Best Live TV Cord Cutting Streaming Service

I don’t think any of us enjoy dealing with cable companies. It’s one of the few businesses which punish you for customer loyalty. That makes it super frustrating to have the same exact negotiation every year or two and always feel like you still come out behind.

Now that internet speeds have become ubiquitously fast and enough competition/investment has entered the live tv streaming space, it’s actually realistic to think you can cut the cord and people have been doing so in droves over the past few years. The math is simple: what’s the cheapest you can pay for a standalone 100mbps internet connection? If that number plus $65/mo (plus any other add-on premiums like HBO) < the total cost of your all-in bundle cable company bill, it’s time to think about making the switch.

In terms of which service is the best: this decision was a lot easier to make before Sony decided to abruptly pull the plug on Playstation Vue as of January 2020. That was our clear favorite given the fact that it included basically everything YouTube TV offers plus the option to add NFL Network and RedZone.

Now there are really only a handful of options left: YouTube TV, Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, fuboTV and AT&T Now.

It’s still a little frustrating because while all of the services share a lot of similarities, they each contain slightly different channel lineups and quirks. With Playstation Vue now gone, none offers the perfect package for 95% of viewers out there. As we discuss in greater detail within the FAQs and Related Products & Links below, our overall favorite remains YouTube TV for its comprehensive TV lineup (including local channels), familiar look and impressive DVR storage. Plus, the fact that you can share your subscription with up to five different family members means you can really get a lot of bang for your buck. But the key will be to watch which of these services manage to plug the holes in their channel offerings over the coming quarters/years while still maintaining a reasonable overall price. Despite some non-intuitive design decisions when it comes to the interface, YouTube TV is the logical solution for now, but be prepared to switch down the road if one of the others makes a move to address their flaws.