Sling TV goes live, will add AMC 'soon'

Sling TV goes live, will add AMC 'soon'

John Callaham:

Sling TV (not to be confused with the Slingbox television set-top box), can be accessed on the iPhone and iPad via an iOS app. Dish is offering users a seven day free trial, so you can see if this “cord-cutting” option is right for you before paying the monthly fee. In addition to the $20 tier, which offers a collection of 15 channels, customers can pay for additional collections of sports, news and kids channels for $5 a month each.

I’m extremely tempting to make the leap. I would be giving up a couple of channels, but I would save upwards of $60/month. With Dish, I have to pay for one of (if not the) highest tiers just so I can watch soccer on NBCSN and beIN Sports.

I was also concerned about the lack of DVR, until I read the company’s FAQ page:

Yes. Sling TV includes a 3-day replay feature that allows you to watch shows that have aired in the past three days on the following channels: HGTV, DIY, Travel Channel, Cooking Channel, Food Network, Galavision, El Rey, Univision Deportes, Universal Sports, and beIN Sports and we expect this list to grow. Sling International customers can enjoy exclusive 8-day replay on all international channels.

Now, the biggest downfall is the lack of device support. I have very little interest in watching from a mobile device. We have an old Roku sitting around, but I would much prefer to watch from my Apple TV and Playstation 4. I assume support for both device is on the way, but it can’t come soon enough.