Done this Amazon, Google etc. Just in case, I also have a VPN that costs me $2/month which I use to access prime and Netflix area locked content. DM me if you need help.
Anyone else using Roku for BIG+ ?? I just subscribed and want to watch both basketball games but cannot find them. please do not tell me that they are no longer available on roku. I tried searching and a bunch of really old games came up but not this season. I hate BIG 10 network plus bs!
CAIllini
- West Coast
Yes, I used it and had the same issues. Their search function is worthless. I finally found the game by going up to the "choose team" option and choosing Illinois. Then from the top list of featured content on the Illinois tab/page you can scroll right/left through them to find the two recent men's hoops exhibition games.
One of the worst user interface I've ever seen....
Silver Sniper
- East Central IL
Homecoming 2019
- Chicago
Anyone else own a TCL TV that doesn't have BTN2GO but has B1G+. It's driving me crazy.
Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
- Bloomington, IL
The Fox Sports app lets you stream BTN content.
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