Hey EB, how did everything work out? Considering doing the same.
Great Waloo and CB Brown,
Everything worked out well. I cut the cord on cable and the bottom line is I saved $70 a month. My cable bill plus internet was $185 a month. Now I pay $65 a month for internet and $50 for streaming service through YouTube TV. $115 total per month for internet and streaming service. The most important thing with You Tube TV is that it preserved my ability to watch both YES (Yankees baseball) and SNY (Mets baseball and UConn basketball).
When I called my cable provider I did find out that the only way I could get internet for $34.99 was as a new customer and I could not cancel and resubscribe for 30 days. I considered going to another internet provider, but I figured $65 wasn't bad for monthly internet for non-new customers based on the local competition. They did offer me a deal at $60 a month if I signed a 1 year contract, but I refused. I still might hunt a better deal with another internet provider.
What pleases me most about You Tube TV is that the 45 mbps internet speed has proven more than sufficient for live sports programming. I have watched live basketball on ESPN and SNY, live football on the networks and the reception is MINT, just like cable. What was an even bigger surprise was that I took a recent trip to Florida and I was able to watch UConn basketball on SNY on my laptop in my hotel room in Florida, just by accessing my YouTube account and logging into the hotel WiFi. I don't even know if SNY is offered on YouTube TV in Florida streaming packages, as the programming is 100% designed for the New York City area sports fan, so I am assuming it's not available. But I could nevertheless get it by logging onto my YouTube TV account.
I am very pleased with how the cutting of the cord worked out and my only regret is that I did not do it sooner.