additional sling TV launched back in 2015. the first live TV streaming service and the starting
price only 20 bucks a month these days sling TVs got a lot more competition but there are
some pretty good reasons to subscribe to sling and it all starts with number one sling TV can
be cheaper sling TV's starting monthly price is about 30 bucks less than YouTube TV at the time
of this recording and here's why YouTube TV's base plan has more than 100 networks including all of
your local broadcast TV stations meanwhile sling has two base plans to choose from sling orange and
sling blue sling Orange has got about 30 channels and sling blue has about 40 with some overlap
between those plans at recording time they're 40 bucks a month each or you can combine them and
pay 55 a month number two today you don't watch much live TV anymore I'm hearing a lot more from
people who cancel their cable TV subscription but they don't want a big bundle of 100 plus channels
to replace it and that's where sling TV's skinnier bundles May save you a little bit of money let's
take a closer look at sling orange for example this plan includes ESPN and it's likely to be
the cheapest way to get that Network until ESPN goes direct to Consumer meanwhile that sling
blue plan it's got news networks like CNN Fox News and MSNBC so if you mostly stream TV with
on-demand services like Netflix and you only need live TV for let's say a handful of channels one
of Sling TV's base plans may have everything you need I'll link below to sling TV service
Optimizer tool it lets you enter your favorite channels and then will suggest the best bundle
for your needs so that may include sling orange sling blue and add-on channel packages now if
you've got a long list of must-have channels sling TV may not be cheaper than YouTube TV
once you combine orange and blue and then add some of the other various add-on Channel packs
that you see here number three you have a way to get local stations sling TV doesn't not provide
all of your local stations and really that's the number one reason why it is cheaper than
services like YouTube TV although YouTube TV doesn't have a local broadcast TV surcharge
like cable companies you are definitely paying for your local ABC CBS FOX and NBC stations as
part of YouTube TV's base plan price with sling TV Fox NBC and ABC are available in select markets
only sling's local stations they're limited to markets with owned and operated stations
and most local TV stations are not actually owned by the broadcast networks the best work around of
course is to set up an antenna but if you live in a city where sling tv offers at least some of your
locals you may be okay supplementing with other streaming services one example Paramount pluses
Premium plan includes your local CBS station which you won't get with sling TV number four you don't
need unlimited Cloud DVR storage sling TV doesn't offer unlimited Cloud DVR storage like YouTube
TV and some of the other premium live TV services the base plan includes only 50 hours of cloud TVR
storage at recording time for an extra five bucks a month you can upgrade to 200 hours of cloud DVR
storage and then you get the ability to protect your recordings so they're never erased if you
reach your limit here's how the DVR works when you set a recording with sling TV you have the
option to record new episodes or new episodes and reruns then just go to the DVR section and
select the program that you want to watch bottom line if you don't watch a lot of live TV and you
primarily stream with on-demand services like I talked about earlier sling TV storage limits
they may not be an issue for you so let's move on number five stream limits won't affect you you can
use sling TV on all your devices so TVs phones and computers as long as you've got a supported
device but you should know about limits to the number of supported devices that can use sling
TV at any given time for sling orange one stream sling blue three streams and sling orange and blue
four streams sling orange is the most restrictive and with the service channels that are exclusive
to sling orange like ESPN can only be streamed on one device at a time and that's even if you pay
for the combined orange and blue plan more likely a problem for larger households not singles or
couples but something worth considering number six today you've used sling freestream and like
it before you sign up for a paid sling TV account I think it's a great idea to download the app and
test out sling free stream the free version uses the same interface as the paid version so if you
like the look and feel of Sling free streams home screen and live guide you'll like the user
experience with the paid account a few features I want to highlight sling TV has added support
for individual profiles from the home screen there are now video previews of the highlighted programs
on the top row of the screen I'm using a Roku device to demonstrate you can continue watching
your current program while browsing the live guide you can also favorite channels and set recordings
directly from the live guide and arrow down while watching live TV that'll give you quick access to
recent channels through a mini version of the live guide and one more thing when you're testing out
slingfreestream you won't have access to any of the DVR features that's only for the paid accounts
we made it to number seven you only need a live TV service for a month or two if you are only signing
up for a live TV service for a short period of time sling TV is definitely worth a closer look
because as I mentioned throughout this video it is cheaper than other premium Services sling TV
will often run discounts on the first month of service that can save you an extra 10 bucks 20
bucks sometimes even more and these offers are in place of a typical free trial and because
of that if you want a live TV service for just one event only you'd probably be better off with
a free trial from YouTube TV and then just cancel when you're finished I update streaming deals and
more on my website michaelsavesdeals.com my name is Michael and I thank you for watching