Anyone have any feedback on whether Sling is a decent streaming service? I'm thinking of using it to watch the Giro d'Italia this year
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Re: Giro d'Italia - Streaming via Sling [dado0583]
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I have Sling TV, formly Dishworld. I have a Roku3 that I connect to my TV to watch universal sports. The iPad App and Roku3 work great. There is inherent DVR service. Where you can just got back up to 8 days and watch any show you want.
Only $10 a month and I got the Roku 3 for $50. I think it is worth it for the Universal Sports (ITU races, marathon, and cycling). The quality is HD, the only small catch is that it is about 2mins delayed from Universal Sports on Dish tv. Which means if you are on Twitter at the same time while watching the race, you might see the sprint winner results on Twitter before the stream shows it.
Oh, there is an Android App. The Dishworld App did not work but they have since upgraded it to the new Sling TV international. I have not really used it as just my phone is android and I dont need to watch on that.
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Only $10 a month and I got the Roku 3 for $50. I think it is worth it for the Universal Sports (ITU races, marathon, and cycling). The quality is HD, the only small catch is that it is about 2mins delayed from Universal Sports on Dish tv. Which means if you are on Twitter at the same time while watching the race, you might see the sprint winner results on Twitter before the stream shows it.
Oh, there is an Android App. The Dishworld App did not work but they have since upgraded it to the new Sling TV international. I have not really used it as just my phone is android and I dont need to watch on that.
Jeff Abbott - @run1fast
jabbott@headsweats.com
Headsweats - Custom Team singlets $8 / Cycling Jerseys $25
Abbott Event Solutions - Brand Rep and Event Manager
Re: Giro d'Italia - Streaming via Sling [abbottj123]
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I think sling with Universal sports is $25/month according to their site.
Next races on the schedule: none at the moment
Next races on the schedule: none at the moment
Re: Giro d'Italia - Streaming via Sling [abbottj123]
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Thanks! I'm going to try the free trial. Having the ITU stuff is a bonus too!
Re: Giro d'Italia - Streaming via Sling [alex_korr]
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You can just buy the Sling International package for $10...I think. I bought Dishworld a few months ago before the takeover.
https://www.sling.com/international-sports
Go directly to this link or look for the World Sports Option.
Jeff Abbott - @run1fast
jabbott@headsweats.com
Headsweats - Custom Team singlets $8 / Cycling Jerseys $25
Abbott Event Solutions - Brand Rep and Event Manager
https://www.sling.com/international-sports
Go directly to this link or look for the World Sports Option.
Jeff Abbott - @run1fast
jabbott@headsweats.com
Headsweats - Custom Team singlets $8 / Cycling Jerseys $25
Abbott Event Solutions - Brand Rep and Event Manager
Re: Giro d'Italia - Streaming via Sling [abbottj123]
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Can you only watch live or on demand as well? Not clear to me from the website.
Less power, more aero.
Less power, more aero.
Re: Giro d'Italia - Streaming via Sling [dado0583]
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VPN to australia then
http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/
they are streaming it free and LIVE with no sign in or any rubbish.
http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/
they are streaming it free and LIVE with no sign in or any rubbish.
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I think everyone should consult ST before they do anything.
Re: Giro d'Italia - Streaming via Sling [captainfranz]
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Its live. There is also the last 8 days of shows on demand. The live is about 2mins delay, so watch out for being on twitter as you watch.
Jeff Abbott - @run1fast
jabbott@headsweats.com
Headsweats - Custom Team singlets $8 / Cycling Jerseys $25
Abbott Event Solutions - Brand Rep and Event Manager
Jeff Abbott - @run1fast
jabbott@headsweats.com
Headsweats - Custom Team singlets $8 / Cycling Jerseys $25
Abbott Event Solutions - Brand Rep and Event Manager
Re: Giro d'Italia - Streaming via Sling [PJC]
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PJC wrote:
VPN to australia then http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/
they are streaming it free and LIVE with no sign in or any rubbish.
Wouldn't a VPN cost just as much money?
Re: Giro d'Italia - Streaming via Sling [captainfranz]
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captainfranz wrote:
Can you only watch live or on demand as well? Not clear to me from the website.It's complicated. Here's a chart of the on demand options by channel.
http://www.techhive.com/...ll-in-one-chart.html
Janyne
Re: Giro d'Italia - Streaming via Sling [dado0583]
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dado0583 wrote:
Wouldn't a VPN cost just as much money?¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Re: Giro d'Italia - Streaming via Sling [dado0583]
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I do have Universal Sports but so far I only see that the first two stages are on Universal based upon the search mode on Direct TV but normally see further out on coverage that you can pull up. Anyone else seeing the same thing.
Re: Giro d'Italia - Streaming via Sling [ms6073]
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I live in the ME and use PIA to access eurosport for all ITU, Ironman and UCI events, then I switch to the US to watch the Masters and US open and then back to UK for wimbledon etc on BBC
VPN is a life saver for expats - in fact it allows me to subscribe to HBO now to see GOT season 5
VPN is a life saver for expats - in fact it allows me to subscribe to HBO now to see GOT season 5
Re: Giro d'Italia - Streaming via Sling [dado0583]
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Something like HideMyAss costs $12 for a month (or less if you get more months), that seems like a steal for a month of Giro coverage. Tune into Sporza and learn Dutch ;) Boom, best coverage you can get in cycling.
Re: Giro d'Italia - Streaming via Sling [dado0583]
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Bein Sports is airing the Giro this year, which I paid $12/month for on our old cable system and is included in my current package on the Dish system.
Nice, thanks for the tip. Bein is included in the Sling International package.
Jeff Abbott - @run1fast
jabbott@headsweats.com
Headsweats - Custom Team singlets $8 / Cycling Jerseys $25
Abbott Event Solutions - Brand Rep and Event Manager
Jeff Abbott - @run1fast
jabbott@headsweats.com
Headsweats - Custom Team singlets $8 / Cycling Jerseys $25
Abbott Event Solutions - Brand Rep and Event Manager