Are you new to cord cutting and looking for the right streaming service for you? Are you subscribed to a service but looking at other options? We’re here to help. In this post, we’re taking a look at Sling TV to give you the information you need before subscribing.
Plans and Pricing
When you sign up for Sling TV, you’ll choose between Sling Orange, Sling Blue, or a combination of Sling Orange + Blue. Recently, Sling TV raised their prices by $5/month. This is the first price increase subscribers have seen for Orange Blue. Sling Orange last saw a price increase in June 2018.
Sling Orange and Sling Blue each cost $30/month (after one month at a reduced price of $20). The Sling Orange + Blue combined package costs $45/month (after one month at a reduced price of $35).
Channel Lineup
Along with the price increase, Sling TV added several channels to their lineup, including Fox News and MSNBC. These are the channels you’ll get with the Sling Orange + Blue package.
- A&E
- AMC
- AXS TV
- BBC America
- BET
- Bloomberg
- Bravo
- Cartoon Network
- Cheddar Business
- Cheddar News
- CNN
- Comedy Central
- Comet
- Discovery
- Disney
- E!
- Epix Drive-In
- ESPN
- ESPN 2
- ESPN 3
- Food Network
- Fox (Select Markets)
- Fox News
- Freeform
- FS1
- Fuse
- FX
- HGTV
- History Channel
- HLN
- IFC
- Investigation Discovery
- Lifetime
- LocalNow
- MotorTrend
- MSNBC
- National Geographic
- NBC (Select Markets)
- NBC Sports (Select Markets)
- NBCSN
- Newsy
- NFL Network
- Nick Jr.
- Paramount
- Stadium
- SyFy
- TBS
- TLC
- TNT
- Travel Channel
- Tru TV
- USA
- Vice
Local Channels
Noticeably missing from the channel lineup are local channels. Sling recommends using an antenna to get those local channels and has a free HD antenna offer for subscribers. You can read more about that offer here.
Supported Devices
You can watch Sling TV on the following devices:
- Amazon Fire TV
- Android and iOS devices
- Android TV
- Apple TV
- Chromecast
- Google Nest
- LG TVs
- Oculus Go
- Portal TV
- Roku
- Samsung Smart TVs
- Xbox
DVR
Sling TV recently made 10 hours of DVR storage space available for all users as part of a basic subscription.
Subscribers can also add Cloud DVR Plus for $5/month to record up to 50 hours of content.
Simultaneous Viewing
With Sling Orange, you can watch on one screen at once. With Sling Blue, you can watch on up to 3 devices simultaneously. With the combination package, you can watch on up to 4 screens.
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