LOL!, I see we still have the auto-log off issue. Good thing I copy/pasted before clicking submit.
Barney said:
Yesfan,
I think I will bite the bullet and pay Amazon the $41.99 for season 6 and then come Oct watch season 7 on Sling.
Not going to wait a year or two to see if Netflix carries 6 & 7.
I don't think it's a question of "if" but "when" as far as Netflix carrying future TWD seasons. Most if not all of AMC's shows are on there. The good thing is you'll just have to pay the $41.99 once. Once you're caught up with the show, then you're watching it cheaper on Sling.
Towen7 said:
I'm interested in how this works plays out. I've long wondered how people would respond when content makers started charging premiums for on-demand access to current season shows.
It could go either way with me. I think the thing to think about, using me as an example, SlingTV will knock about $70/mo off my TV bill compared to Dish. If you have to start adding season passes from services like Amazon video, like in Barney's case, then that savings gets much smaller. Then there's the issue you can't watch two different shows through SlingTV at the same time on two or more devices, plus SlingTV doesn't offer DVR like cable/sat. So if you get into that area to where you're only saving $10-$20, having DVR and whole house viewing might make keeping sat/cable worth it.
Right now, I think ditching Dish and ponying up for a season pass of a favorite show or two might be worth it. That being said, if I had a shit load of shows I loved to keep up with (or worse), having a wife with the same 'problems' as I do with her shows, then staying with Dish would probably be better. Fortunately, I think SlingTV is going to pay off for me. I don't have that many "must see" shows I like, so I'm wondering how long the savings are going to be.
The one thing that concerns me is all those times having Dish and seeing where Dish had contract negotiations issues with CBS, Lifetime, NBC, etc. and the consumer was left in the dark until the negotiations were resolved by raising my monthly bill a couple of dollars the following month (Yes, I'm looking at you Lifetime.....bitches). I could see that happening with SlingTV as it catches on in popularity.