The Deuce: just fucking bring cable back already*

New YTTV plans coming out in a week - jdl February 9, 2026, 11:26:46

Existing YTTV users, check this out - jdl February 11, 2026, 13:45:23
- Thanks! Score!* - Phytynlini February 12, 2026, 20:51:48
- ooo - snipes824 February 11, 2026, 19:01:47
  - ooo - IlliniSax05 February 11, 2026, 20:55:46
- I could not do this in the app but was able to via my browser. * - Tuscy February 11, 2026, 17:17:12
  - Same.* - KingTalkyTiki February 11, 2026, 17:40:06
- I get an error and to contact them* - timmer February 11, 2026, 14:49:10
  - I contacted YouTube TV via chat with an agent. - EffinIllini February 11, 2026, 15:42:54
    - at some point it crosses over from exploitation into insult - Sammich February 11, 2026, 15:47:34
- No dice. Unless this is the same as the $20 off that was also available around, but not related - Dilbert February 11, 2026, 14:48:01
  - i got that one, and this one was also available so does not seem related* - lcubed February 11, 2026, 15:15:32
    - Got it via browser, not app* - Dilbert February 11, 2026, 18:41:08
- Got it * - cpsteine February 11, 2026, 14:47:50
- worked for me as well. hopefully no small print that will go above current price after promo* - lcubed February 11, 2026, 14:40:24
- cool, that worked* - Tooldresser February 11, 2026, 14:38:19
- it worked! nice* - assassin February 11, 2026, 14:33:47
  - ooo - IlliniSax05 February 11, 2026, 14:38:14
- dammit, I don't have it - IlliniSax05 February 11, 2026, 13:57:45
  - Me neither.* - EffinIllini February 11, 2026, 13:58:25
    - Nope me too* - illinilosch February 11, 2026, 14:26:59
*streamingjack* Started watching Reacher which is the first Amazon show I’ve watched - DT February 10, 2026, 6:20:50
- But at least Reacher is awesome - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 10, 2026, 7:23:42
Booyah!* - Jackie February 9, 2026, 13:00:11
I really need to know if premier league will be on USA network/sports or NBC sports moving forward * - MC February 9, 2026, 12:47:36
Will the ESPN Unlimited be available in the main 82.99 plan?... - shua February 9, 2026, 12:15:38
- From pinned YTTV subreddit thread... - shua February 9, 2026, 13:40:12
  - if/when my basic tier price goes up because of this I'm gonna be pissed - IlliniSax05 February 9, 2026, 13:44:52
    - and it's not being added until fall, so I assume an increase will happen by then* - shua February 9, 2026, 13:47:02
- I think any plan with the ESPN channels would also have it - jdl February 9, 2026, 12:45:19
- Had the same question* - reggiedunlop February 9, 2026, 12:23:38
These are... over and above the normal pricing, yes?* - uofi1998 February 9, 2026, 11:47:21
- Huh? No - jdl February 9, 2026, 12:02:02
  - Gotcha. Links aren’t my bag. * - uofi1998 February 9, 2026, 12:27:48
- think those are plans for folks that don't want the basic package - IlliniSax05 February 9, 2026, 11:53:48
just fucking bring cable back already* - Sammich February 9, 2026, 11:28:18

I'm satisfied with my cable package + a couple of streamers - Potomac February 9, 2026, 15:05:03
A lot of providers are dropping cable offerings - jdl February 9, 2026, 11:42:54
there are plenty of cable options out there, streaming based or not - IlliniSax05 February 9, 2026, 11:37:32
I can’t imagine wanting a box vs. streaming - snipes824 February 9, 2026, 11:34:33
- I saved $60/month going to YTTV from Comcast in the fall* - Carl Spackler February 9, 2026, 14:05:55
- I still pay for DirecTV - Sounder February 9, 2026, 11:38:22
  - why does your wifi go out so much?* - assassin February 9, 2026, 11:43:42
    - That is a very good question, given that I live in the technology capital of the world - Sounder February 9, 2026, 11:54:14
      - Do you know the breadth of these outages? For example, do you look at DownDetector or similar?* - complainant February 9, 2026, 14:09:06
  - what makes DVR superior? I can save/record anything I want on YTTV* - OrangeSox February 9, 2026, 11:42:43
    - response time - illinibone February 9, 2026, 12:57:21
      - This is the reason I don't understand how people use DVDs, VHS or Roku. - complainant February 9, 2026, 14:19:03
        
        who uses VHS nowadays? - IlliniSax05 February 9, 2026, 14:25:17
        
        Dots... - ghost_of_clt February 9, 2026, 15:14:38
      - Interesting, I’ve found YTTV DVR to be a lot better than Xfinity’s - Carl Spackler February 9, 2026, 14:07:48
        
        Oh yeah, their dvr was hot garbage. I really wish TiVo would have figured out how to innovate into a - illinibone February 9, 2026, 23:04:51
        
        UltimateTV from Microsoft was top notch* - Sounder February 11, 2026, 14:00:12
        
        ooo - illinibone February 12, 2026, 11:11:10
        
        I love how it records all Illini games for me - jdl February 9, 2026, 15:02:00
        
        I will say it records and organizes sports a lot better than shows. - Carl Spackler February 9, 2026, 15:11:40
        
        yeah that would happen to me sometimes too - IlliniSax05 February 9, 2026, 14:09:56
    - I just find the DirecTV interface to be way better* - Sounder February 9, 2026, 11:54:58
      - there are a few things about YTTV's UI that I don't like - IlliniSax05 February 9, 2026, 12:05:35
  - There’s no accounting for taste, but YTTV has a DVR* - snipes824 February 9, 2026, 11:42:21

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