Slingtv navigation.
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Just click on "Guide" in the left margin of the SlingTV home screen. "All" channels are listed by default (the "All" option in the top navigation bar), but you can click on the "Sports" option on the same nav bar to just see a listing of sports channels. Note this will not necessarily include channels that also carry sports, like TBS.
You can also get SECN+ via the ESPN app and use your slingtv credentials to login.
This is how I prefer to do it, at least for football games. ESPN app has a great multicast function.
Dumb question. Did you sign up for the sports extra package on Sling? $11.00 a month. That's the only way you're going to be able to access SECN(+). Without Sports Extra, even logging in to the ESPN app with your Sling credentials won't get you anything SEC; it will get you ESPN, ESPN2, & ESPN3. ESPNNews & ESPNU available only with the Sports Extra add-on as well.
Everyone has the preferred streaming app. Mine is Hulu. I got the bundle package for $69.95 + tax = 75.59 monthly. You get live TV, Disney + and you get ESPN+ in this package. No extra for ESPN+. Basically you get ESPN+ free and Disney + free. The Hulu package has several preimiun channels like HIstory, National Georgraphic as part of their package. I like the History Channel along with National Geographic and basically ESPN+ and Disney + are free.
But does that get you SECN(+), sort of addressing Jorsky's initial post?
Hulu is owned by Disney so including Disney+ is a given. SlingTV blue+orange+Sports Extra is $75 per month, but alas, no Disney+
. I just checked that Sling TV price btw, which after their last $5 price increase from Feb 2023 makes them more expensive than Youtube TV at $73/month.SlingTV has a seriously annoying audio glitch in their streaming app that has existed for at least a year (random, loud chirp sound, accompanied by either a drop or increase in audio quality). It's been reported many times over the past year to Sling TV by users of both Roku and Apple TV devices -- I have a Roku Ultra. Youtube TV has always been the champ in overall streaming quality from my own experience and now I have no reason to stick with Sling TV because there's no savings in it.
Thanks, BayRooster.Hulu is owned by Disney so including Disney+ is a given. SlingTV blue+orange+Sports Extra is $75 per month, but alas, no Disney+
SlingTV has a seriously annoying audio glitch in their streaming app that has existed for at least a year (random, loud chirp sound, accompanied by either a drop or increase in audio quality). It's been reported many times over the past year to Sling TV by users of both Roku and Apple TV devices -- I have a Roku Ultra. Youtube TV has always been the champ in overall streaming quality from my own experience and now I have no reason to stick with Sling TV because there's no savings in it.
One good thing about Sling is that they market to those who have an antenna and have no need to pay a provider for local channels they can receive over the air at no recurring monthly cost.
But I can see where the chirp and accompanying drop in stream quality can negate the aforementioned.
The answer to your question is yes. SECN+ is part of the ESPN package and it is basically free with the hulu bundle package. Hulu has a 24 hour customer service number that you can also call and they will help you sign up. The bundle package I signed up for is $69.95+tax which comes to about 76.00 a month. The 24 hour customer service number for Hulu is 888-265-6650. Like I said everyone has a preference in their streaming.
Yes, ESPN is the medium/supporter of ACC, SEC, & Longhorn Networks. But depending on the carrier and their price structure, one may have to pay extra to access desired channels, hence my question.
Right now, I have a rooftop antenna at both my Atlanta and Beaufort homes. I get ~130 channels OTA in Atlanta, and ~70 in Beaufort (I can receive full-power TV stations from both Charleston and Savannah). Like cable/satellite (and unlike the streaming services), there are quite a few foreign language and shop-at-home channels in the lineup. At least I'm not paying a monthly fee for any of it.
I think Sling TV orange + sports extra comes to $55 at the current time. So that plus the OTA channels would cover most people's SEC HDTV needs.
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What you say is correct but you will not receive any premium channels like ESPN, ESPN+, History Channel, National Geographic I understand what you are saying and you are correct. To each his own. Just depends on what you want for your television viewing.
After using both Sling and Youtube TV, YTTV is a vastly superior product.
With various streaming devices connected to my TVs (e.g., Roku, Firestick, Google Chromecast), I can find additional free stuff to supplement OTA viewing. Roku Channel and Pluto TV are just two which come to mind.
If nothing else, I absolutely refuse to pay any provider for an OTA signal. TV stations have been abusing the retransmission fees Congress lets them charge cable/satellite/streaming services for the right to carry the stations in their lineup. The fees were supposed to go to produce more local content, not carry Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.
Besides, since Beaufort is classified as being in the Savannah TV market, the aforementioned providers have to carry full-power Savannah stations. They are allowed to carry the primary channels of the ABC, CBS, & NBC Charleston affiliates in their lineups (WTAT Fox 24 became full-power after 2005 when the "significantly viewed" out-of-market regulations were implemented, and thus does not qualify for inclusion), but it's optional, and the retransmission fees are so high that the providers have determined that it's not worth it.
Let's face it. For example, why would WSAV (Savannah's NBC affiliate) spend any time reporting on things Gamecock? They'll focus on UGA, Georgia Southern, and Georgia Tech during the sports reporting of local newscasts.
The Charleston stations do a much better job of covering things Gamecock than they did when I was growing up.
But we've sure drifted far from Jorsky's initial post for guidance on how to access SECN(+) on Sling TV. If I was going to pay for TV viewing, I would pony up the $55.00 a month for Sling, since I don't need to pay for something I can already receive OTA at no recurring monthly cost.
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I tried Sling (Blue+Orange+Sports) and canceled. At the time (close to 2 years ago), you could only have a single espn stream going at a time.... When I found that out, I immediately cancelled and went with Hulu. Don't know if they still have that limitation or not, but I am much happier with Hulu (ESPN+/ Disney+).
Hulu offers you more for your money. You also get the HIstory Channel, National Geographic along with all your other channels, plus the bonus of ESPN+ and Disney Plus. If you like sports,History channel in my viewpoint Hulu is really good. Do not have to subscribe to ESPN+ or Disney +. They are part of the bundle package.
YTTV has Discovery and Natgeo, along with Natgeo Wild, but doesn't have the non-"History" Channel. If it's important to someone to have Disney+ included in their streaming channel lineup, then Disney-owned Hulu is the only option.
I think Blue and Blue+Orange allows for up to three streams.
It seems to me that when you add the cost of internet & streaming services, the price is comparable to paying for bundled TV/internet with Comcast, Spectrum, etc.
Nonetheless, it's great hearing about all the options/choices we have. Options/choices are a good thing,
I have YTTV but I watch History Channel on the History Channel app on my old phone where the logon credentials still work.