I have had Sling now for probably the past three to four years with my ROKU add-on with the TV. I also had pretty bad luck with my antenna and extended antenna in the living room for local channels and games so I went ahead and upgraded my deal with HULU to have access to local channels via streaming. All in all both have been beyond serviceable. I have had next to no issues with picture, speed, delays, etc.

The only time you'll have an issue is if your internet provider is having issues with their networks or a cord was cut outside somewhere on accident. I don't really miss dish nor cable that much at all. And to be quite honest with you. I really spend the grand majority of my time on YouTube in general just watching whatever content I like. There's so much stuff on there that you can learn or go back and watch some really, really old shows or clips from things you can't really find anywhere else.

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Also, I am not really savvy with that kind of stuff but I was told you can buy a pretty decent antenna for your roof and if you're good with coordinates and locating satellites online you can technically access whatever the hell you want anywhere on the globe. One guy claimed he had access to well over 9,000 channels and all it took was a specific antenna, that usually runs you anywhere from $50 - $75 a pop, an online receiver that can be connected to your TV via HDMI and a universal remote or keyboard for your laptop/desktop and there's no monthly fees involved.

Now.... whether that's legal? I don't know. But.... was pretty cool to hear about I guess. Haha.

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